diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-base-fields-editor/description-base-fields-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-base-fields-editor/description-base-fields-editor.component.ts
index c5a76d3b0..44b8ba390 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-base-fields-editor/description-base-fields-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-base-fields-editor/description-base-fields-editor.component.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
 import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, Output } from '@angular/core';
 import { UntypedFormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
 import { MatDialog } from '@angular/material/dialog';
+import { DescriptionStatus } from '@app/core/common/enum/description-status';
+import { DescriptionTemplateVersionStatus } from '@app/core/common/enum/description-template-version-status';
 import { IsActive } from '@app/core/common/enum/is-active.enum';
 import { DescriptionTemplate } from '@app/core/model/description-template/description-template';
 import { Description } from '@app/core/model/description/description';
-import { DmpBlueprintDefinitionSection } from '@app/core/model/dmp-blueprint/dmp-blueprint';
-import { Dmp, DmpDescriptionTemplate } from '@app/core/model/dmp/dmp';
-import { DescriptionTemplateService } from '@app/core/services/description-template/description-template.service';
+import { DmpDescriptionTemplate } from '@app/core/model/dmp/dmp';
 import { DescriptionService } from '@app/core/services/description/description.service';
-import { DmpBlueprintService } from '@app/core/services/dmp/dmp-blueprint.service';
 import { BaseComponent } from '@common/base/base.component';
 import { takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { DeprecatedDescriptionTemplateDialog } from './dialog-description-template/deprecated-description-template-dialog.component';
-import { DescriptionTemplateVersionStatus } from '@app/core/common/enum/description-template-version-status';
-import { DescriptionStatus } from '@app/core/common/enum/description-status';
 
 @Component({
 	selector: 'app-description-base-fields-editor-component',
@@ -47,15 +44,17 @@ export class DescriptionBaseFieldsEditorComponent extends BaseComponent {
 		const currentVersionsOfDescriptionTemplates = dmpDescriptionTemplates.map(x => x.currentDescriptionTemplate);
 		this.availableDescriptionTemplates.push(...currentVersionsOfDescriptionTemplates);
 
-		const isPreviousVersion: boolean = this.description.descriptionTemplate.versionStatus === DescriptionTemplateVersionStatus.Previous;
-		if (isPreviousVersion === true) {
-			if (this.description.status === DescriptionStatus.Draft) {
-				this.openDeprecatedDescriptionTemplateDialog();
+		if (this.description?.descriptionTemplate != null) {
+			const isPreviousVersion: boolean = this.description.descriptionTemplate.versionStatus === DescriptionTemplateVersionStatus.Previous;
+			if (isPreviousVersion === true) {
+				if (this.description.status === DescriptionStatus.Draft) {
+					this.openDeprecatedDescriptionTemplateDialog();
+				} else {
+					this.availableDescriptionTemplates.push(this.description.descriptionTemplate);
+				}
 			} else {
 				this.availableDescriptionTemplates.push(this.description.descriptionTemplate);
 			}
-		} else {
-			this.availableDescriptionTemplates.push(this.description.descriptionTemplate);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -67,19 +66,19 @@ export class DescriptionBaseFieldsEditorComponent extends BaseComponent {
 		});
 		dialogRef.afterClosed().pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed)).subscribe(
 			result => {
-				if(result) {
+				if (result) {
 					this.descriptionService.updateDescriptionTemplate({
 						id: this.description.id,
 						hash: this.description.hash
 					})
-					.subscribe(
-						result => {
-							this.refresh.emit(result);
-						},
-						error => console.error(error));
+						.subscribe(
+							result => {
+								this.refresh.emit(result);
+							},
+							error => console.error(error));
 				} else {
 					this.availableDescriptionTemplates.push(this.description.descriptionTemplate);
 				}
-		});
+			});
 	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html
index c903e861c..66a6bb93c 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@
 							<span class="material-icons">chevron_left</span>
 							<div>{{'DMP-EDITOR.ACTIONS.PREVIOUS-STEP' | translate}}</div>
 						</div>
-						<div *ngIf="this.step < this.maxStep" mat-raised-button type="button" class="col-auto stepper-btn ml-auto" [ngClass]="{ 'next-disabled': this.step === this.maxStep, 'next': this.step < selectedBlueprint?.definition?.sections?.length, 'description-next': this.step >= selectedBlueprint?.definition?.sections?.length }" (click)="nextStep()">
+						<div *ngIf="this.step < this.maxSteps" mat-raised-button type="button" class="col-auto stepper-btn ml-auto" [ngClass]="{ 'next-disabled': this.step === this.maxSteps, 'next': this.step < selectedBlueprint?.definition?.sections?.length, 'description-next': this.step >= selectedBlueprint?.definition?.sections?.length }" (click)="nextStep()">
 							<div>{{'DMP-EDITOR.ACTIONS.NEXT-STEP' | translate}}</div>
 							<span class="material-icons">chevron_right</span>
 						</div>
 					</div>
 					<div class="col-auto pr-0" *ngIf="this.step !== 0">
-						<!-- <app-form-progress-indication class="col-12" *ngIf="formGroup && !formGroup.disabled && !lockStatus" [formGroup]="formGroup" [isDmpEditor]="true"></app-form-progress-indication> -->
+						<app-dmp-form-progress-indication class="col-12" *ngIf="formGroup && !formGroup.disabled && !lockStatus" [formGroup]="formGroup"></app-dmp-form-progress-indication>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.ts
index 078d541d8..5348b035f 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class DmpEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DmpEditorModel, Dmp> implemen
 		filterFn: (searchQuery: string, data?: any) => this.dmpBlueprintService.query(this.dmpBlueprintService.buildAutocompleteLookup(searchQuery, null, null, [DmpBlueprintStatus.Finalized])).pipe(map(x => x.items)),
 		getSelectedItem: (selectedItem: any) => this.dmpBlueprintService.query(this.dmpBlueprintService.buildAutocompleteLookup(null, null, [selectedItem])).pipe(map(x => x.items[0])),
 		displayFn: (item: DmpBlueprint) => item.label,
-		subtitleFn: (item: DmpBlueprint) => this.language.instant('DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.DMP-BLUEPRINT-VERSION') + ' '+ item.version,
+		subtitleFn: (item: DmpBlueprint) => this.language.instant('DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.DMP-BLUEPRINT-VERSION') + ' ' + item.version,
 		titleFn: (item: DmpBlueprint) => item.label,
 		valueAssign: (item: DmpBlueprint) => item.id,
 	};
@@ -174,14 +174,14 @@ export class DmpEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DmpEditorModel, Dmp> implemen
 		try {
 			this.editorModel = data ? new DmpEditorModel().fromModel(data) : new DmpEditorModel();
 			if (data) {
-				if(data.descriptions){
+				if (data.descriptions) {
 					if (data.status == DmpStatus.Finalized) {
 						data.descriptions = data.descriptions.filter(x => x.isActive === IsActive.Active && x.status === DescriptionStatus.Finalized);
 					} else {
 						data.descriptions = data.descriptions.filter(x => x.isActive === IsActive.Active && x.status !== DescriptionStatus.Canceled);
 					}
 				}
-				if(data.dmpDescriptionTemplates){
+				if (data.dmpDescriptionTemplates) {
 					data.dmpDescriptionTemplates = data.dmpDescriptionTemplates.filter(x => x.isActive === IsActive.Active);
 				}
 
@@ -304,6 +304,11 @@ export class DmpEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DmpEditorModel, Dmp> implemen
 	// Steps
 	//
 	//
+
+	get maxSteps(): number {
+		return this.item?.blueprint?.definition?.sections?.length ?? 0;
+	}
+
 	changeStep(index: number) {
 		this.step = index;
 		this.resetScroll();
@@ -389,7 +394,8 @@ export class DmpEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DmpEditorModel, Dmp> implemen
 		DmpEditorModel.reApplyPropertiesValidators(
 			{
 				formGroup: this.formGroup,
-				validationErrorModel: this.editorModel.validationErrorModel
+				validationErrorModel: this.editorModel.validationErrorModel,
+				blueprint: this.item.blueprint
 			}
 		);
 		this.formGroup.get('properties').get('contacts').markAsDirty();
@@ -404,7 +410,8 @@ export class DmpEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DmpEditorModel, Dmp> implemen
 		DmpEditorModel.reApplyPropertiesValidators(
 			{
 				formGroup: this.formGroup,
-				validationErrorModel: this.editorModel.validationErrorModel
+				validationErrorModel: this.editorModel.validationErrorModel,
+				blueprint: this.item.blueprint
 			}
 		);
 		this.formGroup.get('properties').get('contacts').markAsDirty();
@@ -455,32 +462,32 @@ export class DmpEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DmpEditorModel, Dmp> implemen
 		});
 	}
 
-	canAddDescription(section: DmpBlueprintDefinitionSection ): boolean{
-		if(section.hasTemplates){
-			if (section.descriptionTemplates?.length > 0){
+	canAddDescription(section: DmpBlueprintDefinitionSection): boolean {
+		if (section.hasTemplates) {
+			if (section.descriptionTemplates?.length > 0) {
 				const descriptions = this.descriptionsInSection(section.id)
 
-				if (this.item.dmpDescriptionTemplates.filter(x => x.sectionId == section.id).length > descriptions.map(x => x.dmpDescriptionTemplate).length){
+				if (this.item.dmpDescriptionTemplates.filter(x => x.sectionId == section.id).length > descriptions.map(x => x.dmpDescriptionTemplate).length) {
 					return true;
 				}
 
-				let multiplicityValidResults :boolean[] = [];
+				let multiplicityValidResults: boolean[] = [];
 				section.descriptionTemplates.forEach(sectionDescriptionTemplate => {
-					if (sectionDescriptionTemplate.maxMultiplicity != null){
+					if (sectionDescriptionTemplate.maxMultiplicity != null) {
 						const count = descriptions.filter(x => x.dmpDescriptionTemplate.descriptionTemplateGroupId == sectionDescriptionTemplate.descriptionTemplateGroupId).length || 0;
 						if (count >= sectionDescriptionTemplate.maxMultiplicity) multiplicityValidResults.push(false);
 						else multiplicityValidResults.push(true);
-					}else{
+					} else {
 						multiplicityValidResults.push(true);
 					}
 				})
 
-				if(multiplicityValidResults.includes(true)) return true
+				if (multiplicityValidResults.includes(true)) return true
 				else return false;
-			}else{
+			} else {
 				return true;
 			}
-		}else{
+		} else {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -504,10 +511,10 @@ export class DmpEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DmpEditorModel, Dmp> implemen
 		dialogRef.afterClosed().pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed)).subscribe(groupId => {
 			if (groupId) {
 				let data = this.formGroup.get('descriptionTemplates').get(sectionId.toString()).value as Guid[];
-				if (data){
+				if (data) {
 					data.push(groupId);
 					this.formGroup.get('descriptionTemplates').get(sectionId.toString()).patchValue(data);
-				} else{
+				} else {
 					this.formGroup.get('descriptionTemplates').get(sectionId.toString()).patchValue([groupId]);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.model.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.model.ts
index 86c991402..9559ca651 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.model.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.model.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-import { FormArray, FormControl, UntypedFormArray, UntypedFormBuilder, UntypedFormGroup, Validators } from "@angular/forms";
+import { FormArray, FormControl, UntypedFormBuilder, UntypedFormGroup, Validators } from "@angular/forms";
 import { DmpAccessType } from "@app/core/common/enum/dmp-access-type";
+import { DmpBlueprintFieldCategory } from "@app/core/common/enum/dmp-blueprint-field-category";
 import { DmpContactType } from "@app/core/common/enum/dmp-contact-type";
 import { DmpStatus } from "@app/core/common/enum/dmp-status";
 import { DmpUserRole } from "@app/core/common/enum/dmp-user-role";
 import { DmpUserType } from "@app/core/common/enum/dmp-user-type";
 import { IsActive } from "@app/core/common/enum/is-active.enum";
-import { DmpBlueprint } from "@app/core/model/dmp-blueprint/dmp-blueprint";
+import { DmpBlueprint, FieldInSection } from "@app/core/model/dmp-blueprint/dmp-blueprint";
 import { Dmp, DmpBlueprintValue, DmpBlueprintValuePersist, DmpContact, DmpContactPersist, DmpDescriptionTemplate, DmpDescriptionTemplatePersist, DmpPersist, DmpProperties, DmpPropertiesPersist, DmpReferenceDataPersist, DmpReferencePersist, DmpUser, DmpUserPersist } from "@app/core/model/dmp/dmp";
 import { DmpReference } from "@app/core/model/dmp/dmp-reference";
 import { ReferencePersist } from "@app/core/model/reference/reference";
@@ -103,8 +104,8 @@ export class DmpEditorModel extends BaseEditorModel implements DmpPersist {
 
 		const descriptionTemplatesFormGroup = this.formBuilder.group({});
 		(this.descriptionTemplates ?? []).filter(x => x?.sectionId).map(x => x.sectionId).map(
-			(item, index) => descriptionTemplatesFormGroup.addControl(item.toString(), 
-			new FormControl(this.descriptionTemplates?.filter(x => x.sectionId === item)?.filter(x => x.descriptionTemplateGroupId).map(x => x.descriptionTemplateGroupId) || [], context.getValidation('descriptionTemplates').validators))
+			(item, index) => descriptionTemplatesFormGroup.addControl(item.toString(),
+				new FormControl(this.descriptionTemplates?.filter(x => x.sectionId === item)?.filter(x => x.descriptionTemplateGroupId).map(x => x.descriptionTemplateGroupId) || [], context.getValidation('descriptionTemplates').validators))
 		);
 		// 	// buildForm({
 		// 	// 	rootPath: `descriptionTemplates[${index}].`
@@ -120,13 +121,16 @@ export class DmpEditorModel extends BaseEditorModel implements DmpPersist {
 		const baseValidationArray: Validation[] = new Array<Validation>();
 		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'id', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'id')] });
 		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'label', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'label')] });
-		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'status', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'status')] });
-		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'properties', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'properties')] });
+		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'status', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'status')] });
+		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'properties', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'properties')] });
 		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'description', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'description')] });
-		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'language', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'language')] });
-		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'blueprint', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'blueprint')] });
-		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'accessType', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'accessType')] });
+		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'language', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'language')] });
+		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'blueprint', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'blueprint')] });
+		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'accessType', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'accessType')] });
 		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'descriptionTemplates', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, 'descriptionTemplates')] });
+
+		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'dmpDescriptionValidator', validators: [] });
+
 		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'users', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(this.validationErrorModel, `users`)] });
 		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'hash', validators: [] });
 
@@ -143,6 +147,7 @@ export class DmpEditorModel extends BaseEditorModel implements DmpPersist {
 	static reApplyPropertiesValidators(params: {
 		formGroup: UntypedFormGroup,
 		validationErrorModel: ValidationErrorModel,
+		blueprint: DmpBlueprint
 	}): void {
 
 		const { formGroup, validationErrorModel } = params;
@@ -150,20 +155,36 @@ export class DmpEditorModel extends BaseEditorModel implements DmpPersist {
 		DmpPropertiesEditorModel.reapplyValidators({
 			formGroup: control as UntypedFormGroup,
 			rootPath: `properties.`,
-			validationErrorModel: validationErrorModel
+			validationErrorModel: validationErrorModel,
+			blueprint: params.blueprint
 		});
+	}
+
+	static reApplyDescriptionTemplateValidators(params: {
+		formGroup: UntypedFormGroup,
+		validationErrorModel: ValidationErrorModel,
+	}): void {
+
+		const { formGroup, validationErrorModel } = params;
 
 		const descriptionTemplates = formGroup?.get('descriptionTemplates') as UntypedFormGroup;
 		const keys = Object.keys(descriptionTemplates.value as Object);
 		keys.forEach((key) => {
 			const control = descriptionTemplates?.get(key);
-			DmpBlueprintValueEditorModel.reapplyValidators({
+			DmpDescriptionTemplateEditorModel.reapplyValidators({
 				formGroup: control as UntypedFormGroup,
 				rootPath: `descriptionTemplates[${key}].`,
 				validationErrorModel: validationErrorModel
 			})
 		});
+	}
 
+	static reApplyUsersValidators(params: {
+		formGroup: UntypedFormGroup,
+		validationErrorModel: ValidationErrorModel,
+	}): void {
+
+		const { formGroup, validationErrorModel } = params;
 		(formGroup.get('users') as FormArray).controls?.forEach(
 			(control, index) => DmpUserEditorModel.reapplyValidators({
 				formGroup: control as UntypedFormGroup,
@@ -186,14 +207,16 @@ export class DmpPropertiesEditorModel implements DmpPropertiesPersist {
 
 	fromModel(item: DmpProperties, dmpReferences: DmpReference[], dmpBlueprint: DmpBlueprint): DmpPropertiesEditorModel {
 
-		
+
 		dmpBlueprint.definition.sections.forEach(section => {
 			section.fields?.forEach(field => {
-				this.dmpBlueprintValues.set(field.id, new DmpBlueprintValueEditorModel(this.validationErrorModel).fromModel(
-					{
-						fieldId: field.id,
-						fieldValue: item?.dmpBlueprintValues?.find(x => x.fieldId == field.id)?.fieldValue,
-					}, dmpReferences));
+				if (field.category !== DmpBlueprintFieldCategory.System) {
+					this.dmpBlueprintValues.set(field.id, new DmpBlueprintValueEditorModel(this.validationErrorModel).fromModel(
+						{
+							fieldId: field.id,
+							fieldValue: item?.dmpBlueprintValues?.find(x => x.fieldId == field.id)?.fieldValue,
+						}, dmpReferences, field));
+				}
 			});
 		});
 		if (item?.contacts) { item.contacts.map(x => this.contacts.push(new DmpContactEditorModel(this.validationErrorModel).fromModel(x))); }
@@ -228,8 +251,8 @@ export class DmpPropertiesEditorModel implements DmpPropertiesPersist {
 
 		const dmpBlueprintValuesFormGroup = this.formBuilder.group({});
 		this.dmpBlueprintValues.forEach((value, key) => dmpBlueprintValuesFormGroup.addControl(key.toString(), value.buildForm({
-				rootPath: `${rootPath}dmpBlueprintValues[${key}].`
-			})), context.getValidation('dmpBlueprintValues')
+			rootPath: `${rootPath}dmpBlueprintValues[${key}].`
+		})), context.getValidation('dmpBlueprintValues')
 		)
 		formGroup.addControl('dmpBlueprintValues', dmpBlueprintValuesFormGroup);
 
@@ -254,7 +277,8 @@ export class DmpPropertiesEditorModel implements DmpPropertiesPersist {
 	static reapplyValidators(params: {
 		formGroup: UntypedFormGroup,
 		validationErrorModel: ValidationErrorModel,
-		rootPath: string
+		rootPath: string,
+		blueprint: DmpBlueprint
 	}): void {
 
 		const { formGroup, rootPath, validationErrorModel } = params;
@@ -266,9 +290,10 @@ export class DmpPropertiesEditorModel implements DmpPropertiesPersist {
 			DmpBlueprintValueEditorModel.reapplyValidators({
 				formGroup: control as UntypedFormGroup,
 				rootPath: `${rootPath}dmpBlueprintValues[${key}].`,
-				validationErrorModel: validationErrorModel
+				validationErrorModel: validationErrorModel,
+				isRequired: params.blueprint.definition.sections.flatMap(x => x.fields).find(x => x.id.toString() == key).required
 			})
-		});		
+		});
 
 		(formGroup.get('contacts') as FormArray).controls?.forEach(
 			(control, index) => DmpContactEditorModel.reapplyValidators({
@@ -284,6 +309,8 @@ export class DmpBlueprintValueEditorModel implements DmpBlueprintValuePersist {
 	fieldId: Guid;
 	fieldValue: string;
 	references: DmpReferencePersist[] = [];
+	isRequired: boolean = false;
+	category: DmpBlueprintFieldCategory;
 
 	protected formBuilder: UntypedFormBuilder = new UntypedFormBuilder();
 
@@ -291,7 +318,7 @@ export class DmpBlueprintValueEditorModel implements DmpBlueprintValuePersist {
 		public validationErrorModel: ValidationErrorModel = new ValidationErrorModel()
 	) { }
 
-	fromModel(item: DmpBlueprintValue, dmpReferences: DmpReference[]): DmpBlueprintValueEditorModel {
+	fromModel(item: DmpBlueprintValue, dmpReferences: DmpReference[], field: FieldInSection): DmpBlueprintValueEditorModel {
 		this.fieldId = item.fieldId;
 		this.fieldValue = item.fieldValue;
 		this.references = dmpReferences?.filter(x => x.data.blueprintFieldId == this.fieldId && x.isActive == IsActive.Active).map(x => {
@@ -311,6 +338,10 @@ export class DmpBlueprintValueEditorModel implements DmpBlueprintValuePersist {
 			}
 		});
 
+		this.isRequired = field.required;
+		if (this.isRequired) console.log(field);
+		this.category = field.category;
+
 		return this;
 	}
 
@@ -323,28 +354,39 @@ export class DmpBlueprintValueEditorModel implements DmpBlueprintValuePersist {
 		if (context == null) {
 			context = DmpBlueprintValueEditorModel.createValidationContext({
 				validationErrorModel: this.validationErrorModel,
-				rootPath
+				rootPath,
+				isRequired: this.isRequired
 			});
 		}
 
-		return this.formBuilder.group({
+		const formGroup = this.formBuilder.group({
 			fieldId: [{ value: this.fieldId, disabled: disabled }, context.getValidation('fieldId').validators],
-			fieldValue: [{ value: this.fieldValue, disabled: disabled }, context.getValidation('fieldValue').validators],
-			references: [{ value: this.references?.map(x => x.reference), disabled: disabled }, context.getValidation('references').validators],
 		});
+		switch (this.category) {
+			case DmpBlueprintFieldCategory.ReferenceType:
+				formGroup.addControl('references', new FormControl({ value: this.references?.map(x => x.reference), disabled: disabled }, context.getValidation('references').validators));
+				break;
+			case DmpBlueprintFieldCategory.System:
+			case DmpBlueprintFieldCategory.Extra:
+				formGroup.addControl('fieldValue', new FormControl({ value: this.fieldValue, disabled: disabled }, context.getValidation('fieldValue').validators));
+				break;
+		}
+
+		return formGroup;
 	}
 
 	static createValidationContext(params: {
 		rootPath?: string,
-		validationErrorModel: ValidationErrorModel
+		validationErrorModel: ValidationErrorModel,
+		isRequired: boolean,
 	}): ValidationContext {
 		const { rootPath = '', validationErrorModel } = params;
 
 		const baseContext: ValidationContext = new ValidationContext();
 		const baseValidationArray: Validation[] = new Array<Validation>();
 		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'fieldId', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}fieldId`)] });
-		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'fieldValue', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}fieldValue`)] });
-		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'references', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}references`)] });
+		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'fieldValue', validators: params.isRequired ? [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}fieldValue`)] : [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}fieldValue`)] });
+		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'references', validators: params.isRequired ? [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}references`)] : [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}references`)] });
 
 		baseContext.validation = baseValidationArray;
 		return baseContext;
@@ -353,13 +395,15 @@ export class DmpBlueprintValueEditorModel implements DmpBlueprintValuePersist {
 	static reapplyValidators(params: {
 		formGroup: UntypedFormGroup,
 		validationErrorModel: ValidationErrorModel,
-		rootPath: string
+		rootPath: string,
+		isRequired: boolean
 	}): void {
 
 		const { formGroup, rootPath, validationErrorModel } = params;
 		const context = DmpBlueprintValueEditorModel.createValidationContext({
 			rootPath,
-			validationErrorModel
+			validationErrorModel,
+			isRequired: params.isRequired
 		});
 
 		['fieldId', 'fieldValue', 'references'].forEach(keyField => {
@@ -375,7 +419,7 @@ export class DmpContactEditorModel implements DmpContactPersist {
 	firstName: string;
 	lastName: string;
 	email: string;
-	contactType: DmpContactType= DmpContactType.Internal;
+	contactType: DmpContactType = DmpContactType.Internal;
 
 	protected formBuilder: UntypedFormBuilder = new UntypedFormBuilder();
 
@@ -384,11 +428,11 @@ export class DmpContactEditorModel implements DmpContactPersist {
 	) { }
 
 	fromModel(item: DmpContact): DmpContactEditorModel {
-		if(item?.user?.id) this.userId = item.user.id;
+		if (item?.user?.id) this.userId = item.user.id;
 		this.firstName = item.firstName;
 		this.lastName = item.lastName;
-		this.email = item.email;		
-		this.contactType = (item == null || this.userId != null) ? DmpContactType.Internal :  DmpContactType.External;
+		this.email = item.email;
+		this.contactType = (item == null || this.userId != null) ? DmpContactType.Internal : DmpContactType.External;
 
 		return this;
 	}
@@ -457,7 +501,7 @@ export class DmpUserEditorModel implements DmpUserPersist {
 	user: Guid;
 	role: DmpUserRole;
 	email: string;
-	userType: DmpUserType= DmpUserType.Internal;
+	userType: DmpUserType = DmpUserType.Internal;
 	sectionId: Guid;
 
 	protected formBuilder: UntypedFormBuilder = new UntypedFormBuilder();
@@ -467,10 +511,10 @@ export class DmpUserEditorModel implements DmpUserPersist {
 	) { }
 
 	fromModel(item: DmpUser): DmpUserEditorModel {
-		if(item?.user?.id) this.user = item.user.id;
+		if (item?.user?.id) this.user = item.user.id;
 		this.role = item.role;
 		// TODO this.email = item.email;
-		this.userType = (item == null || this.user != null) ? DmpUserType.Internal :  DmpUserType.External;
+		this.userType = (item == null || this.user != null) ? DmpUserType.Internal : DmpUserType.External;
 		this.sectionId = item.sectionId;
 
 		return this;
@@ -623,7 +667,7 @@ export class DmpDescriptionTemplateEditorModel implements DmpDescriptionTemplate
 		if (context == null) {
 			context = DmpDescriptionTemplateEditorModel.createValidationContext({
 				validationErrorModel: this.validationErrorModel,
-				rootPath
+				rootPath: rootPath,
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -635,7 +679,7 @@ export class DmpDescriptionTemplateEditorModel implements DmpDescriptionTemplate
 
 	static createValidationContext(params: {
 		rootPath?: string,
-		validationErrorModel: ValidationErrorModel
+		validationErrorModel: ValidationErrorModel,
 	}): ValidationContext {
 		const { rootPath = '', validationErrorModel } = params;
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.module.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.module.ts
index 7a0957885..80b7e8fe4 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.module.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.module.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
+import { DragDropModule } from '@angular/cdk/drag-drop';
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormattingModule } from '@app/core/formatting.module';
+import { AutoCompleteModule } from '@app/library/auto-complete/auto-complete.module';
 import { RichTextEditorModule } from '@app/library/rich-text-editor/rich-text-editor.module';
+import { ReferenceFieldModule } from '@app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.module';
 import { CommonFormsModule } from '@common/forms/common-forms.module';
 import { ConfirmationDialogModule } from '@common/modules/confirmation-dialog/confirmation-dialog.module';
 import { CommonUiModule } from '@common/ui/common-ui.module';
+import { DmpUserFieldModule } from '../dmp-user-field/dmp-user-field.module';
 import { DmpEditorComponent } from './dmp-editor.component';
 import { DmpEditorRoutingModule } from './dmp-editor.routing';
-import { AutoCompleteModule } from '@app/library/auto-complete/auto-complete.module';
-import { ReferenceFieldModule } from '@app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.module';
-import { DragDropModule } from '@angular/cdk/drag-drop';
-import { DmpUserFieldModule } from '../dmp-user-field/dmp-user-field.module';
+import { DmpFormProgressIndicationModule } from './form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.module';
 
 @NgModule({
 	imports: [
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ import { DmpUserFieldModule } from '../dmp-user-field/dmp-user-field.module';
 		AutoCompleteModule,
 		ReferenceFieldModule,
 		DragDropModule,
-		DmpUserFieldModule
+		DmpUserFieldModule,
+		DmpFormProgressIndicationModule
 	],
 	declarations: [
 		DmpEditorComponent,
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68f919097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<div class="demo-progress-bar-container">
+  <div class="percentage d-flex justify-content-center">{{progressSoFar}} {{'GENERAL.PREPOSITIONS.OF' | translate}} {{total}}</div>
+  <mat-progress-bar class="form-progress-bar" [ngClass]="{'progress-bar': true}" mode="determinate" [value]="value"></mat-progress-bar>
+  <div class="percentage" [ngStyle]="{'padding-left': value ? value - 10 + '%' : 0 + '%' }">{{value}}%</div>
+</div>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.component.scss b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a15510639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+.percentage {
+	color: #212121;
+	opacity: 0.7;
+	font-weight: 400;
+	font-size: 0.875rem;
+}
+
+.progress-bar {
+	border-radius: 20px;
+	height: 11px;
+
+}
+
+::ng-deep .mat-progress-bar .mat-progress-bar-fill::after {
+	border-radius: 20px !important;
+}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f38f5c58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import { Component, Input, OnChanges, OnInit, SimpleChanges } from '@angular/core';
+import { AbstractControl, UntypedFormArray, UntypedFormControl, UntypedFormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
+import { VisibilityRulesService } from '@app/ui/description/editor/description-form/visibility-rules/visibility-rules.service';
+import { BaseComponent } from '@common/base/base.component';
+import { takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+@Component({
+	selector: 'app-dmp-form-progress-indication',
+	templateUrl: './dmp-form-progress-indication.component.html',
+	styleUrls: ['./dmp-form-progress-indication.component.scss']
+})
+export class DmpFormProgressIndicationComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
+	@Input() formGroup: UntypedFormGroup;
+
+	@Input() public progressValueAccuracy = 2;
+	progressSoFar: number;
+	total: number;
+	percent: number;
+
+	constructor(private visibilityRulesService: VisibilityRulesService) { super(); }
+
+	public value = 0;
+	ngOnInit() {
+		this.init();
+	}
+
+	ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
+		if (changes.formGroup) {
+			this.init();
+		}
+	}
+
+	init() {
+		setTimeout(() => { this.calculateValueForProgressbar(); });
+		this.formGroup
+			.valueChanges
+			.pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed))
+			.subscribe(control => {
+				setTimeout(() => { this.calculateValueForProgressbar(); });
+			});
+	}
+
+	calculateValueForProgressbar() {
+		this.progressSoFar = this.countFormControlsValidForProgress(this.formGroup);
+		this.total = this.countFormControlsRequiredFieldsForTotal(this.formGroup);
+		this.percent = (this.progressSoFar / this.total) * 100;
+		this.value = Number.parseFloat(this.percent.toPrecision(this.progressValueAccuracy));
+	}
+
+	countFormControlsValidForProgress(formControl: AbstractControl): number {
+		let valueCurrent = 0;
+		if (formControl instanceof UntypedFormControl) {
+			if (this.controlRequired(formControl) && this.controlEnabled(formControl) && formControl.valid) {
+				valueCurrent++;
+			}
+		} else if (formControl instanceof UntypedFormGroup) {
+			Object.keys(formControl.controls).forEach(item => {
+				const control = formControl.get(item);
+				valueCurrent = valueCurrent + this.countFormControlsValidForProgress(control);
+			});
+		} else if (formControl instanceof UntypedFormArray) {
+			formControl.controls.forEach(item => {
+				valueCurrent = valueCurrent + this.countFormControlsValidForProgress(item);
+			});
+		}
+		return valueCurrent;
+	}
+
+	countFormControlsRequiredFieldsForTotal(formControl: AbstractControl, checkVisibility = false): number {
+		let valueCurrent = 0;
+		if (formControl instanceof UntypedFormControl) {
+			if (this.controlRequired(formControl) && this.controlEnabled(formControl)) {
+				valueCurrent++;
+			}
+		} else if (formControl instanceof UntypedFormGroup) {
+			if (!checkVisibility || (!formControl.get('id')?.value || (this.visibilityRulesService.isVisibleMap[formControl.get('id').value] ?? true))) {
+				Object.keys(formControl.controls).forEach(item => {
+					const control = formControl.get(item);
+					valueCurrent = valueCurrent + this.countFormControlsRequiredFieldsForTotal(control, checkVisibility);
+				});
+			}
+		} else if (formControl instanceof UntypedFormArray) {
+			formControl.controls.forEach(item => {
+				valueCurrent = valueCurrent + this.countFormControlsRequiredFieldsForTotal(item, checkVisibility);
+			});
+		}
+		return valueCurrent;
+	}
+
+	controlRequired(formControl: AbstractControl) {
+		if (formControl.validator) {
+			const validator = formControl.validator({} as AbstractControl);
+			if (validator && validator.required) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		} else { return false }
+	}
+
+	controlEnabled(formControl: AbstractControl) {
+		if (formControl.enabled) {
+			return true;
+		} else { return false }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.module.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c004582a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/form-progress-indication/dmp-form-progress-indication.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { CommonFormsModule } from '@common/forms/common-forms.module';
+import { CommonUiModule } from '@common/ui/common-ui.module';
+import { DmpFormProgressIndicationComponent } from './dmp-form-progress-indication.component';
+
+@NgModule({
+	imports: [
+		CommonUiModule,
+		CommonFormsModule
+	],
+	declarations: [
+		DmpFormProgressIndicationComponent
+	],
+	exports: [
+		DmpFormProgressIndicationComponent
+	]
+})
+export class DmpFormProgressIndicationModule { }
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-user-field/dmp-user-field.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-user-field/dmp-user-field.component.html
index 0fe457109..e82c4b574 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-user-field/dmp-user-field.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-user-field/dmp-user-field.component.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 	</div>
 	<div class="col-12 col-xl mt-3" *ngIf="user.get('userType').value == dmpUserTypeEnum.Internal">
 		<mat-form-field class="w-100">
-			<mat-label>{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.USER' | translate}}*</mat-label>
+			<mat-label>{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.USER' | translate}}</mat-label>
 			<app-single-auto-complete [formControl]="user.get('user')" [hidePlaceholder]="true" [configuration]="userService.singleAutoCompleteDmpAssociatedUserConfiguration"></app-single-auto-complete>
 			<mat-error *ngIf="user.get('user').hasError('backendError')">{{user.get('user').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 			<mat-error *ngIf="user.get('user').hasError('required')">{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 	</div>
 	<div class="col-12 col-xl mt-3" *ngIf="user.get('userType').value == dmpUserTypeEnum.External">
 		<mat-form-field class="w-100">
-			<mat-label>{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.EMAIL' | translate}}*</mat-label>
+			<mat-label>{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.EMAIL' | translate}}</mat-label>
 			<input matInput type="text" name="email" [formControl]="user.get('email')">
 			<mat-error *ngIf="user.get('email').hasError('backendError')">{{user.get('email').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 			<mat-error *ngIf="user.get('email').hasError('required')">{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-user-field/dmp-user-field.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-user-field/dmp-user-field.component.ts
index 298f18318..c8e49fa56 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-user-field/dmp-user-field.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-user-field/dmp-user-field.component.ts
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ export class DmpUserFieldComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
 	removeUser(userIndex: number): void {
 		(this.form.get('users') as FormArray).removeAt(userIndex);
 
-		DmpEditorModel.reApplyPropertiesValidators(
+		DmpEditorModel.reApplyUsersValidators(
 			{
 				formGroup: this.form,
-				validationErrorModel: this.validationErrorModel
+				validationErrorModel: this.validationErrorModel,
 			}
 		);
 		this.form.get('users').markAsDirty();
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class DmpUserFieldComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
 		moveItemInArray(usersFormArray.controls, event.previousIndex, event.currentIndex);
 		usersFormArray.updateValueAndValidity();
 
-		DmpEditorModel.reApplyPropertiesValidators(
+		DmpEditorModel.reApplyUsersValidators(
 			{
 				formGroup: this.form,
 				validationErrorModel: this.validationErrorModel