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 780c307fe..d75f8afcd 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
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ export class EnumUtils {
 			case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.RICH_TEXT_AREA: return this.language.instant('TYPES.DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-FIELD-TYPE.RICH-TEXT-AREA');
 			case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.UPLOAD: return this.language.instant('TYPES.DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-FIELD-TYPE.UPLOAD');
 			case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.DATE_PICKER: return this.language.instant('TYPES.DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-FIELD-TYPE.DATE-PICKER');
-			// case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.EXTERNAL_DATASETS: return this.language.instant('TYPES.DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-FIELD-TYPE.EXTERNAL-DATASETS');
 			case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.TAGS: return this.language.instant('TYPES.DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-FIELD-TYPE.TAGS');
 			case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.REFERENCE_TYPES: return this.language.instant('TYPES.DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-FIELD-TYPE.REFERENCE-TYPES');
 			case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.DATASET_IDENTIFIER: return this.language.instant('TYPES.DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-FIELD-TYPE.DATASET-IDENTIFIER');
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/composite-field/description-template-editor-composite-field.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/composite-field/description-template-editor-composite-field.component.html
index 3370f2a0c..2508728ab 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/composite-field/description-template-editor-composite-field.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/composite-field/description-template-editor-composite-field.component.html
@@ -197,10 +197,6 @@
 										<img src="/assets/images/editor/icons/api_entity.svg" class="input_icon" alt="Reference types icon">
 										{{enumUtils.toDescriptionTemplateFieldTypeString(descriptionTemplateFieldTypeEnum.REFERENCE_TYPES)}}
 									</button>
-									<button mat-list-item (click)="addNewInput(descriptionTemplateFieldTypeEnum.EXTERNAL_DATASETS)">
-										<img src="/assets/images/editor/icons/api_entity.svg" class="input_icon" alt="External Datasets icon">
-										{{enumUtils.toDescriptionTemplateFieldTypeString(descriptionTemplateFieldTypeEnum.EXTERNAL_DATASETS)}}
-									</button>
 								</mat-action-list>
 
 								<mat-divider></mat-divider>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/composite-field/description-template-editor-composite-field.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/composite-field/description-template-editor-composite-field.component.ts
index 22dc8decd..b674c8169 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/composite-field/description-template-editor-composite-field.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/composite-field/description-template-editor-composite-field.component.ts
@@ -562,15 +562,6 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateEditorCompositeFieldComponent extends BaseCompon
 				field.data = data;
 				break;
 			}
-			// case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.EXTERNAL_DATASETS: {
-			// 	const data: DescriptionTemplateExternalDatasetData = {
-			// 		label: '',
-			// 		multipleSelect: false,
-			// 		fieldType: type
-			// 	}
-			// 	field.data = data;
-			// 	break;
-			// }
 			case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.UPLOAD: {
 				const data: DescriptionTemplateUploadData = {
 					label: '',
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field/description-template-editor-field.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field/description-template-editor-field.component.html
index 6dde9dfd4..f7f5f1aba 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field/description-template-editor-field.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field/description-template-editor-field.component.html
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@
 						<img src="/assets/images/editor/icons/api_entity.svg" class="input_icon" alt="Registries icon">
 						{{enumUtils.toDescriptionTemplateFieldTypeString(descriptionTemplateFieldTypeEnum.REFERENCE_TYPES)}}
 					</mat-option>
-					<mat-option [value]="descriptionTemplateFieldTypeEnum.EXTERNAL_DATASETS">
-						<img src="/assets/images/editor/icons/api_entity.svg" class="input_icon" alt="ExternalDatasets icon">
-						{{enumUtils.toDescriptionTemplateFieldTypeString(descriptionTemplateFieldTypeEnum.EXTERNAL_DATASETS)}}
-					</mat-option>
 				</mat-optgroup>
 				<!-- TODO -->
 				<mat-divider></mat-divider>
@@ -176,8 +172,6 @@
 		<app-description-template-editor-label-field-component *ngSwitchCase="descriptionTemplateFieldTypeEnum.DATASET_IDENTIFIER" class="col-12" [form]="form"></app-description-template-editor-label-field-component>
 		<app-description-template-editor-label-field-component *ngSwitchCase="descriptionTemplateFieldTypeEnum.VALIDATION" class="col-12" [form]="form"></app-description-template-editor-label-field-component>
 
-		<app-description-template-editor-external-datasets-field-component *ngSwitchCase="descriptionTemplateFieldTypeEnum.EXTERNAL_DATASETS" class="col-12" [form]="form"></app-description-template-editor-external-datasets-field-component>
-
 		<app-description-template-editor-label-and-multiplicity-field-component *ngSwitchCase="descriptionTemplateFieldTypeEnum.INTERNAL_ENTRIES_DMPS" class="col-12" [form]="form"></app-description-template-editor-label-and-multiplicity-field-component>
 		<app-description-template-editor-label-and-multiplicity-field-component *ngSwitchCase="descriptionTemplateFieldTypeEnum.INTERNAL_ENTRIES_DESCRIPTIONS" class="col-12" [form]="form"></app-description-template-editor-label-and-multiplicity-field-component>
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field/description-template-editor-field.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field/description-template-editor-field.component.ts
index f5d808cde..474d251b4 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field/description-template-editor-field.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field/description-template-editor-field.component.ts
@@ -170,15 +170,6 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateEditorFieldComponent extends BaseComponent imple
 				field.data = data;
 				break;
 			}
-			// case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.EXTERNAL_DATASETS: {
-			// 	const data: DescriptionTemplateExternalDatasetData = {
-			// 		label: '',
-			// 		multipleSelect: false,
-			// 		fieldType: type
-			// 	}
-			// 	field.data = data;
-			// 	break;
-			// }
 			case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.UPLOAD: {
 				const data: DescriptionTemplateUploadData = {
 					label: '',
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.model.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.model.ts
index c09a718a9..347511ba0 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.model.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.model.ts
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateFieldEditorModel implements DescriptionTemplateF
 	defaultValue: string;
 	visibilityRules: DescriptionTemplateRuleEditorModel[] = [];
 	validations: DescriptionTemplateFieldValidationType[] = [];
-	includeInExport: boolean = false;
+	includeInExport: boolean = true;
 	data: DescriptionTemplateLabelDataEditorModel = new DescriptionTemplateLabelDataEditorModel(this.validationErrorModel);
 
 	protected formBuilder: UntypedFormBuilder = new UntypedFormBuilder();
@@ -802,8 +802,6 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateFieldEditorModel implements DescriptionTemplateF
 			case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.INTERNAL_ENTRIES_DMPS:
 			case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.INTERNAL_ENTRIES_DESCRIPTIONS:
 				return new DescriptionTemplateLabelAndMultiplicityDataEditorModel(this.validationErrorModel);
-			// case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.EXTERNAL_DATASETS:
-			// 	return new DescriptionTemplateExternalDatasetDataEditorModel(this.validationErrorModel);
 			case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.UPLOAD:
 				return new DescriptionTemplateUploadDataEditorModel(this.validationErrorModel);
 		}
@@ -862,12 +860,6 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateFieldEditorModel implements DescriptionTemplateF
 						rootPath: `${rootPath}data.`,
 						validationErrorModel: validationErrorModel
 					});
-				// case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.EXTERNAL_DATASETS:
-				// 	DescriptionTemplateExternalDatasetDataEditorModel.reapplyValidators({
-				// 		formGroup: formGroup?.get('data') as UntypedFormGroup,
-				// 		rootPath: `${rootPath}data.`,
-				// 		validationErrorModel: validationErrorModel
-				// 	});
 					break;
 
 			}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.model.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.model.ts
index 8d70044fb..02eb5d4ba 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.model.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.model.ts
@@ -723,9 +723,6 @@ export class DescriptionFieldIndicator {
 			case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.DATE_PICKER:
 				this.type = "dateValue";
 				break;
-			// case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.EXTERNAL_DATASETS:
-			// 	this.type = "";
-			// 	break;
 			case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.INTERNAL_ENTRIES_DESCRIPTIONS:
 				if (multipleSelect) this.type = "textListValue";
 				else this.type = "textValue"
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-form/components/form-field/form-field.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-form/components/form-field/form-field.component.ts
index 3d9fd5567..d2f1a74a5 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-form/components/form-field/form-field.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-form/components/form-field/form-field.component.ts
@@ -130,17 +130,6 @@ export class DescriptionFormFieldComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnIn
 		this.isRequired = this.field.validations?.includes(DescriptionTemplateFieldValidationType.Required);
 
 		switch (this.field?.data?.fieldType) {
-			// case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.EXTERNAL_DATASETS:
-			// 	//TODO: refactor
-			// 	// this.multipleReferenceAutoCompleteConfiguration = {
-			// 	// 	filterFn: this.filterOrganisations.bind(this),
-			// 	// 	initialItems: (excludedItems: any[]) => this.filterOrganisations('').pipe(map(result => result.filter(resultItem => (excludedItems || []).map(x => x.id).indexOf(resultItem.id) === -1))),
-			// 	// 	displayFn: (item) => { try { return typeof (item) == 'string' ? JSON.parse(item)['name'] : item.name } catch { return '' } },
-			// 	// 	titleFn: (item) => { try { return typeof (item) == 'string' ? JSON.parse(item)['name'] : item.name } catch { return '' } },
-			// 	// 	subtitleFn: (item) => { try { return item['tag'] ? this.language.instant('TYPES.EXTERNAL-DATASET-TYPE.SOURCE:') + item['tag'] : (item['key'] ? this.language.instant('TYPES.EXTERNAL-DATASET-TYPE.SOURCE:') + item['key'] : this.language.instant('TYPES.EXTERNAL-DATASET-TYPE.NO-SOURCE')) } catch { return '' } },
-			// 	// 	valueAssign: (item) => { try { return typeof (item) == 'string' ? item : JSON.stringify(item) } catch { return '' } }
-			// 	// };
-			// 	break;
 			case DescriptionTemplateFieldType.TAGS:
 				this.tagsAutoCompleteConfiguration = {
 					filterFn: this.filterTags.bind(this),