diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/CKANPublisherServicesImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/CKANPublisherServicesImpl.java
index 39bd794..f8cf328 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/CKANPublisherServicesImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/CKANPublisherServicesImpl.java
@@ -73,13 +73,24 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the scope in which we look for metadata
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private String getMetadataScope(){
+		if(isWithinPortal())
+			return ScopeProvider.instance.get();
+		else
+			return "/gcube/devsec/devVRE"; // Development
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return the ckan catalogue url for this scope.
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	private String getCatalogueUrl(){
 
-		logger.info("Request for catalogue url");
+		logger.debug("Request for catalogue url");
 
 		try{
 			String currentScope = getCurrentScope();
@@ -98,7 +109,7 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 	 */
 	private String getCKANApikeyFromUser(String owner) {
 
-		logger.info("Request for user api key");
+		logger.debug("Request for user api key");
 
 		try{
 			String currentScope = getCurrentScope();
@@ -117,7 +128,7 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 	 */
 	private List<String> getUserOrganizationsList(String owner) {
 
-		logger.info("Request for user " + owner + " organizations list");
+		logger.debug("Request for user " + owner + " organizations list");
 
 		try{
 
@@ -173,7 +184,7 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 
 		try {
 
-			ScopeProvider.instance.set("/gcube/devsec/devVRE"); // TODO remove
+			ScopeProvider.instance.set(getMetadataScope()); // TODO remove
 			DataCalogueMetadataFormatReader reader = new DataCalogueMetadataFormatReader();
 
 			for (MetadataType mt : reader.getListOfMetadataTypes()) {
@@ -203,7 +214,7 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 					wrapperList.add(wrapperObj);
 
 				}
-				
+
 				// wrap the mt as well
 				MetaDataTypeWrapper typeWrapper = new MetaDataTypeWrapper();
 				typeWrapper.setDescription(mt.getDescription());
@@ -412,8 +423,8 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 		dataset.setName(nameFromTitle(toCreate.getTitle()));
 		dataset.setTitle(toCreate.getTitle());
 
-		CkanOrganization orgTest = client.getOrganization(toCreate.getSelectedOrganization());
-		dataset.setOwnerOrg(orgTest.getId());
+		CkanOrganization orgOwner = client.getOrganization(toCreate.getSelectedOrganization());
+		dataset.setOwnerOrg(orgOwner.getId());
 		dataset.setAuthor(toCreate.getAuthor());
 		dataset.setAuthorEmail(toCreate.getAuthorEmail());
 		dataset.setMaintainer(toCreate.getMaintainer());
@@ -428,9 +439,6 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 
 		logger.debug("Description (escaped is ) " + htmlRend.toString());
 
-		// visibility TODO
-		dataset.setOpen(toCreate.getVisibility());
-
 		// iterate over the licenses to find the id of the chosen one
 		String chosenLicense = toCreate.getLicense();
 		String licenseId = findLicenseIdByLicense(chosenLicense);
@@ -509,10 +517,14 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 		try{
 
 			res = client.createDataset(dataset);
-			
+
 			// add source and id to the incoming bean
 			toCreate.setId(res.getId());
 			toCreate.setSource(getCatalogueUrl() + "/dataset/" + res.getName());
+			
+			// set visibility
+			setVisibility(toCreate, orgOwner.getId());
+
 
 		}catch(Exception e){
 
@@ -530,6 +542,22 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 
 		return toCreate;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the dataset visibility.
+	 * @param created
+	 * @param orgOwnerId 
+	 * @throws Exception 
+	 */
+	private void setVisibility(DatasetMetadataBean created, String orgOwnerId) throws Exception{
+		
+		// set its visibility (true means public, false means private)
+		boolean mustbePrivate = !created.getVisibility();
+		String currentScope = getCurrentScope();
+		CKanUtilsFactory.getInstance().
+		getCkanUtilsForScope(currentScope).setDatasetPrivate(mustbePrivate, orgOwnerId, created.getId(), getCKANApikeyFromUser(created.getOwnerIdentifier()));
+		
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Generate the catalogue's dataset name from its title
@@ -537,7 +565,8 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	private String nameFromTitle(String title) {
-		String convertedName = title.replaceAll(" ", "_").replaceAll(".", "_");
+		String convertedName = title.replaceAll(" ", "_");
+		convertedName =	convertedName.replaceAll("\\.", "_");
 		convertedName = convertedName.toLowerCase();
 		if(convertedName.endsWith("_"))
 			convertedName  = convertedName.substring(0, convertedName.length() - 2);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/Tests.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/Tests.java
index 68b0f12..1b70882 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/Tests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/Tests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.gcube.portlets.widgets.ckandatapublisherwidget.client;
 
+
 /**
  * 	
  * @author Costantino Perciante at ISTI-CNR 
@@ -8,5 +9,4 @@ package org.gcube.portlets.widgets.ckandatapublisherwidget.client;
  */
 public class Tests {
 
-
 }