diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6efe483..f65dd1d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.gcube.resourcemanagement</groupId>
 	<artifactId>whn-manager</artifactId>
-	<version>1.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
 	<properties>
   		<webappDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF</webappDirectory>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vremanagement/whnmanager/jaxws/ws/WhnManagerImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vremanagement/whnmanager/jaxws/ws/WhnManagerImpl.java
index 7b22622..349da9e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vremanagement/whnmanager/jaxws/ws/WhnManagerImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vremanagement/whnmanager/jaxws/ws/WhnManagerImpl.java
@@ -1,21 +1,32 @@
 package org.gcube.vremanagement.whnmanager.jaxws.ws;
 
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
 import javax.jws.WebService;
+
+
 import org.gcube.smartgears.ContextProvider;
+import org.gcube.smartgears.configuration.application.ApplicationConfiguration;
 import org.gcube.smartgears.context.application.ApplicationContext;
 import org.gcube.smartgears.context.container.ContainerContext;
+import org.gcube.smartgears.extensions.resource.ScopesResource.Scope;
 import org.gcube.smartgears.handlers.container.lifecycle.ProfilePublisher;
 import org.gcube.vremanagement.whnmanager.utils.ValidationUtils;
+//import org.gcube.common.calls.jaxws.Constants;
 import org.gcube.common.resources.gcore.HostingNode;
+import org.gcube.common.resources.gcore.Resources;
 import org.gcube.common.resources.gcore.ScopeGroup;
+import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.impl.ScopeBean;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.impl.ScopeBean.Type;
 import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.whnmanager.api.exception.GCUBEUnrecoverableException;
 import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.whnmanager.api.WhnManager;
 import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.whnmanager.api.types.AddScopeInputParams;
+import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.whnmanager.api.types.ScopeRIParams;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -28,7 +39,7 @@ public class WhnManagerImpl implements WhnManager{
 
 	
 	private static Logger logger=LoggerFactory.getLogger(WhnManagerImpl.class);
-	
+	 public static final String SCOPE_HEADER_ENTRY = "gcube-scope";
 	
 	/**
 	 * Add a scope to the ghn profile and publish it on IS
@@ -56,7 +67,7 @@ public class WhnManagerImpl implements WhnManager{
 					String scopeFound=(String)it.next();
 					logger.debug(" - "+scopeFound);
 				}
-				ContainerContext container=context.container();
+				ContainerContext container=context.container()/*.configuration().apps()*/;
 				ProfilePublisher publisher= new ProfilePublisher(container);
 				publisher.update();
 			}else{
@@ -79,7 +90,6 @@ public class WhnManagerImpl implements WhnManager{
 			logger.debug("this is a VRE scope. The request will be ignored ");
 			return true;
 		}
-			
 		ApplicationContext context = ContextProvider.get();
 		if(context!=null){
 			HostingNode ghn=context.container().profile(HostingNode.class);
@@ -97,12 +107,23 @@ public class WhnManagerImpl implements WhnManager{
 		return true;
 	}
 	
-//	@Override
-//	public boolean addRIToScope(ScopeRIParams params)  throws GCUBEUnrecoverableException{
-//		logger.debug("addRIToScope dummy method: Adding scope "	+ params.getScope() + " to RI <" + params.getClazz() +","+ params.getName() +">");
-//		
-//		return true;
-//	}
+	@Override
+	public boolean addRIToScope(ScopeRIParams params)  throws GCUBEUnrecoverableException{
+		logger.debug("addRIToScope method: Adding scope "	+ params.getScope() + " to RI <" + params.getClazz() +","+ params.getName() +">");
+		try {
+			HttpURLConnection connection =getConnectionToScopeManager(params.name);
+			logger.debug("adding scope: "+params.scope);
+			Scope newScope = new Scope(params.scope);
+			try (OutputStream output = connection.getOutputStream()) {
+				Resources.marshal(newScope, output);
+			}
+			logger.info("addScope operation ended with response code: "+connection.getResponseCode());
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
 //	
 //	@Override
 //	public boolean activateRI(RIData ri)  throws GCUBEUnrecoverableException{
@@ -117,9 +138,85 @@ public class WhnManagerImpl implements WhnManager{
 //		return true;
 //	}
 //
-//	@Override
-//	public boolean removeRIFromScope(ScopeRIParams params)  throws GCUBEUnrecoverableException{
-//		logger.debug("dummy removeRIFromScope method with param "+params);
-//		return true;
-//	}
+	@Override
+	public boolean removeRIFromScope(ScopeRIParams params)  throws GCUBEUnrecoverableException{
+		logger.debug("removeRIFromScope method with param "+params);
+		try {
+			HttpURLConnection connection =getConnectionToScopeManager(params.name);
+			logger.debug("adding scope: "+params.scope);
+			Scope newScope = new Scope(params.scope);
+			newScope.delete=true;
+			try (OutputStream output = connection.getOutputStream()) {
+				Resources.marshal(newScope, output);
+			}
+			logger.info("addScope operation ended with response code: "+connection.getResponseCode());
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	private void addScope(String appName, String currentScope, String scopeToAdd ) throws Exception{
+		ApplicationContext context = ContextProvider.get();	
+		String hostname = context.container().configuration().hostname();
+		int port = context.container().configuration().port();
+		ApplicationConfiguration app=getAppConfiguration(appName, context);
+		if(app!=null){
+			if(logger.isDebugEnabled())
+				logger.debug("http call to: http://"+hostname+":"+port+"/"+app.context()+"/gcube/resource/scopes");
+//			URL url = new URL(String.format("http://%s:%d/%s/gcube/resource/scopes", "dlib29.isti.cnr.it", 8080, "authorization-service" ));
+			URL url = new URL(String.format("http://%s:%d/%s/gcube/resource/scopes", hostname, port, app.context()));
+			HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection)url.openConnection();
+			connection.setRequestMethod("POST");
+			connection.setDoOutput(true);
+			connection.setDoInput(true);
+			connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/xml");
+			connection.setRequestProperty(SCOPE_HEADER_ENTRY, currentScope);
+			Scope newScope = new Scope(scopeToAdd);
+			try (OutputStream output = connection.getOutputStream()) {
+				Resources.marshal(newScope, output);
+			}
+			logger.info("addScope operation ended with response code: "+connection.getResponseCode());
+
+		}else{
+			throw new RuntimeException("applicationConfiguration not found ");
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private HttpURLConnection getConnectionToScopeManager(String appName) throws Exception{
+		ApplicationContext context = ContextProvider.get();	
+		String hostname = context.container().configuration().hostname();
+		int port = context.container().configuration().port();
+		String currentScope=ScopeProvider.instance.get();
+		ApplicationConfiguration app=getAppConfiguration(appName, context);
+		if(app!=null){
+			if(logger.isDebugEnabled())
+				logger.debug("http call to: http://"+hostname+":"+port+"/"+app.context()+"/gcube/resource/scopes");
+//			URL url = new URL(String.format("http://%s:%d/%s/gcube/resource/scopes", "dlib29.isti.cnr.it", 8080, "authorization-service" ));
+			URL url = new URL(String.format("http://%s:%d/%s/gcube/resource/scopes", hostname, port, app.context()));
+			HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection)url.openConnection();
+			connection.setRequestMethod("POST");
+			connection.setDoOutput(true);
+			connection.setDoInput(true);
+			connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/xml");
+			connection.setRequestProperty(SCOPE_HEADER_ENTRY, currentScope);
+			return connection;
+		}else{
+			throw new RuntimeException("applicationConfiguration not found ");
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private ApplicationConfiguration getAppConfiguration(String appName, ApplicationContext context){
+		logger.debug("get application configuration");
+		for (ApplicationConfiguration app : context.container().configuration().apps()){
+			logger.debug("check app "+ app.name());
+			if (app.name().equals(appName)){
+				logger.debug("application configuration is "+app.name());
+				return app;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+					
+	}
+	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml
index 059a356..e8f4e06 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <application mode='online'>
 		<name>WhnManager</name>
 		<group>VREManagement</group>
-		<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<description>Web Hosting Node Service</description>
 		<local-persistence location='target' />
 </application>