diff --git a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/commons/types/planblueprint/importexport/BlueprintDescriptionTemplateImportExport.java b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/commons/types/planblueprint/importexport/BlueprintDescriptionTemplateImportExport.java
index c58563429..0a8aeb852 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/commons/types/planblueprint/importexport/BlueprintDescriptionTemplateImportExport.java
+++ b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/commons/types/planblueprint/importexport/BlueprintDescriptionTemplateImportExport.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 public class BlueprintDescriptionTemplateImportExport {
     @XmlElement(name = "descriptionTemplateGroupId")
     private UUID descriptionTemplateGroupId;
+    @XmlElement(name = "descriptionTemplateCode")
+    private String descriptionTemplateCode;
     @XmlElement(name = "label")
     private String label;
     @XmlAttribute(name = "minMultiplicity")
@@ -26,6 +28,14 @@ public class BlueprintDescriptionTemplateImportExport {
         this.descriptionTemplateGroupId = descriptionTemplateGroupId;
     }
 
+    public String getDescriptionTemplateCode() {
+        return descriptionTemplateCode;
+    }
+
+    public void setDescriptionTemplateCode(String descriptionTemplateCode) {
+        this.descriptionTemplateCode = descriptionTemplateCode;
+    }
+
     public String getLabel() {
         return this.label;
     }
diff --git a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/model/persist/planblueprintdefinition/DescriptionTemplatePersist.java b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/model/persist/planblueprintdefinition/DescriptionTemplatePersist.java
index b4ec7816b..2a8afcac9 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/model/persist/planblueprintdefinition/DescriptionTemplatePersist.java
+++ b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/model/persist/planblueprintdefinition/DescriptionTemplatePersist.java
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ public class DescriptionTemplatePersist {
 
     public static final String _descriptionTemplateGroupId = "descriptionTemplateGroupId";
 
+    private String descriptionTemplateCode;
+    public static final String _descriptionTemplateCode = "descriptionTemplateCode";
+
+
     private String label;
 
     public static final String _label = "label";
diff --git a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/planblueprint/PlanBlueprintServiceImpl.java b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/planblueprint/PlanBlueprintServiceImpl.java
index 76252426f..1fdb4d7ff 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/planblueprint/PlanBlueprintServiceImpl.java
+++ b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/planblueprint/PlanBlueprintServiceImpl.java
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ public class PlanBlueprintServiceImpl implements PlanBlueprintService {
         List<BlueprintDescriptionTemplateImportExport> planBlueprintDescriptionTemplates = new LinkedList<>();
         if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(entity.getDescriptionTemplates())) {
             for (DescriptionTemplateEntity descriptionTemplate : entity.getDescriptionTemplates()) {
-                planBlueprintDescriptionTemplates.add(this.prefillingSourceXmlToExport(descriptionTemplate));
+                planBlueprintDescriptionTemplates.add(this.blueprintDescriptionTemplateXmlToExport(descriptionTemplate));
             }
         }
         xml.setDescriptionTemplates(planBlueprintDescriptionTemplates);
@@ -596,8 +596,11 @@ public class PlanBlueprintServiceImpl implements PlanBlueprintService {
         return xml;
     }
 
-    private BlueprintDescriptionTemplateImportExport prefillingSourceXmlToExport(DescriptionTemplateEntity entity) {
+    private BlueprintDescriptionTemplateImportExport blueprintDescriptionTemplateXmlToExport(DescriptionTemplateEntity entity) {
         BlueprintDescriptionTemplateImportExport xml = new BlueprintDescriptionTemplateImportExport();
+        org.opencdmp.data.DescriptionTemplateEntity data = this.queryFactory.query(DescriptionTemplateQuery.class).disableTracking().groupIds(entity.getDescriptionTemplateGroupId()).disableTracking().firstAs(new BaseFieldSet().ensure(org.opencdmp.data.DescriptionTemplateEntity._code));
+
+        if (data != null) xml.setDescriptionTemplateCode(data.getCode());
         xml.setDescriptionTemplateGroupId(entity.getDescriptionTemplateGroupId());
         xml.setLabel(entity.getLabel());
         if (entity.getMinMultiplicity() != null ) xml.setMinMultiplicity(entity.getMinMultiplicity());
@@ -797,11 +800,20 @@ public class PlanBlueprintServiceImpl implements PlanBlueprintService {
     }
 
     private DescriptionTemplatePersist xmlDescriptionTemplateToPersist(BlueprintDescriptionTemplateImportExport importXml) {
-        org.opencdmp.data.DescriptionTemplateEntity data = importXml.getDescriptionTemplateGroupId() != null ? this.queryFactory.query(DescriptionTemplateQuery.class).disableTracking().groupIds(importXml.getDescriptionTemplateGroupId()).disableTracking().firstAs(new BaseFieldSet().ensure(DescriptionTemplate._groupId)) : null;
-        if (data == null) throw new MyNotFoundException(this.messageSource.getMessage("General_ItemNotFound", new Object[]{importXml.getDescriptionTemplateGroupId(), DescriptionTemplate.class.getSimpleName()}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()));
-        
         DescriptionTemplatePersist persist = new DescriptionTemplatePersist();
-        persist.setDescriptionTemplateGroupId(importXml.getDescriptionTemplateGroupId());
+
+        org.opencdmp.data.DescriptionTemplateEntity data = importXml.getDescriptionTemplateGroupId() != null ? this.queryFactory.query(DescriptionTemplateQuery.class).disableTracking().groupIds(importXml.getDescriptionTemplateGroupId()).disableTracking().firstAs(new BaseFieldSet().ensure(DescriptionTemplate._groupId)) : null;
+        if (data != null ) {
+            persist.setDescriptionTemplateGroupId(importXml.getDescriptionTemplateGroupId());
+        } else {
+            if (!this.conventionService.isNullOrEmpty(importXml.getDescriptionTemplateCode())) {
+                data = this.queryFactory.query(DescriptionTemplateQuery.class).disableTracking().codes(importXml.getDescriptionTemplateCode()).disableTracking().firstAs(new BaseFieldSet().ensure(DescriptionTemplate._code).ensure(DescriptionTemplate._groupId));
+                if (data != null) persist.setDescriptionTemplateGroupId(data.getGroupId());
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (data == null) throw new MyValidationException(this.errors.getDescriptionTemplateImportNotFound().getCode(), !this.conventionService.isNullOrEmpty(importXml.getDescriptionTemplateCode()) ? importXml.getDescriptionTemplateCode() : importXml.getDescriptionTemplateGroupId().toString());
+
         persist.setLabel(importXml.getLabel());
         persist.setMinMultiplicity(importXml.getMinMultiplicity());
         persist.setMaxMultiplicity(importXml.getMaxMultiplicity());