diff --git a/src/app/shared/mocks/mock-submission.ts b/src/app/shared/mocks/mock-submission.ts
index 81b7bcb144..88ebac5749 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mocks/mock-submission.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mocks/mock-submission.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ export const mockUploadResponse1ParsedErrors: any =  {
   ]
 };
 
+export const mockLicenseParsedErrors: any =  {
+  license: [
+    { path: '/sections/license', message: 'error.validation.license.notgranted' }
+  ]
+};
+
 export const mockUploadResponse2Errors = {
   errors: [
     {
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/license/section-license.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/license/section-license.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b90f4ccd0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/license/section-license.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,331 @@
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { async, ComponentFixture, inject, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { DynamicCheckboxModel, DynamicFormControlEvent, DynamicFormControlEventType } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core';
+
+import { createTestComponent } from '../../../shared/testing/utils';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/notifications-service-stub';
+import { SubmissionService } from '../../submission.service';
+import { SubmissionServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/submission-service-stub';
+import { SectionsService } from '../sections.service';
+import { SectionsServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/sections-service-stub';
+import { FormBuilderService } from '../../../shared/form/builder/form-builder.service';
+import { getMockFormOperationsService } from '../../../shared/mocks/mock-form-operations-service';
+import { getMockFormService } from '../../../shared/mocks/mock-form-service';
+import { FormService } from '../../../shared/form/form.service';
+import { SubmissionFormsConfigService } from '../../../core/config/submission-forms-config.service';
+import { SectionDataObject } from '../models/section-data.model';
+import { SectionsType } from '../sections-type';
+import {
+  mockLicenseParsedErrors,
+  mockSubmissionCollectionId,
+  mockSubmissionId
+} from '../../../shared/mocks/mock-submission';
+import { FormComponent } from '../../../shared/form/form.component';
+import { JsonPatchOperationPathCombiner } from '../../../core/json-patch/builder/json-patch-operation-path-combiner';
+import { LicenseSectionComponent } from './section-license.component';
+import { CollectionDataService } from '../../../core/data/collection-data.service';
+import { JsonPatchOperationsBuilder } from '../../../core/json-patch/builder/json-patch-operations-builder';
+import { SectionFormOperationsService } from '../form/section-form-operations.service';
+import { Collection } from '../../../core/shared/collection.model';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { License } from '../../../core/shared/license.model';
+import { FormFieldMetadataValueObject } from '../../../shared/form/builder/models/form-field-metadata-value.model';
+
+function getMockSubmissionFormsConfigService(): SubmissionFormsConfigService {
+  return jasmine.createSpyObj('FormOperationsService', {
+    getConfigAll: jasmine.createSpy('getConfigAll'),
+    getConfigByHref: jasmine.createSpy('getConfigByHref'),
+    getConfigByName: jasmine.createSpy('getConfigByName'),
+    getConfigBySearch: jasmine.createSpy('getConfigBySearch')
+  });
+}
+
+function getMockCollectionDataService(): CollectionDataService {
+  return jasmine.createSpyObj('CollectionDataService', {
+    findById: jasmine.createSpy('findById'),
+    findByHref: jasmine.createSpy('findByHref')
+  });
+}
+
+const sectionObject: SectionDataObject = {
+  config: 'https://dspace7.4science.it/or2018/api/config/submissionforms/license',
+  mandatory: true,
+  data: {
+    url: null,
+    acceptanceDate: null,
+    granted: false
+  },
+  errors: [],
+  header: 'submit.progressbar.describe.license',
+  id: 'license',
+  sectionType: SectionsType.License
+};
+
+const dynamicFormControlEvent: DynamicFormControlEvent = {
+  $event: new Event('change'),
+  context: null,
+  control: null,
+  group: null,
+  model: null,
+  type: DynamicFormControlEventType.Change
+};
+
+describe('LicenseSectionComponent test suite', () => {
+
+  let comp: LicenseSectionComponent;
+  let compAsAny: any;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<LicenseSectionComponent>;
+  let submissionServiceStub: SubmissionServiceStub;
+  let sectionsServiceStub: SectionsServiceStub;
+  let formService: any;
+  let formOperationsService: any;
+  let formBuilderService: any;
+  let collectionDataService: any;
+
+  const submissionId = mockSubmissionId;
+  const collectionId = mockSubmissionCollectionId;
+  const pathCombiner = new JsonPatchOperationPathCombiner('sections', sectionObject.id);
+  const jsonPatchOpBuilder: any = jasmine.createSpyObj('jsonPatchOpBuilder', {
+    add: jasmine.createSpy('add'),
+    replace: jasmine.createSpy('replace'),
+    remove: jasmine.createSpy('remove'),
+  });
+
+  const licenseText = 'License text';
+  const mockCollection = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
+    name: 'Community 1-Collection 1',
+    id: collectionId,
+    metadata: [
+      {
+        key: 'dc.title',
+        language: 'en_US',
+        value: 'Community 1-Collection 1'
+      }],
+    license: observableOf(new RemoteData(false, false, true,
+      undefined, Object.assign(new License(), { text: licenseText })))
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [
+        BrowserModule,
+        CommonModule,
+        FormsModule,
+        ReactiveFormsModule,
+        TranslateModule.forRoot()
+      ],
+      declarations: [
+        FormComponent,
+        LicenseSectionComponent,
+        TestComponent
+      ],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: CollectionDataService, useValue: getMockCollectionDataService() },
+        { provide: SectionFormOperationsService, useValue: getMockFormOperationsService() },
+        { provide: FormService, useValue: getMockFormService() },
+        { provide: JsonPatchOperationsBuilder, useValue: jsonPatchOpBuilder },
+        { provide: SubmissionFormsConfigService, useValue: getMockSubmissionFormsConfigService() },
+        { provide: NotificationsService, useClass: NotificationsServiceStub },
+        { provide: SectionsService, useClass: SectionsServiceStub },
+        { provide: SubmissionService, useClass: SubmissionServiceStub },
+        { provide: 'collectionIdProvider', useValue: collectionId },
+        { provide: 'sectionDataProvider', useValue: sectionObject },
+        { provide: 'submissionIdProvider', useValue: submissionId },
+        ChangeDetectorRef,
+        FormBuilderService,
+        LicenseSectionComponent
+      ],
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
+    }).compileComponents().then();
+  }));
+
+  describe('', () => {
+    let testComp: TestComponent;
+    let testFixture: ComponentFixture<TestComponent>;
+
+    // synchronous beforeEach
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const html = `
+        <ds-submission-section-license></ds-submission-section-license>`;
+
+      testFixture = createTestComponent(html, TestComponent) as ComponentFixture<TestComponent>;
+      testComp = testFixture.componentInstance;
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      testFixture.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('should create LicenseSectionComponent', inject([LicenseSectionComponent], (app: LicenseSectionComponent) => {
+
+      expect(app).toBeDefined();
+
+    }));
+  });
+
+  describe('', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(LicenseSectionComponent);
+      comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+      compAsAny = comp;
+      submissionServiceStub = TestBed.get(SubmissionService);
+      sectionsServiceStub = TestBed.get(SectionsService);
+      formService = TestBed.get(FormService);
+      formBuilderService = TestBed.get(FormBuilderService);
+      formOperationsService = TestBed.get(SectionFormOperationsService);
+      collectionDataService = TestBed.get(CollectionDataService);
+
+      compAsAny.pathCombiner = new JsonPatchOperationPathCombiner('sections', sectionObject.id);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      fixture.destroy();
+      comp = null;
+      compAsAny = null;
+    });
+
+    it('should init section properly', () => {
+      collectionDataService.findById.and.returnValue(observableOf(new RemoteData(false, false, true,
+        undefined, mockCollection)));
+      sectionsServiceStub.getSectionErrors.and.returnValue(observableOf([]));
+      sectionsServiceStub.isSectionReadOnly.and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+      spyOn(compAsAny, 'getSectionStatus');
+
+      comp.onSectionInit();
+
+      const model = formBuilderService.findById('granted', comp.formModel);
+
+      expect(compAsAny.subs.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(comp.formModel).toBeDefined();
+      expect(model.value).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(comp.licenseText).toBe(licenseText);
+    });
+
+    it('should set checkbox value to true', () => {
+      comp.sectionData.data = {
+        url: 'url',
+        acceptanceDate: Date.now(),
+        granted: true
+      } as any;
+
+      collectionDataService.findById.and.returnValue(observableOf(new RemoteData(false, false, true,
+        undefined, mockCollection)));
+      sectionsServiceStub.getSectionErrors.and.returnValue(observableOf([]));
+      sectionsServiceStub.isSectionReadOnly.and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+      spyOn(compAsAny, 'getSectionStatus');
+
+      comp.onSectionInit();
+
+      const model = formBuilderService.findById('granted', comp.formModel);
+
+      expect(compAsAny.subs.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(comp.formModel).toBeDefined();
+      expect(model.value).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(comp.licenseText).toBe(licenseText);
+    });
+
+    it('should set section errors properly', () => {
+      collectionDataService.findById.and.returnValue(observableOf(new RemoteData(false, false, true,
+        undefined, mockCollection)));
+      sectionsServiceStub.getSectionErrors.and.returnValue(observableOf(mockLicenseParsedErrors.license));
+      sectionsServiceStub.isSectionReadOnly.and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+
+      comp.onSectionInit();
+      const expectedErrors = mockLicenseParsedErrors.license;
+
+      expect(sectionsServiceStub.checkSectionErrors).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(comp.sectionData.errors).toEqual(expectedErrors);
+
+    });
+
+    it('should remove any section\'s errors when checkbox is selected', () => {
+      comp.sectionData.data = {
+        url: 'url',
+        acceptanceDate: Date.now(),
+        granted: true
+      } as any;
+
+      collectionDataService.findById.and.returnValue(observableOf(new RemoteData(false, false, true,
+        undefined, mockCollection)));
+      sectionsServiceStub.getSectionErrors.and.returnValue(observableOf(mockLicenseParsedErrors.license));
+      sectionsServiceStub.isSectionReadOnly.and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+
+      comp.onSectionInit();
+
+      expect(sectionsServiceStub.dispatchRemoveSectionErrors).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    });
+
+    it('should have status true when checkbox is selected', () => {
+
+      collectionDataService.findById.and.returnValue(observableOf(new RemoteData(false, false, true,
+        undefined, mockCollection)));
+      sectionsServiceStub.getSectionErrors.and.returnValue(observableOf([]));
+      sectionsServiceStub.isSectionReadOnly.and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      const model = formBuilderService.findById('granted', comp.formModel);
+
+      compAsAny.getSectionStatus().subscribe((status) => {
+        expect(status).toBeTruthy();
+      });
+
+      (model as DynamicCheckboxModel).valueUpdates.next(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should have status false when checkbox is not selected', () => {
+
+      collectionDataService.findById.and.returnValue(observableOf(new RemoteData(false, false, true,
+        undefined, mockCollection)));
+      sectionsServiceStub.getSectionErrors.and.returnValue(observableOf([]));
+      sectionsServiceStub.isSectionReadOnly.and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      const model = formBuilderService.findById('granted', comp.formModel);
+
+      compAsAny.getSectionStatus().subscribe((status) => {
+        expect(status).toBeFalsy();
+      });
+
+      (model as DynamicCheckboxModel).valueUpdates.next(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should dispatch a json-path add operation when checkbox is selected', () => {
+      const event = dynamicFormControlEvent;
+      formOperationsService.getFieldPathSegmentedFromChangeEvent.and.returnValue('granted');
+      formOperationsService.getFieldValueFromChangeEvent.and.returnValue(new FormFieldMetadataValueObject(true));
+
+      comp.onChange(event);
+
+      expect(jsonPatchOpBuilder.add).toHaveBeenCalledWith(pathCombiner.getPath('granted'), 'true', false, true);
+      expect(sectionsServiceStub.dispatchRemoveSectionErrors).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should dispatch a json-path remove operation when checkbox is not selected', () => {
+      const event = dynamicFormControlEvent;
+      formOperationsService.getFieldPathSegmentedFromChangeEvent.and.returnValue('granted');
+      formOperationsService.getFieldValueFromChangeEvent.and.returnValue(null);
+
+      comp.onChange(event);
+
+      expect(jsonPatchOpBuilder.remove).toHaveBeenCalledWith(pathCombiner.getPath('granted'));
+    });
+
+  });
+});
+
+// declare a test component
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-test-cmp',
+  template: ``
+})
+class TestComponent {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/edit/file-edit.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/edit/file-edit.component.spec.ts
index 1ecc5d2721..46ed1a57af 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/edit/file-edit.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/edit/file-edit.component.spec.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { GLOBAL_CONFIG } from '../../../../../../config';
 import { MOCK_SUBMISSION_CONFIG } from '../../../../../shared/testing/mock-submission-config';
 import { getMockFormService } from '../../../../../shared/mocks/mock-form-service';
 
-describe('UploadSectionFileComponent test suite', () => {
+describe('UploadSectionFileEditComponent test suite', () => {
 
   let comp: UploadSectionFileEditComponent;
   let compAsAny: any;
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/view/file-view.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/view/file-view.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c79c444a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/view/file-view.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { Component, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { async, ComponentFixture, inject, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+
+import { createTestComponent } from '../../../../../shared/testing/utils';
+import { mockUploadFiles } from '../../../../../shared/mocks/mock-submission';
+import { FormComponent } from '../../../../../shared/form/form.component';
+import { UploadSectionFileViewComponent } from './file-view.component';
+import { TruncatePipe } from '../../../../../shared/utils/truncate.pipe';
+
+describe('UploadSectionFileViewComponent test suite', () => {
+
+  let comp: UploadSectionFileViewComponent;
+  let compAsAny: any;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<UploadSectionFileViewComponent>;
+
+  const fileData: any = mockUploadFiles[0];
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [
+        TranslateModule.forRoot()
+      ],
+      declarations: [
+        TruncatePipe,
+        FormComponent,
+        UploadSectionFileViewComponent,
+        TestComponent
+      ],
+      providers: [
+        UploadSectionFileViewComponent
+      ],
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
+    }).compileComponents().then();
+  }));
+
+  describe('', () => {
+    let testComp: TestComponent;
+    let testFixture: ComponentFixture<TestComponent>;
+
+    // synchronous beforeEach
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const html = `
+      <ds-submission-upload-section-file-view [fileData]="fileData"></ds-submission-upload-section-file-view>`;
+
+      testFixture = createTestComponent(html, TestComponent) as ComponentFixture<TestComponent>;
+      testComp = testFixture.componentInstance;
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      testFixture.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('should create UploadSectionFileViewComponent', inject([UploadSectionFileViewComponent], (app: UploadSectionFileViewComponent) => {
+
+      expect(app).toBeDefined();
+
+    }));
+  });
+
+  describe('', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(UploadSectionFileViewComponent);
+      comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+      compAsAny = comp;
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      fixture.destroy();
+      comp = null;
+      compAsAny = null;
+    });
+
+    it('should init metadata array properly', () => {
+      comp.fileData = fileData;
+
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      console.log(comp.metadata);
+      expect(comp.metadata.length).toBe(2);
+
+    });
+
+  });
+});
+
+// declare a test component
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-test-cmp',
+  template: ``
+})
+class TestComponent {
+
+  fileData;
+}