diff --git a/installation/resource/installer/userInputSpec.xml b/installation/resource/installer/userInputSpec.xml
index 8e4bd58e81c47de30da0c9dded892c7cc5a5ae7f..5352a108a56176445a043b43f1d53d744b1dc4a7 100644
--- a/installation/resource/installer/userInputSpec.xml
+++ b/installation/resource/installer/userInputSpec.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
     <field type="check" variable="ELN-LIMS">
       <spec txt="ELN/LIMS" true="true" false="false"/>
     </field>
+    <field type="check" variable="ELN-LIMS-LIFE-SCIENCES">
+      <spec txt="ELN/LIMS Life Sciences Types" true="true" false="false"/>
+    </field>
     <field type="check" variable="MICROSCOPY">
       <spec txt="Microscopy" true="true" false="false"/>
     </field>
diff --git a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/GlobalInstallationContext.java b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/GlobalInstallationContext.java
index 36b165db5fb44de8b669abdb004941f860994e38..e5fcd85065442ac14c422842e47fc1fde3938203 100644
--- a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/GlobalInstallationContext.java
+++ b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/GlobalInstallationContext.java
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public class GlobalInstallationContext
 
     public static final String TECHNOLOGY_ELN_LIMS = "ELN-LIMS";
 
+    public static final String TECHNOLOGY_ELN_LIMS_LIFE_SCIENCES = "ELN-LIMS-LIFE-SCIENCES";
+
     public static final String TECHNOLOGY_MICROSCOPY = "MICROSCOPY";
 
     public static final String TECHNOLOGY_FLOW_CYTOMETRY = "FLOW";
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ public class GlobalInstallationContext
 
     public static final String[] TECHNOLOGIES =
             { TECHNOLOGY_PROTEOMICS, TECHNOLOGY_SCREENING, TECHNOLOGY_ILLUMINA_NGS, TECHNOLOGY_ELN_LIMS, TECHNOLOGY_MICROSCOPY,
-                    TECHNOLOGY_FLOW_CYTOMETRY };
+                    TECHNOLOGY_FLOW_CYTOMETRY, TECHNOLOGY_ELN_LIMS_LIFE_SCIENCES };
 
     /**
      * set to true if the installation process is trying to update an existing openBIS installation.
diff --git a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/SetEnableTechnologiesVariableAction.java b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/SetEnableTechnologiesVariableAction.java
index 822b8ef6e9f5c83345269ebba722e7812778ae21..01c5568652f434566fe73d84790e43bd9d3095af 100644
--- a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/SetEnableTechnologiesVariableAction.java
+++ b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/SetEnableTechnologiesVariableAction.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.shared.basic.string.CommaSeparatedListBuilder;
  */
 public class SetEnableTechnologiesVariableAction implements PanelAction
 {
-    private static final String[] MODULES = { "monitoring-support", "dropbox-monitor", "dataset-uploader", "dataset-file-search" };
+    private static final String[] MODULES = { "monitoring-support", "dropbox-monitor", "dataset-uploader", "dataset-file-search", "xls-import" };
 
     static final String ENABLED_TECHNOLOGIES_VARNAME = "ENABLED_TECHNOLOGIES";
 
diff --git a/installation/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/SetEnableTechnologiesVariableActionTest.java b/installation/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/SetEnableTechnologiesVariableActionTest.java
index 32a8c1b4ec8f6cc2ba48395e14ab5afb4f55d635..d5b3bbe3ea032dbf198e10bc958bed70bf658e1c 100644
--- a/installation/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/SetEnableTechnologiesVariableActionTest.java
+++ b/installation/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/SetEnableTechnologiesVariableActionTest.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class SetEnableTechnologiesVariableActionTest extends AbstractFileSystemT
         variables.setProperty(TECHNOLOGY_SCREENING, "true");
 
         updateEnabledTechnologyProperties(variables, false);
-        assertEquals("[, enabled-modules = monitoring-support, dropbox-monitor, dataset-uploader, dataset-file-search, screening]",
+        assertEquals("[, enabled-modules = monitoring-support, dropbox-monitor, dataset-uploader, dataset-file-search, xls-import, screening]",
                 FileUtilities.loadToStringList(corePluginsProperties).toString());
     }
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class SetEnableTechnologiesVariableActionTest extends AbstractFileSystemT
     public void testUpdateInstallationWithOtherEnabledTechnologiesInAs()
     {
         FileUtilities.writeToFile(corePluginsProperties, "abc = 123\n" + ENABLED_TECHNOLOGIES_KEY
-                + "=monitoring-support, dropbox-monitor, dataset-uploader, dataset-file-search, proteomics, my-tech");
+                + "=monitoring-support, dropbox-monitor, dataset-uploader, dataset-file-search, xls-import, proteomics, my-tech");
         Properties variables = new Properties();
         variables.setProperty(TECHNOLOGY_PROTEOMICS, "true");
         variables.setProperty(TECHNOLOGY_SCREENING, "false");
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class SetEnableTechnologiesVariableActionTest extends AbstractFileSystemT
         updateEnabledTechnologyProperties(variables, false);
 
         assertEquals("[abc = 123, " + ENABLED_TECHNOLOGIES_KEY + "=monitoring-support, dropbox-monitor, dataset-uploader, "
-                + "dataset-file-search, proteomics, my-tech]",
+                + "dataset-file-search, xls-import, proteomics, my-tech]",
                 FileUtilities.loadToStringList(corePluginsProperties).toString());
     }
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class SetEnableTechnologiesVariableActionTest extends AbstractFileSystemT
     public void testUpdateUnchangedProperty()
     {
         FileUtilities.writeToFile(corePluginsProperties, "abc = 123\n" + ENABLED_TECHNOLOGIES_KEY
-                + "=monitoring-support, dropbox-monitor, dataset-uploader, dataset-file-search, proteomics");
+                + "=monitoring-support, dropbox-monitor, dataset-uploader, dataset-file-search, xls-import, proteomics");
         Properties variables = new Properties();
         variables.setProperty(TECHNOLOGY_PROTEOMICS, "true");
         variables.setProperty(TECHNOLOGY_SCREENING, "false");
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@ public class SetEnableTechnologiesVariableActionTest extends AbstractFileSystemT
         updateEnabledTechnologyProperties(variables, false);
 
         assertEquals("[abc = 123, " + ENABLED_TECHNOLOGIES_KEY + "=monitoring-support, dropbox-monitor, dataset-uploader, "
-                + "dataset-file-search, proteomics]", FileUtilities
-                .loadToStringList(corePluginsProperties).toString());
+                + "dataset-file-search, xls-import, proteomics]",
+                FileUtilities
+                        .loadToStringList(corePluginsProperties).toString());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ public class SetEnableTechnologiesVariableActionTest extends AbstractFileSystemT
         updateEnabledTechnologyProperties(variables, false);
 
         assertEquals("[abc = 123, " + ENABLED_TECHNOLOGIES_KEY + " = monitoring-support, dropbox-monitor, dataset-uploader, "
-                + "dataset-file-search, proteomics, screening, answer = 42]",
+                + "dataset-file-search, xls-import, proteomics, screening, answer = 42]",
                 FileUtilities
                         .loadToStringList(corePluginsProperties).toString());
     }
@@ -157,8 +158,9 @@ public class SetEnableTechnologiesVariableActionTest extends AbstractFileSystemT
         updateEnabledTechnologyProperties(variables, false);
 
         assertEquals("[abc = 123, " + ENABLED_TECHNOLOGIES_KEY + " = monitoring-support, dropbox-monitor, dataset-uploader, "
-                + "dataset-file-search, screening]", FileUtilities
-                .loadToStringList(corePluginsProperties).toString());
+                + "dataset-file-search, xls-import, screening]",
+                FileUtilities
+                        .loadToStringList(corePluginsProperties).toString());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ public class SetEnableTechnologiesVariableActionTest extends AbstractFileSystemT
         updateEnabledTechnologyProperties(variables, false);
 
         assertEquals("[a = b, " + ENABLED_TECHNOLOGIES_KEY + " = monitoring-support, dropbox-monitor, dataset-uploader, "
-                + "dataset-file-search, screening, gamma = alpha]", 
+                + "dataset-file-search, xls-import, screening, gamma = alpha]",
                 FileUtilities.loadToStringList(corePluginsProperties).toString());
     }