diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/entities/xmlmodels/dmpprofiledefinition/Field.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/entities/xmlmodels/dmpprofiledefinition/Field.java
index c2f0f2dcd..0790e014e 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/entities/xmlmodels/dmpprofiledefinition/Field.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/entities/xmlmodels/dmpprofiledefinition/Field.java
@@ -14,22 +14,17 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 public class Field implements XmlSerializable<Field> {
 
     private UUID id;
-
     private DMPProfileType type;
-
     private DMPProfileFieldDataType dataType;
-
     private Boolean required;
-
     private String label;
-
     private Object value;
+    private DmpProfileExternalAutoComplete externalAutocomplete;
 
     public UUID getId() {
         if (this.id == null) this.id = UUID.randomUUID();
         return id;
     }
-
     public void setId(UUID id) {
         this.id = id;
     }
@@ -37,7 +32,6 @@ public class Field implements XmlSerializable<Field> {
     public Integer getType() {
         return type.getValue();
     }
-
     public void setType(DMPProfileType type) {
         this.type = type;
     }
@@ -45,7 +39,6 @@ public class Field implements XmlSerializable<Field> {
     public Integer getDataType() {
         return dataType.getValue();
     }
-
     public void setDataType(DMPProfileFieldDataType dataType) {
         this.dataType = dataType;
     }
@@ -53,7 +46,6 @@ public class Field implements XmlSerializable<Field> {
     public Boolean getRequired() {
         return required;
     }
-
     public void setRequired(Boolean required) {
         this.required = required;
     }
@@ -61,7 +53,6 @@ public class Field implements XmlSerializable<Field> {
     public String getLabel() {
         return label;
     }
-
     public void setLabel(String label) {
         this.label = label;
     }
@@ -69,12 +60,18 @@ public class Field implements XmlSerializable<Field> {
     public Object getValue() {
         return value;
     }
-
     public void setValue(Object value) {
         this.value = value;
     }
 
-    @Override
+	public DmpProfileExternalAutoComplete getExternalAutocomplete() {
+		return externalAutocomplete;
+	}
+	public void setExternalAutocomplete(DmpProfileExternalAutoComplete externalAutocomplete) {
+		this.externalAutocomplete = externalAutocomplete;
+	}
+
+	@Override
     public Element toXml(Document doc) {
         Element rootElement = doc.createElement("field");
         rootElement.setAttribute("id", this.getId().toString());
@@ -82,6 +79,9 @@ public class Field implements XmlSerializable<Field> {
         rootElement.setAttribute("datatype", "" + this.dataType.getValue().toString());
         rootElement.setAttribute("required", this.required.toString());
         rootElement.setAttribute("label", this.label);
+        if (this.externalAutocomplete != null)
+        	rootElement.appendChild(this.externalAutocomplete.toXml(doc));
+
         return rootElement;
     }
 
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ public class Field implements XmlSerializable<Field> {
         this.dataType = DMPProfileFieldDataType.fromInteger(Integer.parseInt(item.getAttribute("datatype")));
         this.required = Boolean.valueOf(item.getAttribute("required"));
         this.type = DMPProfileType.fromInteger(Integer.parseInt(item.getAttribute("type")));
+		Element optionElement = (Element) item.getElementsByTagName("externalAutocomplete").item(0);
+		if (optionElement != null) {
+			this.externalAutocomplete = new DmpProfileExternalAutoComplete().fromXml(optionElement);
+		}
         return this;
     }
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/entities/xmlmodels/dmpprofiledefinition/types/DMPProfileFieldDataType.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/entities/xmlmodels/dmpprofiledefinition/types/DMPProfileFieldDataType.java
index 3e1f8bf2a..bf692f4ce 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/entities/xmlmodels/dmpprofiledefinition/types/DMPProfileFieldDataType.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/entities/xmlmodels/dmpprofiledefinition/types/DMPProfileFieldDataType.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package eu.eudat.models.data.entities.xmlmodels.dmpprofiledefinition.types;
  * Created by ikalyvas on 3/21/2018.
  */
 public enum DMPProfileFieldDataType {
-    DATE(0), NUMBER(1), TEXT(2);
+    DATE(0), NUMBER(1), TEXT(2), EXTERNAL_AUTOCOMPLETE(3);
 
     private Integer value;
 
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public enum DMPProfileFieldDataType {
                 return NUMBER;
             case 2:
                 return TEXT;
+            case 3:
+                return EXTERNAL_AUTOCOMPLETE;
             default:
                 throw new RuntimeException("Unsupported DMPProfileFieldData Type");
         }
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/common/enum/dmp-profile-field-type.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/common/enum/dmp-profile-field-type.ts
index e8c4a27d2..c3c780501 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/common/enum/dmp-profile-field-type.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/common/enum/dmp-profile-field-type.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export enum DmpProfileFieldDataType {
 	Date = 0,
 	Number = 1,
-	Text = 2
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	Text = 2,
+	ExternalAutocomplete = 3
+}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp-profile/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp-profile/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd7ff2964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp-profile/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export interface DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteField {
+	placeholder: string;
+	url: string;
+	optionsRoot: string;
+	multiAutoComplete: boolean;
+	label: string;
+	value: string;
+}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp-profile/dmp-profile-field.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp-profile/dmp-profile-field.ts
index dd9e84eb0..1e9a70317 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp-profile/dmp-profile-field.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp-profile/dmp-profile-field.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { DmpProfileFieldDataType } from '../../common/enum/dmp-profile-field-type';
 import { DmpProfileType } from '../../common/enum/dmp-profile-type';
+import { DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel } from '../../../ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.model';
 
 export interface DmpProfileField {
 	id: string;
@@ -8,4 +9,5 @@ export interface DmpProfileField {
 	required: boolean;
 	label: string;
 	value: any;
+	externalAutocomplete?: DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel;
 }
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/query/dmp/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-criteria.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/query/dmp/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-criteria.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16a4ba5b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/query/dmp/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-criteria.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { BaseCriteria } from "../base-criteria";
+
+export class DmpProfileExternalAutocompleteCriteria extends BaseCriteria {
+	public profileID: String;
+	public fieldID: String;
+}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/utilities/enum-utils.service.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/utilities/enum-utils.service.ts
index 970af10d4..7490a1331 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/utilities/enum-utils.service.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/utilities/enum-utils.service.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export class EnumUtils {
 			case DmpProfileFieldDataType.Date: return this.language.instant('TYPES.DMP-PROFILE-FIELD.DATA-TYPE.DATE');
 			case DmpProfileFieldDataType.Number: return this.language.instant('TYPES.DMP-PROFILE-FIELD.DATA-TYPE.NUMBER');
 			case DmpProfileFieldDataType.Text: return this.language.instant('TYPES.DMP-PROFILE-FIELD.DATA-TYPE.TEXT');
+			case DmpProfileFieldDataType.ExternalAutocomplete: return this.language.instant('TYPES.DMP-PROFILE-FIELD.DATA-TYPE.EXTERNAL-AUTOCOMPLETE');
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/dmp-profile.module.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/dmp-profile.module.ts
index bed68324e..373432037 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/dmp-profile.module.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/dmp-profile.module.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { DmpProfileEditorComponent } from "./editor/dmp-profile-editor.component
 import { DmpProfileCriteriaComponent } from "./listing/criteria/dmp-profile-criteria.component";
 import { DmpProfileListingComponent } from "./listing/dmp-profile-listing.component";
 import { DialodConfirmationUploadDmpProfiles } from "./listing/criteria/dialog-confirmation-upload-profile/dialog-confirmation-upload-profiles.component";
+import { DmpProfileExternalAutocompleteFieldEditorComponent } from "./editor/external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.component";
 
 @NgModule({
 	imports: [
@@ -21,10 +22,11 @@ import { DialodConfirmationUploadDmpProfiles } from "./listing/criteria/dialog-c
 		DmpProfileEditorComponent,
 		DmpProfileListingComponent,
 		DmpProfileCriteriaComponent,
-		DialodConfirmationUploadDmpProfiles
+		DialodConfirmationUploadDmpProfiles,
+		DmpProfileExternalAutocompleteFieldEditorComponent
 	],
 	entryComponents: [
 		DialodConfirmationUploadDmpProfiles
 	]
 })
-export class DmpProfileModule { }
\ No newline at end of file
+export class DmpProfileModule { }
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.html
index 11e4dd144..1ff4715bd 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.html
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 				<mat-card-content>
 					<div class="row pl-5">
 						<mat-form-field class="col-10">
-							<input matInput placeholder="{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.LABEL' | translate}}" type="text"
-								name="label" formControlName="label" required>
+							<input matInput placeholder="{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.LABEL' | translate}}" type="text" name="label" formControlName="label"
+							 required>
 							<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('label').hasError('backendError')">
 								{{formGroup.get('label').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 							<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('label').hasError('required')">
@@ -25,15 +25,12 @@
 						<h4 class="col-12">{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.TITLE' | translate}}</h4>
 
 						<div class="col-12">
-							<div class="row"
-								*ngFor="let fieldFormGroup of formGroup.get('definition').get('fields')['controls'];let i=index">
+							<div class="row" *ngFor="let fieldFormGroup of formGroup.get('definition').get('fields')['controls'];let i=index">
 								<div class="col-10">
 									<div class="row">
 										<mat-form-field class="col">
-											<input matInput
-												placeholder="{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.LABEL' | translate}}"
-												type="text" name="label" [formControl]="fieldFormGroup.get('label')"
-												required>
+											<input matInput placeholder="{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.LABEL' | translate}}" type="text" name="label" [formControl]="fieldFormGroup.get('label')"
+											 required>
 											<mat-error *ngIf="fieldFormGroup.get('label').hasError('required')">
 												{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 											<mat-error *ngIf="fieldFormGroup.get('label').hasError('backendError')">
@@ -41,11 +38,10 @@
 											</mat-error>
 										</mat-form-field>
 										<mat-form-field class="col">
-											<mat-select placeholder="{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.TYPE' | translate}}"
-												[formControl]="fieldFormGroup.get('type')" required>
-												<mat-option *ngFor="let fieldType of getDMPProfileFieldTypeValues()"
-													[value]="fieldType">{{
-																	getDMPProfileFieldTypeWithLanguage(fieldType) | translate}}</mat-option>
+											<mat-select placeholder="{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.TYPE' | translate}}" [formControl]="fieldFormGroup.get('type')" required>
+												<mat-option *ngFor="let fieldType of getDMPProfileFieldTypeValues()" [value]="fieldType">
+													{{ getDMPProfileFieldTypeWithLanguage(fieldType) | translate}}
+												</mat-option>
 											</mat-select>
 											<mat-error *ngIf="fieldFormGroup.get('type').hasError('required')">
 												{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
@@ -54,13 +50,11 @@
 											</mat-error>
 										</mat-form-field>
 										<mat-form-field class="col">
-											<mat-select
-												placeholder="{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.DATATYPE' | translate}}"
-												[formControl]="fieldFormGroup.get('dataType')" required>
-												<mat-option
-													*ngFor="let fieldDataType of getDMPProfileFieldDataTypeValues()"
-													[value]="fieldDataType">{{
-																	getDMPProfileFieldDataTypeWithLanguage(fieldDataType) | translate}}</mat-option>
+											<mat-select placeholder="{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.DATATYPE' | translate}}" [formControl]="fieldFormGroup.get('dataType')"
+											 required>
+												<mat-option *ngFor="let fieldDataType of getDMPProfileFieldDataTypeValues()" [value]="fieldDataType">
+													{{ getDMPProfileFieldDataTypeWithLanguage(fieldDataType) | translate}}
+												</mat-option>
 											</mat-select>
 											<mat-error *ngIf="fieldFormGroup.get('dataType').hasError('required')">
 												{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
@@ -70,7 +64,12 @@
 										</mat-form-field>
 										<div class="centered-row-item col-auto">
 											<mat-checkbox [formControl]="fieldFormGroup.get('required')">
-												{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-checkbox>
+												{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.REQUIRED' | translate}}
+											</mat-checkbox>
+										</div>
+										<div *ngIf="isExternalAutocomplete(fieldFormGroup)" class="row">
+											<app-dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor-component [form]="fieldFormGroup">
+											</app-dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor-component>
 										</div>
 									</div>
 								</div>
@@ -78,28 +77,22 @@
 								<div class="col-2">
 									<div class="row">
 										<div class="col-auto" *ngIf="!isNew">
-											<button mat-icon-button type="button"
-												(click)="removeField(i)" [disabled]="viewOnly">
+											<button mat-icon-button type="button" (click)="removeField(i)" [disabled]="viewOnly">
 												<mat-icon class="mat-24">delete</mat-icon>
 											</button>
 										</div>
-										<div class="col-auto"
-											*ngIf="!isNew && formGroup.get('status').value==0 && i == (formGroup.get('definition').get('fields')['controls'].length - 1)">
-											<button mat-mini-fab color="primary" type="button" (click)="addField()"
-												[disabled]="viewOnly">
+										<div class="col-auto" *ngIf="!isNew && formGroup.get('status').value==0 && i == (formGroup.get('definition').get('fields')['controls'].length - 1)">
+											<button mat-mini-fab color="primary" type="button" (click)="addField()" [disabled]="viewOnly">
 												<mat-icon class="mat-24">add</mat-icon>
 											</button>
 										</div>
 										<div class="col-auto" *ngIf="isNew && i != 0">
-											<button mat-mini-fab class="remove" type="button"
-												(click)="removeField(i)">
+											<button mat-mini-fab class="remove" type="button" (click)="removeField(i)">
 												<mat-icon class="mat-24">remove</mat-icon>
 											</button>
 										</div>
-										<div class="col-auto"
-											*ngIf="isNew && i == (formGroup.get('definition').get('fields')['controls'].length - 1)">
-											<button mat-mini-fab color="primary" type="button" (click)="addField()"
-												[disabled]="viewOnly">
+										<div class="col-auto" *ngIf="isNew && i == (formGroup.get('definition').get('fields')['controls'].length - 1)">
+											<button mat-mini-fab color="primary" type="button" (click)="addField()" [disabled]="viewOnly">
 												<mat-icon class="mat-24">add</mat-icon>
 											</button>
 										</div>
@@ -109,18 +102,17 @@
 						</div>
 					</div>
 					<div class="row mt-4 pl-5 pr-4">
-						<div class="col-auto"><button mat-raised-button color="primary" (click)="cancel()"
-								type="button">{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.ACTIONS.CANCEL' | translate}}</button></div>
-						<div class="col"></div>
-						<div class="col-auto" *ngIf="!isNew"><button mat-raised-button color="primary" type="button"
-								(click)="delete()">{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.ACTIONS.DELETE' | translate}}</button>
+						<div class="col-auto">
+							<button mat-raised-button color="primary" (click)="cancel()" type="button">{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.ACTIONS.CANCEL' | translate}}</button>
 						</div>
-						<button mat-raised-button *ngIf="formGroup.get('status').value!=1" class="col-auto"
-							color="primary" (click)="finalize()" [disabled]="!formGroup.valid"
-							type="button">{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.ACTIONS.FINALIZE' | translate }}</button>
-						<button mat-raised-button *ngIf="formGroup.get('status').value==1" class="col-auto"
-							color="primary" (click)="downloadXML()"
-							type="button">{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.ACTIONS.DOWNLOAD-XML' | translate }}</button>
+						<div class="col"></div>
+						<div class="col-auto" *ngIf="!isNew">
+							<button mat-raised-button color="primary" type="button" (click)="delete()">{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.ACTIONS.DELETE' | translate}}</button>
+						</div>
+						<button mat-raised-button *ngIf="formGroup.get('status').value!=1" class="col-auto" color="primary" (click)="finalize()"
+						 [disabled]="!formGroup.valid" type="button">{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.ACTIONS.FINALIZE' | translate }}</button>
+						<button mat-raised-button *ngIf="formGroup.get('status').value==1" class="col-auto" color="primary" (click)="downloadXML()"
+						 type="button">{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.ACTIONS.DOWNLOAD-XML' | translate }}</button>
 						<div class="col-auto" *ngIf="!viewOnly">
 							<button mat-raised-button color="primary" type="submit" [disabled]="!formGroup.valid">
 								{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.ACTIONS.SAVE' | translate}}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.ts
index 8d4ef64bd..0254b95a0 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.component.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { EnumUtils } from '../../../../core/services/utilities/enum-utils.servic
 import { DmpProfileEditorModel, DmpProfileFieldEditorModel } from './dmp-profile-editor.model';
 import { BreadcrumbItem } from '../../../misc/breadcrumb/definition/breadcrumb-item';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel } from './external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.model';
 
 @Component({
 	selector: 'app-dmp-profile-editor-component',
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ export class DmpProfileEditorComponent extends BaseComponent implements AfterVie
 		this.dmpProfileService.createDmp(this.formGroup.value)
 			.pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed))
 			.subscribe(
-				complete => this.onCallbackSuccess(),
-				error => this.onCallbackError(error)
+			complete => this.onCallbackSuccess(),
+			error => this.onCallbackError(error)
 			);
 	}
 
@@ -199,8 +200,8 @@ export class DmpProfileEditorComponent extends BaseComponent implements AfterVie
 		this.dmpProfileService.createDmp(this.formGroup.value)
 			.pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed))
 			.subscribe(
-				complete => this.onCallbackSuccess(),
-				error => this.onCallbackError(error)
+			complete => this.onCallbackSuccess(),
+			error => this.onCallbackError(error)
 			);
 	}
 
@@ -240,4 +241,18 @@ export class DmpProfileEditorComponent extends BaseComponent implements AfterVie
 		}
 		return filename;
 	}
+
+	isExternalAutocomplete(formGroup: FormGroup) {
+		if (formGroup.get('dataType').value == DmpProfileFieldDataType.ExternalAutocomplete) {
+			this.addControl(formGroup);
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	addControl(formGroup: FormGroup) {
+		if (formGroup.get('dataType').value == 3)
+			formGroup.addControl('externalAutocomplete', new DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel().buildForm());
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.model.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.model.ts
index 612167901..cd32c2d40 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.model.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/dmp-profile-editor.model.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { DmpProfileFieldDataType } from '../../../../core/common/enum/dmp-profil
 import { DmpProfileType } from '../../../../core/common/enum/dmp-profile-type';
 import { DmpProfile, DmpProfileDefinition } from '../../../../core/model/dmp-profile/dmp-profile';
 import { DmpProfileField } from '../../../../core/model/dmp-profile/dmp-profile-field';
+import { DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel } from './external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.model';
 
 export class DmpProfileEditorModel {
 
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ export class DmpProfileFieldEditorModel {
 	public required = false;
 	public label: string;
 	public value: any;
+	public externalAutocomplete?: DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel;
 
 	fromModel(item: DmpProfileField): DmpProfileFieldEditorModel {
 		this.type = item.type;
@@ -75,16 +77,22 @@ export class DmpProfileFieldEditorModel {
 		this.label = item.label;
 		this.id = item.id;
 		this.value = item.value;
+		if (item.externalAutocomplete)
+			this.externalAutocomplete = new DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel().fromModel(item.externalAutocomplete);
 		return this;
 	}
 
 	buildForm(): FormGroup {
-		return new FormBuilder().group({
+		const formGroup = new FormBuilder().group({
 			type: [this.type],
 			id: [this.id],
 			dataType: [this.dataType],
 			required: [this.required],
 			label: [this.label]
 		});
+		if (this.externalAutocomplete) {
+			formGroup.addControl('externalAutocomplete', this.externalAutocomplete.buildForm());
+		}
+		return formGroup;
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cd10d47a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<div class="container external-autocomplete">
+	<div class="row external-autocomplete-field" *ngIf="form.get('externalAutocomplete')">
+		<h5 style="font-weight: bold" class="col-auto">{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.EXTERNAL-AUTOCOMPLETE.TITLE' | translate}}</h5>
+		<mat-checkbox class="col-auto" [formControl]="this.form.get('externalAutocomplete').get('multiAutoComplete')">
+			{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.EXTERNAL-AUTOCOMPLETE.MULTIPLE-AUTOCOMPLETE' | translate}}
+		</mat-checkbox>
+
+		<mat-form-field class="col-12">
+			<input matInput type="string" placeholder="{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.EXTERNAL-AUTOCOMPLETE.PLACEHOLDER' | translate}}"
+				[formControl]="form.get('externalAutocomplete').get('placeholder')">
+		</mat-form-field>
+		<mat-form-field class="col-md-12">
+			<input matInput placeholder="{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.EXTERNAL-AUTOCOMPLETE.URL' | translate}}" [formControl]="this.form.get('externalAutocomplete').get('url')">
+		</mat-form-field>
+		<mat-form-field class="col-md-4">
+			<input matInput placeholder="{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.EXTERNAL-AUTOCOMPLETE.OPTIONS-ROOT' | translate}}"
+				[formControl]="this.form.get('externalAutocomplete').get('optionsRoot')">
+		</mat-form-field>
+		<mat-form-field class="col-md-4">
+			<input matInput placeholder="{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.EXTERNAL-AUTOCOMPLETE.LABEL' | translate}}" [formControl]="this.form.get('externalAutocomplete').get('label')">
+		</mat-form-field>
+		<mat-form-field class="col-md-4">
+			<input matInput placeholder="{{'DMP-PROFILE-EDITOR.FIELDS.EXTERNAL-AUTOCOMPLETE.VALUE' | translate}}" [formControl]="this.form.get('externalAutocomplete').get('value')">
+		</mat-form-field>
+	</div>
+</div>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.component.scss b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..864574853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.external-autocomplete {
+	.centered-row-item {
+		align-items: center;
+		display: flex;
+	}
+}
+
+.external-autocomplete-field {
+	margin-left: auto;
+	background: aliceblue;
+}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00f70eb79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
+import { DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel } from './dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.model';
+
+@Component({
+	selector: 'app-dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor-component',
+	styleUrls: ['./dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.component.scss'],
+	templateUrl: './dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.component.html'
+})
+export class DmpProfileExternalAutocompleteFieldEditorComponent implements OnInit {
+
+	@Input() form: FormGroup
+	private externalAutocomplete: DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel;
+
+	ngOnInit() {
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.model.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0048e0595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/dmp-profile/editor/external-autocomplete/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete-field-editor.model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { FormGroup, FormBuilder } from "@angular/forms";
+import { DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteField } from "../../../../../core/model/dmp-profile/dmp-profile-external-autocomplete";
+
+export class DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel {
+
+	public placeholder: string;
+	public url: string;
+	public optionsRoot: string;
+	public multiAutoComplete: boolean = false;
+	public label: string;
+	public value: string;
+
+	buildForm(disabled: boolean = false, skipDisable: Array<String> = []): FormGroup {
+		const formGroup = new FormBuilder().group({
+			placeholder: [{ value: this.placeholder, disabled: (disabled && !skipDisable.includes('DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel.placeholder')) }],
+			url: [{ value: this.url, disabled: (disabled && !skipDisable.includes('DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel.url')) }],
+			optionsRoot: [{ value: this.optionsRoot, disabled: (disabled && !skipDisable.includes('DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel.optionsRoot')) }],
+			multiAutoComplete: [{ value: this.multiAutoComplete, disabled: (disabled && !skipDisable.includes('DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel.multiAutoComplete')) }],
+			label: [{ value: this.label, disabled: (disabled && !skipDisable.includes('DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel.label')) }],
+			value: [{ value: this.value, disabled: (disabled && !skipDisable.includes('DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel.value')) }],
+
+		});
+		return formGroup;
+	}
+
+	fromModel(item: DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteField): DmpProfileExternalAutoCompleteFieldDataEditorModel {
+		this.placeholder = item.placeholder;
+		this.url = item.url;
+		this.optionsRoot = item.optionsRoot;
+		this.multiAutoComplete = item.multiAutoComplete;
+		this.label = item.label;
+		this.value = item.value;
+		return this;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index af33868e7..bb7b267bb 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -494,7 +494,16 @@
 			"LABEL": "Name",
 			"TYPE": "Type",
 			"DATATYPE": "Data Type",
-			"REQUIRED": "Required"
+			"REQUIRED": "Required",
+			"EXTERNAL-AUTOCOMPLETE": {
+				"TITLE": "Autocomplete Data",
+				"MULTIPLE-AUTOCOMPLETE": "Multiple Autocomplete",
+				"PLACEHOLDER": "Input Placeholder",
+				"URL": "Url",
+				"OPTIONS-ROOT": "Options Root",
+				"LABEL": "Label",
+				"VALUE": "Value"
+			}
 		},
 		"ACTIONS": {
 			"SAVE": "Save",
@@ -713,7 +722,8 @@
 			"DATA-TYPE": {
 				"DATE": "Date",
 				"NUMBER": "Number",
-				"TEXT": "Text"
+				"TEXT": "Text",
+				"EXTERNAL-AUTOCOMPLETE": "External AutoComplete"
 			},
 			"TYPE": {
 				"INPUT": "Input"