diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field-type/radio-box/description-template-editor-radio-box-field.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field-type/radio-box/description-template-editor-radio-box-field.component.html
index 0b64347ff..1438d3bec 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field-type/radio-box/description-template-editor-radio-box-field.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field-type/radio-box/description-template-editor-radio-box-field.component.html
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 	<div class="col-12">
 		<h5 style="font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; margin-right: 2em;">{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.STEPS.FORM.FIELD.FIELDS.FIELD-RADIO-BOX-TITLE'
 			| translate}}</h5>
-			<ng-container *ngIf="form.get('data').errors?.emptyArray && form.get('data').touched">
+			<ng-container *ngIf="form.get('data').get('options').dirty && form.get('data').get('options').hasError('required')">
 				<mat-icon class="text-danger translateY-3">warning_amber</mat-icon>
 				<small class="text-danger">{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.STEPS.FORM.FIELD.ERROR-MESSAGES.FIELD-RADIO-AT-LEAST-ONE-REQUIRED'| translate}}</small>
 			</ng-container>
-			<mat-error *ngIf="form.get('data').get('options').dirty && form.get('data').get('options').hasError('required')">{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.STEPS.FORM.FIELD.ERROR-MESSAGES.FIELD-RADIO-AT-LEAST-ONE-REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 			<mat-error *ngIf="form.get('data').get('options').hasError('backendError')">{{form.get('data').get('options').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 	</div>
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field-type/select/description-template-editor-select-field.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field-type/select/description-template-editor-select-field.component.html
index 1a3e8c5a5..466dfee8d 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field-type/select/description-template-editor-select-field.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/field-type/select/description-template-editor-select-field.component.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 		<h5 style="font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; margin-right: 2em;">{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.STEPS.FORM.FIELD.FIELDS.FIELD-SELECT-TITLE' | translate}}</h5>
 
-		<ng-container *ngIf="form.get('data').errors?.emptyArray && form.get('data').touched">
+		<ng-container *ngIf="form.get('data').get('options').dirty && form.get('data').get('options').hasError('required')">
 			<mat-icon class="text-danger translateY-3">warning_amber</mat-icon>
 			<small class="text-danger">{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.STEPS.FORM.FIELD.ERROR-MESSAGES.FIELD-SELECT-AT-LEAST-ONE-REQUIRED' | translate}}</small>
 		</ng-container>
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 			</button>
 		</div>
 	</div>
-	<mat-error *ngIf="form.get('data').get('options').dirty && form.get('data').get('options').hasError('required')">{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.STEPS.FORM.FIELD.ERROR-MESSAGES.FIELD-RADIO-AT-LEAST-ONE-REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 	<mat-error *ngIf="form.get('data').get('options').hasError('backendError')">{{form.get('data').get('options').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 	<div class="col-auto"><button mat-icon-button (click)="addNewRow()">
 			<mat-icon>add</mat-icon>
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 81cf0a434..d42b9b8c5 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
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{{validationRootPath}}
 <ng-container *ngIf="expandView">
 
 	<!-- ACTIONS PER FIELD -->
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@
 
 		<mat-form-field class="col-6">
 			<mat-label>{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.STEPS.FORM.COMPOSITE-FIELD.FIELDS.SEMANTICS' | translate}}</mat-label>
-			<app-multiple-auto-complete placeholder="{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.STEPS.FORM.COMPOSITE-FIELD.FIELDS.SEMANTICS' | translate}}" [hidePlaceholder]="true" required='false' [separatorKeysCodes]="separatorKeysCodes" [formControl]="this.form.get('schematics')" [configuration]="semanticsService.multipleAutocompleteConfiguration">
+			<app-multiple-auto-complete placeholder="{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.STEPS.FORM.COMPOSITE-FIELD.FIELDS.SEMANTICS' | translate}}" [hidePlaceholder]="true" [required]="false" [separatorKeysCodes]="separatorKeysCodes" [formControl]="this.form.get('schematics')" [configuration]="semanticsService.multipleAutocompleteConfiguration">
 			</app-multiple-auto-complete>
 			<mat-error *ngIf="form.get('schematics').hasError('backendError')">{{form.get('schematics').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 		</mat-form-field>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.component.html
index abd722118..a23171b25 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.component.html
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
 	<div>
 		<button mat-raised-button class="template_action_btn mr-3" (click)="cancel()">{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.ACTIONS.CLOSE' | translate}}</button>
 		<!-- <button *ngIf="!formGroup.disabled && formGroup.get('status').value!=1" [disabled]="!formGroup.valid" mat-raised-button class="template_action_btn save-btn" type="button"> -->
-		<button *ngIf="!formGroup.disabled && formGroup.get('status').value!=1" mat-raised-button class="template_action_btn save-btn" type="button">
+		<button *ngIf="!formGroup.disabled && formGroup.get('status').value!=finalized" mat-raised-button class="template_action_btn save-btn" type="button">
 			<span class="d-flex flex-row row">
 				<span (click)="save(); formSubmit()" class="col">{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.ACTIONS.SAVE' | translate}}</span>
 				<mat-divider [vertical]="true"></mat-divider>
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 baf3c2b52..1518bd1e0 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
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ export class DescriptionTemplatePageEditorModel implements DescriptionTemplatePa
 		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'id', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}id`)] });
 		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'ordinal', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}ordinal`)] });
 		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'title', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}title`)] });
-		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'sections', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}sections`)] });
+		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'sections', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}sections`)] });
 
 		baseContext.validation = baseValidationArray;
 		return baseContext;
@@ -930,10 +930,10 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateRuleEditorModel implements DescriptionTemplateRu
 
 		const baseContext: ValidationContext = new ValidationContext();
 		const baseValidationArray: Validation[] = new Array<Validation>();
-		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'target', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}target`)] });
-		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'textValue', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}textValue`)] });
-		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'textListValue', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}textListValue`)] });
-		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'dateValue', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}dateValue`)] });
+		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'target', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}target`)] });
+		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'textValue', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}textValue`)] });
+		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'textListValue', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}textListValue`)] });
+		baseValidationArray.push({ key: 'dateValue', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}dateValue`)] });
 
 		baseContext.validation = baseValidationArray;
 		return baseContext;
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateRadioBoxDataEditorModel extends DescriptionTempl
 	}): ValidationContext {
 		const { rootPath = '', validationErrorModel } = params;
 		const baseContext: ValidationContext = super.createValidationContext({ rootPath, validationErrorModel });
-		baseContext.validation.push({ key: 'options', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}options`)] });
+		baseContext.validation.push({ key: 'options', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}options`)] });
 		return baseContext;
 	}
 
@@ -1428,8 +1428,8 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateSelectDataEditorModel extends DescriptionTemplat
 	}): ValidationContext {
 		const { rootPath = '', validationErrorModel } = params;
 		const baseContext: ValidationContext = super.createValidationContext({ rootPath, validationErrorModel });
-		baseContext.validation.push({ key: 'options', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}options`)] });
-		baseContext.validation.push({ key: 'multipleSelect', validators: [BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}multipleSelect`)] });
+		baseContext.validation.push({ key: 'options', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}options`)] });
+		baseContext.validation.push({ key: 'multipleSelect', validators: [Validators.required, BackendErrorValidator(validationErrorModel, `${rootPath}multipleSelect`)] });
 		return baseContext;
 	}