diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/dmp-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/dmp-editor.component.ts
index 1a9925591..e37083cbc 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/dmp-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/dmp-editor.component.ts
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ export class DmpEditorComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBreadC
 	}
 
 	public isFormValid() {
+		this.formGroup.markAllAsTouched();
 		return this.formGroup.valid;
 		// return this.formGroup.get('label').valid && this.formGroup.get('profiles').valid &&
 		// 	(this.formGroup.get('funder').get('label').valid || this.formGroup.get('funder').get('existFunder').valid) &&
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/common/forms/form-validation-errors-dialog/form-validation-errors-dialog.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/common/forms/form-validation-errors-dialog/form-validation-errors-dialog.component.ts
index 400ecba9b..b01d262f7 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/common/forms/form-validation-errors-dialog/form-validation-errors-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/common/forms/form-validation-errors-dialog/form-validation-errors-dialog.component.ts
@@ -29,15 +29,23 @@ export class FormValidationErrorsDialogComponent {
 		this.dialogRef.close();
 	}
 
-	public getErrors(formControl: AbstractControl): string[] {
+	public getErrors(formControl: AbstractControl, key?: string): string[] {
 		const errors: string[] = [];
 		if (formControl instanceof FormControl) {
-			if (formControl.invalid && formControl['nativeElement']) { errors.push(...this.getErrorMessage(formControl)); }
+			if (formControl.errors !== null) {
+				let name: string;
+				if ((<any>formControl).nativeElement !== undefined && (<any>formControl).nativeElement !== null) {
+					name = this.getPlaceHolder(formControl);
+				} else {
+					name = key;
+				}
+				errors.push(...this.getErrorMessage(formControl, name));
+			}
 		} else if (formControl instanceof FormGroup) {
 			if (formControl.errors) { (errors.push(...Object.values(formControl.errors).map(x => x.message) as string[])); }
-			Object.keys(formControl.controls).forEach(item => {
-				const control = formControl.get(item);
-				errors.push(...this.getErrors(control));
+			Object.keys(formControl.controls).forEach(key => {
+				const control = formControl.get(key);
+				errors.push(...this.getErrors(control, key));
 			});
 		} else if (formControl instanceof FormArray) {
 			if (formControl.errors) { (errors.push(...Object.values(formControl.errors).map(x => x.message) as string[])); }
@@ -48,21 +56,21 @@ export class FormValidationErrorsDialogComponent {
 		return errors;
 	}
 
-	getErrorMessage(formControl: FormControl): string[] {
+	getErrorMessage(formControl: FormControl, name: string): string[] {
 		const errors: string[] = [];
 		Object.keys(formControl.errors).forEach(key => {
-			if (key === 'required') { errors.push(this.language.instant(this.getPlaceHolder(formControl) + ": " + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.REQUIRED'))); }
+			if (key === 'required') { errors.push(this.language.instant(name + ": " + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.REQUIRED'))); }
 			// if (key === 'required') { errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + this.getPlaceHolder(formControl) + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.REQUIRED')); }
-			else if (key === 'email') { errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + this.getPlaceHolder(formControl) + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.EMAIL')); }
-			else if (key === 'min') { errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + this.getPlaceHolder(formControl) + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.MIN-VALUE', { 'min': formControl.getError('min').min })); }
-			else if (key === 'max') { errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + this.getPlaceHolder(formControl) + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.MAX-VALUE', { 'max': formControl.getError('max').max })); }
-			else { errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + this.getPlaceHolder(formControl) + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + formControl.errors[key].message); }
+			else if (key === 'email') { errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + name + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.EMAIL')); }
+			else if (key === 'min') { errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + name + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.MIN-VALUE', { 'min': formControl.getError('min').min })); }
+			else if (key === 'max') { errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + name + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.MAX-VALUE', { 'max': formControl.getError('max').max })); }
+			else { errors.push(this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.THIS-FIELD') + ' "' + name + '" ' + this.language.instant('GENERAL.FORM-VALIDATION-DISPLAY-DIALOG.HAS-ERROR') + ', ' + formControl.errors[key].message); }
 		});
 		return errors;
 	}
 
 	getPlaceHolder(formControl: any): string {
-		if (formControl.nativeElement.localName === 'input') {
+		if (formControl.nativeElement.localName === 'input' || formControl.nativeElement.localName === 'textarea') {
 			return formControl.nativeElement.getAttribute('placeholder');
 		} else if (formControl.nativeElement.localName === 'mat-select') {
 			return formControl.nativeElement.getAttribute('aria-label');