diff --git a/dmp-backend/src/main/java/entities/DMP.java b/dmp-backend/src/main/java/entities/DMP.java
index 9aaf98f18..0b597d633 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/src/main/java/entities/DMP.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/src/main/java/entities/DMP.java
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ public class DMP implements Serializable {
 	@Column(name = "\"Status\"", nullable = false)
 	private Short status; 
 	
-	@Column(name = "\"Created\"", nullable = false)
+	@Column(name = "\"Created\"")
 	private Date created = null;
 	
-	@Column(name = "\"Modified\"", nullable = false)
-	private Date modified = null;
+	@Column(name = "\"Modified\"")
+	private Date modified = new Date();
 	
 
 	public Short getStatus() {
diff --git a/dmp-backend/src/main/java/rest/entities/DMPs.java b/dmp-backend/src/main/java/rest/entities/DMPs.java
index 4a42d46f8..0641eafed 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/src/main/java/rest/entities/DMPs.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/src/main/java/rest/entities/DMPs.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package rest.entities;
 
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -149,7 +150,9 @@ public class DMPs  {
 	public @ResponseBody ResponseEntity<Object> updateDMP(@RequestBody DMP dmp) {
 		
 		DMP previousDmp = dMPDao.read(dmp.getId());
-		addForeignElems(previousDmp, dmp);
+		addNullAndForeignElems(previousDmp, dmp);
+		
+		
 		
 		try {
 			DMP updatedDMP = dMPDao.update(dmp);
@@ -162,92 +165,6 @@ public class DMPs  {
 	}
 	
 	
-	/*
-	@RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = { "/dmp/set/full" }, consumes = "application/json", produces="application/json")
-	public @ResponseBody ResponseEntity<Object> setFullDMP(@RequestBody DMP dmp) {
-		
-		//This function is a little bit tricky to implement (due to the irregular ORM mappings of the hibernate).
-		// Please make changes only if you are sure about what you're altering.
-		
-		Dataset dataset = SerializationUtils.clone(dmp.getDataset());
-		
-		dmp.setDataset(null);
-		
-		int failsDMP = 0;
-		String reasonDmp = "";
-		DMP storedDMP = null;
-		//try first to create DMP
-		try {
-			storedDMP = dMPDao.create(dmp);
-		}
-		catch(Exception e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
-			failsDMP++;
-			reasonDmp += e.getMessage();
-			//try updating DMP
-			try {
-				storedDMP = dMPDao.update(dmp);
-			}
-			catch(Exception ex) {
-				reasonDmp += (System.lineSeparator()+e.getMessage());
-				failsDMP++;
-				ex.printStackTrace();
-			}
-		}
-		
-		if(failsDMP==2)
-			return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).body("Could not create or update DMP! Reason: " + reasonDmp);
-		
-		dataset.setDmp(storedDMP); //very important!
-		
-		int failsDataset = 0;
-		String reasonDataset = "";
-		Dataset storedDataset = null;
-		if(dataset != null) {
-			//try first to create DMP
-			try {
-				storedDataset = datasetDao.create(dataset);
-			}
-			catch(Exception e) {
-				e.printStackTrace();
-				failsDataset++;
-				reasonDataset += e.getMessage();
-				//try updating DMP
-				try {
-					storedDataset = datasetDao.update(dataset);
-				}
-				catch(Exception ex) {
-					reasonDataset += (System.lineSeparator()+e.getMessage());
-					failsDataset++;
-					ex.printStackTrace();
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		
-		String respBody;
-		try {
-			respBody = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(storedDMP.getId());
-		}
-		catch(JsonProcessingException ex) { 
-			respBody = "{\"id\":\""+storedDMP.getId()+"\"}";
-		}
-		
-		if(failsDataset != 2) {
-			if(failsDMP==0)
-				return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).body(respBody);
-			else if(failsDMP==1)
-				return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).body("Updated DMP with id: " + storedDMP.getId());
-			else
-				return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).body("Could not create DMP! Reason:"+ reasonDmp);
-		}
-		else {
-			return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).body("Could not create DMP! Failed to create or update its Dataset. Reason: "+reasonDataset);
-		}
-
-		
-	}
-	
-	*/
 	
 	
 	
@@ -352,11 +269,16 @@ public class DMPs  {
 			users.add(userInfo);
 			dmp.setUsers(users);
 			
+			dmp.setCreated(new Date());
+			dmp.setModified(new Date());
+			dmp.setStatus(new Short("0"));
+			
 			DMP newdmp = dMPDao.create(dmp);
 			
 			return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(SerializerProvider.toJson(newdmp));	
 		}
 		catch(Exception ex) {
+			ex.printStackTrace();
 			return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).body("Serialization issue: "+ex.getMessage());
 		}
 		
@@ -404,7 +326,14 @@ public class DMPs  {
 	
 	
 	
-	private static void addForeignElems(DMP existing, DMP newone) {
+	private static void addNullAndForeignElems(DMP existing, DMP newone) {
+		
+		newone.setModified(new Date());
+		if(newone.getStatus()==null)
+			newone.setStatus(existing.getStatus());
+		if(newone.getCreated()==null)
+			newone.setCreated(existing.getCreated());
+		
 		newone.setDataset(existing.getDataset());
 		newone.setOrganisations(existing.getOrganisations());
 		newone.setResearchers(existing.getResearchers());
diff --git a/dmp-backend/src/main/java/rest/entities/Datasets.java b/dmp-backend/src/main/java/rest/entities/Datasets.java
index d9959eceb..3bc26d569 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/src/main/java/rest/entities/Datasets.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/src/main/java/rest/entities/Datasets.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package rest.entities;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -124,6 +125,9 @@ public class Datasets  {
 	public @ResponseBody ResponseEntity<Object> createDataset(@RequestBody Dataset dataset) {
 		
 		dataset.setId(null);
+		dataset.setCreated(new Date());
+		dataset.setModified(new Date());
+		dataset.setStatus(new Short("0"));
 		try {
 			dataset = datasetDao.create(dataset);
 			return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).body(SerializerProvider.toJson(dataset));