diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java
index ed907746413270401e4ae5a3d5f8325f63342773..6c09901784a81bdade75806a4872a29d6273e32f 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IDataSetTable;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IExperimentBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IExperimentTable;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IMaterialBO;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IMetaprojectBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IProjectBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IRoleAssignmentTable;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.ISampleBO;
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.MaterialType;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.Metaproject;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.NewExperiment;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.NewMaterial;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.NewMetaproject;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.NewProject;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.NewSample;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.NewSamplesWithTypes;
@@ -1514,6 +1516,14 @@ public class ETLService extends AbstractCommonServer<IETLLIMSService> implements
                     updateMaterials(sessionForEntityOperation, operationDetails, progressListener,
                             authorize);
 
+            long metaprojectsCreated =
+                    createMetaprojects(sessionForEntityOperation, operationDetails,
+                            progressListener, authorize);
+
+            // long metaprojectsUpdates =
+            // updateMetaProjects(sessionForEntityOperation, operationDetails,
+            // progressListener, authorize);
+
             // If the id is not null, the caller wants to persist the fact that the operation was
             // invoked and completed;
             // if the id is null, the caller does not care.
@@ -1651,6 +1661,52 @@ public class ETLService extends AbstractCommonServer<IETLLIMSService> implements
         }
     }
 
+    // TODO: more metaprojects methods
+
+    // private long updateMetaprojects(Session session, AtomicEntityOperationDetails
+    // operationDetails,
+    // IServiceConversationProgressListener progress, boolean authorize)
+    // {
+    // // MaterialHelper materialHelper =
+    // // new MaterialHelper(session, businessObjectFactory, getDAOFactory(),
+    // // getPropertiesBatchManager());
+    //
+    // List<MetaprojectUpdateDTO> allMetaprojectUpdates = operationDetails.getMetaprojectUpdates();
+    //
+    // if (authorize)
+    // {
+    // checkMaterialUpdateAllowed(session, allMaterialUpdates);
+    // }
+    //
+    // materialHelper.updateMaterials(allMaterialUpdates);
+    //
+    // // in material helper call the update of materials - but this has to wait fo change of the
+    // // material updates to a map
+    // return allMaterialUpdates.size();
+    // }
+
+    private long createMetaprojects(Session session, AtomicEntityOperationDetails operationDetails,
+            IServiceConversationProgressListener progress, boolean authorize)
+    {
+        final List<NewMetaproject> metaprojectRegistrations =
+                operationDetails.getMetaprojectRegistrations();
+        int index = 0;
+        for (NewMetaproject experiment : metaprojectRegistrations)
+        {
+            registerMetaproject(session, experiment);
+            progress.update("createMetaProjects", metaprojectRegistrations.size(), ++index);
+        }
+        return index;
+    }
+
+    private MetaprojectPE registerMetaproject(final Session session, NewMetaproject metaproject)
+    {
+        IMetaprojectBO metaprojectBO = businessObjectFactory.createMetaprojectBO(session);
+        metaprojectBO.define(metaproject);
+        metaprojectBO.save();
+        return metaprojectBO.getMetaproject();
+    }
+
     private SpacePE registerSpaceInternal(Session session, NewSpace newSpace,
             String registratorUserIdOrNull)
     {
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/IMetaprojectBO.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/IMetaprojectBO.java
index a02471d5a4c849ed245ea6c086eee6d59ddf7506..251542888b03e00a64fc81958df74714546888b9 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/IMetaprojectBO.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/IMetaprojectBO.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.api.v1.dto.id.experiment.IExperim
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.api.v1.dto.id.material.IMaterialId;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.api.v1.dto.id.metaproject.IMetaprojectId;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.api.v1.dto.id.sample.ISampleId;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.NewMetaproject;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.MetaprojectPE;
 
 /**
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ public interface IMetaprojectBO extends IEntityBusinessObject
 {
     MetaprojectPE tryFindByMetaprojectId(final IMetaprojectId metaprojectId);
 
+    void define(NewMetaproject newMetaproject);
+
     void loadByMetaprojectId(IMetaprojectId metaprojectId);
 
     void addExperiments(List<IExperimentId> experiments);
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/MetaprojectBO.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/MetaprojectBO.java
index ac47f87682d22f8d80f143e4133cf4c6fc32e934..5f0630791dbe51ff69dcfee1251e456682344d26 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/MetaprojectBO.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/MetaprojectBO.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.api.v1.dto.id.metaproject.Metapro
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.api.v1.dto.id.sample.ISampleId;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.TechId;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.MetaprojectIdentifier;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.NewMetaproject;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.DataPE;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.EventPE;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.EventPE.EntityType;
@@ -178,6 +179,13 @@ public class MetaprojectBO extends AbstractBusinessObject implements IMetaprojec
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void define(NewMetaproject newMetaproject)
+    {
+        define(newMetaproject.getName(), newMetaproject.getDescription(),
+                newMetaproject.getOwnerId());
+    }
+
     public void define(final String metaprojectName, final String description, final String ownerId)
             throws UserFailureException
     {
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/basic/dto/NewMetaproject.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/basic/dto/NewMetaproject.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..04003b1769c582925e936782b1d13e6c325c858a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/basic/dto/NewMetaproject.java
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 ETH Zuerich, CISD
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ToStringBuilder;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ToStringStyle;
+
+/**
+ * A metaproject to register.
+ * 
+ * @author Jakub Straszewski
+ */
+public class NewMetaproject implements Serializable
+{
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = ServiceVersionHolder.VERSION;
+
+    private String name;
+
+    private String description;
+
+    private String ownerId;
+
+    public NewMetaproject(String name, String descriptionOrNull, String ownerId)
+    {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.description = descriptionOrNull;
+        this.ownerId = ownerId;
+    }
+
+    public String getName()
+    {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name)
+    {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public String getDescription()
+    {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    public void setDescription(String description)
+    {
+        this.description = description;
+    }
+
+    public String getOwnerId()
+    {
+        return ownerId;
+    }
+
+    public void setOwnerId(String ownerId)
+    {
+        this.ownerId = ownerId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString()
+    {
+        ToStringBuilder builder = new ToStringBuilder(this, ToStringStyle.SHORT_PREFIX_STYLE);
+        builder.append("name", getName());
+        builder.append("description", getDescription());
+        builder.append("ownerId", getOwnerId());
+        return builder.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/dto/AtomicEntityOperationDetails.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/dto/AtomicEntityOperationDetails.java
index e3c700df62740f9fb92b3e17821ef3e99698c2bc..f3cedbcecf691a78f4f48ce5da2353a42c41d3bb 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/dto/AtomicEntityOperationDetails.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/dto/AtomicEntityOperationDetails.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ToStringStyle;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.TechId;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.NewExperiment;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.NewMaterial;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.NewMetaproject;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.NewProject;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.NewSample;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.NewSpace;
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ public class AtomicEntityOperationDetails implements Serializable
 
     private final List<NewSample> sampleRegistrations;
 
+    private final List<NewMetaproject> metaprojectRegistrations;
+
     private final Map<String /* material type */, List<NewMaterial>> materialRegistrations;
 
     private final List<MaterialUpdateDTO> materialUpdates;
@@ -79,7 +82,8 @@ public class AtomicEntityOperationDetails implements Serializable
             Map<String, List<NewMaterial>> materialRegistrations,
             List<MaterialUpdateDTO> materialUpdates,
             List<? extends NewExternalData> dataSetRegistrations,
-            List<DataSetBatchUpdatesDTO> dataSetUpdates)
+            List<DataSetBatchUpdatesDTO> dataSetUpdates,
+            List<NewMetaproject> metaprojectRegistrations)
     {
         this.registrationIdOrNull = registrationId;
         this.userIdOrNull = userIdOrNull;
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ public class AtomicEntityOperationDetails implements Serializable
         this.materialUpdates = new ArrayList<MaterialUpdateDTO>(materialUpdates);
         this.dataSetRegistrations = new ArrayList<NewExternalData>(dataSetRegistrations);
         this.dataSetUpdates = new ArrayList<DataSetBatchUpdatesDTO>(dataSetUpdates);
+        this.metaprojectRegistrations = new ArrayList<NewMetaproject>(metaprojectRegistrations);
     }
 
     public AtomicEntityOperationDetails(TechId registrationId, String userIdOrNull,
@@ -103,11 +108,13 @@ public class AtomicEntityOperationDetails implements Serializable
             Map<String, List<NewMaterial>> materialRegistrations,
             List<MaterialUpdateDTO> materialUpdates,
             List<? extends NewExternalData> dataSetRegistrations,
-            List<DataSetBatchUpdatesDTO> dataSetUpdates, Integer batchSizeOrNull)
+            List<DataSetBatchUpdatesDTO> dataSetUpdates,
+            List<NewMetaproject> metaprojectRegistrations, Integer batchSizeOrNull)
     {
         this(registrationId, userIdOrNull, spaceRegistrations, projectRegistrations,
                 experimentRegistrations, experimentUpdates, sampleUpdates, sampleRegistrations,
-                materialRegistrations, materialUpdates, dataSetRegistrations, dataSetUpdates);
+                materialRegistrations, materialUpdates, dataSetRegistrations, dataSetUpdates,
+                metaprojectRegistrations);
         this.batchSizeOrNull = batchSizeOrNull;
     }
 
@@ -141,6 +148,11 @@ public class AtomicEntityOperationDetails implements Serializable
         return sampleRegistrations;
     }
 
+    public List<NewMetaproject> getMetaprojectRegistrations()
+    {
+        return metaprojectRegistrations;
+    }
+
     public List<? extends NewExternalData> getDataSetRegistrations()
     {
         return dataSetRegistrations;
@@ -191,6 +203,7 @@ public class AtomicEntityOperationDetails implements Serializable
         sb.append("materialRegistrations", materialRegistrations);
         sb.append("dataSetRegistrations", dataSetRegistrations);
         sb.append("dataSetUpdates", dataSetUpdates);
+        sb.append("metaprojectRegistrations", metaprojectRegistrations);
         return sb.toString();
     }