diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportalcommon/GNADataEntryConfigProfileReader.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportalcommon/GNADataEntryConfigProfileReader.java
index 0740b53..574467a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportalcommon/GNADataEntryConfigProfileReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportalcommon/GNADataEntryConfigProfileReader.java
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import org.gcube.application.geoportalcommon.config.CSVReader;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportalcommon.config.CSVRow;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportalcommon.config.FileUtil;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportalcommon.shared.GNADataEntryConfigProfile;
-import org.gcube.application.geoportalcommon.shared.config.OPERATION_ON_ITEM;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportalcommon.shared.config.GcubeUserRole;
+import org.gcube.application.geoportalcommon.shared.config.OPERATION_ON_ITEM;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportalcommon.shared.config.RoleRights;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportalcommon.shared.config.RoleRights.OPERATION_TYPE;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportalcommon.shared.exception.ApplicationProfileNotFoundException;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportalcommon/geoportal/ProjectsCaller.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportalcommon/geoportal/ProjectsCaller.java
index 9e6eb13..181ddc8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportalcommon/geoportal/ProjectsCaller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportalcommon/geoportal/ProjectsCaller.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.model.rest.QueryRequest.OrderedReq
 import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.model.rest.QueryRequest.OrderedRequest.Direction;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.model.rest.QueryRequest.PagedRequest;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.model.rest.RegisterFileSetRequest;
+import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.model.rest.StepExecutionRequest;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.rest.Projects;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.utils.FileSets;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.utils.StorageUtils;
@@ -234,13 +235,13 @@ public class ProjectsCaller {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Gets the phases.
+	 * Gets the phases into document store collection.
 	 *
 	 * @param profileID the profile ID
-	 * @return the phases
+	 * @return the phases into document store collection
 	 * @throws Exception the exception
 	 */
-	public PhaseDV[] getPhases(String profileID) throws Exception {
+	public PhaseDV[] getPhasesIntoDocumentStoreCollection(String profileID) throws Exception {
 		LOG.info("getPhases called for profileID: {}", profileID);
 		Projects<Project> client = (Projects<Project>) getClient(profileID);
 		Configuration config = client.getConfiguration();
@@ -267,9 +268,30 @@ public class ProjectsCaller {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Perform step.
+	 *
+	 * @param profileID the profile ID
+	 * @param projectID the project ID
+	 * @param stepID    the step ID
+	 * @param options   the options
+	 * @return the project
+	 * @throws Exception the exception
+	 */
+	public Project performStep(String profileID, String projectID, String stepID, Document options) throws Exception {
+		LOG.info("performStep called for profileID: {}, projectID: {}", profileID, projectID);
+		Projects<Project> client = (Projects<Project>) getClient(profileID);
+		StepExecutionRequest request = new StepExecutionRequest(projectID, options);
+		Project project = client.performStep(projectID, request);
+
+		LOG.info("performStep returning project ID: " + project.getId());
+		return project;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Delete project.
 	 *
+	 * @param profileID the profile ID
 	 * @param projectID the project ID
 	 * @param force     the force
 	 * @throws RemoteException the remote exception
@@ -361,7 +383,8 @@ public class ProjectsCaller {
 			for (ItemFieldDV itemField : orderByFields) {
 				if (itemField.getJsonFields() != null) {
 					for (String jsonFieldPath : itemField.getJsonFields()) {
-						//String fieldFullPath = String.format("%s.%s", itemField.getProjection(), field);
+						// String fieldFullPath = String.format("%s.%s", itemField.getProjection(),
+						// field);
 						orderingFields.add(jsonFieldPath);
 					}
 				}
@@ -443,16 +466,15 @@ public class ProjectsCaller {
 
 			}
 
-			//REMOVING DIRTY DOCUMENTS
+			// REMOVING DIRTY DOCUMENTS
 			/*
-			BasicDBObject bsValid_Document = new BasicDBObject();
-			bsValid_Document.append("$exists", true);
-			bsValid_Document.append("$ne", null);
-			query.append("_theDocument", bsValid_Document);
-
-			BasicDBObject bsValidLfc = new BasicDBObject();
-			bsValidLfc.append("$ne", null);
-			query.append("_lifecycleInformation._phase", bsValidLfc);*/
+			 * BasicDBObject bsValid_Document = new BasicDBObject();
+			 * bsValid_Document.append("$exists", true); bsValid_Document.append("$ne",
+			 * null); query.append("_theDocument", bsValid_Document);
+			 * 
+			 * BasicDBObject bsValidLfc = new BasicDBObject(); bsValidLfc.append("$ne",
+			 * null); query.append("_lifecycleInformation._phase", bsValidLfc);
+			 */
 
 //			BasicDBObject bsDocumentExists = new BasicDBObject();
 //			bsDocumentExists.append("$exists", false);