diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/form/CreateDatasetForm.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/form/CreateDatasetForm.java
index 07e0cfa..60eb342 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/form/CreateDatasetForm.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/form/CreateDatasetForm.java
@@ -952,9 +952,9 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 					if(groupsTitle != null){
 						for (String groupTitle : groupsTitle) {
 							if(field.isGroupToForce())
-								groupsToForceCreation.add(new OrganizationBean(groupTitle, groupTitle, false));
+								groupsToForceCreation.add(new OrganizationBean(groupTitle, groupTitle, false, field.isPropagateUp()));
 							else
-								groups.add(new OrganizationBean(groupTitle, groupTitle, false));
+								groups.add(new OrganizationBean(groupTitle, groupTitle, false, field.isPropagateUp()));
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/metadata/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/metadata/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.java
index 68b0eab..d73e28d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/metadata/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/metadata/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.java
@@ -782,5 +782,17 @@ public class MetaDataFieldSkeleton extends Composite{
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Check if the propagateUp is set
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public boolean isPropagateUp(){
+		FieldAsGroup asGroup = field.getAsGroup();
+		if(asGroup != null){
+			return asGroup.isPropagateUp();
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/threads/AssociationToGroupAndNotifyThread.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/threads/AssociationToGroupAndNotifyThread.java
index 267124a..92c110e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/threads/AssociationToGroupAndNotifyThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/threads/AssociationToGroupAndNotifyThread.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class AssociationToGroupAndNotifyThread extends Thread {
 				if(group == null)
 					logger.warn("Unable to retrieve or create group with name " + group);
 				else
-					groups.add(new OrganizationBean(group.getTitle(), group.getName(), false));
+					groups.add(new OrganizationBean(group.getTitle(), group.getName(), false, groupToForce.isPropagateUp()));
 			}
 
 		}
@@ -128,9 +128,8 @@ public class AssociationToGroupAndNotifyThread extends Thread {
 
 		if(groups != null)
 			for (OrganizationBean groupBean : groups) {
-				boolean putIntoGroup = catalogue.assignDatasetToGroup(groupBean.getName(), datasetId, catalogue.getApiKeyFromUsername(username));
+				boolean putIntoGroup = catalogue.assignDatasetToGroup(groupBean.getName(), datasetId, catalogue.getApiKeyFromUsername(username), groupBean.isPropagateUp());
 				logger.info("Was product put into group" + groupBean.getTitle() + "? " + putIntoGroup);
-
 				if(putIntoGroup)
 					notifyGroupAdmins(catalogue, groupBean.getName() ,groupBean.getTitle(), username);
 			}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/utils/MetadataDiscovery.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/utils/MetadataDiscovery.java
index 123bad7..ce69f30 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/utils/MetadataDiscovery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/utils/MetadataDiscovery.java
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ public class MetadataDiscovery {
 
 							FieldAsGroup group = new FieldAsGroup();
 							group.setCreate(grouping.getCreate());
+							group.setPropagateUp(grouping.getPropagateUp());
 							group.setGroupingValue(TaggingGroupingValue.valueOf(grouping.getGroupingValue().toString()));
 							wrapperObj.setAsGroup(group);
 
@@ -272,8 +273,4 @@ public class MetadataDiscovery {
 		return beans;
 	}
 
-	//	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
-	//		MetadataDiscovery.getMetadataProfilesList("/gcube/devsec/devVRE", null);
-	//	}
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/shared/OrganizationBean.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/shared/OrganizationBean.java
index bc463a7..197b93b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/shared/OrganizationBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/shared/OrganizationBean.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public class OrganizationBean implements Serializable{
 	private String title;
 	private String name;
 	private boolean isOrganization;
+	private boolean propagateUp; // an item linked to this group has to be added on the whole hierarchy chain
 	
 	public OrganizationBean(){
 		super();
@@ -23,6 +24,14 @@ public class OrganizationBean implements Serializable{
 		this.name = name;
 		this.isOrganization = isOrganization;
 	}
+	
+	public OrganizationBean(String title, String name, boolean isOrganization, boolean propagateUp) {
+		super();
+		this.title = title;
+		this.name = name;
+		this.isOrganization = isOrganization;
+		this.propagateUp = propagateUp;
+	}
 
 	public String getTitle() {
 		return title;
@@ -48,10 +57,19 @@ public class OrganizationBean implements Serializable{
 		this.isOrganization = isOrganization;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isPropagateUp() {
+		return propagateUp;
+	}
+
+	public void setPropagateUp(boolean propagateUp) {
+		this.propagateUp = propagateUp;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		return "OrganizationBean [title=" + title + ", name=" + name
-				+ ", isOrganization=" + isOrganization + "]";
+				+ ", isOrganization=" + isOrganization + ", propagateUp="
+				+ propagateUp + "]";
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/shared/metadata/FieldAsGroup.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/shared/metadata/FieldAsGroup.java
index b920582..6222b92 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/shared/metadata/FieldAsGroup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/shared/metadata/FieldAsGroup.java
@@ -14,14 +14,15 @@ public class FieldAsGroup implements Serializable{
 
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 8096886403417944385L;
 	private boolean create;
+	private boolean isPropagateUp;
 	private TaggingGroupingValue groupingValue;
 
 	public FieldAsGroup() {
 		super();
 	}
-	
-	public FieldAsGroup(boolean create, TaggingGroupingValue groupingValue) {
 
+	public FieldAsGroup(boolean create, TaggingGroupingValue groupingValue, boolean isPropagateUp) {
+		this.isPropagateUp = isPropagateUp;
 		this.create = create;
 		this.groupingValue = groupingValue;
 	}
@@ -42,10 +43,18 @@ public class FieldAsGroup implements Serializable{
 		this.groupingValue = groupingValue;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isPropagateUp() {
+		return isPropagateUp;
+	}
+
+	public void setPropagateUp(boolean isPropagateUp) {
+		this.isPropagateUp = isPropagateUp;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
-		return "FieldAsGroup [create=" + create + ", groupingValue="
-				+ groupingValue + "]";
+		return "FieldAsGroup [create=" + create + ", isPropagateUp="
+				+ isPropagateUp + ", groupingValue=" + groupingValue + "]";
 	}
 
 }