diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/entities/common/rulestyle.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/entities/common/rulestyle.ts
index b0c3b204a..5097a69db 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/entities/common/rulestyle.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/entities/common/rulestyle.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 export enum RuleStyle {
   existence,
-  regex
+  regex,
+  customValidation
 }
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diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form.component.html
index ac74afb9a..6fb122208 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form.component.html
@@ -50,11 +50,10 @@
 
 
 	<div class="panel-footer">
-		{{dirtyValues}}
 			<div class="progress">
 					<div class="progress-bar" role="progressbar" aria-valuenow="70"
 					aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" [ngStyle]="{'width': dirtyValues + '%'}">
-					  {{dirtyValues}}
+					  {{dirtyValues}}%
 					</div>
 				  </div>
 			<!-- <button type="button" class="btn btn-info" onclick="signOut();">Sign out</button> -->
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form.component.ts
index 79398eff9..2a533562a 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/dynamic-form.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Component, Input, OnInit, AfterViewChecked, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { NgForm } from '@angular/forms';
-import { Router, ActivatedRoute,  ParamMap }   from '@angular/router';
+import { Router, ActivatedRoute, ParamMap } from '@angular/router';
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/switchMap';
 
 //import { FieldBase } from '../../app/form/fields/field-base';
@@ -20,52 +20,64 @@ import { GroupBase } from './dynamic-form-group/group-base';
 export class DynamicFormComponent implements OnInit {
 
   @Input() dataModel: DataModel = new DataModel();
-  form: FormGroup;  
-  payLoad = '';  
-  @Input() dirtyValues:number = 0;   
+  form: FormGroup;
+  payLoad = '';
+  @Input() dirtyValues: number = 0;
 
-  constructor(private qcs: FieldControlService, private serverService: ServerService,  private dataModelService: dataModelBuilder, private router: Router, private route: ActivatedRoute) {
+  constructor(private qcs: FieldControlService, private serverService: ServerService, private dataModelService: dataModelBuilder, private router: Router, private route: ActivatedRoute) {
     this.form = this.qcs.toFormGroup(new Array(), new Array());
   }
-  
-  
-  getSubForm(subformName){
+
+
+  getSubForm(subformName) {
     return this.form.controls[subformName];
   }
-  
-  
+
+
   ngOnInit() {
 
     console.log("DynamicFormComponent.ngOnInit() -- RUNNIGN");
-    
-    
+
+
     this.serverService.getData()
       .subscribe(
       (data: any[]) => {
-        
+
         console.log("this.serverService.getFields");
-        
+
         this.dataModel = new DataModel();
         this.dataModel = this.dataModelService.getDataModel(data);
-        
+
         this.form = this.qcs.toFormGroup(this.dataModel.fields, this.dataModel.groups);
+
         this.form.valueChanges.subscribe(data => {
-          console.log('Form changes', data);
+         // console.log('Form changes', data);
           let dirtyValuesArray: Array<any> = [];
           let count = 0;
-          Object.keys(this.form.controls).forEach((c) => {
-              count++;
-                          let currentControl = this.form.controls[c];
-                          if(currentControl.dirty)
-                            dirtyValuesArray.push(currentControl.value);
-              
-                     });
-                     var percentage = Math.floor(dirtyValuesArray.length * 100 / count);
-                     this.dirtyValues = percentage;
+          let countDirtyValues = 0;
+          Object.keys(this.form.controls).forEach((c) => {          
+            //count++;
+            let currentControl = this.form.controls[c];
+            if (currentControl.dirty)
+              dirtyValuesArray.push(currentControl.value);
+
+          });
+          this.dataModel.groups.forEach(grp => {
+            grp.groupFields.forEach((fld) => {
+              if (fld.visible == true || fld.visible == "true")
+                count++;
+              if(fld.value != undefined)
+                countDirtyValues++;
+            });
+          });
+          //console.log(count);
+         // var percentage = Math.floor(dirtyValuesArray.length * 100 / count);
+          var percentage = Math.floor(countDirtyValues * 100 / count);
+          this.dirtyValues = percentage;
         })
-      
+
         //this.form = this.qcs.toFormGroup(this.fields);
-        
+
         console.log("SUMMARY: ======>");
         console.log(this.dataModel);
         console.log(this.form);
@@ -74,7 +86,7 @@ export class DynamicFormComponent implements OnInit {
       },
       (error) => console.log(error)
       );
-  
+
   }
 
   onSubmit() {
@@ -91,7 +103,8 @@ export class DynamicFormComponent implements OnInit {
     this.onValueChanged(); // (re)set validation messages now
   }
 
-  onValueChanged(data?: any) {debugger;
+  onValueChanged(data?: any) {
+    debugger;
     if (!this.form) { return; }
     const form = this.form;
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/fields/dynamic-form-field.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/fields/dynamic-form-field.component.ts
index b70087e5b..0104b2ac4 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/fields/dynamic-form-field.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/fields/dynamic-form-field.component.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { DataModel } from '../../entities/DataModel';
 import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { FormGroup }        from '@angular/forms';
+import { FormGroup, ValidatorFn, AbstractControl } from '@angular/forms';
 
-import { FieldBase }     from './field-base';
+import { FieldBase } from './field-base';
 import { GroupBase } from '../../form/dynamic-form-group/group-base';
 import { DropdownField } from '../../form/fields/dropdown/field-dropdown';
+import { RuleStyle } from '../../entities/common/rulestyle';
 
 
 @Component({
@@ -16,67 +17,99 @@ export class DynamicFormFieldComponent {
     @Input() dataModel: DataModel;
     @Input() field: FieldBase<any>;
     @Input() form: FormGroup;
-  
-    get isValid() { debugger;
-      return this.form.controls[this.field.key].valid; 
+
+    get isValid() {
+        return this.form.controls[this.field.key].valid;
+    }
+    get isValidRequired() {
+        return this.form.controls[this.field.key].hasError("required");
+    }
+    get isValidPattern() {
+        return this.form.controls[this.field.key].hasError("pattern");
+    }
+    get isValidCustom() {
+        return this.form.controls[this.field.key].hasError("forbiddenName");
     }
 
     public ngOnInit() { //dropdown lists take only one of the available sources
-        for (var i=0, len = this.dataModel.groups.length; i<len; i++){
-            let dropdownField:any;
-            dropdownField = this.dataModel.groups[i].groupFields.find(x=>x.controlType == "dropdown");
-            if(dropdownField != undefined){
-                if(dropdownField.attributes.sources != undefined)
-                 dropdownField.options = dropdownField.attributes.sources[0].params;
+        for (var i = 0, len = this.dataModel.groups.length; i < len; i++) {
+            let dropdownField: any;
+            dropdownField = this.dataModel.groups[i].groupFields.find(x => x.controlType == "dropdown");
+            if (dropdownField != undefined) {
+                if (dropdownField.attributes.sources != undefined)
+                    dropdownField.options = dropdownField.attributes.sources[0].params;
             }
-                            
+
         }
     }
 
-    ruleVisibleMethod(field, rule, dataModel){ //visibility rule -- checks if target field is visible
+    ruleVisibleMethod(field, rule, dataModel) { //visibility rule -- checks if target field is visible
         dataModel.fields.forEach(fld => {
             if (fld.label == rule._target && fld.visible == true)
                 field.visible = true;
 
         });
-        if(field.visible == true)
+        if (field.visible == true)
             return true;
-      }
-      FieldValueRuleMethod(field, rule){ //fieldValue  rule -- checks the value of target
-        if (rule._ruleStyle == "range"){
+    }
+    FieldValueRuleMethod(field, rule) { //fieldValue  rule -- checks the value of target
+        if (rule._ruleStyle == "range") {
             this.dataModel.fields.forEach(fld => {
-                if (fld.key == rule._target && rule._from< fld.value <rule._to){
-                    console.log("visible"+ fld.value)
+                if (fld.key == rule._target && rule._from < fld.value < rule._to) {
+                    console.log("visible" + fld.value)
                     field.visible = true;
                 }
-    
+
             });
         }
-        if (rule._ruleStyle == "boolean"){ //boolean Decision field
-            let ruleValue = rule.value.__text;            
-            if (field.value.value.toString() == ruleValue){
+        if (rule._ruleStyle == "boolean") { //boolean Decision field
+            let ruleValue = rule.value.__text;
+            if (field.value.value.toString() == ruleValue) {
                 this.dataModel.getFieldByKey(rule._target).visible = true;
-            }else{
+                this.AddvalidationRules(rule._target);
+            } else {
                 this.dataModel.getFieldByKey(rule._target).visible = false;
             }
         }
-        if (rule._ruleStyle == "checked"){  //checkbox field     
-            if (field.value == true){
+        if (rule._ruleStyle == "checked") {  //checkbox field     
+            if (field.value == true) {
                 this.dataModel.getFieldByKey(rule._target).visible = true;
-            }else{
+                this.AddvalidationRules(rule._target);
+            } else {
                 this.dataModel.getFieldByKey(rule._target).visible = false;
             }
         }
-      }
+    }
 
-      toggleVisibility(e, field, ckb){  //ckb the checkbox only send this parameter, it's essential to change the field value
-         if(ckb)
+    toggleVisibility(e, field, ckb) {  //ckb the checkbox only send this parameter, it's essential to change the field value
+        if (ckb)
             field.value = ckb.checked;
-         field.rules.forEach(rule => {
-             if (rule._type=="fieldValue"){
+        field.rules.forEach(rule => {
+            if (rule._type == "fieldValue") {
                 this.FieldValueRuleMethod(field, rule);
-             }
-         });        
+            }
+        });
 
-      }
+    }
+
+    AddvalidationRules(field) {
+        if (this.dataModel.getFieldByKey(field).attributes.validation != undefined) {
+            this.dataModel.getFieldByKey(field).attributes.validation.forEach(rule => {
+                if (rule.ruleStyle.toString() == RuleStyle[RuleStyle.existence])
+                    this.dataModel.getFieldByKey(field).required = true;
+                if (rule.ruleStyle.toString() == RuleStyle[RuleStyle.regex])
+                    this.dataModel.getFieldByKey(field).regex = rule.regex;
+                if (rule.ruleStyle.toString() == RuleStyle[RuleStyle.customValidation])
+                   this.form.controls[field].setValidators(this.forbiddenNameValidator(/bob/i));
+            });
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    forbiddenNameValidator(nameRe: RegExp): ValidatorFn {
+        return (control: AbstractControl): { [key: string]: any } => {
+            const forbidden = nameRe.test(control.value);
+            return forbidden ? { 'forbiddenName': { value: control.value } } : null;
+        };
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/fields/field-base.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/fields/field-base.ts
index 7b1e9299a..1eb4466cd 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/fields/field-base.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/fields/field-base.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export class FieldBase<T>{
     required:boolean;
     order:number;
     rules: Rule[];
-    visible: boolean;
+    visible: boolean | string;
     controlType:string;
     group:string;
     description:string;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class FieldBase<T>{
         required?:boolean,
         order?: number,
         rules?: Rule[],
-        visible?: boolean,
+        visible?: boolean | string,
         controlType?: string
         group?: string
         description?: string,
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/services/dataModelBuilder.service.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/services/dataModelBuilder.service.ts
index 805ed2971..80d3e7fed 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/services/dataModelBuilder.service.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/services/dataModelBuilder.service.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class dataModelBuilder {
                      newfield = new CheckBoxField({
                             label: element.title.__cdata,
                             key:element._id,
-                            value: true,
+                            value:  element.value,
                             order:element._ordinal,
                             rules: element.visible.rule != undefined ?  element.visible.rule: rule,
                             visible: element._defaultVisibility,
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class dataModelBuilder {
                      newfield = new RadioBoxField({
                             label: element.title.__cdata,
                             key:element._id,
-                            value: true,
+                            value:  element.value,
                             order:element._ordinal,
                             rules: element.visible.rule != undefined ?  element.visible.rule: rule,
                             visible: element._defaultVisibility,
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/services/field-control.service.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/services/field-control.service.ts
index e9d47b087..06c751b63 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/services/field-control.service.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/services/field-control.service.ts
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@ export class FieldControlService {
           });
           //PLEASE CHANGE THE group.key TO BE SAME AS THE ONE ON THE DYNAMIC-FORM-GROUP-COMPONENT.html
           form[group.key] = new FormGroup(subgroup); 
-          console.log("FORM_GROUP_GROUP: ");
-          console.log(form);
+          //console.log("FORM_GROUP_GROUP: ");
+          //console.log(form);
         });
         //add also the spare fields into the form
         fields.forEach(field => {
             form[field.key] = field.required ? new FormControl(field.value || '', Validators.required) : new FormControl(field.value || '')
         });
         
-        console.log("FORM_GROUP: ");
-        console.log(form);
+        //console.log("FORM_GROUP: ");
+       //console.log(form);
         return new FormGroup(form);
     }