diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
index f1ea2cc50..c7345aef5 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import { DescriptionTemplate, DescriptionTemplateField, DescriptionTemplateField
 import { DmpDescriptionTemplate } from '@app/core/model/dmp/dmp';
 import { FileTransformerEntityType } from '@app/core/common/enum/file-transformer-entity-type';
 import { nameof } from 'ts-simple-nameof';
+import { AbstractControl, UntypedFormArray, UntypedFormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
 
 @Component({
 	selector: 'app-description-editor-component',
@@ -661,8 +662,11 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 		this.formService.removeAllBackEndErrors(this.formGroup);
 		this.formService.touchAllFormFields(this.formGroup);
 		if (this.formGroup.get('label').valid && this.formGroup.get('dmpId').valid && this.formGroup.get('dmpDescriptionTemplateId').valid
-			&& this.formGroup.get('dmpDescriptionTemplateId').valid && this.formGroup.get('status').valid) {
+			&& this.formGroup.get('descriptionTemplateId').valid && this.formGroup.get('status').valid) {
 			this.persistEntity(onSuccess);
+		} else{
+			const errorMessages = this._buildSemiFormErrorMessages();
+			this.showSaveStateValidationErrorsDialog(undefined, errorMessages);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -753,6 +757,120 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 		this.router.navigate(['/plans', 'edit', this.formGroup.get('dmpId').value]);
 	}
 
+	private showSaveStateValidationErrorsDialog(projectOnly?: boolean, errmess?: string[]) {
+		if (errmess) {
+			const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(FormValidationErrorsDialogComponent, {
+				disableClose: true,
+				autoFocus: false,
+				restoreFocus: false,
+				data: {
+					errorMessages: errmess,
+					projectOnly: projectOnly
+				},
+			});
+		} else {
+
+			const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(FormValidationErrorsDialogComponent, {
+				disableClose: true,
+				autoFocus: false,
+				restoreFocus: false,
+				data: {
+					formGroup: this.formGroup,
+					projectOnly: projectOnly
+				},
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
+	private _buildSemiFormErrorMessages(): string[] {
+		const errmess: string[] = [];
+		Object.keys(this.formGroup.controls).forEach(controlName => {
+			if (controlName != 'properties' && this.formGroup.get(controlName).invalid) {
+				errmess.push(...this._buildErrorMessagesForAbstractControl(this.formGroup.get(controlName), controlName));
+			}
+		})
+
+		return errmess;
+	}
+
+	// takes as an input an abstract control and gets its error messages[]
+	private _buildErrorMessagesForAbstractControl(aControl: AbstractControl, controlName: string): string[] {
+		const errmess: string[] = [];
+
+		if (aControl.invalid) {
+
+			if (aControl.errors) {
+				//check if has placeholder
+				if ((<any>aControl).nativeElement !== undefined && (<any>aControl).nativeElement !== null) {
+					const placeholder = this._getPlaceHolder(aControl);
+					if (placeholder) {
+						controlName = placeholder;
+					}
+				}
+				const errorMessage = this._getErrorMessage(aControl, controlName);
+
+				errmess.push(...errorMessage);
+			}
+
+			/*in case the aControl is FormControl then the it should have provided its error messages above.
+			No need to check case of FormControl below*/
+
+			if (aControl instanceof UntypedFormGroup) {
+
+				const fg = aControl as UntypedFormGroup;
+				//check children
+				Object.keys(fg.controls).forEach(controlName => {
+					errmess.push(...this._buildErrorMessagesForAbstractControl(fg.get(controlName), controlName));
+				});
+			} else if (aControl instanceof UntypedFormArray) {
+
+				const fa = aControl as UntypedFormArray;
+
+				fa.controls.forEach((control, index) => {
+					errmess.push(...this._buildErrorMessagesForAbstractControl(control, `${controlName} --> ${index + 1}`));
+				});
+
+			}
+		}
+
+		return errmess;
+	}
+
+	private _getErrorMessage(formControl: AbstractControl, name: string): string[] {
+		const errors: string[] = [];
+		Object.keys(formControl.errors).forEach(key => {
+			if (key === 'required') {
+				// 	errors.push(this.language.instant(name + ": " + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.REQUIRED')));
+				if(name == 'label') errors.push(this.language.instant(this.language.instant('DESCRIPTION-EDITOR.BASE-INFO.FIELDS.DESCRIPTION') + ": " + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.REQUIRED')));
+				else if(name == 'descriptionTemplateId') errors.push(this.language.instant(this.language.instant('DESCRIPTION-EDITOR.BASE-INFO.FIELDS.DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE') + ": " + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.REQUIRED')));
+			}
+			else if (key === 'email') {
+				errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + name + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.EMAIL'));
+			} else if (key === 'min') {
+				errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + name + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.MIN-VALUE', {'min': formControl.getError('min').min}));
+			} else if (key === 'max') {
+				errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + name + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.MAX-VALUE', {'max': formControl.getError('max').max}));
+			} else {
+				errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + name + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + formControl.errors[key].message);
+			}
+		});
+		return errors;
+	}
+
+	private _getPlaceHolder(formControl: any): string {
+		if (formControl.nativeElement.localName === 'input' || formControl.nativeElement.localName === 'textarea'
+			|| formControl.nativeElement.localName === 'richTextarea') {
+			return formControl.nativeElement.getAttribute('placeholder');
+		} else if (formControl.nativeElement.localName === 'mat-select') {
+			return formControl.nativeElement.getAttribute('placeholder');
+		} else if (formControl.nativeElement.localName === 'app-single-auto-complete') {
+			return (Array.from(formControl.nativeElement.firstChild.children).filter((x: any) => x.localName === 'input')[0] as any).getAttribute('placeholder');
+		} else if (formControl.nativeElement.localName === 'app-multiple-auto-complete') {
+			return (Array.from(formControl.nativeElement.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.children).filter((x: any) => x.localName === 'input')[0] as any).getAttribute('placeholder');
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	//
 	//
 	// Misc
@@ -1854,26 +1972,6 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 // 	}
 
 
-// 	private _getErrorMessage(formControl: AbstractControl, name: string): string[] {
-// 		const errors: string[] = [];
-// 		Object.keys(formControl.errors).forEach(key => {
-// 			if (key === 'required') {
-// 				errors.push(this.language.instant(name + ": " + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.REQUIRED')));
-// 			}
-// 			// if (key === 'required') { errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + this.getPlaceHolder(formControl) + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.REQUIRED')); }
-// 			else if (key === 'email') {
-// 				errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + name + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.EMAIL'));
-// 			} else if (key === 'min') {
-// 				errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + name + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.MIN-VALUE', { 'min': formControl.getError('min').min }));
-// 			} else if (key === 'max') {
-// 				errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + name + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.MAX-VALUE', { 'max': formControl.getError('max').max }));
-// 			} else {
-// 				errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + name + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + formControl.errors[key].message);
-// 			}
-// 		});
-// 		return errors;
-// 	}
-
 // 	private _getPlaceHolder(formControl: any): string {
 // 		if (formControl.nativeElement.localName === 'input' || formControl.nativeElement.localName === 'textarea'
 // 			|| formControl.nativeElement.localName === 'richTextarea') {
@@ -1888,60 +1986,6 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 // 	}
 
 
-// 	private _buildSemiFormErrorMessages(): string[] {//not including descriptionProfileDefinition
-// 		const errmess: string[] = [];
-// 		Object.keys(this.formGroup.controls).forEach(controlName => {
-// 			if (controlName != 'descriptionProfileDefinition' && this.formGroup.get(controlName).invalid) {
-// 				errmess.push(...this._buildErrorMessagesForAbstractControl(this.formGroup.get(controlName), controlName));
-// 			}
-// 		})
-
-// 		return errmess;
-// 	}
-
-// 	// takes as an input an abstract control and gets its error messages[]
-// 	private _buildErrorMessagesForAbstractControl(aControl: AbstractControl, controlName: string): string[] {
-// 		const errmess: string[] = [];
-
-// 		if (aControl.invalid) {
-
-// 			if (aControl.errors) {
-// 				//check if has placeholder
-// 				if ((<any>aControl).nativeElement !== undefined && (<any>aControl).nativeElement !== null) {
-// 					const placeholder = this._getPlaceHolder(aControl);
-// 					if (placeholder) {
-// 						controlName = placeholder;
-// 					}
-// 				}
-// 				const errorMessage = this._getErrorMessage(aControl, controlName);
-
-// 				errmess.push(...errorMessage);
-// 			}
-
-// 			/*in case the aControl is FormControl then the it should have provided its error messages above.
-// 			No need to check case of FormControl below*/
-
-// 			if (aControl instanceof UntypedFormGroup) {
-
-// 				const fg = aControl as UntypedFormGroup;
-// 				//check children
-// 				Object.keys(fg.controls).forEach(controlName => {
-// 					errmess.push(...this._buildErrorMessagesForAbstractControl(fg.get(controlName), controlName));
-// 				});
-// 			} else if (aControl instanceof UntypedFormArray) {
-
-// 				const fa = aControl as UntypedFormArray;
-
-// 				fa.controls.forEach((control, index) => {
-// 					errmess.push(...this._buildErrorMessagesForAbstractControl(control, `${controlName} --> ${index + 1}`));
-// 				});
-
-// 			}
-// 		}
-
-// 		return errmess;
-// 	}
-
 // 	save(saveType?: SaveType) {
 // 		this.saving = true;
 // 		Object.keys(this.formGroup.controls).forEach(controlName => {
@@ -1964,32 +2008,6 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 // 		this.submit(saveType);
 // 	}
 
-// 	private showValidationErrorsDialog(projectOnly?: boolean, errmess?: string[]) {
-// 		if (errmess) {
-// 			const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(FormValidationErrorsDialogComponent, {
-// 				disableClose: true,
-// 				autoFocus: false,
-// 				restoreFocus: false,
-// 				data: {
-// 					errorMessages: errmess,
-// 					projectOnly: projectOnly
-// 				},
-// 			});
-// 		} else {
-
-// 			const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(FormValidationErrorsDialogComponent, {
-// 				disableClose: true,
-// 				autoFocus: false,
-// 				restoreFocus: false,
-// 				data: {
-// 					formGroup: this.formGroup,
-// 					projectOnly: projectOnly
-// 				},
-// 			});
-// 		}
-
-// 	}
-
 // 	saveFinalize() {
 // 		// this.formService.touchAllFormFields(this.formGroup);
 // 		this.saving = true;