diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index fb0b4fd589..771c7b1653 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ submission:
     # NOTE: after how many time (milliseconds) submission is saved automatically
     # eg. timer: 5 * (1000 * 60); // 5 minutes
     timer: 0
-  typeBind:
-    # NOTE: which field to use when matching to type-bind configuration,
-    # eg. dc.type, local.publicationType
-    # default: dc.type
-    field: dc.type
   icons:
     metadata:
       # NOTE: example of configuration
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-type-bind-relation.service.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-type-bind-relation.service.ts
index c9473bd9d2..39f754af24 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-type-bind-relation.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-type-bind-relation.service.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Inject, Injectable, Injector, Optional } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormControl } from '@angular/forms';
 
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
-import { startWith } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {map, startWith} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import {
   AND_OPERATOR,
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ import {
   OR_OPERATOR
 } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core';
 
-import { hasNoValue, hasValue } from '../../../empty.util';
+import {hasNoValue, hasValue, isEmpty} from '../../../empty.util';
 import { FormBuilderService } from '../form-builder.service';
 import { FormFieldMetadataValueObject } from '../models/form-field-metadata-value.model';
 import { DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_TYPE_RELATION_GROUP } from './ds-dynamic-form-constants';
+import {getFirstCompletedRemoteData} from "../../../../core/shared/operators";
+import {ConfigurationDataService} from "../../../../core/data/configuration-data.service";
 
 /**
  * Service to manage type binding for submission input fields
@@ -31,7 +33,6 @@ export class DsDynamicTypeBindRelationService {
               protected dynamicFormRelationService: DynamicFormRelationService,
               protected formBuilderService: FormBuilderService,
               protected injector: Injector) {
-
   }
 
   /**
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export class DsDynamicTypeBindRelationService {
     return value;
   }
 
+
   /**
    * Get models for this bind type
    * @param model
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/form-builder.service.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/form-builder.service.spec.ts
index 14c4e336cd..d2cd887e82 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/form-builder.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/form-builder.service.spec.ts
@@ -48,12 +48,18 @@ import { DynamicConcatModel } from './ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/ds-dynamic-conca
 import { DynamicLookupNameModel } from './ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/lookup/dynamic-lookup-name.model';
 import { DynamicRowArrayModel } from './ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/ds-dynamic-row-array-model';
 import { FormRowModel } from '../../../core/config/models/config-submission-form.model';
+import {ConfigurationDataService} from "../../../core/data/configuration-data.service";
+import {createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$} from "../../remote-data.utils";
+import {ConfigurationProperty} from "../../../core/shared/configuration-property.model";
 
 describe('FormBuilderService test suite', () => {
 
   let testModel: DynamicFormControlModel[];
   let testFormConfiguration: SubmissionFormsModel;
   let service: FormBuilderService;
+  let configSpy: ConfigurationDataService;
+  const typeFieldProp = 'submit.type-bind.field';
+  const typeFieldTestValue = 'dc.type';
 
   const submissionId = '1234';
 
@@ -65,15 +71,24 @@ describe('FormBuilderService test suite', () => {
     return new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve(true), 0));
   }
 
-  beforeEach(() => {
+  const createConfigSuccessSpy = (...values: string[]) => jasmine.createSpyObj('configurationDataService', {
+    findByPropertyName: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({
+      ... new ConfigurationProperty(),
+      name: typeFieldProp,
+      values: values,
+    }),
+  });
 
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    configSpy = createConfigSuccessSpy(typeFieldTestValue);
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [ReactiveFormsModule],
       providers: [
         { provide: FormBuilderService, useClass: FormBuilderService },
         { provide: DynamicFormValidationService, useValue: {} },
         { provide: NG_VALIDATORS, useValue: testValidator, multi: true },
-        { provide: NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS, useValue: testAsyncValidator, multi: true }
+        { provide: NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS, useValue: testAsyncValidator, multi: true },
+        { provide: ConfigurationDataService, useValue: configSpy }
       ]
     });
 
@@ -881,4 +896,11 @@ describe('FormBuilderService test suite', () => {
     expect(formArray.length === 0).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it(`should request the ${typeFieldProp} property and set value "dc_type"`, () => {
+    service.setTypeBindFieldFromConfig();
+    expect(configSpy.findByPropertyName).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(configSpy.findByPropertyName).toHaveBeenCalledWith(typeFieldProp);
+    expect(service.getTypeField()).toEqual('dc_type');
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/form-builder.service.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/form-builder.service.ts
index 532a4fe085..9cca31e755 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/form-builder.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/form-builder.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import {Injectable, Optional} from '@angular/core';
 import { AbstractControl, FormControl, FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
 
 import {
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ import { DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_TYPE_RELATION_GROUP } from './ds-dynamic-form-ui/d
 import { CONCAT_GROUP_SUFFIX, DynamicConcatModel } from './ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/ds-dynamic-concat.model';
 import { VIRTUAL_METADATA_PREFIX } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
 import { environment } from '../../../../environments/environment';
+import {ConfigurationDataService} from "../../../core/data/configuration-data.service";
+import {getFirstCompletedRemoteData} from "../../../core/shared/operators";
 
 @Injectable()
 export class FormBuilderService extends DynamicFormService {
@@ -66,13 +68,17 @@ export class FormBuilderService extends DynamicFormService {
   constructor(
     componentService: DynamicFormComponentService,
     validationService: DynamicFormValidationService,
-    protected rowParser: RowParser
+    protected rowParser: RowParser,
+    @Optional() protected configService: ConfigurationDataService,
   ) {
     super(componentService, validationService);
     this.formModels = new Map();
     this.formGroups = new Map();
-    // Replace . with _ in configured type field here, to make configuration more simple and user-friendly
-    this.typeField = environment.submission.typeBind.field.replace(/\./g, '_');
+    if (hasValue(configService)) {
+      this.setTypeBindFieldFromConfig();
+    } else {
+      this.typeField = 'dc_type';
+    }
   }
 
   createDynamicFormControlEvent(control: FormControl, group: FormGroup, model: DynamicFormControlModel, type: string): DynamicFormControlEvent {
@@ -278,7 +284,8 @@ export class FormBuilderService extends DynamicFormService {
      const rawData = typeof json === 'string' ? JSON.parse(json, parseReviver) : json;
     if (rawData.rows && !isEmpty(rawData.rows)) {
       rawData.rows.forEach((currentRow) => {
-        const rowParsed = this.rowParser.parse(submissionId, currentRow, scopeUUID, sectionData, submissionScope, readOnly);
+        const rowParsed = this.rowParser.parse(submissionId, currentRow, scopeUUID, sectionData, submissionScope,
+          readOnly, this.typeField);
         if (isNotNull(rowParsed)) {
           if (Array.isArray(rowParsed)) {
             rows = rows.concat(rowParsed);
@@ -489,4 +496,30 @@ export class FormBuilderService extends DynamicFormService {
     return Object.keys(result);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the type bind field from config
+   */
+  setTypeBindFieldFromConfig(): void {
+    this.configService.findByPropertyName('submit.type-bind.field').pipe(
+      getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
+    ).subscribe((remoteData: any) => {
+      // make sure we got a success response from the backend
+      if (!remoteData.hasSucceeded) {
+        this.typeField = 'dc_type';
+        return;
+      }
+      // Read type bind value from response and set if non-empty
+      const typeFieldConfig = remoteData.payload.values[0];
+      if (isEmpty(typeFieldConfig)) {
+        this.typeField = 'dc_type';
+      } else {
+        this.typeField = typeFieldConfig.replace(/\./g, '_');
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  getTypeField(): string {
+    return this.typeField;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/concat-field-parser.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/concat-field-parser.ts
index 8085924422..2de5f256dc 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/concat-field-parser.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/concat-field-parser.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Inject } from '@angular/core';
+import {Inject} from '@angular/core';
 import { FormFieldModel } from '../models/form-field.model';
 import { FormFieldMetadataValueObject } from '../models/form-field-metadata-value.model';
 import {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/date-field-parser.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/date-field-parser.spec.ts
index b9adf3ed65..9ab43709ad 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/date-field-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/date-field-parser.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ describe('DateFieldParser test suite', () => {
   const parserOptions: ParserOptions = {
     readOnly: false,
     submissionScope: null,
-    collectionUUID: null
+    collectionUUID: null,
+    typeField: 'dc_type'
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/disabled-field-parser.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/disabled-field-parser.spec.ts
index e3e86d7051..d69f0e48e9 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/disabled-field-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/disabled-field-parser.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ describe('DisabledFieldParser test suite', () => {
   const parserOptions: ParserOptions = {
     readOnly: false,
     submissionScope: null,
-    collectionUUID: null
+    collectionUUID: null,
+    typeField: 'dc_type'
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/dropdown-field-parser.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/dropdown-field-parser.spec.ts
index 82d2aeac63..3dca7558b3 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/dropdown-field-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/dropdown-field-parser.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ describe('DropdownFieldParser test suite', () => {
   const parserOptions: ParserOptions = {
     readOnly: false,
     submissionScope: 'testScopeUUID',
-    collectionUUID: null
+    collectionUUID: null,
+    typeField: 'dc_type'
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/dropdown-field-parser.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/dropdown-field-parser.ts
index 760fc63482..3e5ec0b9da 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/dropdown-field-parser.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/dropdown-field-parser.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Inject } from '@angular/core';
+import {Inject} from '@angular/core';
 import { FormFieldModel } from '../models/form-field.model';
 import {
   CONFIG_DATA,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class DropdownFieldParser extends FieldParser {
     @Inject(SUBMISSION_ID) submissionId: string,
     @Inject(CONFIG_DATA) configData: FormFieldModel,
     @Inject(INIT_FORM_VALUES) initFormValues,
-    @Inject(PARSER_OPTIONS) parserOptions: ParserOptions
+    @Inject(PARSER_OPTIONS) parserOptions: ParserOptions,
   ) {
     super(submissionId, configData, initFormValues, parserOptions);
   }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/field-parser.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/field-parser.ts
index c8b8e07bad..35743ec9b7 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/field-parser.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/field-parser.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { Inject, InjectionToken } from '@angular/core';
+import {Inject, InjectionToken} from '@angular/core';
 
 import { uniqueId } from 'lodash';
 import {DynamicFormControlLayout, DynamicFormControlRelation, MATCH_VISIBLE, OR_OPERATOR} from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core';
 
-import { hasValue, isNotEmpty, isNotNull, isNotUndefined } from '../../../empty.util';
+import {hasValue, isEmpty, isNotEmpty, isNotNull, isNotUndefined} from '../../../empty.util';
 import { FormFieldModel } from '../models/form-field.model';
 import { FormFieldMetadataValueObject } from '../models/form-field-metadata-value.model';
 import {
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import { VocabularyOptions } from '../../../../core/submission/vocabularies/mode
 import { ParserType } from './parser-type';
 import { isNgbDateStruct } from '../../../date.util';
 import { environment } from '../../../../../environments/environment';
+import {getFirstCompletedRemoteData} from "../../../../core/shared/operators";
+import {map} from "rxjs/operators";
 
 export const SUBMISSION_ID: InjectionToken<string> = new InjectionToken<string>('submissionId');
 export const CONFIG_DATA: InjectionToken<FormFieldModel> = new InjectionToken<FormFieldModel>('configData');
@@ -39,8 +41,6 @@ export abstract class FieldParser {
     @Inject(INIT_FORM_VALUES) protected initFormValues: any,
     @Inject(PARSER_OPTIONS) protected parserOptions: ParserOptions
   ) {
-    // Replace . with _ in configured type field here, to make configuration more simple and user-friendly
-    this.typeField = environment.submission.typeBind.field.replace(/\./g, '_');
   }
 
   public abstract modelFactory(fieldValue?: FormFieldMetadataValueObject, label?: boolean): any;
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ export abstract class FieldParser {
         metadataFields: this.getAllFieldIds(),
         hasSelectableMetadata: isNotEmpty(this.configData.selectableMetadata),
         isDraggable,
-        typeBindRelations: isNotEmpty(this.configData.typeBind) ? this.getTypeBindRelations(this.configData.typeBind) : null,
+        typeBindRelations: isNotEmpty(this.configData.typeBind) ? this.getTypeBindRelations(this.configData.typeBind,
+          this.parserOptions.typeField) : null,
         groupFactory: () => {
           let model;
           if ((arrayCounter === 0)) {
@@ -303,7 +304,8 @@ export abstract class FieldParser {
 
     // If typeBind is configured
     if (isNotEmpty(this.configData.typeBind)) {
-      (controlModel as DsDynamicInputModel).typeBindRelations = this.getTypeBindRelations(this.configData.typeBind);
+      (controlModel as DsDynamicInputModel).typeBindRelations = this.getTypeBindRelations(this.configData.typeBind,
+        this.parserOptions.typeField);
     }
 
     return controlModel;
@@ -319,11 +321,11 @@ export abstract class FieldParser {
    * @private
    * @return DynamicFormControlRelation[] array with one relation in it, for type bind matching to show a field
    */
-  private getTypeBindRelations(configuredTypeBindValues: string[]): DynamicFormControlRelation[] {
+  private getTypeBindRelations(configuredTypeBindValues: string[], typeField: string): DynamicFormControlRelation[] {
     const bindValues = [];
     configuredTypeBindValues.forEach((value) => {
       bindValues.push({
-        id: this.typeField,
+        id: typeField,
         value: value
       });
     });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/list-field-parser.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/list-field-parser.spec.ts
index 8a05b169fd..30d1913a51 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/list-field-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/list-field-parser.spec.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ describe('ListFieldParser test suite', () => {
   const parserOptions: ParserOptions = {
     readOnly: false,
     submissionScope: 'testScopeUUID',
-    collectionUUID: null
+    collectionUUID: null,
+    typeField: 'dc_type'
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-field-parser.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-field-parser.spec.ts
index 87cee9d950..24efcf3462 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-field-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-field-parser.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ describe('LookupFieldParser test suite', () => {
   const parserOptions: ParserOptions = {
     readOnly: false,
     submissionScope: 'testScopeUUID',
-    collectionUUID: null
+    collectionUUID: null,
+    typeField: 'dc_type'
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-name-field-parser.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-name-field-parser.spec.ts
index 3d02b6952e..d0281681ef 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-name-field-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-name-field-parser.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ describe('LookupNameFieldParser test suite', () => {
   const parserOptions: ParserOptions = {
     readOnly: false,
     submissionScope: 'testScopeUUID',
-    collectionUUID: null
+    collectionUUID: null,
+    typeField: 'dc_type'
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/name-field-parser.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/name-field-parser.spec.ts
index 514585f03f..6b520142cc 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/name-field-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/name-field-parser.spec.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ describe('NameFieldParser test suite', () => {
   const parserOptions: ParserOptions = {
     readOnly: false,
     submissionScope: 'testScopeUUID',
-    collectionUUID: null
+    collectionUUID: null,
+    typeField: 'dc_type'
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/onebox-field-parser.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/onebox-field-parser.spec.ts
index 8ecce24194..e7e68a6461 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/onebox-field-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/onebox-field-parser.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ describe('OneboxFieldParser test suite', () => {
   const parserOptions: ParserOptions = {
     readOnly: false,
     submissionScope: 'testScopeUUID',
-    collectionUUID: null
+    collectionUUID: null,
+    typeField: 'dc_type'
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/parser-options.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/parser-options.ts
index 8b0b42008e..f7aac3449d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/parser-options.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/parser-options.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ export interface ParserOptions {
   readOnly: boolean;
   submissionScope: string;
   collectionUUID: string;
+  typeField: string;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/relation-group-field-parser.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/relation-group-field-parser.spec.ts
index 111193a637..7d48ad2d00 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/relation-group-field-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/relation-group-field-parser.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ describe('RelationGroupFieldParser test suite', () => {
   const parserOptions: ParserOptions = {
     readOnly: false,
     submissionScope: 'testScopeUUID',
-    collectionUUID: 'WORKSPACE'
+    collectionUUID: 'WORKSPACE',
+    typeField: 'dc_type'
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/row-parser.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/row-parser.spec.ts
index e612534d55..1f9bde8a7f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/row-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/row-parser.spec.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ describe('RowParser test suite', () => {
   const initFormValues = {};
   const submissionScope = 'WORKSPACE';
   const readOnly = false;
+  const typeField = 'dc_type';
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     row1 = {
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ describe('RowParser test suite', () => {
     it('should return a DynamicRowGroupModel object', () => {
       const parser = new RowParser(undefined);
 
-      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row1, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly);
+      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row1, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly, typeField);
 
       expect(rowModel instanceof DynamicRowGroupModel).toBe(true);
     });
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ describe('RowParser test suite', () => {
     it('should return a row with three fields', () => {
       const parser = new RowParser(undefined);
 
-      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row1, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly);
+      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row1, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly, typeField);
 
       expect((rowModel as DynamicRowGroupModel).group.length).toBe(3);
     });
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ describe('RowParser test suite', () => {
     it('should return a DynamicRowArrayModel object', () => {
       const parser = new RowParser(undefined);
 
-      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row2, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly);
+      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row2, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly, typeField);
 
       expect(rowModel instanceof DynamicRowArrayModel).toBe(true);
     });
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ describe('RowParser test suite', () => {
     it('should return a row that contains only scoped fields', () => {
       const parser = new RowParser(undefined);
 
-      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row3, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly);
+      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row3, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly, typeField);
 
       expect((rowModel as DynamicRowGroupModel).group.length).toBe(1);
     });
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ describe('RowParser test suite', () => {
     it('should be able to parse a dropdown combo field', () => {
       const parser = new RowParser(undefined);
 
-      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row4, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly);
+      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row4, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly, typeField);
 
       expect(rowModel).toBeDefined();
     });
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ describe('RowParser test suite', () => {
     it('should be able to parse a lookup-name field', () => {
       const parser = new RowParser(undefined);
 
-      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row5, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly);
+      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row5, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly, typeField);
 
       expect(rowModel).toBeDefined();
     });
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ describe('RowParser test suite', () => {
     it('should be able to parse a list field', () => {
       const parser = new RowParser(undefined);
 
-      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row6, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly);
+      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row6, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly, typeField);
 
       expect(rowModel).toBeDefined();
     });
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ describe('RowParser test suite', () => {
     it('should be able to parse a date field', () => {
       const parser = new RowParser(undefined);
 
-      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row7, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly);
+      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row7, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly, typeField);
 
       expect(rowModel).toBeDefined();
     });
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ describe('RowParser test suite', () => {
     it('should be able to parse a tag field', () => {
       const parser = new RowParser(undefined);
 
-      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row8, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly);
+      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row8, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly, typeField);
 
       expect(rowModel).toBeDefined();
     });
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ describe('RowParser test suite', () => {
     it('should be able to parse a textarea field', () => {
       const parser = new RowParser(undefined);
 
-      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row9, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly);
+      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row9, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly, typeField);
 
       expect(rowModel).toBeDefined();
     });
@@ -418,7 +419,7 @@ describe('RowParser test suite', () => {
     it('should be able to parse a group field', () => {
       const parser = new RowParser(undefined);
 
-      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row10, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly);
+      const rowModel = parser.parse(submissionId, row10, scopeUUID, initFormValues, submissionScope, readOnly, typeField);
 
       expect(rowModel).toBeDefined();
     });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/row-parser.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/row-parser.ts
index fe664305b0..764f52ffdf 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/row-parser.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/row-parser.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ export class RowParser {
                scopeUUID,
                initFormValues: any,
                submissionScope,
-               readOnly: boolean): DynamicRowGroupModel {
+               readOnly: boolean,
+               typeField: string): DynamicRowGroupModel {
     let fieldModel: any = null;
     let parsedResult = null;
     const config: DynamicFormGroupModelConfig = {
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ export class RowParser {
     const parserOptions: ParserOptions = {
       readOnly: readOnly,
       submissionScope: submissionScope,
-      collectionUUID: scopeUUID
+      collectionUUID: scopeUUID,
+      typeField: typeField
     };
 
     // Iterate over row's fields
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/series-field-parser.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/series-field-parser.spec.ts
index b044f43833..0761cfe60e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/series-field-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/series-field-parser.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ describe('SeriesFieldParser test suite', () => {
   const parserOptions: ParserOptions = {
     readOnly: false,
     submissionScope: 'testScopeUUID',
-    collectionUUID: null
+    collectionUUID: null,
+    typeField: 'dc_type'
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/tag-field-parser.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/tag-field-parser.spec.ts
index 7c63235f67..115829f8d3 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/tag-field-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/tag-field-parser.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ describe('TagFieldParser test suite', () => {
   const parserOptions: ParserOptions = {
     readOnly: false,
     submissionScope: 'testScopeUUID',
-    collectionUUID: null
+    collectionUUID: null,
+    typeField: 'dc_type'
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/textarea-field-parser.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/textarea-field-parser.spec.ts
index a81907aa13..855e464f21 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/textarea-field-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/textarea-field-parser.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ describe('TextareaFieldParser test suite', () => {
   const parserOptions: ParserOptions = {
     readOnly: false,
     submissionScope: null,
-    collectionUUID: null
+    collectionUUID: null,
+    typeField: 'dc_type'
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/submission/submission.module.ts b/src/app/submission/submission.module.ts
index 939d1bff29..d9b83d9864 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/submission.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/submission.module.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { NgbAccordionModule, NgbModalModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { SubmissionSectionAccessesComponent } from './sections/accesses/section-accesses.component';
 import { SubmissionAccessesConfigService } from '../core/config/submission-accesses-config.service';
 import { SectionAccessesService } from './sections/accesses/section-accesses.service';
+import {ConfigurationDataService} from "../core/data/configuration-data.service";
 
 const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   // put only entry components that use custom decorator
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ const DECLARATIONS = [
     SectionsService,
     SubmissionUploadsConfigService,
     SubmissionAccessesConfigService,
-    SectionAccessesService
+    SectionAccessesService,
   ]
 })