diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/gis/GISInterface.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/gis/GISInterface.java
index 7cd7242..51b4bcf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/gis/GISInterface.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/gis/GISInterface.java
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ public class GISInterface {
 	public PublishResponse addGeoTIFF(String workspace, String storeName, String coverageName,
 			File toPublishFile,String srs,
 			ProjectionPolicy policy,String defaultStyle, double[] bbox, 
-			Metadata geoNetworkMeta, String gnCategory,String gnStylesheet, LoginLevel level){
+			Metadata geoNetworkMeta, String gnCategory,String gnStylesheet, LoginLevel level, boolean promoteMetadataPublishing){
 		try{
 			GeoNetworkPublisher gn=getGN();
 			gn.login(level);
 			GNInsertConfiguration config=gn.getCurrentUserConfiguration(gnCategory, gnStylesheet);
-		return addGeoTIFF(workspace, storeName, coverageName, toPublishFile, srs, policy, defaultStyle, bbox, geoNetworkMeta, config, level);
+		return addGeoTIFF(workspace, storeName, coverageName, toPublishFile, srs, policy, defaultStyle, bbox, geoNetworkMeta, config, level,promoteMetadataPublishing);
 		}catch(Exception e){
 			PublishResponse response=new PublishResponse(geoNetworkMeta);
 			response.getMetaOperationMessages().add("Unable to get GN Configuration , cause :"+e.getMessage());
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ public class GISInterface {
 	}
 	
 	public PublishResponse publishDBTable(String workspace, String storeName, GSFeatureTypeEncoder fte,GSLayerEncoder layerEncoder,
-			Metadata geoNetworkMeta, String gnCategory,String gnStylesheet,LoginLevel level){
+			Metadata geoNetworkMeta, String gnCategory,String gnStylesheet,LoginLevel level, boolean promoteMetadataPublishing){
 		try{
 			GeoNetworkPublisher gn=getGN();
 			gn.login(level);
 			GNInsertConfiguration config=gn.getCurrentUserConfiguration(gnCategory, gnStylesheet);
-		return publishDBTable(workspace, storeName, fte, layerEncoder, geoNetworkMeta, config, level);
+		return publishDBTable(workspace, storeName, fte, layerEncoder, geoNetworkMeta, config, level,promoteMetadataPublishing);
 		}catch(Exception e){
 			PublishResponse response=new PublishResponse(geoNetworkMeta);
 			response.getMetaOperationMessages().add("Unable to get GN Configuration , cause :"+e.getMessage());
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class GISInterface {
 	public PublishResponse addGeoTIFF(String workspace, String storeName, String coverageName,
 			File toPublishFile,String srs,
 			ProjectionPolicy policy,String defaultStyle, double[] bbox, 
-			Metadata geoNetworkMeta, GNInsertConfiguration config, LoginLevel level){
+			Metadata geoNetworkMeta, GNInsertConfiguration config, LoginLevel level,boolean promoteMetadataPublishing){
 		boolean publishResult = false;
 		PublishResponse toReturn=new PublishResponse(geoNetworkMeta);
 		GeoServerRESTPublisher publisher=null;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class GISInterface {
 				
 				Metadata enriched=enricher.getEnriched();
 				toReturn.setPublishedMetadata(enriched);
-				long returnedId=pub.insertMetadata(config,enriched);
+				long returnedId=promoteMetadataPublishing?pub.insertAndPromoteMetadata(config, enriched):pub.insertMetadata(config,enriched);
 				
 				toReturn.setReturnedMetaId(returnedId);
 				toReturn.setMetaOperationResult(OperationState.COMPLETE);
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class GISInterface {
 	}
 	
 	@Deprecated
-	public PublishResponse publishDBTable(String workspace, String storeName, GSFeatureTypeEncoder fte,GSLayerEncoder layerEncoder,Metadata geoNetworkMeta, GNInsertConfiguration config,LoginLevel level){
+	public PublishResponse publishDBTable(String workspace, String storeName, GSFeatureTypeEncoder fte,GSLayerEncoder layerEncoder,Metadata geoNetworkMeta, GNInsertConfiguration config,LoginLevel level,boolean promoteMetadataPublishing){
 		boolean publishResult = false;
 		PublishResponse toReturn=new PublishResponse(geoNetworkMeta);
 		GeoServerRESTPublisher publisher=null;
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ public class GISInterface {
 				getGN().login(level);
 				Metadata enriched=enricher.getEnriched();
 				toReturn.setPublishedMetadata(enriched);
-				long returnedId=pub.insertMetadata(config,enriched);
+				long returnedId=promoteMetadataPublishing?pub.insertAndPromoteMetadata(config, enriched):pub.insertMetadata(config,enriched);
 				toReturn.setReturnedMetaId(returnedId);
 				toReturn.setMetaOperationResult(OperationState.COMPLETE);
 			}else {