diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/model/reference/entities/facets/TemplateFacet.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/model/reference/entities/facets/TemplateFacet.java
index 297deed..4c9b9af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/model/reference/entities/facets/TemplateFacet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/model/reference/entities/facets/TemplateFacet.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.reference.properties.utilities.Named;
 @JsonDeserialize(as=TemplateFacetImpl.class)
 @TypeMetadata(
 	name = TemplateFacet.NAME, 
-	description = "This facet define a template to instantiate using the list of attributes specified",
+	description = "This facet define a template for a Facet to instantiate using the list of attributes specified. The type of the instatianted facet is specified in 'targetFacetType' attribute",
 	version = Version.MINIMAL_VERSION_STRING
 )
 @Change(version = Version.MINIMAL_VERSION_STRING, description = Version.MINIMAL_VERSION_DESCRIPTION)
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ public interface TemplateFacet extends Facet, Named {
 	
 	public static final String NAME = "TemplateFacet"; // TemplateFacet.class.getSimpleName();
 	
+	public static final String TARGET_FACET_TYPE_PROPERTY = "targetFacetType";
+	
 	public static final String DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY = "description";
 	public static final String ATTRIBUTES_PROPERTY = "attributes";
 	
@@ -47,6 +49,12 @@ public interface TemplateFacet extends Facet, Named {
 	public void setDescription(String description);
 	
 	
+	@ISProperty(name = TARGET_FACET_TYPE_PROPERTY, description = "The type of Facet to instantiate with the attributes valued", readonly = false, mandatory = true, nullable = false)
+	public String getTargetFacetType();
+	
+	public void setTargetFacetType(String targetFacetType);
+	
+	
 	@ISProperty(name = ATTRIBUTES_PROPERTY, description = "The attributes of the template to be created when instantiated", readonly = false, mandatory = true, nullable = false, min=1)
 	public List<AttributeProperty> getAttributes();
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/model/reference/entities/resources/ConfigurationTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/model/reference/entities/resources/ConfigurationTemplate.java
index 051c6eb..6bd5e20 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/model/reference/entities/resources/ConfigurationTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/model/reference/entities/resources/ConfigurationTemplate.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.reference.entities.resources;
 
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.relations.ConsistsOf;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.annotations.RelatedResourcesEntry;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.annotations.ResourceSchema;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.annotations.ResourceSchemaEntry;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.reference.TypeMetadata;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.utils.Version;
 import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.impl.entities.resources.ConfigurationTemplateImpl;
 import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.reference.entities.facets.IdentifierFacet;
+import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.reference.entities.facets.TemplateFacet;
 import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.reference.relations.consistsof.IsIdentifiedBy;
 import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.reference.relations.isrelatedto.IsConfiguredBy;
 import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.reference.relations.isrelatedto.IsCustomizedBy;
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@ import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.reference.relations.isrelatedto.IsDeri
 @JsonDeserialize(as=ConfigurationTemplateImpl.class)
 @ResourceSchema(
 	facets={
-			@ResourceSchemaEntry(relation=IsIdentifiedBy.class, facet=IdentifierFacet.class, min=1, max=1)
+			@ResourceSchemaEntry(relation=IsIdentifiedBy.class, facet=IdentifierFacet.class, min=1, max=1),
+			@ResourceSchemaEntry(relation=ConsistsOf.class, facet=TemplateFacet.class)
 	},
 	resources = {
 			@RelatedResourcesEntry(source=Configuration.class, relation=IsDerivationOf.class, target=ConfigurationTemplate.class),