diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/services/external-sources/external-sources.service.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/services/external-sources/external-sources.service.ts
index 1b8e12523..acd404778 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/services/external-sources/external-sources.service.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/services/external-sources/external-sources.service.ts
@@ -23,53 +23,53 @@ export class ExternalSourcesService {
 
   constructor(private http: BaseHttpService) {
 
-    this.actionUrl = HostConfiguration.Server + 'external/';
+	this.actionUrl = HostConfiguration.Server + 'external/';
 
-    this.headers = new HttpHeaders();
-    this.headers = this.headers.set('Content-Type', 'application/json');
-    this.headers = this.headers.set('Accept', 'application/json');
+	this.headers = new HttpHeaders();
+	this.headers = this.headers.set('Content-Type', 'application/json');
+	this.headers = this.headers.set('Accept', 'application/json');
   }
 
   public searchDatasetRegistry(requestItem: RequestItem<RegistryCriteria>): Observable<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]> {
-    return this.http.get<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(this.actionUrl + "registries" + "?query=" + requestItem.criteria.like + "&type=" + requestItem.criteria.type, { headers: this.headers });
+	return this.http.get<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(this.actionUrl + 'registries' + '?query=' + requestItem.criteria.like + '&type=' + requestItem.criteria.type, { headers: this.headers });
   }
 
   public searchDatasetRepository(requestItem: RequestItem<DataRepositoryCriteria>): Observable<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]> {
-    return this.http.get<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(this.actionUrl + "datarepos" + "?query=" + requestItem.criteria.like + "&type=" + requestItem.criteria.type, { headers: this.headers });
+	return this.http.get<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(this.actionUrl + 'datarepos' + '?query=' + requestItem.criteria.like + '&type=' + requestItem.criteria.type, { headers: this.headers });
   }
 
   public searchDatasetService(requestItem: RequestItem<ServicesCriteria>): Observable<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]> {
-    return this.http.get<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(this.actionUrl + "services" + "?query=" + requestItem.criteria.like + "&type=" + requestItem.criteria.type, { headers: this.headers });
+	return this.http.get<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(this.actionUrl + 'services' + '?query=' + requestItem.criteria.like + '&type=' + requestItem.criteria.type, { headers: this.headers });
   }
 
   public searchDatasetTags(requestItem: RequestItem<TagsCriteria>): Observable<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]> {
-    return Observable.of([
-      { id: "1", name: "Tag 1", description: "" },
-      { id: "2", name: "Tag 2", description: "" },
-      { id: "3", name: "Tag 3", description: "" },
-      { id: "4", name: "Tag 4", description: "" },
-      { id: "5", name: "Tag 5", description: "" },
-      { id: "6", name: "Tag 6", description: "" },
-      { id: "7", name: "Tag 7", description: "" },
-      { id: "8", name: "Tag 8", description: "" },
-    ])
-    //return this.http.get<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(this.actionUrl + "tags" + "?query=" + requestItem.criteria.like + "&type=" + requestItem.criteria.type, { headers: this.headers });
+	return Observable.of([
+		{ id: '1', name: 'Tag 1', description: '' },
+		{ id: '2', name: 'Tag 2', description: '' },
+		{ id: '3', name: 'Tag 3', description: '' },
+		{ id: '4', name: 'Tag 4', description: '' },
+		{ id: '5', name: 'Tag 5', description: '' },
+		{ id: '6', name: 'Tag 6', description: '' },
+		{ id: '7', name: 'Tag 7', description: '' },
+		{ id: '8', name: 'Tag 8', description: '' },
+	]);
+	//return this.http.get<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(this.actionUrl + "tags" + "?query=" + requestItem.criteria.like + "&type=" + requestItem.criteria.type, { headers: this.headers });
   }
 
   public searchDatasetSExternalDatasetservice(requestItem: RequestItem<ExternalDatasetCriteria>): Observable<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]> {
-    return this.http.get<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(this.actionUrl + "datasets" + "?query=" + requestItem.criteria.like + "&type=" + requestItem.criteria.type, { headers: this.headers });
+	return this.http.get<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(this.actionUrl + 'datasets' + '?query=' + requestItem.criteria.like + '&type=' + requestItem.criteria.type, { headers: this.headers });
   }
 
   public searchDMPResearchers(requestItem: RequestItem<ResearcherCriteria>): Observable<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]> {
-    return this.http.post<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(HostConfiguration.Server + "/researchers/getWithExternal", requestItem, { headers: this.headers });
+	return this.http.post<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(HostConfiguration.Server + '/researchers/getWithExternal', requestItem, { headers: this.headers });
   }
 
   public searchDMPOrganizations(like: string): Observable<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]> {
-    return this.http.get<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(this.actionUrl + "organisations" + "?query=" + like, { headers: this.headers });
+	return this.http.get<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(this.actionUrl + 'organisations' + '?query=' + like, { headers: this.headers });
   }//organizationscriteria.criteria.like
 
   public searchDMPProfiles(like: string): Observable<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]> {
-    return this.http.get<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(this.actionUrl + "datasetprofiles/get" + "?query=" + like, { headers: this.headers });
+	return this.http.get<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>(this.actionUrl + 'datasetprofiles/get' + '?query=' + like, { headers: this.headers });
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/shared/components/facets/facet-search.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/shared/components/facets/facet-search.component.html
index e95bed097..96cee85a3 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/shared/components/facets/facet-search.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/shared/components/facets/facet-search.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<mat-accordion>
+<mat-accordion #facetAccordion="matAccordion" [multi]="true">
 	<mat-expansion-panel>
 		<mat-expansion-panel-header>
 			<mat-panel-title>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/shared/components/facets/facet-search.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/shared/components/facets/facet-search.component.ts
index 7344c0d38..2cad956a2 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/shared/components/facets/facet-search.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/shared/components/facets/facet-search.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, OnInit, ViewEncapsulation, Input, ViewChild, Output, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, OnInit, ViewEncapsulation, Input, ViewChild, Output, EventEmitter, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute, NavigationEnd, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { BreadCrumbResolverService } from '../../../services/breadcrumb/breadcrumb-resolver.service';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { ProjectService } from '../../../services/project/project.service';
 import { ProjectCriteria } from '../../../models/criteria/project/ProjectCriteria';
 import { DataTableRequest } from '../../../models/data-table/DataTableRequest';
 import { ProjectListingModel } from '../../../models/projects/ProjectListingModel';
-import { MatSelectionList, MatListOption, MatSelectionListChange } from '@angular/material';
+import { MatSelectionList, MatListOption, MatSelectionListChange, MatAccordion } from '@angular/material';
 import { SelectionModel } from '@angular/cdk/collections';
 import { DatasetProfileService } from '../../../services/dataset-profile.service';
 import { DatasetService } from '../../../services/dataset/dataset.service';
@@ -28,21 +28,18 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 	encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
 	providers: [ProjectService]
 })
-export class FacetSearchComponent implements OnInit {
-
-	@Input()
-	facetCriteria = new FacetSearchCriteriaModel();
-
-	@Output()
-	facetCriteriaChange = new EventEmitter();
+export class FacetSearchComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
 
+	@Input() facetCriteria = new FacetSearchCriteriaModel();
+	@Output() facetCriteriaChange = new EventEmitter();
 	ProjectStateType = ProjectStateType;
 	projects: Observable<ProjectModel[]>;
 	profiles: Observable<DatasetProfileModel[]>;
 	dmpOrganisations: Observable<ExternalSourcesItemModel[]>;
 	projectOptions: Observable<ProjectModel[]>;
-
 	projectStateOptions: Observable<any[]>;
+	@ViewChild('facetAccordion') accordion: MatAccordion;
+
 	displayProjectStateValue = (option) => option['value'];
 	displayProjectStateLabel = (option) => option['label'];
 
@@ -61,8 +58,7 @@ export class FacetSearchComponent implements OnInit {
 		public languageService: TranslateService,
 		public datasetProfileService: DatasetService,
 		public externalSourcesService: ExternalSourcesService
-	) {
-	}
+	) { }
 
 	ngOnInit() {
 		setTimeout(x => {
@@ -76,6 +72,10 @@ export class FacetSearchComponent implements OnInit {
 		this.dmpOrganisations = this.externalSourcesService.searchDMPOrganizations('');
 	}
 
+	ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+		this.accordion.openAll();
+	}
+
 	public projectStatusChanged(event) {
 		this.facetCriteria.projectStatus = event.option.value.value;
 		if (!event.option.selected) {