diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.html
index c2595f603e..1b071fcf51 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.html
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
                 [listId]="listId"
                 [metadataFields]="model.metadataFields"
                 [submissionId]="model.submissionId"
-                [relationshipOptions]="model.relationship">
+                [relationshipOptions]="model.relationship"
+                (remove)="onRemove()"
+        >
         </ds-existing-metadata-list-element>
     </ng-container>
     <ng-content></ng-content>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts
index e72af14091..2117f2bc10 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   ViewChild,
   ViewContainerRef
 } from '@angular/core';
-import { FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
+import { FormGroup, FormArray } from '@angular/forms';
 
 import {
   DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_TYPE_ARRAY,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {
   DynamicFormLayout,
   DynamicFormLayoutService, DynamicFormRelationService,
   DynamicFormValidationService,
-  DynamicTemplateDirective,
+  DynamicTemplateDirective, DynamicFormArrayGroupModel, DynamicFormArrayModel,
 } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core';
 import {
   DynamicNGBootstrapCalendarComponent,
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ import { SubmissionService } from '../../../../submission/submission.service';
 import { followLink } from '../../../utils/follow-link-config.model';
 import { paginatedRelationsToItems } from '../../../../+item-page/simple/item-types/shared/item-relationships-utils';
 import { RelationshipOptions } from '../models/relationship-options.model';
+import { FormBuilderService } from '../form-builder.service';
+import { modalConfigDefaults } from 'ngx-bootstrap/modal/modal-options.class';
 
 export function dsDynamicFormControlMapFn(model: DynamicFormControlModel): Type<DynamicFormControl> | null {
   switch (model.type) {
@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@ export class DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent extends DynamicFormControlCo
     private submissionObjectService: SubmissionObjectDataService,
     private ref: ChangeDetectorRef,
     private formService: FormService,
+    private formBuilderService: FormBuilderService,
     private submissionService: SubmissionService
   ) {
     super(componentFactoryResolver, layoutService, validationService, dynamicFormComponentService, relationService);
@@ -309,7 +312,7 @@ export class DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent extends DynamicFormControlCo
   }
 
   ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
-    if (changes && !this.isRelationship) {
+    if (changes && !this.isRelationship && hasValue(this.group.get(this.model.id))) {
       super.ngOnChanges(changes);
       if (this.model && this.model.placeholder) {
         this.model.placeholder = this.translateService.instant(this.model.placeholder);
@@ -378,6 +381,19 @@ export class DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent extends DynamicFormControlCo
     modalComp.item = this.item;
     modalComp.collection = this.collection;
     modalComp.submissionId = this.model.submissionId;
+    modalComp.selectEvent
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Callback for the remove event,
+   * remove the current control from its array
+   */
+  onRemove(): void {
+    const arrayContext: DynamicFormArrayModel = (this.context as DynamicFormArrayGroupModel).context;
+    const path = this.formBuilderService.getPath(arrayContext);
+    const formArrayControl = this.group.root.get(path) as FormArray;
+
+    this.formBuilderService.removeFormArrayGroup(this.context.index, formArrayControl, arrayContext);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/existing-metadata-list-element/existing-metadata-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/existing-metadata-list-element/existing-metadata-list-element.component.ts
index 8490d983c4..f3c72dca47 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/existing-metadata-list-element/existing-metadata-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/existing-metadata-list-element/existing-metadata-list-element.component.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
-import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnChanges, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { AbstractControl, FormControl } from '@angular/forms';
+import {
+  Component,
+  EventEmitter,
+  Input,
+  OnChanges,
+  OnDestroy,
+  OnInit,
+  Output
+} from '@angular/core';
+import { FormControl } from '@angular/forms';
 import { DynamicFormArrayGroupModel, DynamicFormControlEvent } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
-import { BehaviorSubject, Observable, of as observableOf, Subject, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
-import { filter, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { BehaviorSubject, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { filter } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { AppState } from '../../../../../app.reducer';
 import { RelationshipService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship.service';
-import { RemoteData } from '../../../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { Relationship } from '../../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/relationship.model';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { ItemMetadataRepresentation } from '../../../../../core/shared/metadata-representation/item/item-metadata-representation.model';
@@ -14,8 +21,7 @@ import { MetadataRepresentation } from '../../../../../core/shared/metadata-repr
 import { MetadataValue } from '../../../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
 import {
   getAllSucceededRemoteData,
-  getRemoteDataPayload,
-  getSucceededRemoteData
+  getRemoteDataPayload
 } from '../../../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../../../empty.util';
 import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../../object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
@@ -24,7 +30,6 @@ import { FormFieldMetadataValueObject } from '../../models/form-field-metadata-v
 import { RelationshipOptions } from '../../models/relationship-options.model';
 import { DynamicConcatModel } from '../models/ds-dynamic-concat.model';
 import { RemoveRelationshipAction, UpdateRelationshipAction } from '../relation-lookup-modal/relationship.actions';
-import { SubmissionObject } from '../../../../../core/submission/models/submission-object.model';
 
 // tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file
 /**
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ export class ExistingMetadataListElementComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges,
   @Input() submissionId: string;
   metadataRepresentation$: BehaviorSubject<MetadataRepresentation> = new BehaviorSubject<MetadataRepresentation>(undefined);
   relatedItem: Item;
-
+  @Output() remove: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();
   /**
    * List of subscriptions to unsubscribe from
    */
@@ -201,7 +206,8 @@ export class ExistingMetadataListElementComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges,
    */
   removeSelection() {
     this.selectableListService.deselectSingle(this.listId, Object.assign(new ItemSearchResult(), { indexableObject: this.relatedItem }));
-    this.store.dispatch(new RemoveRelationshipAction(this.submissionItem, this.relatedItem, this.relationshipOptions.relationshipType, this.submissionId))
+    this.store.dispatch(new RemoveRelationshipAction(this.submissionItem, this.relatedItem, this.relationshipOptions.relationshipType, this.submissionId));
+    this.remove.emit();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/array-group/dynamic-form-array.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/array-group/dynamic-form-array.component.ts
index f43b1cb9cb..ea6455a138 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/array-group/dynamic-form-array.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/array-group/dynamic-form-array.component.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core';
 import { Relationship } from '../../../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/relationship.model';
 import { DynamicRowArrayModel } from '../ds-dynamic-row-array-model';
+import { hasValue } from '../../../../../empty.util';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-dynamic-form-array',
@@ -45,16 +46,19 @@ export class DsDynamicFormArrayComponent extends DynamicFormArrayComponent {
     this.model.moveGroup(event.previousIndex, event.currentIndex - event.previousIndex);
     const prevIndex = event.previousIndex - 1;
     const index = event.currentIndex - 1;
-    const $event = {
-      $event: { previousIndex: prevIndex },
-      context: { index },
-      control: (this.control as any).controls[index],
-      group: this.group,
-      model: this.model.groups[index].group[0],
-      type: DynamicFormControlEventType.Change
-    };
 
-    this.onChange($event);
+    if (hasValue(this.model.groups[index]) && hasValue((this.control as any).controls[index])) {
+      const $event = {
+        $event: { previousIndex: prevIndex },
+        context: { index },
+        control: (this.control as any).controls[index],
+        group: this.group,
+        model: this.model.groups[index].group[0],
+        type: DynamicFormControlEventType.Change
+      };
+
+      this.onChange($event);
+      }
   }
 
   update(event: any, index: number) {
@@ -62,8 +66,6 @@ export class DsDynamicFormArrayComponent extends DynamicFormArrayComponent {
       context: { index: index - 1}
     });
 
-    console.log('$event', $event);
-
     this.onChange($event)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.ts
index 5eda1372eb..8f24f3f05f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ export class DsDynamicScrollableDropdownComponent extends DynamicFormControlComp
 
   onSelect(event) {
     this.group.markAsDirty();
+    console.log('onSelect event', event);
     this.model.valueUpdates.next(event);
     this.change.emit(event);
     this.setCurrentValue(event);
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
index 953227c161..bea57189f9 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
    * @param selectableObjects
    */
   select(...selectableObjects: Array<SearchResult<Item>>) {
-    console.log('selectableObjects', selectableObjects);
     this.zone.runOutsideAngular(
       () => {
         const obs: Observable<any[]> = combineLatest(...selectableObjects.map((sri: SearchResult<Item>) => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/form.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/form.component.ts
index cf88ec4344..1650cf14d1 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/form.component.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   DynamicFormControlEvent,
   DynamicFormControlModel,
   DynamicFormGroupModel,
-  DynamicFormLayout,
+  DynamicFormLayout, DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_TYPE_GROUP,
 } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core';
 import { findIndex } from 'lodash';
 import { FormBuilderService } from './builder/form-builder.service';
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ import { Observable, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty, isNotNull, isNull } from '../empty.util';
 import { FormService } from './form.service';
 import { FormEntry, FormError } from './form.reducer';
+import { DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_TYPE_SCROLLABLE_DROPDOWN } from './builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.model';
+import {
+  QUALDROP_GROUP_SUFFIX,
+  QUALDROP_VALUE_SUFFIX
+} from './builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/ds-dynamic-qualdrop.model';
+
+const QUALDROP_GROUP_REGEX = new RegExp(`${QUALDROP_GROUP_SUFFIX}_\\d+$`);
 
 /**
  * The default form component.
@@ -316,8 +323,17 @@ export class FormComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
 
     // set that field to the new value
     const model = arrayContext.groups[arrayContext.groups.length - 1].group[0] as any;
-    if (model.type === 'SCROLLABLE_DROPDOWN') {
+    if (model.type === DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_TYPE_SCROLLABLE_DROPDOWN) {
       model.value = Object.values(value)[0];
+    } else if (this.formBuilderService.isQualdropGroup(model)) {
+      const ctrl = formArrayControl.controls[formArrayControl.length - 1];
+      const ctrlKey = Object.keys(ctrl.value).find((key: string) => isNotEmpty(key.match(QUALDROP_GROUP_REGEX)));
+      const valueKey = Object.keys(value).find((key: string) => isNotEmpty(key.match(QUALDROP_GROUP_REGEX)));
+      if (ctrlKey !== valueKey) {
+        Object.defineProperty(value, ctrlKey, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(value, valueKey));
+        delete value[valueKey];
+      }
+      ctrl.setValue(value);
     } else {
       formArrayControl.controls[formArrayControl.length - 1].setValue(value);
     }
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form-operations.service.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form-operations.service.ts
index ab837522fd..5026319353 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form-operations.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form-operations.service.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export class SectionFormOperationsService {
         metadataValueMap.set(groupModel.qualdropId, metadataValueList);
       }
       if (index === fieldIndex) {
-        path = groupModel.qualdropId + '/' + (metadataValueMap.get(groupModel.qualdropId).length - 1)
+        path = groupModel.qualdropId + '/' + (metadataValueList.length - 1)
       }
     });
 
@@ -391,22 +391,13 @@ export class SectionFormOperationsService {
           value);
       }
       previousValue.delete();
-    } else if (value.hasValue()) {
-      // Here model has no previous value but a new one
-      if (isUndefined(this.getArrayIndexFromEvent(event))
-        || this.getArrayIndexFromEvent(event) === 0) {
+    } else if (value.hasValue() && (isUndefined(this.getArrayIndexFromEvent(event))
+        || this.getArrayIndexFromEvent(event) === 0)) {
         // Model is single field or is part of an array model but is the first item,
         // so dispatch an add operation that initialize the values of a specific metadata
         this.operationsBuilder.add(
           pathCombiner.getPath(segmentedPath),
           value, true);
-      } else {
-        // Model is part of an array model but is not the first item,
-        // so dispatch an add operation that add a value to an existent metadata
-        this.operationsBuilder.add(
-          pathCombiner.getPath(path),
-          value);
-      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form.component.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form.component.ts
index b708fcf2ab..7d6ddff323 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form.component.ts
@@ -276,19 +276,15 @@ export class SubmissionSectionformComponent extends SectionModelComponent {
    */
   updateForm(sectionData: WorkspaceitemSectionFormObject, errors: SubmissionSectionError[]): void {
 
-    if (isNotEmpty(sectionData) && !isEqual(sectionData, this.sectionData.data)) {
+    if (hasValue(sectionData) && !isEqual(sectionData, this.sectionData.data)) {
       this.sectionData.data = sectionData;
-      if (this.hasMetadataEnrichment(sectionData)) {
-        this.isUpdating = true;
-        this.formModel = null;
-        this.cdr.detectChanges();
-        this.initForm(sectionData);
-        this.checksForErrors(errors);
-        this.isUpdating = false;
-        this.cdr.detectChanges();
-      } else if (isNotEmpty(errors) || isNotEmpty(this.sectionData.errors)) {
-        this.checksForErrors(errors);
-      }
+      this.isUpdating = true;
+      this.formModel = null;
+      this.cdr.detectChanges();
+      this.initForm(sectionData);
+      this.checksForErrors(errors);
+      this.isUpdating = false;
+      this.cdr.detectChanges();
     } else if (isNotEmpty(errors) || isNotEmpty(this.sectionData.errors)) {
       this.checksForErrors(errors);
     }