change description properties definition

dmp-backend/core/pom.xml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>gr.cite</groupId>
             <artifactId>validation</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.2</version>
+            <version>3.0.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>gr.cite</groupId>

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/enums/FieldType.java

@@ -81,4 +81,34 @@ public enum FieldType implements DatabaseEnum<String> {
 	public static FieldType of(String i) {
 		return map.get(i);
 	}
+
+	public static boolean isNotImplemented(FieldType fieldType){
+		return fieldType.equals(FieldType.EXTERNAL_SELECT) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.INTERNAL_DMP_ENTRIES_RESEARCHERS) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.INTERNAL_DMP_ENTRIES_DMPS) ||
+				fieldType.equals(FieldType.INTERNAL_DMP_ENTRIES_DATASETS);
+	}
+
+	public static boolean isReferenceType(FieldType fieldType){
+		return fieldType.equals(FieldType.ORGANIZATIONS) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.RESEARCHERS) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.SERVICES) ||
+				fieldType.equals(FieldType.REGISTRIES) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.PUBLICATIONS) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.TAXONOMIES)||
+				fieldType.equals(FieldType.LICENSES) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.DATA_REPOSITORIES) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.PUB_REPOSITORIES)||
+				fieldType.equals(FieldType.JOURNAL_REPOSITORIES) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.EXTERNAL_DATASETS);
+	}
+
+	public static boolean isTextType(FieldType fieldType){
+		return  fieldType.equals(FieldType.FREE_TEXT) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.CHECK_BOX) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.TEXT_AREA) ||
+				fieldType.equals(FieldType.RICH_TEXT_AREA) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.UPLOAD) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.BOOLEAN_DECISION) ||
+				fieldType.equals(FieldType.RADIO_BOX) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.CURRENCY);
+	}
+
+	public static boolean isTextListType(FieldType fieldType){
+		return  fieldType.equals(FieldType.SELECT) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.TAGS);
+	}
+
+	public static boolean isDateType(FieldType fieldType){
+		return  fieldType.equals(FieldType.DATE_PICKER);
+	}
+
+	public static boolean isExternalIdentifierType(FieldType fieldType){
+		return  fieldType.equals(FieldType.VALIDATION) ||  fieldType.equals(FieldType.DATASET_IDENTIFIER) ;
+	}
 }

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/description/ExternalIdentifierEntity.java

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package eu.eudat.commons.types.description;
+
+public class ExternalIdentifierEntity {
+
+	private String identifier;
+
+	private String type;
+
+	public String getIdentifier() {
+		return identifier;
+	}
+
+	public void setIdentifier(String identifier) {
+		this.identifier = identifier;
+	}
+
+	public String getType() {
+		return type;
+	}
+
+	public void setType(String type) {
+		this.type = type;
+	}
+
+}

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/description/FieldEntity.java

@@ -1,13 +1,44 @@
 package eu.eudat.commons.types.description;
 
-public class FieldEntity {
-    private String value;
 
-    public String getValue() {
+import java.time.Instant;
-        return value;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class FieldEntity {
+    private String textValue;
+    private List<String> textListValue;
+    private Instant dateValue;
+    private ExternalIdentifierEntity externalIdentifier;
+
+    public String getTextValue() {
+        return textValue;
     }
 
-    public void setValue(String value) {
+    public void setTextValue(String textValue) {
-        this.value = value;
+        this.textValue = textValue;
+    }
+
+    public List<String> getTextListValue() {
+        return textListValue;
+    }
+
+    public void setTextListValue(List<String> textListValue) {
+        this.textListValue = textListValue;
+    }
+
+    public Instant getDateValue() {
+        return dateValue;
+    }
+
+    public void setDateValue(Instant dateValue) {
+        this.dateValue = dateValue;
+    }
+
+    public ExternalIdentifierEntity getExternalIdentifier() {
+        return externalIdentifier;
+    }
+
+    public void setExternalIdentifier(ExternalIdentifierEntity externalIdentifier) {
+        this.externalIdentifier = externalIdentifier;
     }
 }

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptionreference/DescriptionReferenceDataEntity.java

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptionreference;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+public class DescriptionReferenceDataEntity {
+	private String fieldId;
+
+	public String getFieldId() {
+		return fieldId;
+	}
+
+	public void setFieldId(String fieldId) {
+		this.fieldId = fieldId;
+	}
+}

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/DefinitionEntity.java

@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ public class DefinitionEntity {
         }
         return fieldSetsEntities;
     }
+
+    public List<FieldSetEntity> getFieldSetById(String id) {
+        return this.getAllFieldSets().stream().filter(x-> id.equals(x.getId())).toList();
+    }
+    
     public List<FieldEntity> getFieldById(String id) {
         return this.getAllField().stream().filter(x-> id.equals(x.getId())).toList();
     }

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/FieldSetEntity.java

@@ -104,4 +104,8 @@ public class FieldSetEntity {
     public List<FieldEntity> getAllField() {
         return this.getFields() == null ? new ArrayList<>() : this.getFields();
     }
+
+    public List<FieldEntity> getFieldById(String id) {
+        return this.getAllField().stream().filter(x-> id.equals(x.getId())).toList();
+    }
 }

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/validation/BaseValidator.java

@@ -49,6 +49,20 @@ public abstract class BaseValidator<T> extends AbstractValidator<T> {
 		return value == null;
 	}
 
+	protected boolean isBoolean(String value) {
+		return value != null && Arrays.stream(new String[]{"true", "false"})
+				.anyMatch(b -> b.equalsIgnoreCase(value));
+	}
+
+	protected boolean isUUID(String value) {
+		try {
+			UUID.fromString(value);
+			return true;
+		} catch (Exception e){
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	
 	protected Boolean isNull(Collection<?> value) {
 		return value == null;
 	}

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/DescriptionReference.java

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package eu.eudat.model;
 
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.IsActive;
+import eu.eudat.model.descriptionreference.DescriptionReferenceData;
+import eu.eudat.model.dmpreference.DmpReferenceData;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -35,6 +37,9 @@ public class DescriptionReference {
 
     public static final String _hash = "hash";
 
+    private DescriptionReferenceData data;
+    public static final String _data = "data";
+
     public UUID getId() {
         return id;
     }
@@ -83,6 +88,14 @@ public class DescriptionReference {
         this.isActive = isActive;
     }
 
+    public DescriptionReferenceData getData() {
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    public void setData(DescriptionReferenceData data) {
+        this.data = data;
+    }
+
     public String getHash() {
         return hash;
     }

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/DescriptionBuilder.java

@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ package eu.eudat.model.builder;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.JsonHandlingService;
+import eu.eudat.commons.XmlHandlingService;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.description.PropertyDefinitionEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.DefinitionEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionEntity;
+import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionTemplateEntity;
 import eu.eudat.data.UserRoleEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.*;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptionpropertiesdefinition.PropertyDefinitionBuilder;
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ public class DescriptionBuilder extends BaseBuilder<Description, DescriptionEnti
 
     private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
     private final JsonHandlingService jsonHandlingService;
+    private final XmlHandlingService xmlHandlingService;
 
     private EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorize = EnumSet.of(AuthorizationFlags.None);
 
@@ -40,11 +44,12 @@ public class DescriptionBuilder extends BaseBuilder<Description, DescriptionEnti
     public DescriptionBuilder(
 		    ConventionService conventionService,
 		    QueryFactory queryFactory,
-            BuilderFactory builderFactory, JsonHandlingService jsonHandlingService) {
+		    BuilderFactory builderFactory, JsonHandlingService jsonHandlingService, XmlHandlingService xmlHandlingService) {
         super(conventionService, new LoggerService(LoggerFactory.getLogger(DescriptionBuilder.class)));
         this.queryFactory = queryFactory;
         this.builderFactory = builderFactory;
         this.jsonHandlingService = jsonHandlingService;
+	    this.xmlHandlingService = xmlHandlingService;
     }
 
     public DescriptionBuilder authorize(EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> values) {
@@ -78,6 +83,9 @@ public class DescriptionBuilder extends BaseBuilder<Description, DescriptionEnti
         Map<UUID, User> userItemsMap = this.collectUsers(userFields, data);
 
         FieldSet definitionPropertiesFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asPrefix(Description._properties));
+
+        Map<UUID, DefinitionEntity> definitionEntityMap = !definitionPropertiesFields.isEmpty() ? this.collectDescriptionTemplateDefinitions(data) : null;
+        
         List<Description> models = new ArrayList<>();
         for (DescriptionEntity d : data) {
             Description m = new Description();
@@ -98,7 +106,7 @@ public class DescriptionBuilder extends BaseBuilder<Description, DescriptionEnti
             if (!userFields.isEmpty() && userItemsMap != null && userItemsMap.containsKey(d.getCreatedById())) m.setCreatedBy(userItemsMap.get(d.getCreatedById()));
             if (!definitionPropertiesFields.isEmpty() && d.getProperties() != null){
                 PropertyDefinitionEntity propertyDefinition = this.jsonHandlingService.fromJsonSafe(PropertyDefinitionEntity.class, d.getProperties());
-                m.setProperties(this.builderFactory.builder(PropertyDefinitionBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).build(definitionPropertiesFields, propertyDefinition));
+                m.setProperties(this.builderFactory.builder(PropertyDefinitionBuilder.class).withDefinition(definitionEntityMap != null ? definitionEntityMap.getOrDefault(d.getDescriptionTemplateId(), null) : null).authorize(this.authorize).build(definitionPropertiesFields, propertyDefinition));
             }
             models.add(m);
         }
@@ -198,6 +206,22 @@ public class DescriptionBuilder extends BaseBuilder<Description, DescriptionEnti
         return itemMap;
     }
 
+    private Map<UUID, DefinitionEntity> collectDescriptionTemplateDefinitions(List<DescriptionEntity> data) throws MyApplicationException {
+        if (data.isEmpty())
+            return null;
+        this.logger.debug("checking related - {}", DefinitionEntity.class.getSimpleName());
+
+        Map<java.util.UUID, DefinitionEntity> itemMap = new HashMap<>();
+        DescriptionTemplateQuery q = this.queryFactory.query(DescriptionTemplateQuery.class).authorize(this.authorize).ids(data.stream().map(DescriptionEntity::getDescriptionTemplateId).distinct().collect(Collectors.toList()));
+        List<DescriptionTemplateEntity> items = q.collectAs(new BaseFieldSet().ensure(eu.eudat.model.DescriptionTemplate._id).ensure(DescriptionTemplate._definition));
+        for (DescriptionTemplateEntity item : items){
+            DefinitionEntity definition =this.xmlHandlingService.fromXmlSafe(DefinitionEntity.class, item.getDefinition());
+            itemMap.put(item.getId(), definition);
+        }
+
+        return itemMap;
+    }
+
     private Map<UUID, Dmp> collectDmps(FieldSet fields, List<DescriptionEntity> data) throws MyApplicationException {
         if (fields.isEmpty() || data.isEmpty())
             return null;

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/DescriptionReferenceBuilder.java

@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.builder;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
+import eu.eudat.commons.JsonHandlingService;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptionreference.DescriptionReferenceDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.dmpreference.DmpReferenceDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionReferenceEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.Description;
 import eu.eudat.model.DescriptionReference;
+import eu.eudat.model.DmpReference;
 import eu.eudat.model.Reference;
+import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptionreference.DescriptionReferenceDataBuilder;
+import eu.eudat.model.builder.dmpreference.DmpReferenceDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.query.DescriptionQuery;
 import eu.eudat.query.ReferenceQuery;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
@@ -33,14 +39,16 @@ public class DescriptionReferenceBuilder extends BaseBuilder<DescriptionReferenc
     private final QueryFactory queryFactory;
 
     private EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorize = EnumSet.of(AuthorizationFlags.None);
+    private final JsonHandlingService jsonHandlingService;
 
     @Autowired
     public DescriptionReferenceBuilder(
 		    ConventionService conventionService,
-            BuilderFactory builderFactory, QueryFactory queryFactory) {
+		    BuilderFactory builderFactory, QueryFactory queryFactory, JsonHandlingService jsonHandlingService) {
         super(conventionService, new LoggerService(LoggerFactory.getLogger(DescriptionReferenceBuilder.class)));
         this.builderFactory = builderFactory;
         this.queryFactory = queryFactory;
+	    this.jsonHandlingService = jsonHandlingService;
     }
 
     public DescriptionReferenceBuilder authorize(EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> values) {
@@ -61,8 +69,9 @@ public class DescriptionReferenceBuilder extends BaseBuilder<DescriptionReferenc
         FieldSet descriptionFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asPrefix(DescriptionReference._description));
         Map<UUID, Description> descriptionItemsMap = this.collectDescriptions(descriptionFields, data);
         
-        List<DescriptionReference> models = new ArrayList<>();
+        FieldSet dataFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asPrefix(DescriptionReference._data));
 
+        List<DescriptionReference> models = new ArrayList<>();
         for (DescriptionReferenceEntity d : data) {
             DescriptionReference m = new DescriptionReference();
             if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(DescriptionReference._id))) m.setId(d.getId());
@@ -72,7 +81,10 @@ public class DescriptionReferenceBuilder extends BaseBuilder<DescriptionReferenc
             if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(DescriptionReference._isActive))) m.setIsActive(d.getIsActive());
             if (!referenceFields.isEmpty() && referenceItemsMap != null && referenceItemsMap.containsKey(d.getReferenceId())) m.setReference(referenceItemsMap.get(d.getReferenceId()));
             if (!descriptionFields.isEmpty() && descriptionItemsMap != null && descriptionItemsMap.containsKey(d.getDescriptionId())) m.setDescription(descriptionItemsMap.get(d.getDescriptionId()));
-
+            if (!dataFields.isEmpty() && d.getData() != null){
+                DescriptionReferenceDataEntity propertyDefinition = this.jsonHandlingService.fromJsonSafe(DescriptionReferenceDataEntity.class, d.getData());
+                m.setData(this.builderFactory.builder(DescriptionReferenceDataBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).build(dataFields, propertyDefinition));
+            }
             models.add(m);
         }
 

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/deposit/DescriptionFieldDepositBuilder.java

@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ public class DescriptionFieldDepositBuilder extends BaseDepositBuilder<Descripti
                     m.setSchematics(field.getSchematics());
                     if (field.getData() != null) {
                         boolean isMultiValue = fieldDataHelperServiceProvider.get(field.getData().getFieldType()).isMultiValue(field.getData());
-                        if (!isMultiValue) m.setValues(List.of(d.getValue()));
+                        if (!isMultiValue) m.setValues(List.of(d.getTextValue()));
                         else {
 	                        try {
                                 //TODO: Find better Solution
-		                        List<Object> values = objectMapper.readValue(d.getValue(), new TypeReference<List<Object>>() {});
+		                        List<Object> values = objectMapper.readValue(d.getTextValue(), new TypeReference<List<Object>>() {});
                                 m.setValues(values);
 	                        } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
 		                        throw new RuntimeException(e);

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptionpropertiesdefinition/ExternalIdentifierBuilder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptionpropertiesdefinition;
+
+import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.description.ExternalIdentifierEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.description.FieldEntity;
+import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
+import eu.eudat.model.builder.BaseBuilder;
+import eu.eudat.model.descriptionproperties.ExternalIdentifier;
+import eu.eudat.model.descriptionproperties.Field;
+import eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper.FieldDataHelperServiceProvider;
+import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
+import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyApplicationException;
+import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
+import gr.cite.tools.logging.DataLogEntry;
+import gr.cite.tools.logging.LoggerService;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+@Component("description.ExternalIdentifierBuilder")
+@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+public class ExternalIdentifierBuilder extends BaseBuilder<ExternalIdentifier, ExternalIdentifierEntity> {
+
+    private EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorize = EnumSet.of(AuthorizationFlags.None);
+
+    @Autowired
+    public ExternalIdentifierBuilder(
+            ConventionService conventionService, BuilderFactory builderFactory, FieldDataHelperServiceProvider fieldDataHelperServiceProvider) {
+        super(conventionService, new LoggerService(LoggerFactory.getLogger(ExternalIdentifierBuilder.class)));
+    }
+
+    public ExternalIdentifierBuilder authorize(EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> values) {
+        this.authorize = values;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<ExternalIdentifier> build(FieldSet fields, List<ExternalIdentifierEntity> data) throws MyApplicationException {
+        this.logger.debug("building for {} items requesting {} fields", Optional.ofNullable(data).map(List::size).orElse(0), Optional.ofNullable(fields).map(FieldSet::getFields).map(Set::size).orElse(0));
+        this.logger.trace(new DataLogEntry("requested fields", fields));
+        if (fields == null || data == null || fields.isEmpty())
+            return new ArrayList<>();
+
+
+        List<ExternalIdentifier> models = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (ExternalIdentifierEntity d : data) {
+            ExternalIdentifier m = new ExternalIdentifier();
+            if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(ExternalIdentifier._identifier))) m.setIdentifier(d.getIdentifier());
+            if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(ExternalIdentifier._type))) m.setType(d.getType());
+            
+            models.add(m);
+        }
+        this.logger.debug("build {} items", Optional.of(models).map(List::size).orElse(0));
+        return models;
+    }
+}

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptionpropertiesdefinition/FieldBuilder.java

@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptionpropertiesdefinition;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
+import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.description.FieldEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
+import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionReferenceEntity;
+import eu.eudat.model.DescriptionReference;
+import eu.eudat.model.Reference;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.BaseBuilder;
+import eu.eudat.model.builder.ReferenceBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptionproperties.Field;
+import eu.eudat.model.descriptionproperties.PropertyDefinition;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties.FieldPersist;
+import eu.eudat.query.ReferenceQuery;
 import eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper.FieldDataHelperServiceProvider;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
+import gr.cite.tools.data.query.QueryFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyApplicationException;
+import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.BaseFieldSet;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import gr.cite.tools.logging.DataLogEntry;
 import gr.cite.tools.logging.LoggerService;
@@ -18,17 +28,23 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 @Component("description.FieldBuilder")
 @Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
 public class FieldBuilder extends BaseBuilder<Field, FieldEntity> {
-
+    private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
+    private final QueryFactory queryFactory;
     private EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorize = EnumSet.of(AuthorizationFlags.None);
 
+    private eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldEntity fieldEntity;
+
     @Autowired
     public FieldBuilder(
-            ConventionService conventionService, BuilderFactory builderFactory, FieldDataHelperServiceProvider fieldDataHelperServiceProvider) {
+		    ConventionService conventionService, BuilderFactory builderFactory, QueryFactory queryFactory) {
         super(conventionService, new LoggerService(LoggerFactory.getLogger(FieldBuilder.class)));
+	    this.builderFactory = builderFactory;
+	    this.queryFactory = queryFactory;
     }
 
     public FieldBuilder authorize(EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> values) {
@@ -36,22 +52,71 @@ public class FieldBuilder extends BaseBuilder<Field, FieldEntity> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public FieldBuilder withFieldEntity(eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldEntity fieldEntity) {
+        this.fieldEntity = fieldEntity;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public List<Field> build(FieldSet fields, List<FieldEntity> data) throws MyApplicationException {
         this.logger.debug("building for {} items requesting {} fields", Optional.ofNullable(data).map(List::size).orElse(0), Optional.ofNullable(fields).map(FieldSet::getFields).map(Set::size).orElse(0));
         this.logger.trace(new DataLogEntry("requested fields", fields));
         if (fields == null || data == null || fields.isEmpty())
             return new ArrayList<>();
+        FieldSet externalIdentifierFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asPrefix(Field._externalIdentifier));
         
+        FieldType fieldType = this.fieldEntity != null && this.fieldEntity.getData() != null ? this.fieldEntity.getData().getFieldType() :  FieldType.FREE_TEXT;
+        
+        FieldSet referenceFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asPrefix(Field._references));
+        Map<UUID, Reference> referenceItemsMap = FieldType.isReferenceType(fieldType) ? this.collectReferences(referenceFields, data) : null;
 
         List<Field> models = new ArrayList<>();
         for (FieldEntity d : data) {
             Field m = new Field();
-            if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(Field._value))) m.setValue(d.getValue());
+            if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(Field._dateValue)) && FieldType.isDateType(fieldType)) m.setDateValue(d.getDateValue());
+            if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(Field._textValue)) && FieldType.isTextType(fieldType)) m.setTextValue(d.getTextValue());
+            if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(Field._textListValue)) && FieldType.isTextListType(fieldType)) m.setTextListValue(d.getTextListValue());
+            if (!referenceFields.isEmpty() &&  FieldType.isReferenceType(fieldType)  && referenceItemsMap != null && d.getTextListValue() != null && !d.getTextListValue().isEmpty()) {
+                m.setReferences(new ArrayList<>());
+                for (UUID referenceId : d.getTextListValue().stream().map(UUID::fromString).toList()){
+                    if (referenceItemsMap.containsKey(referenceId)) m.getReferences().add(referenceItemsMap.get(referenceId));
+                }
+            }
+            if (!externalIdentifierFields.isEmpty() && d.getExternalIdentifier() != null && FieldType.isExternalIdentifierType(fieldType))  m.setExternalIdentifier(this.builderFactory.builder(ExternalIdentifierBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).build(externalIdentifierFields, d.getExternalIdentifier()));
             
             models.add(m);
         }
         this.logger.debug("build {} items", Optional.of(models).map(List::size).orElse(0));
         return models;
     }
+
+    private Map<UUID, Reference> collectReferences(FieldSet fields, List<FieldEntity> data) throws MyApplicationException {
+        if (fields.isEmpty() || data.isEmpty())
+            return null;
+        this.logger.debug("checking related - {}", Reference.class.getSimpleName());
+
+        Map<UUID, Reference> itemMap;
+        if (!fields.hasOtherField(this.asIndexer(Reference._id))) {
+            itemMap = this.asEmpty(
+                    data.stream().map(FieldEntity::getTextListValue).flatMap(List::stream).map(UUID::fromString).distinct().collect(Collectors.toList()),
+                    x -> {
+                        Reference item = new Reference();
+                        item.setId(x);
+                        return item;
+                    },
+                    Reference::getId);
+        } else {
+            FieldSet clone = new BaseFieldSet(fields.getFields()).ensure(Reference._id);
+            ReferenceQuery q = this.queryFactory.query(ReferenceQuery.class).authorize(this.authorize).ids(data.stream().map(FieldEntity::getTextListValue).flatMap(List::stream).map(UUID::fromString).distinct().collect(Collectors.toList()));
+            itemMap = this.builderFactory.builder(ReferenceBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).asForeignKey(q, clone, Reference::getId);
+        }
+        if (!fields.hasField(Reference._id)) {
+            itemMap.forEach((id, item) -> {
+                if (item != null)
+                    item.setId(null);
+            });
+        }
+
+        return itemMap;
+    }
 }

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptionpropertiesdefinition/PropertyDefinitionBuilder.java

@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptionpropertiesdefinition;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.description.PropertyDefinitionEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.DefinitionEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldSetEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.BaseBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.Definition;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties.PropertyDefinitionPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyApplicationException;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionBuilder extends BaseBuilder<PropertyDefinition, P
 
     private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
     private EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorize = EnumSet.of(AuthorizationFlags.None);
+    private DefinitionEntity definition;
 
     @Autowired
     public PropertyDefinitionBuilder(
@@ -34,6 +37,11 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionBuilder extends BaseBuilder<PropertyDefinition, P
         this.builderFactory = builderFactory;
     }
 
+    public PropertyDefinitionBuilder withDefinition(DefinitionEntity definition) {
+        this.definition = definition;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public PropertyDefinitionBuilder authorize(EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> values) {
         this.authorize = values;
         return this;
@@ -55,7 +63,8 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionBuilder extends BaseBuilder<PropertyDefinition, P
             if (!fieldsFields.isEmpty() && d.getFieldSets() != null && !d.getFieldSets().isEmpty()) {
                 m.setFieldSets(new HashMap<>());
                 for (String key : d.getFieldSets().keySet()){
-                    m.getFieldSets().put(key, this.builderFactory.builder(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).build(fieldsFields, d.getFieldSets().get(key)));
+                    FieldSetEntity fieldSetEntity = definition != null ? definition.getFieldSetById(key).stream().findFirst().orElse(null) : null;
+                    m.getFieldSets().put(key, this.builderFactory.builder(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).withFieldSetEntity(fieldSetEntity).build(fieldsFields, d.getFieldSets().get(key)));
                 }
             }
             models.add(m);

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptionpropertiesdefinition/PropertyDefinitionFieldSetBuilder.java

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptionpropertiesdefinition;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.description.PropertyDefinitionFieldSetEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldSetEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.BaseBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptionproperties.PropertyDefinitionFieldSet;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties.PropertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyApplicationException;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionFieldSetBuilder extends BaseBuilder<PropertyDefin
 
     private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
     private EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorize = EnumSet.of(AuthorizationFlags.None);
+    private FieldSetEntity fieldSetEntity;
 
     @Autowired
     public PropertyDefinitionFieldSetBuilder(
@@ -37,6 +40,11 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionFieldSetBuilder extends BaseBuilder<PropertyDefin
         return this;
     }
 
+    public PropertyDefinitionFieldSetBuilder withFieldSetEntity(FieldSetEntity fieldSetEntity) {
+        this.fieldSetEntity = fieldSetEntity;
+        return this;
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public List<PropertyDefinitionFieldSet> build(FieldSet fields, List<PropertyDefinitionFieldSetEntity> data) throws MyApplicationException {
         this.logger.debug("building for {} items requesting {} fields", Optional.ofNullable(data).map(List::size).orElse(0), Optional.ofNullable(fields).map(FieldSet::getFields).map(Set::size).orElse(0));
@@ -50,7 +58,7 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionFieldSetBuilder extends BaseBuilder<PropertyDefin
         List<PropertyDefinitionFieldSet> models = new ArrayList<>();
         for (PropertyDefinitionFieldSetEntity d : data) {
             PropertyDefinitionFieldSet m = new PropertyDefinitionFieldSet();
-            if (!itemsFields.isEmpty() && d.getItems() != null) m.setItems(this.builderFactory.builder(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).build(itemsFields, d.getItems()));
+            if (!itemsFields.isEmpty() && d.getItems() != null) m.setItems(this.builderFactory.builder(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemBuilder.class).withFieldSetEntity(this.fieldSetEntity).authorize(this.authorize).build(itemsFields, d.getItems()));
             models.add(m);
         }
         this.logger.debug("build {} items", Optional.of(models).map(List::size).orElse(0));

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptionpropertiesdefinition/PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemBuilder.java

@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptionpropertiesdefinition;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.description.PropertyDefinitionEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.description.PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldSetEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.model.DescriptionTemplate;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.BaseBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptionproperties.PropertyDefinition;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptionproperties.PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItem;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties.PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyApplicationException;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.*;
 public class PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemBuilder extends BaseBuilder<PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItem, PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemEntity> {
 
     private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
+    private FieldSetEntity fieldSetEntity;
     private EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorize = EnumSet.of(AuthorizationFlags.None);
 
     @Autowired
@@ -40,6 +44,11 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemBuilder extends BaseBuilder<PropertyD
         return this;
     }
 
+    public PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemBuilder withFieldSetEntity(FieldSetEntity fieldSetEntity) {
+        this.fieldSetEntity = fieldSetEntity;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public List<PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItem> build(FieldSet fields, List<PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemEntity> data) throws MyApplicationException {
         this.logger.debug("building for {} items requesting {} fields", Optional.ofNullable(data).map(List::size).orElse(0), Optional.ofNullable(fields).map(FieldSet::getFields).map(Set::size).orElse(0));
@@ -58,7 +67,8 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemBuilder extends BaseBuilder<PropertyD
             if (!fieldsFields.isEmpty() && d.getFields() != null && !d.getFields().isEmpty()) {
                 m.setFields(new HashMap<>());
                 for (String key : d.getFields().keySet()){
-                    m.getFields().put(key, this.builderFactory.builder(FieldBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).build(fieldsFields, d.getFields().get(key)));
+                    FieldEntity fieldEntity = fieldSetEntity != null ? fieldSetEntity.getAllField().stream().findFirst().orElse(null) : null;
+                    m.getFields().put(key, this.builderFactory.builder(FieldBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).withFieldEntity(fieldEntity).build(fieldsFields, d.getFields().get(key)));
                 }
             }
             models.add(m);

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/descriptionreference/DescriptionReferenceDataBuilder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptionreference;
+
+import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptionreference.DescriptionReferenceDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
+import eu.eudat.model.builder.BaseBuilder;
+import eu.eudat.model.descriptionreference.DescriptionReferenceData;
+import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyApplicationException;
+import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
+import gr.cite.tools.logging.DataLogEntry;
+import gr.cite.tools.logging.LoggerService;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+@Component("referencedescriptionreferencedatabuilder")
+@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+public class DescriptionReferenceDataBuilder extends BaseBuilder<DescriptionReferenceData, DescriptionReferenceDataEntity> {
+
+    private EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorize = EnumSet.of(AuthorizationFlags.None);
+
+    @Autowired
+    public DescriptionReferenceDataBuilder(
+            ConventionService conventionService) {
+        super(conventionService, new LoggerService(LoggerFactory.getLogger(DescriptionReferenceDataBuilder.class)));
+    }
+
+    public DescriptionReferenceDataBuilder authorize(EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> values) {
+        this.authorize = values;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<DescriptionReferenceData> build(FieldSet fields, List<DescriptionReferenceDataEntity> data) throws MyApplicationException {
+        this.logger.debug("building for {} items requesting {} fields", Optional.ofNullable(data).map(List::size).orElse(0), Optional.ofNullable(fields).map(FieldSet::getFields).map(Set::size).orElse(0));
+        this.logger.trace(new DataLogEntry("requested fields", fields));
+        if (fields == null || data == null || fields.isEmpty())
+            return new ArrayList<>();
+
+        //Not Bulk Build because is XML no interaction with db
+        
+        List<DescriptionReferenceData> models = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (DescriptionReferenceDataEntity d : data) {
+            DescriptionReferenceData m = new DescriptionReferenceData();
+            if (fields.hasField(this.asIndexer(DescriptionReferenceData._fieldId))) m.setFieldId(d.getFieldId());
+            models.add(m);
+        }
+        this.logger.debug("build {} items", Optional.of(models).map(List::size).orElse(0));
+        return models;
+    }
+}

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/filetransformer/DescriptionFieldFileTransformerBuilder.java

@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ public class DescriptionFieldFileTransformerBuilder extends BaseFileTransformerB
                     if (fieldEntity.getData() != null) {
                         /*boolean isMultiValue = fieldDataHelperServiceProvider.get(eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType.of(fieldEntity.getData().getFieldType().getValue())).isMultiValue(fieldEntity.getData());
                         if (!isMultiValue) fieldEntity.getData().setValue(List.of(d.getValue());
-                        else*/ {
+                        else {
                                 fieldEntity.getData().setValue(d.getValue());
                         }
-                        
+                        */
                         /*switch (field.getData().getFieldType()) {
                             case AUTO_COMPLETE -> m.setFieldType(FieldType.AUTO_COMPLETE);
                             case WORD_LIST -> m.setFieldType(FieldType.WORD_LIST);

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/censorship/DescriptionReferenceCensor.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package eu.eudat.model.censorship;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.Permission;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.model.DescriptionReference;
+import eu.eudat.model.censorship.descriptionreference.DescriptionReferenceDataCensor;
 import gr.cite.commons.web.authz.service.AuthorizationService;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.censor.CensorFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ public class DescriptionReferenceCensor extends BaseCensor {
         this.censorFactory.censor(DescriptionCensor.class).censor(descriptionFields, userId);
         FieldSet referenceFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asIndexerPrefix(DescriptionReference._reference));
         this.censorFactory.censor(ReferenceCensor.class).censor(referenceFields, userId);
+        FieldSet dataFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asIndexerPrefix(DescriptionReference._data));
+        this.censorFactory.censor(DescriptionReferenceDataCensor.class).censor(dataFields, userId);
     }
 
 }

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/censorship/descriptionreference/DescriptionReferenceDataCensor.java

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package eu.eudat.model.censorship.descriptionreference;
+
+import eu.eudat.authorization.Permission;
+import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
+import eu.eudat.model.censorship.BaseCensor;
+import gr.cite.commons.web.authz.service.AuthorizationService;
+import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
+import gr.cite.tools.logging.DataLogEntry;
+import gr.cite.tools.logging.LoggerService;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+@Component
+@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+public class DescriptionReferenceDataCensor extends BaseCensor {
+
+    private static final LoggerService logger = new LoggerService(LoggerFactory.getLogger(DescriptionReferenceDataCensor.class));
+
+    protected final AuthorizationService authService;
+
+
+    @Autowired
+    public DescriptionReferenceDataCensor(ConventionService conventionService,
+                                          AuthorizationService authService) {
+        super(conventionService);
+        this.authService = authService;
+    }
+
+    public void censor(FieldSet fields, UUID userId) {
+        logger.debug(new DataLogEntry("censoring fields", fields));
+        if (fields == null || fields.isEmpty())
+            return;
+
+        this.authService.authorizeForce(Permission.BrowseDescriptionReference);
+    }
+
+}

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/descriptionproperties/ExternalIdentifier.java

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package eu.eudat.model.descriptionproperties;
+
+public class ExternalIdentifier {
+
+	private String identifier;
+	public static final String _identifier = "identifier";
+
+	private String type;
+	public static final String _type = "type";
+
+	public String getIdentifier() {
+		return identifier;
+	}
+
+	public void setIdentifier(String identifier) {
+		this.identifier = identifier;
+	}
+
+	public String getType() {
+		return type;
+	}
+
+	public void setType(String type) {
+		this.type = type;
+	}
+
+}

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/descriptionproperties/Field.java

@@ -1,19 +1,67 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.descriptionproperties;
 
 
+import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
+import eu.eudat.model.Reference;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.List;
+
 public class Field {
 
+	private String textValue;
+	public static final String _textValue = "textValue";
 
-	public final static String _value = "value";
+	private List<String> textListValue;
-	private String value;
+	public static final String _textListValue = "textListValue";
 
-	public String getValue() {
+	private Instant dateValue;
-		return value;
+	public static final String _dateValue = "dateValue";
+
+	private List<Reference> references;
+	public static final String _references = "references";
+
+	private ExternalIdentifier externalIdentifier;
+	public static final String _externalIdentifier = "externalIdentifier";
+
+	public String getTextValue() {
+		return textValue;
 	}
 
-	public void setValue(String value) {
+	public void setTextValue(String textValue) {
-		this.value = value;
+		this.textValue = textValue;
+	}
+
+	public List<String> getTextListValue() {
+		return textListValue;
+	}
+
+	public void setTextListValue(List<String> textListValue) {
+		this.textListValue = textListValue;
+	}
+
+	public Instant getDateValue() {
+		return dateValue;
+	}
+
+	public void setDateValue(Instant dateValue) {
+		this.dateValue = dateValue;
+	}
+
+	public List<Reference> getReferences() {
+		return references;
+	}
+
+	public void setReferences(List<Reference> references) {
+		this.references = references;
+	}
+
+	public ExternalIdentifier getExternalIdentifier() {
+		return externalIdentifier;
+	}
+
+	public void setExternalIdentifier(ExternalIdentifier externalIdentifier) {
+		this.externalIdentifier = externalIdentifier;
 	}
 }
 
-

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/descriptionreference/DescriptionReferenceData.java

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package eu.eudat.model.descriptionreference;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+public class DescriptionReferenceData {
+	private String fieldId;
+	public final static String _fieldId = "fieldId";
+
+	public String getFieldId() {
+		return fieldId;
+	}
+
+	public void setFieldId(String fieldId) {
+		this.fieldId = fieldId;
+	}
+}

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DescriptionPersist.java

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.persist;
 
+import eu.eudat.commons.XmlHandlingService;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.DescriptionStatus;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.DefinitionEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.validation.BaseValidator;
+import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionTemplateEntity;
+import eu.eudat.model.DescriptionTemplate;
+import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyNotFoundException;
 import gr.cite.tools.validation.ValidatorFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.validation.specification.Specification;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionEntity;
 import eu.eudat.errorcode.ErrorThesaurusProperties;
 import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties.PropertyDefinitionPersist;
+import jakarta.persistence.EntityManager;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
@@ -52,9 +58,6 @@ public class DescriptionPersist {
 
     public static final String _tags = "tags";
 
-    private List<DescriptionReferencePersist> references;
-
-    public static final String _references = "references";
 
     private String hash;
 
@@ -124,14 +127,6 @@ public class DescriptionPersist {
         this.tags = tags;
     }
 
-    public List<DescriptionReferencePersist> getReferences() {
-        return references;
-    }
-
-    public void setReferences(List<DescriptionReferencePersist> references) {
-        this.references = references;
-    }
-
     public String getHash() {
         return hash;
     }
@@ -157,11 +152,15 @@ public class DescriptionPersist {
         private final MessageSource messageSource;
 
         private final ValidatorFactory validatorFactory;
+        private final EntityManager entityManager;
+        private final XmlHandlingService xmlHandlingService;
 
-        protected DescriptionPersistValidator(ConventionService conventionService, ErrorThesaurusProperties errors, MessageSource messageSource, ValidatorFactory validatorFactory) {
+        protected DescriptionPersistValidator(ConventionService conventionService, ErrorThesaurusProperties errors, MessageSource messageSource, ValidatorFactory validatorFactory, EntityManager entityManager, XmlHandlingService xmlHandlingService) {
             super(conventionService, errors);
             this.messageSource = messageSource;
             this.validatorFactory = validatorFactory;
+	        this.entityManager = entityManager;
+	        this.xmlHandlingService = xmlHandlingService;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -171,6 +170,8 @@ public class DescriptionPersist {
 
         @Override
         protected List<Specification> specifications(DescriptionPersist item) {
+            DescriptionTemplateEntity descriptionTemplate  = this.isValidGuid(item.getDescriptionTemplateId()) ? this.entityManager.find(DescriptionTemplateEntity.class, item.getDescriptionTemplateId()) : null;
+            DefinitionEntity definition = descriptionTemplate == null ? null : this.xmlHandlingService.fromXmlSafe(DefinitionEntity.class, descriptionTemplate.getDefinition());
             return Arrays.asList(
                     this.spec()
                             .iff(() -> this.isValidGuid(item.getId()))
@@ -214,16 +215,7 @@ public class DescriptionPersist {
                             .iff(() -> !this.isNull(item.getProperties()))
                             .on(DescriptionPersist._properties)
                             .over(item.getProperties())
-                            .using(() -> this.validatorFactory.validator(PropertyDefinitionPersist.PropertyDefinitionPersistValidator.class).setStatus(item.getStatus())),
+                            .using(() -> this.validatorFactory.validator(PropertyDefinitionPersist.PropertyDefinitionPersistValidator.class).setStatus(item.getStatus()).withDefinition(definition))
-                    this.spec()
-                            .iff(() -> item.getStatus() == DescriptionStatus.Finalized)
-                            .must(() -> !this.isListNullOrEmpty(item.getReferences()))
-                            .failOn(DescriptionPersist._references).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{DescriptionPersist._references}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
-                    this.navSpec()
-                            .iff(() -> !this.isListNullOrEmpty(item.getReferences()))
-                            .on(DescriptionPersist._references)
-                            .over(item.getReferences())
-                            .using((itm) -> this.validatorFactory.validator(DescriptionReferencePersist.DescriptionReferencePersistValidator.class))
             );
         }
     }

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DescriptionReferencePersist.java

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.persist;
 
 import eu.eudat.commons.validation.BaseValidator;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionreference.DescriptionReferenceDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.dmpreference.DmpReferenceDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.validation.ValidatorFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.validation.specification.Specification;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
@@ -17,23 +19,15 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 
 public class DescriptionReferencePersist {
 
-    private UUID id;
 
     private ReferencePersist reference = null;
 
     public static final String _reference = "reference";
 
-    private String hash;
 
-    public static final String _hash = "hash";
+    private DescriptionReferenceDataPersist data;
 
-    public UUID getId() {
+    public static final String _data = "data";
-        return id;
-    }
-
-    public void setId(UUID id) {
-        this.id = id;
-    }
 
     public ReferencePersist getReference() {
         return reference;
@@ -43,12 +37,12 @@ public class DescriptionReferencePersist {
         this.reference = reference;
     }
 
-    public String getHash() {
+    public DescriptionReferenceDataPersist getData() {
-        return hash;
+        return data;
     }
 
-    public void setHash(String hash) {
+    public void setData(DescriptionReferenceDataPersist data) {
-        this.hash = hash;
+        this.data = data;
     }
 
     @Component(DescriptionReferencePersistValidator.ValidatorName)
@@ -75,15 +69,6 @@ public class DescriptionReferencePersist {
         @Override
         protected List<Specification> specifications(DescriptionReferencePersist item) {
             return Arrays.asList(
-                    this.spec()
-                            .iff(() -> this.isValidGuid(item.getId()))
-                            .must(() -> this.isValidHash(item.getHash()))
-                            .failOn(DescriptionReferencePersist._hash).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{DescriptionReferencePersist._hash}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
-                    this.spec()
-                            .iff(() -> !this.isValidGuid(item.getId()))
-                            .must(() -> !this.isValidHash(item.getHash()))
-                            .failOn(DescriptionReferencePersist._hash).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_OverPosting", new Object[]{}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
-
                     this.spec()
                             .must(() -> !this.isNull(item.getReference()))
                             .failOn(DescriptionReferencePersist._reference).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{DescriptionReferencePersist._reference}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
@@ -91,7 +76,15 @@ public class DescriptionReferencePersist {
                             .iff(() -> !this.isNull(item.getReference()))
                             .on(DescriptionReferencePersist._reference)
                             .over(item.getReference())
-                            .using(() -> this.validatorFactory.validator(ReferencePersist.ReferencePersistValidator.class))
+                            .using(() -> this.validatorFactory.validator(ReferencePersist.ReferencePersistValidator.class)),
+                    this.spec()
+                            .must(() -> !this.isNull(item.getData()))
+                            .failOn(DescriptionReferencePersist._data).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{DescriptionReferencePersist._data}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
+                    this.refSpec()
+                            .iff(() -> !this.isNull(item.getData()))
+                            .on(DescriptionReferencePersist._data)
+                            .over(item.getData())
+                            .using(() -> this.validatorFactory.validator(DmpReferenceDataPersist.DmpReferenceDataPersistValidator.class))
             );
         }
     }

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DmpReferencePersist.java

@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ public class DmpReferencePersist {
         @Override
         protected List<Specification> specifications(DmpReferencePersist item) {
             return Arrays.asList(
-                    this.spec()
-                            .must(() -> !this.isNull(item.getData()))
-                            .failOn(DmpReferencePersist._data).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{DmpReferencePersist._data}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
                     this.spec()
                             .must(() -> !this.isNull(item.getReference()))
                             .failOn(DmpReferencePersist._reference).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{DmpReferencePersist._reference}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptionproperties/ExternalIdentifierPersist.java

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties;
+
+import eu.eudat.commons.validation.BaseValidator;
+import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
+import eu.eudat.errorcode.ErrorThesaurusProperties;
+import gr.cite.tools.validation.specification.Specification;
+import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
+import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class ExternalIdentifierPersist {
+
+    private String identifier;
+    public static final String _identifier = "identifier";
+
+    private String type;
+    public static final String _type = "type";
+
+    public String getIdentifier() {
+        return identifier;
+    }
+
+    public void setIdentifier(String identifier) {
+        this.identifier = identifier;
+    }
+
+    public String getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    public void setType(String type) {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    @Component(PersistValidator.ValidatorName)
+    public static class PersistValidator extends BaseValidator<ExternalIdentifierPersist> {
+
+        public static final String ValidatorName = "Description.ExternalIdentifierPersistPersistValidator";
+
+        private final MessageSource messageSource;
+
+        protected PersistValidator(ConventionService conventionService, ErrorThesaurusProperties errors, MessageSource messageSource) {
+            super(conventionService, errors);
+            this.messageSource = messageSource;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected Class<ExternalIdentifierPersist> modelClass() {
+            return ExternalIdentifierPersist.class;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected List<Specification> specifications(ExternalIdentifierPersist item) {
+            return Arrays.asList(
+                    this.spec()
+                            .must(() -> !this.isEmpty(item.getIdentifier()))
+                            .failOn(ExternalIdentifierPersist._identifier).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{ExternalIdentifierPersist._identifier}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
+                    this.spec()
+                            .must(() -> !this.isEmpty(item.getType()))
+                            .failOn(ExternalIdentifierPersist._type).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{ExternalIdentifierPersist._type}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()))
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+}

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptionproperties/FieldPersist.java

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties;
 
+import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.validation.BaseValidator;
+import eu.eudat.model.descriptionproperties.Field;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.ReferencePersist;
+import gr.cite.tools.validation.ValidatorFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.validation.specification.Specification;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.errorcode.ErrorThesaurusProperties;
@@ -8,32 +13,80 @@ import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
 import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 public class FieldPersist {
 
-    private String value;
+    private String textValue;
+    public static final String _textValue = "textValue";
 
-    public static final String _value = "value";
+    private List<String> textListValue;
+    public static final String _textListValue = "textListValue";
 
-    public String getValue() {
+    private Instant dateValue;
-        return value;
+    public static final String _dateValue = "dateValue";
+    
+    private List<ReferencePersist> references;
+    public static final String _references = "references";
+
+    private ExternalIdentifierPersist externalIdentifier;
+    public static final String _externalIdentifier = "externalIdentifier";
+
+    public String getTextValue() {
+        return textValue;
     }
 
-    public void setValue(String value) {
+    public void setTextValue(String textValue) {
-        this.value = value;
+        this.textValue = textValue;
+    }
+
+    public List<String> getTextListValue() {
+        return textListValue;
+    }
+
+    public void setTextListValue(List<String> textListValue) {
+        this.textListValue = textListValue;
+    }
+
+    public Instant getDateValue() {
+        return dateValue;
+    }
+
+    public void setDateValue(Instant dateValue) {
+        this.dateValue = dateValue;
+    }
+
+    public List<ReferencePersist> getReferences() {
+        return references;
+    }
+
+    public void setReferences(List<ReferencePersist> references) {
+        this.references = references;
+    }
+
+    public ExternalIdentifierPersist getExternalIdentifier() {
+        return externalIdentifier;
+    }
+
+    public void setExternalIdentifier(ExternalIdentifierPersist externalIdentifier) {
+        this.externalIdentifier = externalIdentifier;
     }
 
     @Component(PersistValidator.ValidatorName)
     public static class PersistValidator extends BaseValidator<FieldPersist> {
 
         public static final String ValidatorName = "Description.FieldPersistValidator";
+        private final ValidatorFactory validatorFactory;
 
         private final MessageSource messageSource;
+        private FieldEntity fieldEntity;
 
-        protected PersistValidator(ConventionService conventionService, ErrorThesaurusProperties errors, MessageSource messageSource) {
+        protected PersistValidator(ConventionService conventionService, ErrorThesaurusProperties errors, ValidatorFactory validatorFactory, MessageSource messageSource) {
             super(conventionService, errors);
+	        this.validatorFactory = validatorFactory;
 	        this.messageSource = messageSource;
         }
 
@@ -44,12 +97,61 @@ public class FieldPersist {
 
         @Override
         protected List<Specification> specifications(FieldPersist item) {
+            FieldType fieldType = this.fieldEntity != null && this.fieldEntity.getData() != null ? this.fieldEntity.getData().getFieldType() :  FieldType.FREE_TEXT;
 	        return Arrays.asList(
                     this.spec()
-                            .must(() -> !this.isEmpty(item.getValue()))
+                            .iff(()-> FieldType.isNotImplemented(fieldType))
-                            .failOn(FieldPersist._value).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{FieldPersist._value}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()))
+                            .must(() -> false)
+                            .failOn(FieldPersist._textValue).failWith("Field Not implemented yet!!"),
+                    this.spec()
+                            .iff(()-> FieldType.isTextType(fieldType))
+                            .must(() -> !this.isEmpty(item.getTextValue()))
+                            .failOn(FieldPersist._textValue).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{FieldPersist._textValue}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
+                    this.spec()
+                            .iff(()-> FieldType.isDateType(fieldType))
+                            .must(() -> !this.isNull(item.getDateValue()))
+                            .failOn(FieldPersist._dateValue).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{FieldPersist._dateValue}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
+                    this.spec()
+                            .iff(()-> FieldType.isExternalIdentifierType(fieldType))
+                            .must(() -> !this.isNull(item.getExternalIdentifier()))
+                            .failOn(FieldPersist._externalIdentifier).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{FieldPersist._externalIdentifier}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
+                    this.spec()
+                            .iff(()-> FieldType.isTextListType(fieldType))
+                            .must(() -> !this.isNull(item.getTextListValue()))
+                            .failOn(FieldPersist._textListValue).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{FieldPersist._textListValue}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
+                    this.spec()
+                            .iff(()->  FieldType.isReferenceType(fieldType))
+                            .must(() -> !this.isNull(item.getTextListValue()))
+                            .failOn(FieldPersist._textListValue).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{FieldPersist._textListValue}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
+                    this.spec()
+                            .iff(()-> !this.isEmpty(item.getTextValue()) && fieldType.equals(FieldType.CHECK_BOX) || fieldType.equals(FieldType.BOOLEAN_DECISION))
+                            .must(() -> this.isBoolean(item.getTextValue()))
+                            .failOn(FieldPersist._textValue).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_UnexpectedValue", new Object[]{FieldPersist._textValue}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
+                    this.spec()
+                            .iff(()-> !this.isEmpty(item.getTextValue()) && fieldType.equals(FieldType.CURRENCY))
+                            .must(() -> this.isUUID(item.getTextValue()))
+                            .failOn(FieldPersist._textValue).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_UnexpectedValue", new Object[]{FieldPersist._textValue}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
+                    this.spec()
+                            .iff(()-> !this.isNull(item.getTextListValue()) && fieldType.equals(FieldType.TAGS))
+                            .must(() -> item.getTextListValue().stream().allMatch(this::isUUID))
+                            .failOn(FieldPersist._textListValue).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_UnexpectedValue", new Object[]{FieldPersist._textListValue}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
+                    this.navSpec()
+                            .iff(() -> FieldType.isReferenceType(fieldType) &&  !this.isListNullOrEmpty(item.getReferences()))
+                            .on(FieldPersist._references)
+                            .over(item.getReferences())
+                            .using((itm) -> this.validatorFactory.validator(ReferencePersist.ReferencePersistValidator.class)),
+                    this.refSpec()
+                            .iff(() -> FieldType.isExternalIdentifierType(fieldType) && !this.isNull(item.getExternalIdentifier()))
+                            .on(FieldPersist._externalIdentifier)
+                            .over(item.getExternalIdentifier())
+                            .using(() -> this.validatorFactory.validator(ExternalIdentifierPersist.PersistValidator.class))
             );
         }
+
+        public PersistValidator withFieldEntity(FieldEntity fieldEntity) {
+            this.fieldEntity = fieldEntity;
+            return this;
+        }
     }
 
 }

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptionproperties/PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemPersist.java

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties;
 
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldSetEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.validation.BaseValidator;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.errorcode.ErrorThesaurusProperties;
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemPersist {
         private final ValidatorFactory validatorFactory;
 
         private final MessageSource messageSource;
-
+        private FieldSetEntity fieldSetEntity;
         protected PersistValidator(ConventionService conventionService, ErrorThesaurusProperties errors, ValidatorFactory validatorFactory, MessageSource messageSource) {
             super(conventionService, errors);
 	        this.validatorFactory = validatorFactory;
@@ -79,10 +81,19 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemPersist {
                             .on(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemPersist._fields)
                             .over(item.getFields())
                             .mapKey((k) -> ((String)k))
-                            .using((itm) -> this.validatorFactory.validator(FieldPersist.PersistValidator.class))
+                            .using((itm) ->
+                            {
+                                FieldEntity fieldEntity = fieldSetEntity != null ? fieldSetEntity.getFieldById((String)itm.getKey()).stream().findFirst().orElse(null) : null;
+                                return this.validatorFactory.validator(FieldPersist.PersistValidator.class).withFieldEntity(fieldEntity);
+                            })
 
             );
         }
+
+        public PersistValidator withFieldSetEntity(FieldSetEntity fieldSetEntity) {
+            this.fieldSetEntity = fieldSetEntity;
+            return this;
+        }
     }
 
 }

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptionproperties/PropertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties;
 
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldSetEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.validation.BaseValidator;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.errorcode.ErrorThesaurusProperties;
@@ -29,13 +30,10 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist {
 
         public static final String ValidatorName = "Description.PropertyDefinitionFieldSetPersistValidator";
         private final ValidatorFactory validatorFactory;
-
+        private FieldSetEntity fieldSetEntity;
-        private final MessageSource messageSource;
-
         protected PersistValidator(ConventionService conventionService, ErrorThesaurusProperties errors, ValidatorFactory validatorFactory, MessageSource messageSource) {
             super(conventionService, errors);
 	        this.validatorFactory = validatorFactory;
-	        this.messageSource = messageSource;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -46,13 +44,18 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist {
         @Override
         protected List<Specification> specifications(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist item) {
             return Arrays.asList(
-                    this.refSpec()
+                    this.navSpec()
                             .iff(() -> !this.isNull(item.getItems()))
                             .on(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist._items)
                             .over(item.getItems())
-                            .using(() -> this.validatorFactory.validator(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemPersist.PersistValidator.class))
+                            .using((itm) -> this.validatorFactory.validator(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemPersist.PersistValidator.class).withFieldSetEntity(this.fieldSetEntity))
                     );
         }
+
+        public PersistValidator withFieldSetEntity(FieldSetEntity fieldSetEntity) {
+            this.fieldSetEntity = fieldSetEntity;
+            return this;
+        }
     }
 
 }

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptionproperties/PropertyDefinitionPersist.java

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties;
 
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.DescriptionStatus;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.DefinitionEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldSetEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.validation.BaseValidator;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.errorcode.ErrorThesaurusProperties;
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionPersist {
         private final ValidatorFactory validatorFactory;
 
         private DescriptionStatus status;
+        private DefinitionEntity definition;
 
         protected PropertyDefinitionPersistValidator(ConventionService conventionService, ErrorThesaurusProperties errors, MessageSource messageSource, ValidatorFactory validatorFactory) {
             super(conventionService, errors);
@@ -67,7 +70,10 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionPersist {
                             .on(PropertyDefinitionPersist._fieldSets)
                             .over(item.getFieldSets())
                             .mapKey((k) -> ((String)k))
-                            .using((itm) -> this.validatorFactory.validator(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist.PersistValidator.class))
+                            .using((itm) -> {
+                                FieldSetEntity fieldSetEntity = definition != null ? definition.getFieldSetById((String)itm.getKey()).stream().findFirst().orElse(null) : null;
+                                return this.validatorFactory.validator(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist.PersistValidator.class).withFieldSetEntity(fieldSetEntity);
+                            })
             );
         }
 
@@ -76,6 +82,11 @@ public class PropertyDefinitionPersist {
             this.status = status;
             return this;
         }
+
+        public PropertyDefinitionPersistValidator withDefinition(DefinitionEntity definition) {
+            this.definition = definition;
+            return this;
+        }
     }
 
 }

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/descriptionreference/DescriptionReferenceDataPersist.java

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionreference;
+
+import eu.eudat.commons.validation.BaseValidator;
+import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
+import eu.eudat.errorcode.ErrorThesaurusProperties;
+import gr.cite.tools.validation.specification.Specification;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
+import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
+import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+public class DescriptionReferenceDataPersist {
+
+    private String fieldId;
+
+    public static final String _fieldId = "fieldId";
+
+    public String getFieldId() {
+        return fieldId;
+    }
+
+    public void setFieldId(String fieldId) {
+        this.fieldId = fieldId;
+    }
+
+    @Component(DescriptionReferenceDataPersistValidator.ValidatorName)
+    @Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+    public static class DescriptionReferenceDataPersistValidator extends BaseValidator<DescriptionReferenceDataPersist> {
+
+        public static final String ValidatorName = "DescriptionReferenceDataPersistValidator";
+        private final MessageSource messageSource;
+
+        protected DescriptionReferenceDataPersistValidator(ConventionService conventionService, ErrorThesaurusProperties errors, MessageSource messageSource) {
+            super(conventionService, errors);
+	        this.messageSource = messageSource;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected Class<DescriptionReferenceDataPersist> modelClass() {
+            return DescriptionReferenceDataPersist.class;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected List<Specification> specifications(DescriptionReferenceDataPersist item) {
+            return Arrays.asList(
+                    this.spec()
+                            .must(() -> !this.isNull(item.getFieldId()))
+                            .failOn(DescriptionReferenceDataPersist._fieldId).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{DescriptionReferenceDataPersist._fieldId}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()))
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+}

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java

@@ -4,16 +4,13 @@ import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.Permission;
 import eu.eudat.commons.JsonHandlingService;
 import eu.eudat.commons.XmlHandlingService;
-import eu.eudat.commons.enums.ContactInfoType;
+import eu.eudat.commons.enums.*;
-import eu.eudat.commons.enums.DescriptionStatus;
-import eu.eudat.commons.enums.DmpStatus;
-import eu.eudat.commons.enums.IsActive;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.notification.NotificationContactType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.scope.user.UserScope;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.description.FieldEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.description.*;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.description.PropertyDefinitionEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptionreference.DescriptionReferenceDataEntity;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.description.PropertyDefinitionFieldSetEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldSetEntity;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.description.PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.dmpreference.DmpReferenceDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.notification.*;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.reference.DefinitionEntity;
 import eu.eudat.configurations.notification.NotificationProperties;
@@ -34,10 +31,9 @@ import eu.eudat.model.persist.DescriptionPersist;
 import eu.eudat.model.persist.DescriptionReferencePersist;
 import eu.eudat.model.persist.DescriptionStatusPersist;
 import eu.eudat.model.persist.ReferencePersist;
-import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties.FieldPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties.*;
-import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties.PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionreference.DescriptionReferenceDataPersist;
-import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties.PropertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.dmpreference.DmpReferenceDataPersist;
-import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptionproperties.PropertyDefinitionPersist;
 import eu.eudat.model.persist.referencedefinition.DefinitionPersist;
 import eu.eudat.query.*;
 import eu.eudat.service.elastic.ElasticService;
@@ -146,7 +142,7 @@ public class DescriptionServiceImpl implements DescriptionService {
     
     @Override
     public Description persist(DescriptionPersist model, FieldSet fields) throws MyForbiddenException, MyValidationException, MyApplicationException, MyNotFoundException, InvalidApplicationException, IOException {
-        logger.debug(new MapLogEntry("persisting data dmp").And("model", model).And("fields", fields));
+        logger.debug(new MapLogEntry("persisting data description").And("model", model).And("fields", fields));
 
         this.authorizationService.authorizeForce(Permission.EditDescription);
 
@@ -183,7 +179,6 @@ public class DescriptionServiceImpl implements DescriptionService {
         if (dmp.getStatus().equals(DmpStatus.Finalized) && isUpdate) throw new MyValidationException(this.errors.getDmpIsFinalized().getCode(), this.errors.getDmpIsFinalized().getMessage());
 
         data.setLabel(model.getLabel());
-        data.setProperties(this.jsonHandlingService.toJson(this.buildPropertyDefinitionEntity(model.getProperties())));
         data.setStatus(model.getStatus());
         data.setDescription(model.getDescription());
         data.setDescriptionTemplateId(model.getDescriptionTemplateId());
@@ -191,11 +186,21 @@ public class DescriptionServiceImpl implements DescriptionService {
         if (isUpdate) this.entityManager.merge(data);
         else this.entityManager.persist(data);
 
-        this.persistTags(data.getId(), model.getTags());
+        this.entityManager.flush();
-        this.persistDescriptionReferences(data.getId(), model.getReferences());
+
+        eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.DefinitionEntity definition =  this.xmlHandlingService.fromXmlSafe(eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.DefinitionEntity.class, descriptionTemplateEntity.getDefinition());
+        Map<String, List<UUID>> fieldToReferenceMap = this.patchAndSaveReferences(this.buildDescriptionReferencePersists(model.getProperties()), data.getId());
 
         this.entityManager.flush();
         
+        data.setProperties(this.jsonHandlingService.toJson(this.buildPropertyDefinitionEntity(model.getProperties(), definition, fieldToReferenceMap)));
+
+        this.entityManager.merge(data);
+
+        this.entityManager.flush();
+        
+        this.persistTags(data.getId(), model.getTags());
+        
         if (isUpdate){
             this.sendNotification(data);
         }
@@ -357,50 +362,191 @@ public class DescriptionServiceImpl implements DescriptionService {
         return this.builderFactory.builder(DescriptionBuilder.class).authorize(AuthorizationFlags.OwnerOrDmpAssociatedOrPermissionOrPublic).build(BaseFieldSet.build(fields, Description._id), data);
     }
 
-    private @NotNull PropertyDefinitionEntity buildPropertyDefinitionEntity(PropertyDefinitionPersist persist){
+    private @NotNull PropertyDefinitionEntity buildPropertyDefinitionEntity(PropertyDefinitionPersist persist, eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.DefinitionEntity definition,  Map<String, List<UUID>> fieldToReferenceMap){
         PropertyDefinitionEntity data = new PropertyDefinitionEntity();
         if (persist == null) return data;
         if (persist.getFieldSets() != null && !persist.getFieldSets().isEmpty()){
             data.setFieldSets(new HashMap<>());
             for (String key: persist.getFieldSets().keySet()) {
-                data.getFieldSets().put(key, this.buildPropertyDefinitionFieldSetEntity(persist.getFieldSets().get(key)));
+                FieldSetEntity fieldSetEntity = definition != null ? definition.getFieldSetById(key).stream().findFirst().orElse(null) : null;
+                data.getFieldSets().put(key, this.buildPropertyDefinitionFieldSetEntity(persist.getFieldSets().get(key), fieldSetEntity, fieldToReferenceMap));
             }
         }
         return data;
     }
 
-    private @NotNull PropertyDefinitionFieldSetEntity buildPropertyDefinitionFieldSetEntity(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist persist){
+    private @NotNull PropertyDefinitionFieldSetEntity buildPropertyDefinitionFieldSetEntity(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist persist, FieldSetEntity fieldSetEntity,  Map<String, List<UUID>> fieldToReferenceMap){
         PropertyDefinitionFieldSetEntity data = new PropertyDefinitionFieldSetEntity();
         if (persist == null) return data;
         if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(persist.getItems())){
             data.setItems(new ArrayList<>());
-            for (PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemPersist sectionPersist: persist.getItems()) {
+            for (PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemPersist itemsPersist: persist.getItems()) {
-                data.getItems().add(this.buildPropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemEntity(sectionPersist));
+                data.getItems().add(this.buildPropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemEntity(itemsPersist, fieldSetEntity, fieldToReferenceMap));
             }
         }
         return data;
     }
 
-    private @NotNull PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemEntity buildPropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemEntity(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemPersist persist){
+    private @NotNull PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemEntity buildPropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemEntity(PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemPersist persist, FieldSetEntity fieldSetEntity,  Map<String, List<UUID>> fieldToReferenceMap){
         PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemEntity data = new PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemEntity();
         if (persist == null) return data;
         if (persist.getFields() != null && !persist.getFields().isEmpty()){
             data.setFields(new HashMap<>());
             for (String key: persist.getFields().keySet()) {
-                data.getFields().put(key, this.buildFieldEntity(persist.getFields().get(key)));
+                eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldEntity fieldEntity = fieldSetEntity != null ? fieldSetEntity.getAllField().stream().findFirst().orElse(null) : null;
+                data.getFields().put(key, this.buildFieldEntity(persist.getFields().get(key), fieldEntity, fieldToReferenceMap));
             }
         }
         return data;
     }
     
-    private @NotNull FieldEntity buildFieldEntity(FieldPersist persist){
+    private @NotNull FieldEntity buildFieldEntity(FieldPersist persist, eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.FieldEntity fieldEntity,  Map<String, List<UUID>> fieldToReferenceMap){
+        FieldType fieldType = fieldEntity != null && fieldEntity.getData() != null ? fieldEntity.getData().getFieldType() :  FieldType.FREE_TEXT;
         FieldEntity data = new FieldEntity();
         if (persist == null) return data;
 
-        data.setValue(persist.getValue());
+        if (FieldType.isTextType(fieldType)) data.setTextValue(persist.getTextValue());
+        else if (FieldType.isDateType(fieldType))  data.setDateValue(persist.getDateValue());
+        else if (FieldType.isTextListType(fieldType))  data.setTextListValue(persist.getTextListValue());
+        else if (FieldType.isExternalIdentifierType(fieldType) && persist.getExternalIdentifier() != null)  data.setExternalIdentifier(this.buildExternalIdentifierEntity(persist.getExternalIdentifier()));
+        else if (FieldType.isReferenceType(fieldType) && fieldEntity != null ) {
+            List<UUID> referenceIds = fieldToReferenceMap.getOrDefault(fieldEntity.getId(), null);
+            if (referenceIds != null) data.setTextListValue(referenceIds.stream().map(UUID::toString).toList());
+        }
         return data;
     }
 
+    private @NotNull ExternalIdentifierEntity buildExternalIdentifierEntity(ExternalIdentifierPersist persist){
+        ExternalIdentifierEntity data = new ExternalIdentifierEntity();
+        if (persist == null) return data;
+
+        data.setIdentifier(persist.getIdentifier());
+        data.setType(persist.getType());
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    private @NotNull  List<DescriptionReferencePersist> buildDescriptionReferencePersists(PropertyDefinitionPersist persist){
+        List<DescriptionReferencePersist> descriptionReferencePersists = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (persist.getFieldSets() != null && !persist.getFieldSets().isEmpty()){
+            for (PropertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist propertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist: persist.getFieldSets().values()) {
+                if (this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty( propertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist.getItems())) {
+                    for (PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItemPersist definitionFieldSetItemPersist : propertyDefinitionFieldSetPersist.getItems()) {
+                        if (definitionFieldSetItemPersist.getFields() != null && !definitionFieldSetItemPersist.getFields().isEmpty()) {
+                            for (String key : definitionFieldSetItemPersist.getFields().keySet()) {
+                                FieldPersist fieldPersist = definitionFieldSetItemPersist.getFields().get(key);
+                                BuildDescriptionReferencePersist(key, fieldPersist, descriptionReferencePersists);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return descriptionReferencePersists;
+    }
+
+    private void BuildDescriptionReferencePersist(String fieldId, FieldPersist fieldPersist, List<DescriptionReferencePersist> descriptionReferencePersists) {
+        if (this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(fieldPersist.getReferences())) {
+            for (ReferencePersist referencePersist : fieldPersist.getReferences()) {
+                DescriptionReferencePersist descriptionReferencePersist = new DescriptionReferencePersist();
+                descriptionReferencePersist.setData(new DescriptionReferenceDataPersist());
+                descriptionReferencePersist.getData().setFieldId(fieldId);
+                descriptionReferencePersist.setReference(referencePersist);
+                descriptionReferencePersists.add(descriptionReferencePersist);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private Map<String, List<UUID>> patchAndSaveReferences(List<DescriptionReferencePersist> models, UUID descriptionId) throws InvalidApplicationException {
+        if (models == null) models = new ArrayList<>();
+        
+        Map<String, List<UUID>> fieldToReferenceMap = new HashMap<>();
+
+        List<DescriptionReferenceEntity> descriptionReferences = this.queryFactory.query(DescriptionReferenceQuery.class).descriptionIds(descriptionId).collect();
+        Map<UUID, List<DescriptionReferenceEntity>> descriptionReferenceEntityByReferenceId = new HashMap<>();
+        for (DescriptionReferenceEntity descriptionReferenceEntity : descriptionReferences){
+            List<DescriptionReferenceEntity> descriptionReferenceEntities = descriptionReferenceEntityByReferenceId.getOrDefault(descriptionReferenceEntity.getReferenceId(), null);
+            if (descriptionReferenceEntities == null) {
+                descriptionReferenceEntities = new ArrayList<>();
+                descriptionReferenceEntityByReferenceId.put(descriptionReferenceEntity.getReferenceId(), descriptionReferenceEntities);
+            }
+            descriptionReferenceEntities.add(descriptionReferenceEntity);
+        }
+
+        Map<UUID, DescriptionReferenceDataEntity> descriptionReferenceDataEntityMap = new HashMap<>();
+        for (DescriptionReferenceEntity descriptionReferenceEntity : descriptionReferences){
+            descriptionReferenceDataEntityMap.put(descriptionReferenceEntity.getId(), this.jsonHandlingService.fromJsonSafe(DescriptionReferenceDataEntity.class, descriptionReferenceEntity.getData()));
+        }
+
+        List<UUID> updatedCreatedIds = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (DescriptionReferencePersist model : models) {
+            ReferencePersist referencePersist = model.getReference();
+            ReferenceEntity referenceEntity = null;
+            if (this.conventionService.isValidGuid(referencePersist.getId())){
+                referenceEntity = this.entityManager.find(ReferenceEntity.class, referencePersist.getId());
+                if (referenceEntity == null) throw new MyNotFoundException(messageSource.getMessage("General_ItemNotFound", new Object[]{referencePersist.getId(), Reference.class.getSimpleName()}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()));
+            } else {
+                referenceEntity = this.queryFactory.query(ReferenceQuery.class).sourceTypes(referencePersist.getSourceType()).references(referencePersist.getReference()).first();
+                if (referenceEntity == null){
+                    referenceEntity = new ReferenceEntity();
+                    referenceEntity.setId(UUID.randomUUID());
+                    referenceEntity.setIsActive(IsActive.Active);
+                    referenceEntity.setCreatedAt(Instant.now());
+
+                    referenceEntity.setDefinition(this.xmlHandlingService.toXmlSafe(this.buildDefinitionEntity(referencePersist.getDefinition())));
+                    referenceEntity.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
+                    referenceEntity.setReference(referencePersist.getReference());
+                    referenceEntity.setAbbreviation(referencePersist.getAbbreviation());
+                    referenceEntity.setSource(referencePersist.getSource());
+                    referenceEntity.setSourceType(referencePersist.getSourceType());
+                    this.entityManager.persist(referenceEntity);
+                }
+            }
+
+            DescriptionReferenceEntity data = null;
+            List<DescriptionReferenceEntity> descriptionReferenceEntities = descriptionReferenceEntityByReferenceId.getOrDefault(referenceEntity.getId(), new ArrayList<>());
+            for (DescriptionReferenceEntity descriptionReferenceEntity : descriptionReferenceEntities){
+                DescriptionReferenceDataEntity descriptionReferenceDataEntity = descriptionReferenceDataEntityMap.getOrDefault(descriptionReferenceEntity.getId(), new DescriptionReferenceDataEntity());
+                if (Objects.equals(descriptionReferenceDataEntity.getFieldId(), model.getData().getFieldId())){
+                    data = descriptionReferenceEntity;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            boolean isUpdate = data != null;
+
+            if (!isUpdate) {
+                data = new DescriptionReferenceEntity();
+                data.setId(UUID.randomUUID());
+                data.setReferenceId(referenceEntity.getId());
+                data.setDescriptionId(descriptionId);
+                data.setCreatedAt(Instant.now());
+                data.setIsActive(IsActive.Active);
+                data.setData(this.jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(this.buildDescriptionReferenceDataEntity(model.getData())));
+            }
+            updatedCreatedIds.add(data.getId());
+            
+            if (model.getData() != null){
+                if (!fieldToReferenceMap.containsKey(model.getData().getFieldId())) fieldToReferenceMap.put(model.getData().getFieldId(), new ArrayList<>());
+                fieldToReferenceMap.get(model.getData().getFieldId()).add(referenceEntity.getId());
+            }
+
+            data.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
+
+            if (isUpdate) this.entityManager.merge(data);
+            else this.entityManager.persist(data);
+        }
+        List<DescriptionReferenceEntity> toDelete = descriptionReferences.stream().filter(x-> updatedCreatedIds.stream().noneMatch(y-> y.equals(x.getId()))).collect(Collectors.toList());
+        this.deleterFactory.deleter(DescriptionReferenceDeleter.class).delete(toDelete);
+        this.entityManager.flush();
+        
+        return fieldToReferenceMap;
+    }
+
+    private @NotNull DescriptionReferenceDataEntity buildDescriptionReferenceDataEntity(DescriptionReferenceDataPersist persist){
+        DescriptionReferenceDataEntity data = new DescriptionReferenceDataEntity();
+        if (persist == null) return data;
+        data.setFieldId(persist.getFieldId());
+        return data;
+    }
 
     private void persistTags(UUID id, List<String> tagLabels) throws InvalidApplicationException {
         if (tagLabels == null) tagLabels = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -444,75 +590,6 @@ public class DescriptionServiceImpl implements DescriptionService {
         this.deleterFactory.deleter(DescriptionTagDeleter.class).delete(toDelete);
     }
     
-    private void persistDescriptionReferences(UUID id, List<DescriptionReferencePersist> persists) throws InvalidApplicationException {
-        if (persists == null) persists = new ArrayList<>();
-
-        List<DescriptionReferenceEntity> existingItems = this.queryFactory.query(DescriptionReferenceQuery.class).isActive(IsActive.Active).descriptionIds(id).collect();
-        Map<UUID, ReferenceEntity> existingReferencesMap = this.queryFactory.query(ReferenceQuery.class).isActive(IsActive.Active).ids(persists.stream().filter(x-> x.getReference().getId() != null).map(x-> x.getReference().getId()).toList()).collect()
-            .stream()
-                .collect(Collectors.toMap(ReferenceEntity::getId, x-> x));;
-
-        List<UUID> updatedCreatedIds = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (DescriptionReferencePersist persist : persists) {
-            Boolean isUpdate = this.conventionService.isValidGuid(persist.getId());
-
-            DescriptionReferenceEntity data;
-            if (isUpdate) {
-                data = this.entityManager.find(DescriptionReferenceEntity.class, persist.getId());
-                if (data == null) throw new MyNotFoundException(messageSource.getMessage("General_ItemNotFound", new Object[]{persist.getId(), DescriptionReference.class.getSimpleName()}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()));
-                if (!this.conventionService.hashValue(data.getUpdatedAt()).equals(persist.getHash())) throw new MyValidationException(this.errors.getHashConflict().getCode(), this.errors.getHashConflict().getMessage());
-                if (!data.getReferenceId().equals(persist.getReference().getId())) throw new MyValidationException("reference can not changed");
-            } else {
-                data = new DescriptionReferenceEntity();
-                data.setId(UUID.randomUUID());
-                data.setDescriptionId(id);
-                data.setCreatedAt(Instant.now());
-                data.setIsActive(IsActive.Active);
-            }
-
-            ReferenceEntity reference = this.persistReference(existingReferencesMap, persist.getReference());
-            data.setReferenceId(reference.getId());
-            data.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
-            
-            if (isUpdate) this.entityManager.merge(data);
-            else this.entityManager.persist(data);
-
-            updatedCreatedIds.add(data.getId());
-        }
-        List<DescriptionReferenceEntity> toDelete = existingItems.stream().filter(x-> updatedCreatedIds.stream().noneMatch(y-> y.equals(x.getId()))).collect(Collectors.toList());
-
-        this.deleterFactory.deleter(DescriptionReferenceDeleter.class).delete(toDelete);
-    }
-    
-    private ReferenceEntity persistReference(Map<UUID, ReferenceEntity> existingReferencesMap , ReferencePersist persist){
-        Boolean isUpdate = this.conventionService.isValidGuid(persist.getId());
-
-        ReferenceEntity data;
-        if (isUpdate) {
-            data = this.entityManager.find(ReferenceEntity.class, persist.getId());
-            if (data == null) throw new MyNotFoundException(messageSource.getMessage("General_ItemNotFound", new Object[]{persist.getId(), Reference.class.getSimpleName()}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()));
-            if (!this.conventionService.hashValue(data.getUpdatedAt()).equals(persist.getHash())) throw new MyValidationException(this.errors.getHashConflict().getCode(), this.errors.getHashConflict().getMessage());
-        } else {
-            data = new ReferenceEntity();
-            data.setId(UUID.randomUUID());
-            data.setCreatedAt(Instant.now());
-            data.setIsActive(IsActive.Active);
-        }
-        data.setDefinition(this.xmlHandlingService.toXmlSafe(this.buildDefinitionEntity(persist.getDefinition())));
-        data.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
-        data.setReference(persist.getReference());
-        data.setAbbreviation(persist.getAbbreviation());
-        data.setSource(persist.getSource());
-        data.setSourceType(persist.getSourceType());
-        data.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
-
-
-        if (isUpdate) this.entityManager.merge(data);
-        else this.entityManager.persist(data);
-        
-        return data;
-    }
-
     private @NotNull DefinitionEntity buildDefinitionEntity(DefinitionPersist persist){
         DefinitionEntity data = new DefinitionEntity();
         if (persist == null) return data;
@@ -556,7 +633,7 @@ public class DescriptionServiceImpl implements DescriptionService {
     
     @Override
     public void clone(UUID dmpId, UUID descriptionId) throws InvalidApplicationException, IOException {
-        logger.debug("cloning description: {} with dmp: {}", descriptionId, dmpId);
+        logger.debug("cloning description: {} with description: {}", descriptionId, dmpId);
 
         this.authorizationService.authorizeForce(Permission.CloneDescription);
 

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class DmpServiceImpl implements DmpService {
         event.setContactHint(jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(contactData));
         event.setContactTypeHint(type);
 
-        event = this.applyNotificationType(dmp.getStatus(), event);
+        this.applyNotificationType(dmp.getStatus(), event);
         NotificationFieldData data = new NotificationFieldData();
         List<FieldInfo> fieldInfoList = new ArrayList<>();
         fieldInfoList.add(new FieldInfo("{recipient}", DataType.String, user.getName()));
@@ -228,14 +228,14 @@ public class DmpServiceImpl implements DmpService {
         eventHandler.handle(event);
     }
 
-    private NotifyIntegrationEvent applyNotificationType(DmpStatus status, NotifyIntegrationEvent event) {
+    private void applyNotificationType(DmpStatus status, NotifyIntegrationEvent event) {
         switch (status) {
             case Draft:
                 event.setNotificationType(notificationProperties.getDmpModifiedType());
-                return event;
+                break;
             case Finalized:
                 event.setNotificationType(notificationProperties.getDmpFinalisedType());
-                return event;
+                break;
             default:
                 throw new MyApplicationException("Unsupported Dmp Status.");
         }

dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/prefilling/PrefillingServiceImpl.java

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public class PrefillingServiceImpl implements PrefillingService {
                         if(this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(issuedFieldEntities)){
                             String issuedIdNode = issuedFieldEntities.getFirst().getId();
                             String issuedValue = description.getProperties().getFieldSets().values().stream().map(PropertyDefinitionFieldSet::getItems).flatMap(List::stream)
-                                    .filter(x-> x.getFields() != null && x.getFields().containsKey(issuedIdNode)).map(x-> x.getFields().get(issuedIdNode).getValue()).findFirst().orElse(null);//TODO
+                                    .filter(x-> x.getFields() != null && x.getFields().containsKey(issuedIdNode)).map(x-> x.getFields().get(issuedIdNode).getTextValue()).findFirst().orElse(null);   //TODO Update with the new logic of property definition 
 
 
                             List<FieldSetEntity> licStartFieldSetsEntities = definition.getAllFieldSets().stream().filter(x-> x.getAllField() != null && x.getAllField().stream().anyMatch(y-> y.getSchematics() != null && y.getSchematics().contains("rda.dataset.distribution.license.start_date"))).toList();
@@ -299,48 +299,49 @@ public class PrefillingServiceImpl implements PrefillingService {
         PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItem fieldSetItem = new PropertyDefinitionFieldSetItem();
         fieldSetItem.setFields(new HashMap<>());
         Field field = new Field();
-        switch (fieldEntity.getData().getFieldType()) {
+        //TODO Update with the new logic of property definition 
-            case EXTERNAL_SELECT:
+//        switch (fieldEntity.getData().getFieldType()) {
-            case SELECT: {
+//            case EXTERNAL_SELECT:
-                if (!parsedValues.stream().allMatch(Objects::isNull)) {
+//            case SELECT: {
-                    field.setValue(this.jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(parseComboBoxValues(fieldEntity, parsedValues)));
+//                if (!parsedValues.stream().allMatch(Objects::isNull)) {
-                }
+//                    field.setValue(this.jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(parseComboBoxValues(fieldEntity, parsedValues)));
-                break;
+//                }
-            }
+//                break;
-            case TAGS: {
+//            }
-                if (!parsedValues.isEmpty()) {
+//            case TAGS: {
-                    field.setValue(jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(parseTags(String.join(", ", parsedValues))));
+//                if (!parsedValues.isEmpty()) {
-                }
+//                    field.setValue(jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(parseTags(String.join(", ", parsedValues))));
-                break;
+//                }
-            }
+//                break;
-            case DATASET_IDENTIFIER: {
+//            }
-                JSONObject datasetID = new JSONObject();
+//            case DATASET_IDENTIFIER: {
-                datasetID.put("identifier", parsedValue);
+//                JSONObject datasetID = new JSONObject();
-                if (type.equals(PrefillingServiceImpl.Zenodo)) {
+//                datasetID.put("identifier", parsedValue);
-                    datasetID.put("type", "doi");
+//                if (type.equals(PrefillingServiceImpl.Zenodo)) {
-                }
+//                    datasetID.put("type", "doi");
-                field.setValue(datasetID.toString());
+//                }
-                break;
+//                field.setValue(datasetID.toString());
-            }
+//                break;
-            case LICENSES: {
+//            }
-                List<ReferenceEntity> licenses = this.queryFactory.query(ReferenceQuery.class).references(parsedValues).collect();
+//            case LICENSES: {
-                LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity licenseDataEntity = (LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity) fieldEntity.getData();
+//                List<ReferenceEntity> licenses = this.queryFactory.query(ReferenceQuery.class).references(parsedValues).collect();
-                if (licenses != null && !licenses.isEmpty() && licenseDataEntity != null) {
+//                LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity licenseDataEntity = (LabelAndMultiplicityDataEntity) fieldEntity.getData();
-                    boolean isMultiAutocomplete = licenseDataEntity.getMultipleSelect();
+//                if (licenses != null && !licenses.isEmpty() && licenseDataEntity != null) {
-                    List<Reference> licenseModels = this.builderFactory.builder(ReferenceBuilder.class).authorize(AuthorizationFlags.OwnerOrDmpAssociatedOrPermissionOrPublic).build(new BaseFieldSet(), licenses);
+//                    boolean isMultiAutocomplete = licenseDataEntity.getMultipleSelect();
-                    if (isMultiAutocomplete) {
+//                    List<Reference> licenseModels = this.builderFactory.builder(ReferenceBuilder.class).authorize(AuthorizationFlags.OwnerOrDmpAssociatedOrPermissionOrPublic).build(new BaseFieldSet(), licenses);
-                        field.setValue(jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(licenseModels));
+//                    if (isMultiAutocomplete) {
-                    } else {
+//                        field.setValue(jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(licenseModels));
-                        field.setValue(jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(licenseModels.getFirst()));
+//                    } else {
-                    }
+//                        field.setValue(jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(licenseModels.getFirst()));
-                }
+//                    }
-
+//                }
-                break;
+//
-            }
+//                break;
-            default:
+//            }
-                field.setValue(parsedValue);
+//            default:
-                break;
+//                field.setValue(parsedValue);
-        }
+//                break;
+//        }
         fieldSetItem.getFields().put(fieldEntity.getId(), field);
         return fieldSetItem;
     }

dmp-backend/pom.xml

@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>gr.cite</groupId>
             <artifactId>validation</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.2</version>
+            <version>3.0.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>gr.cite</groupId>

dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/CommonController.java

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-package eu.eudat.controllers;
-
-import eu.eudat.logic.managers.CommonsManager;
-import eu.eudat.logic.proxy.config.configloaders.ConfigLoader;
-import eu.eudat.models.data.externalurl.ExternalSourcesConfiguration;
-import eu.eudat.models.data.helpers.responses.ResponseItem;
-import eu.eudat.service.remotefetcher.ExternalUrlConfigProvider;
-import eu.eudat.types.ApiMessageCode;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
-import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
-
-/**
- * Created by ikalyvas on 3/28/2018.
- */
-@RestController
-@CrossOrigin
-@RequestMapping(value = {"/api/common"})
-public class CommonController {
-
-    private ConfigLoader configLoader;
-    private final ExternalUrlConfigProvider externalUrlConfigProvider;
-
-    @Autowired
-    public CommonController(ConfigLoader configLoader, ExternalUrlConfigProvider externalUrlConfigProvider) {
-        this.configLoader = configLoader;
-	    this.externalUrlConfigProvider = externalUrlConfigProvider;
-    }
-
-    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET, value = {"/externalSourcesConfiguration"}, produces = "application/json")
-    public @ResponseBody
-    ResponseEntity<ResponseItem<ExternalSourcesConfiguration>> getExternalSourcesConfiguration() {
-        ExternalSourcesConfiguration configuration = CommonsManager.getExternalSourcesConfiguration(configLoader, externalUrlConfigProvider);
-        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(new ResponseItem<ExternalSourcesConfiguration>().status(ApiMessageCode.NO_MESSAGE).payload(configuration));
-    }
-}