diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/CreateDatasetForm.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/CreateDatasetForm.java
index 2a93b3f..de4d2c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/CreateDatasetForm.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/CreateDatasetForm.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.TextBox;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.base.ListItem;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.constants.AlertType;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.constants.ButtonType;
+import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.constants.ControlGroupType;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.resources.Bootstrap.Tabs;
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
 import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element;
@@ -159,6 +160,10 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 	@UiField FocusPanel focusPanelResources;
 	@UiField Popover popoverResources;
 	@UiField ControlGroup metadataProfilesControlGroup;
+	@UiField ControlGroup productTitleGroup;
+	@UiField ControlGroup maintainerControlGroup;
+	@UiField ControlGroup versionControlGroup;
+	@UiField ControlGroup organizationsGroup;
 
 	// error message
 	protected static final String ERROR_PRODUCT_CREATION = "There was an error while trying to publish your product, sorry.. Retry later";
@@ -966,9 +971,12 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 	private String areProfileDataValid() {
 
 		for (MetaDataFieldSkeleton field : listOfMetadataFields) {
+			
+			field.removeError();
 
 			String error = field.isFieldValueValid();
 			if(error != null){
+				field.showError();
 				return field.getFieldName() + " is not valid. Suggestion: " + error;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1037,9 +1045,17 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 	private String validateDataOnContinue() {
 
 		String errorMessage = null;
+		
+		// remove errors
+		productTitleGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.NONE);
+		maintainerControlGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.NONE);
+		versionControlGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.NONE);
+		metadataProfilesControlGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.NONE);
+		organizationsGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.NONE);
 
 		if(titleTextBox.getText().isEmpty()){
 			errorMessage = "Missing title";
+			productTitleGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.ERROR);
 			return errorMessage;
 		}
 
@@ -1049,8 +1065,10 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 
 		for (String word : splittedTitle) {
 
-			if(!word.matches(regexTitleSubWord))
+			if(!word.matches(regexTitleSubWord)){
+				productTitleGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.ERROR);
 				return "Please note that only alphanumeric characters are allowed for the title";
+			}
 
 		}
 
@@ -1058,6 +1076,7 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 		String regexMail = "\\b[\\w.%-]+@[-.\\w]+\\.[A-Za-z]{2,4}\\b";
 		if(!validateByRegExpression(maintainerEmailTextbox.getText(), regexMail)){
 			errorMessage = "Not valid maintainer email";
+			maintainerControlGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.ERROR);
 			return errorMessage;
 		}
 
@@ -1065,15 +1084,18 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 		try{
 			Integer.valueOf(versionTextbox.getText());
 		}catch(Exception e){
+			versionControlGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.ERROR);
 			return errorMessage = "Version must be a natural number";
 		}
 
 		// check if metadata profile is different from none and its mandatory fields have been fulfilled
 		if(checkSelectedMetaDataProfile()){
 			errorMessage = "You must select a metadata profile different frome none";
+			metadataProfilesControlGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.ERROR);
 		}
 
 		if(organizationsListbox.getSelectedItemText() == null){
+			organizationsGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.ERROR);
 			errorMessage = "You must select an organization in which you want to publish";
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/CreateDatasetForm.ui.xml b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/CreateDatasetForm.ui.xml
index c687fa7..18b1307 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/CreateDatasetForm.ui.xml
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/CreateDatasetForm.ui.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 				<b:AlertBlock type="INFO" close="false" animation="true"
 					visible="false" ui:field="infoBlock" styleName="{style.block-alert-style}"></b:AlertBlock>
 
-				<b:ControlGroup>
+				<b:ControlGroup ui:field="productTitleGroup" >
 					<b:ControlLabel for="title" title="Product title">
 						<font color="red">*</font>
 						Title :
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 					</b:Controls>
 				</b:ControlGroup>
 
-				<b:ControlGroup>
+				<b:ControlGroup ui:field="organizationsGroup">
 					<b:ControlLabel for="organization"
 						title="Select the organizations in which you want
 					to publish the product">Publish in:</b:ControlLabel>
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 					</b:Controls>
 				</b:ControlGroup>
 
-				<b:ControlGroup>
+				<b:ControlGroup ui:field="versionControlGroup"> 
 					<b:ControlLabel for="version"
 						title="Product version expressed as positive integer number">
 						Version:
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 					</b:Controls>
 				</b:ControlGroup>
 
-				<b:ControlGroup>
+				<b:ControlGroup ui:field="authorEmailControlGroup">
 					<b:ControlLabel for="email" title="Product author's email">
 						<font color="red">*</font>
 						Author Email:
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 					</b:Controls>
 				</b:ControlGroup>
 
-				<b:ControlGroup>
+				<b:ControlGroup ui:field="maintainerControlGroup">
 					<b:ControlLabel for="emailMaintaner" title="Product author's email">
 						Maintainer Email:
 					</b:ControlLabel>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.java
index 8fbc215..5ef0f46 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.ckandatapublisherwidget.shared.MetadataFieldWr
 
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.Button;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.CheckBox;
+import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.ControlGroup;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.ControlLabel;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.Controls;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.Icon;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.ListBox;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.Popover;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.TextArea;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.TextBox;
+import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.constants.ControlGroupType;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.constants.IconType;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.datetimepicker.client.ui.DateTimeBox;
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ public class MetaDataFieldSkeleton extends Composite{
 	@UiField Controls controls;
 	@UiField Icon infoIcon;
 	@UiField FocusPanel focusPanelIconContainer;
+	@UiField ControlGroup metafieldControlGroup;
 
 	private static final String REGEX_IS_NUMBER = "[0-9]+[.]?[0-9]+";
 
@@ -848,4 +851,16 @@ public class MetaDataFieldSkeleton extends Composite{
 		return field;
 	}
 
+	public void removeError() {
+		
+		metafieldControlGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.NONE);
+		
+	}
+
+	public void showError() {
+		
+		metafieldControlGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.ERROR);
+		
+	}
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.ui.xml b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.ui.xml
index 6458c26..0a06b68 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.ui.xml
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/MetaDataFieldSkeleton.ui.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	}
 	</ui:style>
 	<g:HTMLPanel width="100%">
-		<b:ControlGroup>
+		<b:ControlGroup ui:field="metafieldControlGroup">
 			<b:ControlLabel ui:field="controlLabel">
 				<font color="red" ui:field="mandatorySymbol">*</font>
 				<span ui:field="name"></span>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/utils/Utils.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/utils/Utils.java
index e75af48..9769e12 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/utils/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/utils/Utils.java
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public class Utils {
 					for(MetadataField metadataField: toWrap){
 
 						MetadataFieldWrapper wrapperObj = new MetadataFieldWrapper();
-						wrapperObj.setDefaultValue(metadataField.getDefaulValue());
+						wrapperObj.setDefaultValue(metadataField.getDefaultValue());
 						wrapperObj.setFieldName(metadataField.getFieldName());
 						wrapperObj.setType(DataType.valueOf(metadataField.getDataType().toString()));
 						wrapperObj.setMandatory(metadataField.getMandatory());