diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/enums/FieldType.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/enums/FieldType.java
index cfb10e4fa..3dda56cbe 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/enums/FieldType.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/enums/FieldType.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 public enum FieldType implements DatabaseEnum<String> {
 	AUTO_COMPLETE(Names.Autocomplete),
-	WORD_LIST(Names.Wordlist),
+	SELECT(Names.Select),
 	BOOLEAN_DECISION(Names.BooleanDecision),
 	RADIO_BOX(Names.RadioBox),
 	INTERNAL_DMP_ENTRIES_RESEARCHERS(Names.InternalDmpResearchers),
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public enum FieldType implements DatabaseEnum<String> {
 	public static class Names {
 		public static final String ComboBox = "combobox";
 		public static final String Autocomplete = "autocomplete";
-		public static final String Wordlist = "wordlist";
+		public static final String Select = "wordlist";
 		public static final String BooleanDecision = "booleanDecision";
 		public static final String RadioBox = "radiobox";
 		public static final String InternalDmpEntities = "internalDmpEntities";
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/FieldEntity.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/FieldEntity.java
index 0daa35c1b..9f5f65558 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/FieldEntity.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/FieldEntity.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate;
 
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldValidationType;
-import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.common.DatabaseViewStyleDefinition;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.*;
 import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.*;
@@ -31,8 +30,8 @@ public class FieldEntity implements DatabaseViewStyleDefinition {
             @XmlElement(name = "externalDatasetsData", type = ExternalDatasetDataEntity.class),
             @XmlElement(name = "uploadData", type = UploadDataEntity.class),
             @XmlElement(name = "radioBoxData", type = RadioBoxDataEntity.class),
-            @XmlElement(name = "wordListData", type = WordListDataEntity.class),
-            @XmlElement(name = "autocompleteData", type = AutoCompleteDataEntity.class),
+            @XmlElement(name = "wordListData", type = SelectDataEntity.class),
+            @XmlElement(name = "autocompleteData", type = ExternalSelectDataEntity.class),
     })
     private BaseFieldDataEntity<?> data;
     @XmlElementWrapper(name = "validations")
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/BaseFieldDataEntity.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/BaseFieldDataEntity.java
index bb4239c0e..84b696c15 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/BaseFieldDataEntity.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/BaseFieldDataEntity.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
 
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-public abstract class BaseFieldDataEntity<T>  {
+public abstract class BaseFieldDataEntity  {
 
     @XmlAttribute(name = "label")
     private String label;
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/ComboBoxDataEntity.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/ComboBoxDataEntity.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 7714d3b97..000000000
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/ComboBoxDataEntity.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-package eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata;
-
-import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
-import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
-import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
-
-@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-public abstract class ComboBoxDataEntity<T> extends BaseFieldDataEntity<T> {
-
-    @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-    public static class Option {
-        @XmlAttribute(name="label")
-        private String label;
-        @XmlAttribute(name="value")
-        private String value;
-        @XmlAttribute(name="source")
-        private String source;
-        @XmlAttribute(name="uri")
-        private String uri;
-
-        public String getLabel() {
-            return label;
-        }
-        public void setLabel(String label) {
-            this.label = label;
-        }
-
-        public String getValue() {
-            return value;
-        }
-        public void setValue(String value) {
-            this.value = value;
-        }
-
-        public String getSource() {
-            return source;
-        }
-        public void setSource(String source) {
-            this.source = source;
-        }
-
-        public String getUri() {
-            return uri;
-        }
-
-        public void setUri(String uri) {
-            this.uri = uri;
-        }
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/ExternalDatasetDataEntity.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/ExternalDatasetDataEntity.java
index 3f23cb51b..d9d218a52 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/ExternalDatasetDataEntity.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/ExternalDatasetDataEntity.java
@@ -12,20 +12,10 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-public class ExternalDatasetDataEntity extends BaseFieldDataEntity<ExternalDatasetDataEntity> {
-    @XmlAttribute(name="multiAutoComplete")
-    private Boolean multiAutoComplete;
+public class ExternalDatasetDataEntity extends LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity {
     @XmlAttribute(name="type")
     private FieldDataExternalDatasetType type;
 
-    public Boolean getMultiAutoComplete() {
-        return multiAutoComplete;
-    }
-
-    public void setMultiAutoComplete(Boolean multiAutoComplete) {
-        this.multiAutoComplete = multiAutoComplete;
-    }
-
     public FieldDataExternalDatasetType getType() {
         return type;
     }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/AutoCompleteDataEntity.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/ExternalSelectDataEntity.java
similarity index 58%
rename from dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/AutoCompleteDataEntity.java
rename to dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/ExternalSelectDataEntity.java
index 472a026aa..178b513a7 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/AutoCompleteDataEntity.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/ExternalSelectDataEntity.java
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-public class AutoCompleteDataEntity extends ComboBoxDataEntity<AutoCompleteDataEntity> {
+public class ExternalSelectDataEntity extends LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity {
 
 
     @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-    public static class AuthAutoCompleteData {
+    public static class ExternalSelectAuthDataEntity {
         @XmlAttribute(name="url")
         private String url;
         @XmlAttribute(name="method")
@@ -68,29 +68,50 @@ public class AutoCompleteDataEntity extends ComboBoxDataEntity<AutoCompleteDataE
     }
 
     @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-    public static class AutoCompleteSingleData {
-        @XmlAttribute(name="autocompleteType")
-        private AutocompleteType autocompleteType;
+    public static class ExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity {
+        @XmlAttribute(name="label")
+        private String label;
+        @XmlAttribute(name="value")
+        private String value;
+        @XmlAttribute(name="source")
+        private String source;
+
+        public String getLabel() {
+            return label;
+        }
+        public void setLabel(String label) {
+            this.label = label;
+        }
+
+        public String getValue() {
+            return value;
+        }
+        public void setValue(String value) {
+            this.value = value;
+        }
+
+        public String getSource() {
+            return source;
+        }
+        public void setSource(String source) {
+            this.source = source;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+    public static class ExternalSelectSourceEntity {
         @XmlAttribute(name="url")
         private String url;
-        @XmlElement(name="option")
-        private ComboBoxDataEntity.Option autoCompleteOptions;
+        @XmlAttribute(name="method")
+        private String method;
         @XmlAttribute(name="optionsRoot")
         private String optionsRoot;
+        @XmlElement(name="option")
+        private ExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity externalSelectSourceBindingEntity;
         @XmlAttribute(name="hasAuth")
         private Boolean hasAuth;
         @XmlElement(name="auth")
-        private AuthAutoCompleteData auth;
-        @XmlAttribute(name="method")
-        private String method;
-
-        public AutocompleteType getAutocompleteType() {
-            return autocompleteType;
-        }
-
-        public void setAutocompleteType(AutocompleteType autocompleteType) {
-            this.autocompleteType = autocompleteType;
-        }
+        private ExternalSelectAuthDataEntity auth;
 
         public String getOptionsRoot() {
             return optionsRoot;
@@ -114,19 +135,19 @@ public class AutoCompleteDataEntity extends ComboBoxDataEntity<AutoCompleteDataE
             this.hasAuth = hasAuth;
         }
 
-        public AuthAutoCompleteData getAuth() {
+        public ExternalSelectAuthDataEntity getAuth() {
             return auth;
         }
 
-        public void setAuth(AuthAutoCompleteData auth) {
+        public void setAuth(ExternalSelectAuthDataEntity auth) {
             this.auth = auth;
         }
 
-        public ComboBoxDataEntity.Option getAutoCompleteOptions() {
-            return autoCompleteOptions;
+        public ExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity() {
+            return externalSelectSourceBindingEntity;
         }
-        public void setAutoCompleteOptions(ComboBoxDataEntity.Option autoCompleteOptions) {
-            this.autoCompleteOptions = autoCompleteOptions;
+        public void setExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity(ExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity externalSelectSourceBindingEntity) {
+            this.externalSelectSourceBindingEntity = externalSelectSourceBindingEntity;
         }
 
         public String getMethod() {
@@ -138,48 +159,16 @@ public class AutoCompleteDataEntity extends ComboBoxDataEntity<AutoCompleteDataE
         }
     }
 
-    @XmlAttribute(name="multiAutoComplete")
-    private Boolean multiAutoComplete;
     @XmlElementWrapper(name = "autoCompleteSingleDataList")
     @XmlElement(name = "autoCompleteSingleData")
-    private List<AutoCompleteSingleData> autoCompleteSingleDataList;
+    private List<ExternalSelectSourceEntity> sources;
 
-    public Boolean getMultiAutoComplete() {
-        return multiAutoComplete;
+    public List<ExternalSelectSourceEntity> getAutoCompleteSingleDataList() {
+        return sources;
     }
 
-    public void setMultiAutoComplete(Boolean multiAutoComplete) {
-        this.multiAutoComplete = multiAutoComplete;
-    }
-
-    public List<AutoCompleteSingleData> getAutoCompleteSingleDataList() {
-        return autoCompleteSingleDataList;
-    }
-
-    public void setAutoCompleteSingleDataList(List<AutoCompleteSingleData> autoCompleteSingleDataList) {
-        this.autoCompleteSingleDataList = autoCompleteSingleDataList;
-    }
-
-    public enum AutocompleteType implements DatabaseEnum<Integer> {
-        UNCACHED(0),
-        CACHED(1);
-
-        private final int value;
-
-        AutocompleteType(int value) {
-            this.value = value;
-        }
-
-        @JsonValue
-        public Integer getValue() {
-            return value;
-        }
-
-        private static final Map<Integer, AutocompleteType> map = EnumUtils.getEnumValueMap(AutocompleteType.class);
-
-        public static AutocompleteType of(int i) {
-            return map.get(i);
-        }
+    public void setAutoCompleteSingleDataList(List<ExternalSelectSourceEntity> externalSelectSourceEntityList) {
+        this.sources = externalSelectSourceEntityList;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity.java
index cd13249b9..14edbd378 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity.java
@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
 package eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata;
 
-import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
-import org.w3c.dom.Document;
-import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-public class LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity extends BaseFieldDataEntity<LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity> {
+public class LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity extends BaseFieldDataEntity {
 
-    @XmlAttribute(name = "multiAutoComplete")
-    private Boolean multiAutoComplete;
+    @XmlAttribute(name = "multipleSelect")
+    private Boolean multipleSelect;
 
-    public Boolean getMultiAutoComplete() {
-        return multiAutoComplete;
+    public Boolean getMultipleSelect() {
+        return multipleSelect;
     }
 
-    public void setMultiAutoComplete(Boolean multiAutoComplete) {
-        this.multiAutoComplete = multiAutoComplete;
+    public void setMultipleSelect(Boolean multipleSelect) {
+        this.multipleSelect = multipleSelect;
     }
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/LabelDataEntity.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/LabelDataEntity.java
index 8be934145..3008e7282 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/LabelDataEntity.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/LabelDataEntity.java
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-public class LabelDataEntity extends BaseFieldDataEntity<LabelDataEntity> {
+public class LabelDataEntity extends BaseFieldDataEntity {
 }
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 72c879b01..8ae36d6e4 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
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.*;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-public class RadioBoxDataEntity extends BaseFieldDataEntity<RadioBoxDataEntity> {
+public class RadioBoxDataEntity extends BaseFieldDataEntity {
     @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
     public static class RadioBoxDataOptionEntity {
         @XmlAttribute(name="label")
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/SelectDataEntity.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/SelectDataEntity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc706436d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/SelectDataEntity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata;
+
+import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.*;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+public class SelectDataEntity extends LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity {
+    @XmlElementWrapper(name = "options")
+    @XmlElement(name = "options")
+    private List<OptionEntity> options;
+
+    public List<OptionEntity> getOptions() {
+        return options;
+    }
+
+    public void setOptions(List<OptionEntity> optionEntities) {
+        this.options = optionEntities;
+    }
+
+    @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+    public static class OptionEntity {
+        @XmlAttribute(name="label")
+        private String label;
+        @XmlAttribute(name="value")
+        private String value;
+
+        public String getLabel() {
+            return label;
+        }
+        public void setLabel(String label) {
+            this.label = label;
+        }
+
+        public String getValue() {
+            return value;
+        }
+        public void setValue(String value) {
+            this.value = 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 4b1c6454a..8e3a9bb3b 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
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-public class UploadDataEntity extends BaseFieldDataEntity<UploadDataEntity> {
+public class UploadDataEntity extends BaseFieldDataEntity {
 
     @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
     public static class UploadDataOptionEntity {
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/WordListDataEntity.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/WordListDataEntity.java
deleted file mode 100644
index ca0efaefc..000000000
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/WordListDataEntity.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-package eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata;
-
-import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.*;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
-@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-public class WordListDataEntity extends ComboBoxDataEntity<WordListDataEntity> {
-    @XmlElementWrapper(name = "options")
-    @XmlElement(name = "options")
-    private List<Option> options;
-
-    @XmlAttribute(name="multiList")
-    private Boolean multiList;
-
-    public List<Option> getOptions() {
-        return options;
-    }
-
-    public void setOptions(List<Option> options) {
-        this.options = options;
-    }
-
-    public Boolean getMultiList() {
-        return multiList;
-    }
-
-    public void setMultiList(Boolean multiList) {
-        this.multiList = multiList;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/importexport/FieldImportExport.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/importexport/FieldImportExport.java
index cdf7f9b36..2c9b47d85 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/importexport/FieldImportExport.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/importexport/FieldImportExport.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.importexport;
 
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldValidationType;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.*;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.importexport.fielddata.*;
 import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.*;
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ public class FieldImportExport {
             @XmlElement(name = "externalDatasetsData", type = ExternalDatasetDataImportExport.class),
             @XmlElement(name = "uploadData", type = UploadDataImportExport.class),
             @XmlElement(name = "radioBoxData", type = RadioBoxDataImportExport.class),
-            @XmlElement(name = "wordListData", type = WordListDataImportExport.class),
+            @XmlElement(name = "wordListData", type = SelectDataImportExport.class),
             @XmlElement(name = "autocompleteData", type = AutoCompleteDataImportExport.class),
     })
     private BaseFieldDataImportExport data;
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/importexport/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleData.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/importexport/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleData.java
index b3f4b1638..f9d3e5b16 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/importexport/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleData.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/importexport/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleData.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.importexport.fielddata;
 
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ExternalSelectDataEntity;
 import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
 public class AutoCompleteSingleData {
 	@XmlAttribute(name = "autocompleteType")
-	private eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutocompleteType autocompleteType;
+	private ExternalSelectDataEntity.AutocompleteType autocompleteType;
 	@XmlAttribute(name = "url")
 	private String url;
 	@XmlElement(name = "autoCompleteOptions")
@@ -22,11 +23,11 @@ public class AutoCompleteSingleData {
 	@XmlAttribute(name = "method")
 	private String method;
 
-	public eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutocompleteType getAutocompleteType() {
+	public ExternalSelectDataEntity.AutocompleteType getAutocompleteType() {
 		return autocompleteType;
 	}
 
-	public void setAutocompleteType(eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutocompleteType autocompleteType) {
+	public void setAutocompleteType(ExternalSelectDataEntity.AutocompleteType autocompleteType) {
 		this.autocompleteType = autocompleteType;
 	}
 
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/importexport/fielddata/WordListDataImportExport.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/importexport/fielddata/SelectDataImportExport.java
similarity index 90%
rename from dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/importexport/fielddata/WordListDataImportExport.java
rename to dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/importexport/fielddata/SelectDataImportExport.java
index abb0d262f..2313f30e9 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/importexport/fielddata/WordListDataImportExport.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/importexport/fielddata/SelectDataImportExport.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.*;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-public class WordListDataImportExport extends BaseFieldDataImportExport {
+public class SelectDataImportExport extends BaseFieldDataImportExport {
     @XmlElementWrapper(name = "options")
     @XmlElement(name = "options")
     private List<ComboBoxDataOptionEntity> options;
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/deposit/DescriptionFieldDepositBuilder.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/deposit/DescriptionFieldDepositBuilder.java
index b044d0a4c..2576161ff 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/deposit/DescriptionFieldDepositBuilder.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/deposit/DescriptionFieldDepositBuilder.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class DescriptionFieldDepositBuilder extends BaseDepositBuilder<Descripti
                         
                         switch (field.getData().getFieldType()) {
                             case AUTO_COMPLETE -> m.setFieldType(FieldType.AUTO_COMPLETE);
-                            case WORD_LIST -> m.setFieldType(FieldType.WORD_LIST);
+                            case SELECT -> m.setFieldType(FieldType.WORD_LIST);
                             case BOOLEAN_DECISION -> m.setFieldType(FieldType.BOOLEAN_DECISION);
                             case RADIO_BOX -> m.setFieldType(FieldType.RADIO_BOX);
                             case INTERNAL_DMP_ENTRIES_RESEARCHERS -> m.setFieldType(FieldType.INTERNAL_DMP_ENTRIES_RESEARCHERS);
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AuthAutoCompleteDataBuilder.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AuthAutoCompleteDataBuilder.java
index 892caa1ce..3373be853 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AuthAutoCompleteDataBuilder.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AuthAutoCompleteDataBuilder.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ExternalSelectDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.BaseBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.AuthAutoCompleteData;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import java.util.*;
 
 @Component
 @Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-public class AuthAutoCompleteDataBuilder extends BaseBuilder<AuthAutoCompleteData, AutoCompleteDataEntity.AuthAutoCompleteData> {
+public class AuthAutoCompleteDataBuilder extends BaseBuilder<AuthAutoCompleteData, ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectAuthDataEntity> {
 
     private EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorize = EnumSet.of(AuthorizationFlags.None);
 
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ public class AuthAutoCompleteDataBuilder extends BaseBuilder<AuthAutoCompleteDat
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<AuthAutoCompleteData> build(FieldSet fields, List<AutoCompleteDataEntity.AuthAutoCompleteData> data) throws MyApplicationException {
+    public List<AuthAutoCompleteData> build(FieldSet fields, List<ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectAuthDataEntity> data) throws MyApplicationException {
         this.logger.debug("building for {} items requesting {} fields", Optional.ofNullable(data).map(List::size).orElse(0), Optional.ofNullable(fields).map(FieldSet::getFields).map(Set::size).orElse(0));
         this.logger.trace(new DataLogEntry("requested fields", fields));
         if (fields == null || data == null || fields.isEmpty())
             return new ArrayList<>();
 
         List<AuthAutoCompleteData> models = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (AutoCompleteDataEntity.AuthAutoCompleteData d : data) {
+        for (ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectAuthDataEntity d : data) {
             AuthAutoCompleteData m = new AuthAutoCompleteData();
             if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(AuthAutoCompleteData._url))) m.setUrl(d.getUrl());
             if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(AuthAutoCompleteData._method))) m.setMethod(d.getMethod());
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteDataBuilder.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteDataBuilder.java
index e3f291a9e..2d7c12211 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteDataBuilder.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteDataBuilder.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata;
 
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ExternalSelectDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.AutoCompleteData;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 @Component
 @Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-public class AutoCompleteDataBuilder extends BaseFieldDataBuilder<AutoCompleteData, AutoCompleteDataEntity> {
+public class AutoCompleteDataBuilder extends BaseFieldDataBuilder<AutoCompleteData, ExternalSelectDataEntity> {
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 	@Autowired
 	public AutoCompleteDataBuilder(ConventionService conventionService, BuilderFactory builderFactory) {
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ public class AutoCompleteDataBuilder extends BaseFieldDataBuilder<AutoCompleteDa
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected void buildChild(FieldSet fields, AutoCompleteDataEntity d, AutoCompleteData m) {
+	protected void buildChild(FieldSet fields, ExternalSelectDataEntity d, AutoCompleteData m) {
 		FieldSet autoCompleteSingleDataListFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asPrefix(AutoCompleteData._autoCompleteSingleDataList));
-		if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(AutoCompleteData._multiAutoComplete))) m.setMultiAutoComplete(d.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(AutoCompleteData._multiAutoComplete))) m.setMultiAutoComplete(d.getMultipleSelect());
 		if (!autoCompleteSingleDataListFields.isEmpty() && d.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList() != null) m.setAutoCompleteSingleDataList(this.builderFactory.builder(AutoCompleteSingleDataBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).build(autoCompleteSingleDataListFields, d.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList()));
 
 	}
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleDataBuilder.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleDataBuilder.java
index d10bda56d..173f25a82 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleDataBuilder.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleDataBuilder.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ExternalSelectDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.BaseBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.AutoCompleteSingleData;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import java.util.*;
 
 @Component
 @Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-public class AutoCompleteSingleDataBuilder extends BaseBuilder<AutoCompleteSingleData, AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData> {
+public class AutoCompleteSingleDataBuilder extends BaseBuilder<AutoCompleteSingleData, ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity> {
 
     private EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorize = EnumSet.of(AuthorizationFlags.None);
     private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class AutoCompleteSingleDataBuilder extends BaseBuilder<AutoCompleteSingl
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<AutoCompleteSingleData> build(FieldSet fields, List<AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData> data) throws MyApplicationException {
+    public List<AutoCompleteSingleData> build(FieldSet fields, List<ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity> data) throws MyApplicationException {
         this.logger.debug("building for {} items requesting {} fields", Optional.ofNullable(data).map(List::size).orElse(0), Optional.ofNullable(fields).map(FieldSet::getFields).map(Set::size).orElse(0));
         this.logger.trace(new DataLogEntry("requested fields", fields));
         if (fields == null || data == null || fields.isEmpty())
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ public class AutoCompleteSingleDataBuilder extends BaseBuilder<AutoCompleteSingl
         FieldSet autoCompleteOptionsFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asPrefix(AutoCompleteSingleData._autoCompleteOptions));
         FieldSet authFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asPrefix(AutoCompleteSingleData._auth));
         List<AutoCompleteSingleData> models = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData d : data) {
+        for (ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity d : data) {
             AutoCompleteSingleData m = new AutoCompleteSingleData();
             if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(AutoCompleteSingleData._autocompleteType))) m.setAutocompleteType(d.getAutocompleteType());
             if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(AutoCompleteSingleData._url))) m.setUrl(d.getUrl());
             if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(AutoCompleteSingleData._optionsRoot))) m.setOptionsRoot(d.getOptionsRoot());
             if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(AutoCompleteSingleData._hasAuth))) m.setHasAuth(d.getHasAuth());
             if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(AutoCompleteSingleData._method))) m.setMethod(d.getMethod());
-            if (!autoCompleteOptionsFields.isEmpty() && d.getAutoCompleteOptions() != null) m.setAutoCompleteOptions(this.builderFactory.builder(ComboBoxOptionBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).build(autoCompleteOptionsFields, d.getAutoCompleteOptions()));
+            if (!autoCompleteOptionsFields.isEmpty() && d.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity() != null) m.setAutoCompleteOptions(this.builderFactory.builder(ComboBoxOptionBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).build(autoCompleteOptionsFields, d.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity()));
             if (!authFields.isEmpty() && d.getAuth() != null) m.setAuth(this.builderFactory.builder(AuthAutoCompleteDataBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).build(authFields, d.getAuth()));
             models.add(m);
         }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/ComboBoxOptionBuilder.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/ComboBoxOptionBuilder.java
index 8db512ec1..875cd8b82 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/ComboBoxOptionBuilder.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/ComboBoxOptionBuilder.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ComboBoxDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.BaseBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ComboBoxOption;
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/ExternalDatasetDataBuilder.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/ExternalDatasetDataBuilder.java
index 0924d9f58..f45952ba5 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/ExternalDatasetDataBuilder.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/ExternalDatasetDataBuilder.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class ExternalDatasetDataBuilder extends BaseFieldDataBuilder<ExternalDat
 	}
 	@Override
 	protected void buildChild(FieldSet fields, ExternalDatasetDataEntity d, ExternalDatasetData m) {
-		if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(ExternalDatasetData._multiAutoComplete))) m.setMultiAutoComplete(d.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(ExternalDatasetData._multiAutoComplete))) m.setMultiAutoComplete(d.getMultipleSelect());
 		if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(ExternalDatasetData._type))) m.setType(d.getType());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/LabelAndMultiplicityDataBuilder.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/LabelAndMultiplicityDataBuilder.java
index 9ac75df73..9c4a1ced9 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/LabelAndMultiplicityDataBuilder.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/LabelAndMultiplicityDataBuilder.java
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ public class LabelAndMultiplicityDataBuilder extends BaseFieldDataBuilder<LabelA
 	}
 	@Override
 	protected void buildChild(FieldSet fields, LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity d, LabelAndMultiplicityData m) {
-		if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(LabelAndMultiplicityData._multiAutoComplete))) m.setMultiAutoComplete(d.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(LabelAndMultiplicityData._multiAutoComplete))) m.setMultiAutoComplete(d.getMultipleSelect());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/WordListDataBuilder.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/SelectDataBuilder.java
similarity index 61%
rename from dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/WordListDataBuilder.java
rename to dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/SelectDataBuilder.java
index 7acf9eec3..a0a396f1c 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/WordListDataBuilder.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/SelectDataBuilder.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata;
 
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.WordListDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.SelectDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
-import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.WordListData;
+import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.SelectData;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import gr.cite.tools.logging.LoggerService;
@@ -14,23 +14,23 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 @Component
 @Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-public class WordListDataBuilder extends BaseFieldDataBuilder<WordListData, WordListDataEntity> {
+public class SelectDataBuilder extends BaseFieldDataBuilder<SelectData, SelectDataEntity> {
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 	@Autowired
-	public WordListDataBuilder(ConventionService conventionService, BuilderFactory builderFactory) {
-		super(conventionService, new LoggerService(LoggerFactory.getLogger(WordListDataBuilder.class)));
+	public SelectDataBuilder(ConventionService conventionService, BuilderFactory builderFactory) {
+		super(conventionService, new LoggerService(LoggerFactory.getLogger(SelectDataBuilder.class)));
 		this.builderFactory = builderFactory;
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected WordListData getInstance() {
-		return new WordListData();
+	protected SelectData getInstance() {
+		return new SelectData();
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected void buildChild(FieldSet fields, WordListDataEntity d, WordListData m) {
-		FieldSet optionsFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asPrefix(WordListData._options));
-		if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(WordListData._multiList))) m.setMultiList(d.getMultiList());
+	protected void buildChild(FieldSet fields, SelectDataEntity d, SelectData m) {
+		FieldSet optionsFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asPrefix(SelectData._options));
+		if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(SelectData._multiList))) m.setMultiList(d.getMultiList());
 		if (!optionsFields.isEmpty() && d.getOptions() != null) m.setOptions(this.builderFactory.builder(ComboBoxOptionBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).build(optionsFields, d.getOptions()));
 		
 	}
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/filetransformer/DescriptionTemplateDefinitionFileTransformerBuilder.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/filetransformer/DescriptionTemplateDefinitionFileTransformerBuilder.java
index 156fa24b4..32fd0a60e 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/filetransformer/DescriptionTemplateDefinitionFileTransformerBuilder.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/filetransformer/DescriptionTemplateDefinitionFileTransformerBuilder.java
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ public class DescriptionTemplateDefinitionFileTransformerBuilder extends BaseFil
     public BaseFieldDataFileTransformerModel convertData (BaseFieldDataEntity data) {
             BaseFieldDataFileTransformerModel m;
             switch (data) {
-                case AutoCompleteDataEntity d -> {
+                case ExternalSelectDataEntity d -> {
                     m = new AutoCompleteDataFileTransformerModel();
                     m.setLabel(d.getLabel());
                     m.setFieldType(FieldType.of(d.getFieldType().getValue()));
-                    ((AutoCompleteDataFileTransformerModel)m).setMultiAutoComplete(d.getMultiAutoComplete());
+                    ((AutoCompleteDataFileTransformerModel)m).setMultiAutoComplete(d.getMultipleSelect());
                     ((AutoCompleteDataFileTransformerModel) m).setAutoCompleteSingleDataList(convertAutoCompleteSingleData(d.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList()));
                 }
                 case ExternalDatasetDataEntity d -> {
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class DescriptionTemplateDefinitionFileTransformerBuilder extends BaseFil
                     ((UploadDataFileTransformerModel) m).setMaxFileSizeInMB(d.getMaxFileSizeInMB());
                     ((UploadDataFileTransformerModel) m).setTypes(convertUploadDataOptions(d.getTypes()));
                 }
-                case WordListDataEntity d -> {
+                case SelectDataEntity d -> {
                     m = new WordListDataFileTransformerModel();
                     m.setLabel(d.getLabel());
                     m.setFieldType(FieldType.of(d.getFieldType().getValue()));
@@ -205,12 +205,12 @@ public class DescriptionTemplateDefinitionFileTransformerBuilder extends BaseFil
         return result;
     }
 
-    private List<AutoCompleteSingleDataFileTransformerModel> convertAutoCompleteSingleData(List<AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData> data) {
+    private List<AutoCompleteSingleDataFileTransformerModel> convertAutoCompleteSingleData(List<ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity> data) {
         List<AutoCompleteSingleDataFileTransformerModel> result = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData d : data) {
+        for (ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity d : data) {
             AutoCompleteSingleDataFileTransformerModel m = new AutoCompleteSingleDataFileTransformerModel();
             m.setUrl(d.getUrl());
-            m.setAutoCompleteOptions(convertComboBoxOption(d.getAutoCompleteOptions()));
+            m.setAutoCompleteOptions(convertComboBoxOption(d.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity()));
             result.add(m);
         }
         return result;
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleData.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleData.java
index 9a0046924..e409c7a60 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleData.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleData.java
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata;
 
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ExternalSelectDataEntity;
 
 public class AutoCompleteSingleData {
 	public final static String _autocompleteType = "autocompleteType";
-	private AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutocompleteType autocompleteType;
+	private ExternalSelectDataEntity.AutocompleteType autocompleteType;
 	public final static String _url = "url";
 	private String url;
 	public final static String _autoCompleteOptions = "autoCompleteOptions";
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ public class AutoCompleteSingleData {
 	public final static String _method = "method";
 	private String method;
 
-	public AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutocompleteType getAutocompleteType() {
+	public ExternalSelectDataEntity.AutocompleteType getAutocompleteType() {
 		return autocompleteType;
 	}
 
-	public void setAutocompleteType(AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutocompleteType autocompleteType) {
+	public void setAutocompleteType(ExternalSelectDataEntity.AutocompleteType autocompleteType) {
 		this.autocompleteType = autocompleteType;
 	}
 
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/WordListData.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/SelectData.java
similarity index 92%
rename from dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/WordListData.java
rename to dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/SelectData.java
index fb8741e4b..7b1421f66 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/WordListData.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/SelectData.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-public class WordListData extends BaseFieldData {
+public class SelectData extends BaseFieldData {
     public final static String _options = "options";
     private List<ComboBoxOption> options;
     public final static String _multiList = "multiList";
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleDataPersist.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleDataPersist.java
index d019fb7f4..7fae87fa9 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleDataPersist.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/AutoCompleteSingleDataPersist.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata;
 
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ExternalSelectDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.validation.BaseValidator;
 import gr.cite.tools.validation.ValidatorFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.validation.specification.Specification;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 public class AutoCompleteSingleDataPersist {
 
-    private AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutocompleteType autocompleteType;
+    private ExternalSelectDataEntity.AutocompleteType autocompleteType;
 
     public static final String _autocompleteType = "autocompleteType";
 
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ public class AutoCompleteSingleDataPersist {
 
     public static final String _method = "method";
 
-    public AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutocompleteType getAutocompleteType() {
+    public ExternalSelectDataEntity.AutocompleteType getAutocompleteType() {
         return autocompleteType;
     }
 
-    public void setAutocompleteType(AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutocompleteType autocompleteType) {
+    public void setAutocompleteType(ExternalSelectDataEntity.AutocompleteType autocompleteType) {
         this.autocompleteType = autocompleteType;
     }
 
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/BaseFieldDataPersist.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/BaseFieldDataPersist.java
index 919441920..b85306cb1 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/BaseFieldDataPersist.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/BaseFieldDataPersist.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import java.util.List;
         @JsonSubTypes.Type(value = LabelDataPersist.class, name = FieldType.Names.Validation),
         @JsonSubTypes.Type(value = LabelDataPersist.class, name = FieldType.Names.DatasetIdentifier),
         @JsonSubTypes.Type(value = LabelDataPersist.class, name = FieldType.Names.Currency),
-        @JsonSubTypes.Type(value = WordListDataPersist.class, name = FieldType.Names.Wordlist),
+        @JsonSubTypes.Type(value = SelectDataPersist.class, name = FieldType.Names.Select),
         @JsonSubTypes.Type(value = LabelAndMultiplicityDataPersist.class, name = FieldType.Names.DataRepositories),
         @JsonSubTypes.Type(value = LabelAndMultiplicityDataPersist.class, name = FieldType.Names.JournalRepositories),
         @JsonSubTypes.Type(value = LabelAndMultiplicityDataPersist.class, name = FieldType.Names.Publications),
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/WordListDataPersist.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/SelectDataPersist.java
similarity index 68%
rename from dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/WordListDataPersist.java
rename to dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/SelectDataPersist.java
index cc3a3d8ca..5908e5afc 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/WordListDataPersist.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptiontemplatedefinition/fielddata/SelectDataPersist.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
-public class WordListDataPersist extends BaseFieldDataPersist {
+public class SelectDataPersist extends BaseFieldDataPersist {
 
     private List<ComboBoxOptionPersist> options = null;
 
@@ -39,38 +39,38 @@ public class WordListDataPersist extends BaseFieldDataPersist {
         this.multiList = multiList;
     }
 
-    @Component(WordListDataPersistValidator.ValidatorName)
+    @Component(SelectDataPersistValidator.ValidatorName)
     @Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-    public static class WordListDataPersistValidator extends BaseFieldDataPersistValidator<WordListDataPersist> {
+    public static class SelectDataPersistValidator extends BaseFieldDataPersistValidator<SelectDataPersist> {
 
-        public static final String ValidatorName = "DescriptionTemplate.WordListDataPersistValidator";
+        public static final String ValidatorName = "DescriptionTemplate.SelectDataPersistValidator";
 
         private final ValidatorFactory validatorFactory;
 
-        protected WordListDataPersistValidator(ConventionService conventionService, ErrorThesaurusProperties errors, MessageSource messageSource, ValidatorFactory validatorFactory) {
+        protected SelectDataPersistValidator(ConventionService conventionService, ErrorThesaurusProperties errors, MessageSource messageSource, ValidatorFactory validatorFactory) {
             super(conventionService, errors, messageSource);
             this.validatorFactory = validatorFactory;
         }
 
         @Override
-        protected Class<WordListDataPersist> modelClass() {
-            return WordListDataPersist.class;
+        protected Class<SelectDataPersist> modelClass() {
+            return SelectDataPersist.class;
         }
 
         @Override
-        protected List<Specification> specifications(WordListDataPersist item) {
+        protected List<Specification> specifications(SelectDataPersist item) {
             List<Specification> specifications = getBaseSpecifications(item);
             specifications.addAll(Arrays.asList(
                     this.spec()
                             .must(() -> !this.isNull(item.getMultiList()))
-                            .failOn(WordListDataPersist._multiList).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{WordListDataPersist._multiList}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
+                            .failOn(SelectDataPersist._multiList).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{SelectDataPersist._multiList}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
 
                     this.spec()
                             .must(() -> !this.isNull(item.getOptions()))
-                            .failOn(WordListDataPersist._options).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{WordListDataPersist._options}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
+                            .failOn(SelectDataPersist._options).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{SelectDataPersist._options}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
                     this.navSpec()
                             .iff(() -> !this.isNull(item.getOptions()))
-                            .on(WordListDataPersist._options)
+                            .on(SelectDataPersist._options)
                             .over(item.getOptions())
                             .using((itm) -> this.validatorFactory.validator(ComboBoxOptionPersist.ComboBoxOptionPersistValidator.class))
             ));
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 da383b7b4..473c23546 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
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ComboBoxDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ExternalSelectDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.importexport.fielddata.*;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataBuilder;
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-public class AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<AutoCompleteData, AutoCompleteDataPersist, AutoCompleteDataEntity, AutoCompleteDataImportExport> {
+public class AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<AutoCompleteData, AutoCompleteDataPersist, ExternalSelectDataEntity, AutoCompleteDataImportExport> {
 	private final ConventionService conventionService;
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 	private final ValidatorFactory validatorFactory;
@@ -33,8 +32,8 @@ public class AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperServi
 
 
 	@Override
-	public AutoCompleteDataEntity newDataInstanceInternal() {
-		return new AutoCompleteDataEntity();
+	public ExternalSelectDataEntity newDataInstanceInternal() {
+		return new ExternalSelectDataEntity();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ public class AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperServi
 
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
-		return AutoCompleteDataEntity.class;
+		return ExternalSelectDataEntity.class;
 	}
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
@@ -76,13 +75,13 @@ public class AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperServi
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public List<AutoCompleteData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<AutoCompleteDataEntity> data, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
+	public List<AutoCompleteData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<ExternalSelectDataEntity> data, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(AutoCompleteDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, data);
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected AutoCompleteDataEntity applyPersistInternal(AutoCompleteDataPersist persist, AutoCompleteDataEntity data) {
-		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+	protected ExternalSelectDataEntity applyPersistInternal(AutoCompleteDataPersist persist, ExternalSelectDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultipleSelect(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
 		if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(persist.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList())){
 			data.setAutoCompleteSingleDataList(new ArrayList<>());
 			for (AutoCompleteSingleDataPersist autoCompleteSingleDataPersist: persist.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList()) {
@@ -92,15 +91,15 @@ public class AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperServi
 		return data;
 	}
 
-	private @NotNull AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData buildAutoCompleteSingleData(AutoCompleteSingleDataPersist persist){
-		AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData data = new AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData();
+	private @NotNull ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity buildAutoCompleteSingleData(AutoCompleteSingleDataPersist persist){
+		ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity data = new ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity();
 		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.getAutoCompleteOptions() != null) data.setExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity(this.buildOption(persist.getAutoCompleteOptions()));
 		if(persist.getAuth() != null) data.setAuth(this.buildAuthAutoCompleteData(persist.getAuth()));
 		data.setMethod(persist.getMethod());
 		
@@ -119,8 +118,8 @@ public class AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperServi
 		return data;
 	}
 
-	private @NotNull AutoCompleteDataEntity.AuthAutoCompleteData buildAuthAutoCompleteData(AuthAutoCompleteDataPersist persist){
-		AutoCompleteDataEntity.AuthAutoCompleteData data = new AutoCompleteDataEntity.AuthAutoCompleteData();
+	private @NotNull ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectAuthDataEntity buildAuthAutoCompleteData(AuthAutoCompleteDataPersist persist){
+		ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectAuthDataEntity data = new ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectAuthDataEntity();
 		if (persist == null) return data;
 
 		data.setBody(persist.getBody());
@@ -185,23 +184,23 @@ public class AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperServi
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected AutoCompleteDataImportExport dataToImportExportXmlInternal(AutoCompleteDataEntity data, AutoCompleteDataImportExport xml) {
-		xml.setMultiAutoComplete(data.getMultiAutoComplete());
+	protected AutoCompleteDataImportExport dataToImportExportXmlInternal(ExternalSelectDataEntity data, AutoCompleteDataImportExport xml) {
+		xml.setMultiAutoComplete(data.getMultipleSelect());
 		if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(data.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList())){
 			xml.setAutoCompleteSingleDataList(new ArrayList<>());
-			for (AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData autoCompleteSingleData: data.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList()) {
-				xml.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList().add(this.buildAutoCompleteSingleData(autoCompleteSingleData));
+			for (ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity externalSelectSourceEntity : data.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList()) {
+				xml.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList().add(this.buildAutoCompleteSingleData(externalSelectSourceEntity));
 			}
 		}
 		return xml;
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected boolean isMultiValueInternal(AutoCompleteDataEntity data) {
-		return data.getMultiAutoComplete();
+	protected boolean isMultiValueInternal(ExternalSelectDataEntity data) {
+		return data.getMultipleSelect();
 	}
 
-	private @NotNull AutoCompleteSingleData buildAutoCompleteSingleData(AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData data){
+	private @NotNull AutoCompleteSingleData buildAutoCompleteSingleData(ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity data){
 		AutoCompleteSingleData xml = new AutoCompleteSingleData();
 		if (data == null) return xml;
 
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ public class AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperServi
 		xml.setAutocompleteType(data.getAutocompleteType());
 		xml.setOptionsRoot(data.getOptionsRoot());
 		xml.setHasAuth(data.getHasAuth());
-		if(data.getAutoCompleteOptions() != null) xml.setAutoCompleteOptions(this.buildOption(data.getAutoCompleteOptions()));
+		if(data.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity() != null) xml.setAutoCompleteOptions(this.buildOption(data.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity()));
 		if(data.getAuth() != null) xml.setAuth(this.buildAuthAutoCompleteData(data.getAuth()));
 		xml.setMethod(data.getMethod());
 
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ public class AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperServi
 		return xml;
 	}
 
-	private @NotNull AuthAutoCompleteData buildAuthAutoCompleteData(AutoCompleteDataEntity.AuthAutoCompleteData data){
+	private @NotNull AuthAutoCompleteData buildAuthAutoCompleteData(ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectAuthDataEntity data){
 		AuthAutoCompleteData xml = new AuthAutoCompleteData();
 		if (data == null) return xml;
 
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 45a0d91c8..378cedfde 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
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class ExternalDatasetFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperSe
 
 	@Override
 	protected ExternalDatasetDataEntity applyPersistInternal(ExternalDatasetDataPersist persist, ExternalDatasetDataEntity data) {
-		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		data.setMultipleSelect(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
 		data.setType(persist.getType());
 		return data;
 	}
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ public class ExternalDatasetFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperSe
 
 	@Override
 	protected ExternalDatasetDataImportExport dataToImportExportXmlInternal(ExternalDatasetDataEntity data, ExternalDatasetDataImportExport xml) {
-		xml.setMultiAutoComplete(data.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		xml.setMultiAutoComplete(data.getMultipleSelect());
 		xml.setType(data.getType());
 		return xml;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	protected boolean isMultiValueInternal(ExternalDatasetDataEntity data) {
-		return data.getMultiAutoComplete();
+		return data.getMultipleSelect();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/FieldDataHelperServiceProvider.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/FieldDataHelperServiceProvider.java
index 90ee38a3a..0426416f1 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/FieldDataHelperServiceProvider.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/FieldDataHelperServiceProvider.java
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
-import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.LabelDataPersist;
-import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.Builder;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 @Component
@@ -60,8 +56,8 @@ public class FieldDataHelperServiceProvider {
 				item = this.applicationContext.getBean(ExternalDatasetFieldDataHelperService.class);
 				break;
 			} 
-			case WORD_LIST: {
-				item = this.applicationContext.getBean(WordListFieldDataHelperService.class);
+			case SELECT: {
+				item = this.applicationContext.getBean(SelectFieldDataHelperService.class);
 				break;
 			}
 			case AUTO_COMPLETE: {
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/LabelAndMultiplicityFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/LabelAndMultiplicityFieldDataHelperService.java
index 3881fcd01..264be91f1 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/LabelAndMultiplicityFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/LabelAndMultiplicityFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class LabelAndMultiplicityFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHel
 
 	@Override
 	protected LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity applyPersistInternal(LabelAndMultiplicityDataPersist persist, LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity data) {
-		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		data.setMultipleSelect(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
 		return data;
 	}
 
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ public class LabelAndMultiplicityFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHel
 
 	@Override
 	protected LabelAndMultiplicityDataImportExport dataToImportExportXmlInternal(LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity data, LabelAndMultiplicityDataImportExport xml) {
-		xml.setMultiAutoComplete(data.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		xml.setMultiAutoComplete(data.getMultipleSelect());
 		return xml;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	protected boolean isMultiValueInternal(LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity data) {
-		return data.getMultiAutoComplete();
+		return data.getMultipleSelect();
 	}
 }
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/SelectFieldDataHelperService.java
similarity index 65%
rename from dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/WordListFieldDataHelperService.java
rename to dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/SelectFieldDataHelperService.java
index f368f67e6..540cfdc21 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/SelectFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.*;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.WordListDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.SelectDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.importexport.fielddata.ComboBoxDataOptionEntity;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.importexport.fielddata.WordListDataImportExport;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.importexport.fielddata.SelectDataImportExport;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
-import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.WordListDataBuilder;
-import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.WordListData;
+import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.SelectDataBuilder;
+import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.SelectData;
 import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.*;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-public class WordListFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<WordListData, WordListDataPersist, WordListDataEntity, WordListDataImportExport> {
+public class SelectFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<SelectData, SelectDataPersist, SelectDataEntity, SelectDataImportExport> {
 
 	private final ConventionService conventionService;
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
 	private final ValidatorFactory validatorFactory;
-	public WordListFieldDataHelperService(ConventionService conventionService, BuilderFactory builderFactory, ValidatorFactory validatorFactory) {
+	public SelectFieldDataHelperService(ConventionService conventionService, BuilderFactory builderFactory, ValidatorFactory validatorFactory) {
 		this.conventionService = conventionService;
 		this.builderFactory = builderFactory;
 		this.validatorFactory = validatorFactory;
@@ -35,55 +35,55 @@ public class WordListFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<W
 
 
 	@Override
-	public WordListDataEntity newDataInstanceInternal() {
-		return new WordListDataEntity();
+	public SelectDataEntity newDataInstanceInternal() {
+		return new SelectDataEntity();
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public WordListData newModelInstanceInternal() {
-		return new WordListData();
+	public SelectData newModelInstanceInternal() {
+		return new SelectData();
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public WordListDataPersist newPersistModelInstanceInternal() {
-		return new WordListDataPersist();
+	public SelectDataPersist newPersistModelInstanceInternal() {
+		return new SelectDataPersist();
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected WordListDataImportExport newImportExportInstanceInternal() {
-		return new WordListDataImportExport();
+	protected SelectDataImportExport newImportExportInstanceInternal() {
+		return new SelectDataImportExport();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
-		return WordListDataEntity.class;
+		return SelectDataEntity.class;
 	}
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
-		return WordListData.class;
+		return SelectData.class;
 	}
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
-		return WordListDataPersist.class;
+		return SelectDataPersist.class;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getImportExportClass() {
-		return WordListDataImportExport.class;
+		return SelectDataImportExport.class;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Validator getPersistModelValidator() {
-		return this.validatorFactory.validator(WordListDataPersist.WordListDataPersistValidator.class);
+		return this.validatorFactory.validator(SelectDataPersist.SelectDataPersistValidator.class);
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public List<WordListData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<WordListDataEntity> data, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
-		return this.builderFactory.builder(WordListDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, data);
+	public List<SelectData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<SelectDataEntity> data, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
+		return this.builderFactory.builder(SelectDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, data);
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected WordListDataEntity applyPersistInternal(WordListDataPersist persist, WordListDataEntity data) {
+	protected SelectDataEntity applyPersistInternal(SelectDataPersist persist, SelectDataEntity data) {
 		data.setMultiList(persist.getMultiList());
 		if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(persist.getOptions())){
 			data.setOptions(new ArrayList<>());
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class WordListFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<W
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected WordListDataPersist importExportMapDataToPersistInternal(WordListDataImportExport data, WordListDataPersist persist) {
+	protected SelectDataPersist importExportMapDataToPersistInternal(SelectDataImportExport data, SelectDataPersist persist) {
 		persist.setMultiList(data.getMultiList());
 		if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(data.getOptions())){
 			persist.setOptions(new ArrayList<>());
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class WordListFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<W
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected WordListDataImportExport dataToImportExportXmlInternal(WordListDataEntity data, WordListDataImportExport xml) {
+	protected SelectDataImportExport dataToImportExportXmlInternal(SelectDataEntity data, SelectDataImportExport xml) {
 		xml.setMultiList(data.getMultiList());
 		if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(data.getOptions())){
 			xml.setOptions(new ArrayList<>());
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class WordListFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<W
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected boolean isMultiValueInternal(WordListDataEntity data) {
+	protected boolean isMultiValueInternal(SelectDataEntity data) {
 		return data.getMultiList();
 	}
 
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/prefilling/PrefillingServiceImpl.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/prefilling/PrefillingServiceImpl.java
index 6127eb20a..d24464849 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/prefilling/PrefillingServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/prefilling/PrefillingServiceImpl.java
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ import eu.eudat.commons.JsonHandlingService;
 import eu.eudat.commons.XmlHandlingService;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldEntity;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ComboBoxDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ExternalSelectDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.WordListDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.SelectDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.prefilling.PrefillingEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionTemplateEntity;
@@ -284,7 +283,7 @@ public class PrefillingServiceImpl implements PrefillingService {
         field.setKey(id);
         switch (fieldEntity.getData().getFieldType()) {
             case AUTO_COMPLETE:
-            case WORD_LIST: {
+            case SELECT: {
                 if (!parsedValues.stream().allMatch(Objects::isNull)) {
                     field.setValue(this.jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(parseComboBoxValues(fieldEntity, parsedValues)));
                 }
@@ -307,9 +306,9 @@ public class PrefillingServiceImpl implements PrefillingService {
             }
             case LICENSES: {
                 List<ReferenceEntity> licenses = this.queryFactory.query(ReferenceQuery.class).references(parsedValues).collect();
-                LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity wordListDataEntity = (LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity) fieldEntity.getData();
-                if (licenses != null && !licenses.isEmpty() && wordListDataEntity != null) {
-                    boolean isMultiAutocomplete = wordListDataEntity.getMultiAutoComplete();
+                LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity licenseDataEntity = (LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity) fieldEntity.getData();
+                if (licenses != null && !licenses.isEmpty() && licenseDataEntity != null) {
+                    boolean isMultiAutocomplete = licenseDataEntity.getMultipleSelect();
                     List<Reference> licenseModels = this.builderFactory.builder(ReferenceBuilder.class).authorize(AuthorizationFlags.OwnerOrDmpAssociatedOrPermissionOrPublic).build(new BaseFieldSet(), licenses);
                     if (isMultiAutocomplete) {
                         field.setValue(jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(licenseModels));
@@ -366,8 +365,8 @@ public class PrefillingServiceImpl implements PrefillingService {
         List<String> normalizedValues = new ArrayList<>();
         boolean isMultiSelect;
         if(fieldEntity.getData().getFieldType().equals(FieldType.AUTO_COMPLETE)) {
-            AutoCompleteDataEntity autoCompleteData = (AutoCompleteDataEntity)fieldEntity.getData();
-            isMultiSelect = autoCompleteData.getMultiAutoComplete();
+            ExternalSelectDataEntity autoCompleteData = (ExternalSelectDataEntity)fieldEntity.getData();
+            isMultiSelect = autoCompleteData.getMultipleSelect();
             for (String format : parsedValues) {
                 List<ExternalAutocompleteFieldResult> result = new ArrayList<>();
                 try {
@@ -391,10 +390,10 @@ public class PrefillingServiceImpl implements PrefillingService {
             }
             return !normalizedValues.isEmpty() ? (isMultiSelect ? normalizedValues : normalizedValues.getFirst()) : null;
         } else {
-            WordListDataEntity wordListDataEntity = (WordListDataEntity)fieldEntity.getData();
-            isMultiSelect = wordListDataEntity.getMultiList();
-            if (wordListDataEntity.getOptions() != null) {
-                for (ComboBoxDataEntity.Option option : wordListDataEntity.getOptions()) {
+            SelectDataEntity selectDataEntity = (SelectDataEntity)fieldEntity.getData();
+            isMultiSelect = selectDataEntity.getMultiList();
+            if (selectDataEntity.getOptions() != null) {
+                for (ComboBoxDataEntity.Option option : selectDataEntity.getOptions()) {
                     if (parsedValues.contains(option.getValue())) {
                         normalizedValues.add(option.getValue());
                     }
@@ -419,7 +418,7 @@ public class PrefillingServiceImpl implements PrefillingService {
         return parsedTags;
     }
 
-    public List<ExternalAutocompleteFieldResult> getAutocomplete(AutoCompleteDataEntity data, String like) throws URISyntaxException {
+    public List<ExternalAutocompleteFieldResult> getAutocomplete(ExternalSelectDataEntity data, String like) throws URISyntaxException {
        
         List<ExternalAutocompleteFieldResult> result = new LinkedList<>();
         ExternalReferenceCriteria urlCriteria = new ExternalReferenceCriteria();
@@ -428,7 +427,7 @@ public class PrefillingServiceImpl implements PrefillingService {
         List<Map<String, String>> rawResults = new ArrayList<>();
         genericUrls.setFetchMode(FetchStrategy.FIRST);
         urlCriteria.setLike(like);
-        for (AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData singleData : data.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList()) {
+        for (ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity singleData : data.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList()) {
             UrlConfiguration urlConfiguration = new UrlConfiguration();
             try {
                 URI uri;
@@ -437,9 +436,9 @@ public class PrefillingServiceImpl implements PrefillingService {
                 } else {
                     uri = new URI(singleData.getUrl());
                 }
-                String source = singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getSource();
+                String source = singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getSource();
                 source = source != null && !source.isEmpty() ? source : uri.getHost();
-                String uriString = singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getUri();
+                String uriString = singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getUri();
                 uriString = uriString != null && !uriString.isEmpty() ? uriString : "uri";
                 String parsedUrl = singleData.getUrl();
                 parsedUrl = parsedUrl.replace("%20", " ");
@@ -456,9 +455,9 @@ public class PrefillingServiceImpl implements PrefillingService {
                 DataUrlConfiguration dataUrlConfiguration = new DataUrlConfiguration();
                 dataUrlConfiguration.setPath(singleData.getOptionsRoot());
                 DataFieldsUrlConfiguration fieldsUrlConfiguration = new DataFieldsUrlConfiguration();
-                fieldsUrlConfiguration.setId(singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getValue());
-                fieldsUrlConfiguration.setName(singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getLabel());
-                fieldsUrlConfiguration.setSource(singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getSource().isEmpty()? null : singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getSource());
+                fieldsUrlConfiguration.setId(singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getValue());
+                fieldsUrlConfiguration.setName(singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getLabel());
+                fieldsUrlConfiguration.setSource(singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getSource().isEmpty()? null : singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getSource());
                 fieldsUrlConfiguration.setUri(uriString);
                 dataUrlConfiguration.setFieldsUrlConfiguration(fieldsUrlConfiguration);
                 urlConfiguration.setKey(source);
@@ -475,8 +474,8 @@ public class PrefillingServiceImpl implements PrefillingService {
                 }
                 genericUrls.getUrls().add(urlConfiguration);
                 List<Map<String, String>> singleResults =  this.remoteFetcherService.getExternalGeneric(urlCriteria, genericUrls);
-                if (!singleResults.isEmpty() && !singleResults.get(0).containsKey("source") && !singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getSource().isEmpty()) {
-                    singleResults.forEach(singleResult -> singleResult.put("source", singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getSource()));
+                if (!singleResults.isEmpty() && !singleResults.get(0).containsKey("source") && !singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getSource().isEmpty()) {
+                    singleResults.forEach(singleResult -> singleResult.put("source", singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getSource()));
                 }
                 rawResults.addAll(singleResults);
                 genericUrls.getUrls().clear();
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetProfileManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetProfileManager.java
index e8877d345..d164adcda 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetProfileManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetProfileManager.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package eu.eudat.logic.managers;
 
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldEntity;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ExternalSelectDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.logic.xml.XmlBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionTemplateEntity;
 import eu.eudat.logic.proxy.config.configloaders.ConfigLoader;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class DatasetProfileManager {
         return fieldEntity;
     }
 
-    public List<ExternalAutocompleteFieldResult> getAutocomplete(AutoCompleteDataEntity data, String like) {
+    public List<ExternalAutocompleteFieldResult> getAutocomplete(ExternalSelectDataEntity data, String like) {
         /*List<ExternalAutocompleteFieldModel> result = new LinkedList<>();
         SimpleClientHttpRequestFactory simpleFactory = new SimpleClientHttpRequestFactory();
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class DatasetProfileManager {
         List<Map<String, String>> rawResults = new ArrayList<>();
         genericUrls.setFetchMode(FetchStrategy.FIRST);
         urlCriteria.setLike(like);
-        for (AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData singleData : data.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList()) {
+        for (ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity singleData : data.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList()) {
             UrlConfiguration urlConfiguration = new UrlConfiguration();
             try {
                 URI uri;
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ public class DatasetProfileManager {
                 } else {
                     uri = new URI(singleData.getUrl());
                 }
-                String source = singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getSource();
+                String source = singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getSource();
                 source = source != null && !source.isEmpty() ? source : uri.getHost();
-                String uriString = singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getUri();
+                String uriString = singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getUri();
                 uriString = uriString != null && !uriString.isEmpty() ? uriString : "uri";
                 String parsedUrl = singleData.getUrl();
                 parsedUrl = parsedUrl.replace("%20", " ");
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ public class DatasetProfileManager {
                 DataUrlConfiguration dataUrlConfiguration = new DataUrlConfiguration();
                 dataUrlConfiguration.setPath(singleData.getOptionsRoot());
                 DataFieldsUrlConfiguration fieldsUrlConfiguration = new DataFieldsUrlConfiguration();
-                fieldsUrlConfiguration.setId(singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getValue());
-                fieldsUrlConfiguration.setName(singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getLabel());
-                fieldsUrlConfiguration.setSource(singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getSource().isEmpty()? null : singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getSource());
+                fieldsUrlConfiguration.setId(singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getValue());
+                fieldsUrlConfiguration.setName(singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getLabel());
+                fieldsUrlConfiguration.setSource(singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getSource().isEmpty()? null : singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getSource());
                 fieldsUrlConfiguration.setUri(uriString);
                 dataUrlConfiguration.setFieldsUrlConfiguration(fieldsUrlConfiguration);
                 urlConfiguration.setKey(source);
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ public class DatasetProfileManager {
                 }
                 genericUrls.getUrls().add(urlConfiguration);
                 List<Map<String, String>> singleResults =  this.remoteFetcherService.getExternalGeneric(urlCriteria, genericUrls);
-                if (!singleResults.isEmpty() && !singleResults.get(0).containsKey("source") && !singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getSource().isEmpty()) {
-                    singleResults.forEach(singleResult -> singleResult.put("source", singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getSource()));
+                if (!singleResults.isEmpty() && !singleResults.get(0).containsKey("source") && !singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getSource().isEmpty()) {
+                    singleResults.forEach(singleResult -> singleResult.put("source", singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getSource()));
                 }
                 rawResults.addAll(singleResults);
                 genericUrls.getUrls().clear();
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/mapper/prefilling/PrefillingMapper.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/mapper/prefilling/PrefillingMapper.java
index f7ac4e383..9a94f43d3 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/mapper/prefilling/PrefillingMapper.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/mapper/prefilling/PrefillingMapper.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import eu.eudat.service.remotefetcher.config.entities.PrefillingGet;
 import eu.eudat.service.remotefetcher.config.entities.PrefillingMapping;
 import eu.eudat.utilities.helpers.StreamDistinctBy;
 import eu.eudat.logic.utilities.json.JsonSearcher;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ExternalSelectDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.models.data.datasetwizard.DatasetWizardModel;
 import eu.eudat.service.remotefetcher.models.ExternalAutocompleteFieldResult;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class PrefillingMapper {
 
                 switch (FieldType.of(renderStyle)) {
                     case AUTO_COMPLETE:
-                    case WORD_LIST:
+                    case SELECT:
                         if (parsedValues.isEmpty())
                             parsedValues.add(parsedValue);
                         if (!parsedValues.stream().allMatch(Objects::isNull)) {
@@ -227,12 +227,12 @@ public class PrefillingMapper {
         String type = node.isArray() ? node.get(0).get("data").get("type").asText() : node.get("data").get("type").asText();
         if(type.equals("autocomplete")) {
             JsonNode dataNode = node.isArray() ? node.get(0).get("data") : node.get("data");
-            AutoCompleteDataEntity autoCompleteDataEntity = mapper.treeToValue(dataNode, AutoCompleteDataEntity.class);
-            isMultiSelect = autoCompleteDataEntity.getMultiAutoComplete();
+            ExternalSelectDataEntity externalSelectDataEntity = mapper.treeToValue(dataNode, ExternalSelectDataEntity.class);
+            isMultiSelect = externalSelectDataEntity.getMultipleSelect();
             for (String format : parsedValues) {
                 List<ExternalAutocompleteFieldResult> result = new ArrayList<>();
                 try {
-                    result = datasetProfileManager.getAutocomplete(autoCompleteDataEntity, format);
+                    result = datasetProfileManager.getAutocomplete(externalSelectDataEntity, format);
                 }
                 catch (Exception e) {
                     logger.error(e.getMessage(), e);
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/word/WordBuilder.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/word/WordBuilder.java
index 9a9079bd9..2f0b91fa4 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/word/WordBuilder.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/word/WordBuilder.java
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ public class WordBuilder {
                             String format = this.formatter(field);
                             if (field.getViewStyle().getFieldType().equals("tags")) {
                                 format = getCommaSeparatedFormatsFromJson(format, "name");
-                            } else if (field.getViewStyle().getFieldType().equals("combobox") && field.getData() instanceof AutoCompleteDataEntity) {
+                            } else if (field.getViewStyle().getFieldType().equals("combobox") && field.getData() instanceof ExternalSelectDataEntity) {
                                 format = getCommaSeparatedFormatsFromJson(format, "label");
                             }
                             boolean isResearcher = field.getViewStyle().getFieldType().equals("researchers");
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ public class WordBuilder {
                             String format = this.formatter(field);
                             if (field.getViewStyle().getFieldType().equals("tags")) {
                                 format = getCommaSeparatedFormatsFromJson(format, "name");
-                            } else if (field.getViewStyle().getFieldType().equals("combobox") && field.getData() instanceof AutoCompleteDataEntity) {
+                            } else if (field.getViewStyle().getFieldType().equals("combobox") && field.getData() instanceof ExternalSelectDataEntity) {
                                 format = getCommaSeparatedFormatsFromJson(format, "label");
                             }
                             switch (field.getViewStyle().getFieldType().getValue()) {
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/xml/datasetProfileXml/ExportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/xml/datasetProfileXml/ExportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile.java
index f160d262b..eedc6bfd1 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/xml/datasetProfileXml/ExportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/xml/datasetProfileXml/ExportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile.java
@@ -212,16 +212,16 @@ public class ExportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile {
             if (field.getData() != null) {
                 Element dataOut = element.createElement("data");
                 switch (field.getViewStyle().getFieldType()) {
-                    case WORD_LIST:
+                    case SELECT:
                     case AUTO_COMPLETE:
                         ComboBoxDataEntity comboBoxDataEntityObject = (ComboBoxDataEntity) field.getData();
                         if (comboBoxDataEntityObject.getFieldType().equals("wordlist")) {
-                            WordListDataEntity wordListDataEntityObject = (WordListDataEntity) field.getData();
-                            dataOut.setAttribute("label", wordListDataEntityObject.getLabel());
-                            dataOut.setAttribute("type", wordListDataEntityObject.getFieldType().getValue());
-                            dataOut.setAttribute("multiList", wordListDataEntityObject.getMultiList().toString());
+                            SelectDataEntity selectDataEntityObject = (SelectDataEntity) field.getData();
+                            dataOut.setAttribute("label", selectDataEntityObject.getLabel());
+                            dataOut.setAttribute("type", selectDataEntityObject.getFieldType().getValue());
+                            dataOut.setAttribute("multiList", selectDataEntityObject.getMultiList().toString());
                             Element options = element.createElement("options");
-                            wordListDataEntityObject.getOptions().forEach(optionChildFor -> {
+                            selectDataEntityObject.getOptions().forEach(optionChildFor -> {
                                 Element optionChild = element.createElement("option");
                                 optionChild.setAttribute("label", optionChildFor.getLabel());
                                 optionChild.setAttribute("value", optionChildFor.getValue());
@@ -229,19 +229,19 @@ public class ExportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile {
                             });
                             dataOut.appendChild(options);
                         } else if (comboBoxDataEntityObject.getFieldType().equals("autocomplete")) {
-                            AutoCompleteDataEntity autoCompleteDataEntityObject = (AutoCompleteDataEntity) field.getData();
-                            dataOut.setAttribute("label", autoCompleteDataEntityObject.getLabel());
-                            dataOut.setAttribute("type", autoCompleteDataEntityObject.getFieldType().getValue());
-                            dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutoComplete", autoCompleteDataEntityObject.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
-                            for (AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData singleData: autoCompleteDataEntityObject.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList()) {
+                            ExternalSelectDataEntity externalSelectDataEntityObject = (ExternalSelectDataEntity) field.getData();
+                            dataOut.setAttribute("label", externalSelectDataEntityObject.getLabel());
+                            dataOut.setAttribute("type", externalSelectDataEntityObject.getFieldType().getValue());
+                            dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutoComplete", externalSelectDataEntityObject.getMultipleSelect().toString());
+                            for (ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity singleData: externalSelectDataEntityObject.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList()) {
                                 Element singleItem = element.createElement("autocompleteSingle");
                                 singleItem.setAttribute("optionsRoot", singleData.getOptionsRoot());
                                 singleItem.setAttribute("url", singleData.getUrl());
                                 singleItem.setAttribute("autoCompleteType", Integer.toString(singleData.getAutocompleteType().getValue()));
-                                if (singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions() != null) {
+                                if (singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity() != null) {
                                     Element optionChild = element.createElement("option");
-                                    optionChild.setAttribute("label", singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getLabel());
-                                    optionChild.setAttribute("value", singleData.getAutoCompleteOptions().getValue());
+                                    optionChild.setAttribute("label", singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getLabel());
+                                    optionChild.setAttribute("value", singleData.getExternalSelectSourceBindingEntity().getValue());
                                     singleItem.appendChild(optionChild);
                                 }
                                 dataOut.appendChild(singleItem);
@@ -298,22 +298,22 @@ public class ExportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile {
                         switch (internalDmpEntitiesData.getFieldType()) {
                             case INTERNAL_DMP_ENTRIES_RESEARCHERS:
                                 InternalDmpBaseDataEntity researchersAutoCompleteData = (InternalDmpBaseDataEntity) internalDmpEntitiesData;
-                                dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", researchersAutoCompleteData.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
+                                dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", researchersAutoCompleteData.getMultipleSelect().toString());
                                 break;
                             case INTERNAL_DMP_ENTRIES_DATASETS:
                                 InternalDmpBaseDataEntity datasetAutoCompleteDataEntity = (InternalDmpBaseDataEntity) internalDmpEntitiesData;
-                                dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", datasetAutoCompleteDataEntity.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
+                                dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", datasetAutoCompleteDataEntity.getMultipleSelect().toString());
                                 break;
                             case INTERNAL_DMP_ENTRIES_DMPS:
                                 InternalDmpBaseDataEntity dmpAutoCompleteDataEntity = (InternalDmpBaseDataEntity) internalDmpEntitiesData;
-                                dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", dmpAutoCompleteDataEntity.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
+                                dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", dmpAutoCompleteDataEntity.getMultipleSelect().toString());
                                 break;
                         }
                         break;
                     case EXTERNAL_DATASETS:
                         ExternalDatasetDataEntity externalDatasetDataEntity = (ExternalDatasetDataEntity) field.getData();
                         dataOut.setAttribute("label", externalDatasetDataEntity.getLabel());
-                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", externalDatasetDataEntity.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
+                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", externalDatasetDataEntity.getMultipleSelect().toString());
                         dataOut.setAttribute("type", externalDatasetDataEntity.getType().getValue());
                         break;
                     case DATA_REPOSITORIES:
@@ -321,42 +321,42 @@ public class ExportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile {
                     case PUB_REPOSITORIES:
                         InternalDmpBaseDataEntity dataRepositoryDataEntity = (InternalDmpBaseDataEntity) field.getData();
                         dataOut.setAttribute("label", dataRepositoryDataEntity.getLabel());
-                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", dataRepositoryDataEntity.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
+                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", dataRepositoryDataEntity.getMultipleSelect().toString());
                         break;
                     case TAXONOMIES:
                         InternalDmpBaseDataEntity taxonomyDataEntity = (InternalDmpBaseDataEntity) field.getData();
                         dataOut.setAttribute("label", taxonomyDataEntity.getLabel());
-                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", taxonomyDataEntity.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
+                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", taxonomyDataEntity.getMultipleSelect().toString());
                         break;
                     case LICENSES:
                         InternalDmpBaseDataEntity licensesData = (InternalDmpBaseDataEntity) field.getData();
                         dataOut.setAttribute("label", licensesData.getLabel());
-                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", licensesData.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
+                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", licensesData.getMultipleSelect().toString());
                         break;
                     case PUBLICATIONS:
                         InternalDmpBaseDataEntity publicationDataEntity = (InternalDmpBaseDataEntity) field.getData();
                         dataOut.setAttribute("label", publicationDataEntity.getLabel());
-                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", publicationDataEntity.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
+                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", publicationDataEntity.getMultipleSelect().toString());
                         break;
                     case ORGANIZATIONS:
                         InternalDmpBaseDataEntity organizationDataEntity = (InternalDmpBaseDataEntity) field.getData();
                         dataOut.setAttribute("label", organizationDataEntity.getLabel());
-                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", organizationDataEntity.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
+                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", organizationDataEntity.getMultipleSelect().toString());
                         break;
                     case RESEARCHERS:
                         InternalDmpBaseDataEntity researcherDataEntity = (InternalDmpBaseDataEntity) field.getData();
                         dataOut.setAttribute("label", researcherDataEntity.getLabel());
-                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", researcherDataEntity.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
+                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", researcherDataEntity.getMultipleSelect().toString());
                         break;
                     case REGISTRIES:
                         InternalDmpBaseDataEntity registriesEntity = (InternalDmpBaseDataEntity) field.getData();
                         dataOut.setAttribute("label", registriesEntity.getLabel());
-                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", registriesEntity.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
+                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", registriesEntity.getMultipleSelect().toString());
                         break;
                     case SERVICES:
                         InternalDmpBaseDataEntity serviceDataEntity = (InternalDmpBaseDataEntity) field.getData();
                         dataOut.setAttribute("label", serviceDataEntity.getLabel());
-                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", serviceDataEntity.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
+                        dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", serviceDataEntity.getMultipleSelect().toString());
                         break;
 
                 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/helpers/common/AutoCompleteOptionsLookupItem.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/helpers/common/AutoCompleteOptionsLookupItem.java
index d164a95ce..cfaa1bc2f 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/helpers/common/AutoCompleteOptionsLookupItem.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/helpers/common/AutoCompleteOptionsLookupItem.java
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 package eu.eudat.models.data.helpers.common;
 
 import eu.eudat.data.dao.criteria.Criteria;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ExternalSelectDataEntity;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class AutoCompleteOptionsLookupItem extends Criteria<AutoCompleteOptionsLookupItem> {
 
-    private List<AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData> autoCompleteSingleDataList;
+    private List<ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity> externalSelectSourceEntityList;
 
-    public List<AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData> getAutoCompleteSingleDataList() {
-        return autoCompleteSingleDataList;
+    public List<ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity> getAutoCompleteSingleDataList() {
+        return externalSelectSourceEntityList;
     }
-    public void setAutoCompleteSingleDataList(List<AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData> autoCompleteSingleDataList) {
-        this.autoCompleteSingleDataList = autoCompleteSingleDataList;
+    public void setAutoCompleteSingleDataList(List<ExternalSelectDataEntity.ExternalSelectSourceEntity> externalSelectSourceEntityList) {
+        this.externalSelectSourceEntityList = externalSelectSourceEntityList;
     }
 
 }