diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DescriptionPersist.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DescriptionPersist.java
index 254112460..5fceccdf4 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DescriptionPersist.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DescriptionPersist.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties.PropertyDefinitionPersist;
 import eu.eudat.query.DescriptionQuery;
 import eu.eudat.query.DmpDescriptionTemplateQuery;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.query.QueryFactory;
+import gr.cite.tools.validation.ValidatorFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.validation.specification.Specification;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ import javax.management.InvalidApplicationException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 public class DescriptionPersist {
 
@@ -157,13 +157,16 @@ public class DescriptionPersist {
         private final TenantEntityManager entityManager;
         private final XmlHandlingService xmlHandlingService;
         private final QueryFactory queryFactory;
+        private final ValidatorFactory validatorFactory;
 
-        protected DescriptionPersistValidator(ConventionService conventionService, ErrorThesaurusProperties errors, MessageSource messageSource, TenantEntityManager entityManager, XmlHandlingService xmlHandlingService, QueryFactory queryFactory) {
+
+        protected DescriptionPersistValidator(ConventionService conventionService, ErrorThesaurusProperties errors, MessageSource messageSource, TenantEntityManager entityManager, XmlHandlingService xmlHandlingService, QueryFactory queryFactory, ValidatorFactory validatorFactory) {
             super(conventionService, errors);
             this.messageSource = messageSource;
 	        this.entityManager = entityManager;
 	        this.xmlHandlingService = xmlHandlingService;
             this.queryFactory = queryFactory;
+            this.validatorFactory = validatorFactory;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -220,12 +223,12 @@ public class DescriptionPersist {
                             .failOn(DescriptionPersist._properties).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{DescriptionPersist._properties}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
                     this.spec()
                             .must(() -> this.isDescriptionTemplateMaxMultiplicityValid(finalDmpBlueprintEntity, item.getDmpId(), item.getDmpDescriptionTemplateId(), this.isValidGuid(item.getId())))
-                            .failOn(DescriptionPersist._descriptionTemplateId).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation.InvalidDescriptionTemplateMultiplicity", new Object[]{DescriptionPersist._descriptionTemplateId}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()))
-//                    this.refSpec()
-//                            .iff(() -> !this.isNull(item.getProperties()))
-//                            .on(DescriptionPersist._properties)
-//                            .over(item.getProperties())
-//                            .using(() -> this.validatorFactory.validator(PropertyDefinitionPersist.PropertyDefinitionPersistValidator.class).setStatus(item.getStatus()).withDefinition(definition))
+                            .failOn(DescriptionPersist._descriptionTemplateId).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation.InvalidDescriptionTemplateMultiplicity", new Object[]{DescriptionPersist._descriptionTemplateId}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
+                    this.refSpec()
+                            .iff(() -> item.getStatus() == DescriptionStatus.Finalized)
+                            .on(DescriptionPersist._properties)
+                            .over(item.getProperties())
+                            .using(() -> this.validatorFactory.validator(PropertyDefinitionPersist.PropertyDefinitionPersistValidator.class).setStatus(item.getStatus()).withDefinition(definition))
 //                    this.navSpec()
 //                            .iff(() -> !this.isNull(item.getTags()))
 //                            .on(DescriptionPersist._tags)
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java
index c14b9db33..8bdf334c0 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ public class DescriptionServiceImpl implements DescriptionService {
         if (descriptionTemplateEntity == null) throw new MyNotFoundException(messageSource.getMessage("General_ItemNotFound", new Object[]{data.getDescriptionTemplateId(), DescriptionTemplate.class.getSimpleName()}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()));
 
         persist.setLabel(data.getLabel());
-        persist.setStatus(data.getStatus());
+        persist.setStatus(DescriptionStatus.Finalized);
         persist.setDescription(data.getDescription());
         persist.setDescriptionTemplateId(data.getDescriptionTemplateId());
         persist.setDmpId(data.getDmpId());
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java
index bc7c086ba..39c5e0624 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java
@@ -333,14 +333,14 @@ public class DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl implements DescriptionTemplateServic
         if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(persist.getFieldSets())) {
             data.setFieldSets(new ArrayList<>());
             for (FieldSetPersist fieldSetPersist : persist.getFieldSets()) {
-                data.getFieldSets().add(this.buildFieldSetEntity(fieldSetPersist));
+                data.getFieldSets().add(this.buildFieldSetEntity(fieldSetPersist, persist.getMultiplicity()));
             }
         }
 
         return data;
     }
 
-    private @NotNull FieldSetEntity buildFieldSetEntity(FieldSetPersist persist) throws InvalidApplicationException {
+    private @NotNull FieldSetEntity buildFieldSetEntity(FieldSetPersist persist, Boolean multiplicity) throws InvalidApplicationException {
         FieldSetEntity data = new FieldSetEntity();
         if (persist == null)
             return data;
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ public class DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl implements DescriptionTemplateServic
         data.setNumbering(persist.getNumbering());
         data.setAdditionalInformation(persist.getAdditionalInformation());
         data.setExtendedDescription(persist.getExtendedDescription());
-        if (persist.getMultiplicity() != null)
+        if (persist.getMultiplicity() != null && multiplicity)
             data.setMultiplicity(this.buildMultiplicityEntity(persist.getMultiplicity()));
         data.setHasCommentField(persist.getHasCommentField());
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/overview/dmp-overview.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/overview/dmp-overview.component.ts
index 5387f9885..7876d0801 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/overview/dmp-overview.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/overview/dmp-overview.component.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export class DmpOverviewComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
 									this.dmp.descriptions = data.descriptions.filter(x => x.isActive === IsActive.Active && x.status !== DescriptionStatus.Canceled);
 								}
 							}
-							this.dmp.entityDois = data.entityDois.filter(x => x.isActive === IsActive.Active);
+							if (data.entityDois && data.entityDois.length > 0) this.dmp.entityDois = data.entityDois.filter(x => x.isActive === IsActive.Active);
 							this.selectedBlueprint = data.blueprint;
 							this.researchers = this.referenceService.getReferencesForTypes(this.dmp?.dmpReferences, [this.referenceTypeService.getResearcherReferenceType()]);
 							if (!this.hasDoi()) {