diff --git a/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/RegistryFactory.java b/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/RegistryFactory.java
index 8789f98..302c449 100644
--- a/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/RegistryFactory.java
+++ b/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/RegistryFactory.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.axis.components.uuid.UUIDGen;
 import org.apache.axis.components.uuid.UUIDGenFactory;
-import org.apache.axis.utils.XMLUtils;
 import org.gcube.common.core.contexts.GCUBEServiceContext;
 import org.gcube.common.core.contexts.GHNContext;
 import org.gcube.common.core.faults.GCUBEFault;
@@ -125,6 +124,9 @@ public class RegistryFactory extends GCUBEStartupPortType{
 	public  String createResource(CreateResourceMessage inputMessage) throws SchemaValidationFault,RemoteException,ProfileAlreadyRegisteredFault {
 		GCUBEResource resource = null;
 		logSecurityInfo("createResource");	
+		
+		logger.info("CreateResource operation invoked");
+		
 		String profile = inputMessage.getProfile();
 
 		if (profile == null || profile.compareTo("") == 0) {
@@ -150,39 +152,36 @@ public class RegistryFactory extends GCUBEStartupPortType{
 		}
 		catch (Exception  ex)
 		{
-			logger.error("Error trying to load  profile");
-			ex.printStackTrace();
+			logger.error("Error trying to load  profile", ex);			
 			throw new SchemaValidationFault();	
 		}
-		//check if the Resource already Exist
-
-		if (isResourceCreated(resource.getID())) {
-			String msg ="A Resource with ID "+ resource.getID()+" is already registered";
-			logger.debug(msg);
+		//check if the Resource already exists
+		if (isResourceCreated(resource.getID())) {			
+			logger.debug("A Resource with ID "+ resource.getID()+" is already registered");
 			throw new ProfileAlreadyRegisteredFault();
 		}
 		//try to create resource
 		try {
+			logger.debug("Creating the stateful resource for " + resource.getID());
 			ProfileContext.getContext().getWSHome().create(ProfileContext.getContext().makeKey(resource.getID()),resource);
 		}
 		catch (Exception ex) {
 			String msg = "Error creating Resource";
-			logger.error(msg,ex); 
-			ex.printStackTrace();
+			logger.error(msg,ex); 			
 			throw new RemoteException(msg);
 		}
 		try {
 			updateCounterInfo (resource.getID(),inputMessage.getType(),operationType.create.name(),Calendar.getInstance());
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			logger.error("Error updating Counting info for resource with ID " + resource.getID());
-			e.printStackTrace();
 		}
-
+		
 		StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
 		try {
+			logger.debug("Persisting the stateful resource for " + resource.getID());
 			resource.store(writer);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
+			logger.error("Persistence failed for " + resource.getID(), e);
 		}
 		return writer.toString();
 	}
@@ -200,6 +199,7 @@ public class RegistryFactory extends GCUBEStartupPortType{
 	public  UpdateResourceResponse updateResource(UpdateProfileMessage mess) throws RemoteException,SchemaValidationFault,GCUBEFault {
 
 		logSecurityInfo("updateResource");	
+		logger.info("UpdateResource operation invoked");
 		String ID = mess.getUniqueID();
 		String xmlProfile = mess.getXmlProfile();
 		GCUBEResource resource = null;
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ public class RegistryFactory extends GCUBEStartupPortType{
 	 */
 	public  RemoveResourceResponse removeResource (RemoveResourceMessage inputMessage) throws RemoteException,GCUBEFault{
 		logSecurityInfo("removeResource");	
+		logger.info("RemoveResource operation invoked");
 		String ID = inputMessage.getUniqueID();
 		String type = inputMessage.getType();
 		if (ID == null || ID.compareTo("") ==0) {
diff --git a/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/RegistryFactoryResource.java b/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/RegistryFactoryResource.java
index 20a0e4c..22515d8 100644
--- a/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/RegistryFactoryResource.java
+++ b/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/RegistryFactoryResource.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class RegistryFactoryResource extends GCUBEWSResource {
 				e.printStackTrace();
 				logger.error("Error on Registration Thread",e);
 			}
-			GHNContext.getImplementation(ISPublisher.class).registerWSResource(this,GHNContext.getContext().getDefaultScope());
+			//GHNContext.getImplementation(ISPublisher.class).registerWSResource(this,GHNContext.getContext().getDefaultScope());
 			
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			logger.error("Error on Initialization of Resource",e);
diff --git a/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/ServiceContext.java b/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/ServiceContext.java
index 539ef31..3f497c5 100644
--- a/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/ServiceContext.java
+++ b/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/ServiceContext.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public class ServiceContext extends GCUBEServiceContext {
 
 		
 		//creates the single RegistryResource used to raise notifications about profiles' changes
+		logger.info("Creating IS-Registry notification resource...");
 		FactoryContext.getContext().getWSHome().create(
 				FactoryContext.getContext().makeKey(RegistryFactory.NOTIFICATOR_RESOURCE_KEY));
 		logger.info("IS-Registry notification resource registered");
diff --git a/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/util/ProfileManager.java b/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/util/ProfileManager.java
index d1c228f..cd5582e 100644
--- a/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/util/ProfileManager.java
+++ b/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/util/ProfileManager.java
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ package org.gcube.informationsystem.registry.impl.util;
 
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
-import java.rmi.RemoteException;
-
-import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
 
 import org.diligentproject.informationservice.disic.stubs.DISICServiceLocator;
 import org.diligentproject.informationservice.disic.stubs.DISICServicePortType;
@@ -14,10 +11,7 @@ import org.gcube.common.core.scope.GCUBEScopeNotSupportedException;
 import org.gcube.common.core.scope.ServiceMap;
 import org.gcube.common.core.scope.ServiceMap.ServiceType;
 import org.gcube.common.core.utils.logging.GCUBELog;
-import org.gcube.common.informationsystem.publisher.impl.GCUBEPublisherException;
-import org.gcube.common.informationsystem.publisher.impl.ProfileManager.ResourceTypes;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.registry.impl.core.ServiceContext;
-import org.gridforum.jgss.ExtendedGSSCredential;
 import org.ietf.jgss.GSSCredential;
 
 public class ProfileManager {
@@ -29,6 +23,21 @@ public class ProfileManager {
 	protected URL isIcAddress;
 	
 	protected String VOMapName;
+	
+	public enum  ResourceTypes  {
+		Service,
+		CS,
+		CSInstance,
+		Collection,
+		RunningInstance,
+		ExternalRunningInstance,
+		DHN,
+		gLiteResource,
+		VDL,
+		TransformationProgram,
+		MetadataCollection,
+		GenericResource
+	}
 
 	public ProfileManager() throws Exception {