diff --git a/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js b/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
index 421c299af1bb689c8221d45b01899753bc970d35..c936af9e377967a380fc0760e5c429bdcea5c48f 100644
--- a/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
+++ b/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ var FormUtil = new function() {
 	this.getFieldForPropertyType = function(propertyType, timestampValue) {
 		var $component = null;
 		if (propertyType.dataType === "BOOLEAN") {
-			$component = this._getBooleanField(propertyType.code, propertyType.description, undefined, propertyType.mandatory);
+			$component = this._getBoolean2Field(propertyType.code, propertyType.description, propertyType.mandatory);
 		} else if (propertyType.dataType === "CONTROLLEDVOCABULARY") {
 			var vocabulary = profile.getVocabularyByCode(propertyType.vocabulary.code);
 			$component = this._getDropDownFieldForVocabulary(propertyType.code, vocabulary.terms, propertyType.description, propertyType.mandatory);
@@ -943,18 +943,37 @@ var FormUtil = new function() {
 	//
 	this.setFieldValue = function(propertyType, $field, value) {
 		if(propertyType.dataType === "BOOLEAN") {
-			$($($field.children()[0]).children()[0]).prop('checked', value === "true");
+		    if(value === 'true') {
+		        value = 'true';
+		    } else if (value === 'false') {
+		        value = 'false';
+		    } else {
+		        value = '';
+		    }
+			$field.val(value);
 		} else if(propertyType.dataType === "TIMESTAMP" || propertyType.dataType === "DATE") {
 			$($($field.children()[0]).children()[0]).val(value);
 		} else {
 			$field.val(value);
 		}
 	}
-	
+
+	this.getBooleanValue = function($field) {
+	    var value = null;
+	    if($field.val() === 'true') {
+            value = true;
+        } else if ($field.val() === 'false') {
+            value = false;
+        } else {
+            value = null;
+        }
+        return value;
+	}
+
 	this.getFieldValue = function(propertyType, $field) {
 		var propertyTypeValue;
 		if (propertyType.dataType === "BOOLEAN") {
-			propertyTypeValue = $field.children().is(":checked");
+		    propertyTypeValue = this.getBooleanValue($field);
 		} else {
 			propertyTypeValue = $field.val();
 		}
@@ -964,6 +983,14 @@ var FormUtil = new function() {
 	//
 	// Form Fields
 	//
+	this._getBoolean2Field = function(id, alt, isRequired) {
+		var $dropdown = this.getDropDownForTerms(id, [
+		    { code : "true", label : "yes" },
+		    { code : "false", label : "no" }
+		], alt, isRequired);
+		return $dropdown;
+	}
+
 	this._getBooleanField = function(id, alt, checked, isRequired) {
 		var attr = {'type' : 'checkbox', 'alt' : alt, 'placeholder' : alt };
 		if(checked) {
diff --git a/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/DataSetForm/DataSetFormView.js b/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/DataSetForm/DataSetFormView.js
index 415236759430eb752266c8b57e07cf0a046d5af5..2663a2d1765b65f5d2ccd803e03aa3db994d4dbb 100644
--- a/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/DataSetForm/DataSetFormView.js
+++ b/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/DataSetForm/DataSetFormView.js
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ function DataSetFormView(dataSetFormController, dataSetFormModel) {
 								_this._dataSetFormModel.isFormDirty = true;
 								var field = $(this);
 								if(propertyType.dataType === "BOOLEAN") {
-									_this._dataSetFormModel.dataSet.properties[propertyTypeCode] = $(field.children()[0]).children()[0].checked;
+									_this._dataSetFormModel.dataSet.properties[propertyTypeCode] = FormUtil.getBooleanValue(field);
 								} else if (propertyType.dataType === "TIMESTAMP" || propertyType.dataType === "DATE") {
 									var timeValue = $($(field.children()[0]).children()[0]).val();
                                     var isValidValue = Util.isDateValid(timeValue, propertyType.dataType === "DATE");
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ function DataSetFormView(dataSetFormController, dataSetFormModel) {
 						//Update values if is into edit mode
 						if(this._dataSetFormModel.mode === FormMode.EDIT) {
 							if(propertyType.dataType === "BOOLEAN") {
-								$($($component.children()[0]).children()[0]).prop('checked', value === "true");
+							    FormUtil.setFieldValue(propertyType, $component, value);
 							} else if(propertyType.dataType === "TIMESTAMP" || propertyType.dataType === "DATE") {
 							} else {
 								$component.val(value);
diff --git a/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/ExperimentForm/ExperimentFormView.js b/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/ExperimentForm/ExperimentFormView.js
index 97be4cc598a6060ed5705fca9a68c2b3b29d2460..e33959cff9f094e2a5089de43c4c8010114cd472 100644
--- a/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/ExperimentForm/ExperimentFormView.js
+++ b/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/ExperimentForm/ExperimentFormView.js
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ function ExperimentFormView(experimentFormController, experimentFormModel) {
 
 					if(this._experimentFormModel.mode === FormMode.EDIT) {
 						if(propertyType.dataType === "BOOLEAN") {
-							$($($component.children()[0]).children()[0]).prop('checked', value === "true");
+							FormUtil.setFieldValue(propertyType, $component, value);
 						} else if(propertyType.dataType === "TIMESTAMP" || propertyType.dataType === "DATE") {
 						} else {
 							$component.val(value);
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ function ExperimentFormView(experimentFormController, experimentFormModel) {
 							_this._experimentFormModel.isFormDirty = true;
 							var field = $(this);
 							if(propertyType.dataType === "BOOLEAN") {
-								_this._experimentFormModel.experiment.properties[propertyTypeCode] = $(field.children()[0]).children()[0].checked;
+								_this._experimentFormModel.experiment.properties[propertyTypeCode] = FormUtil.getBooleanValue(field);
 							} else if (propertyType.dataType === "TIMESTAMP" || propertyType.dataType === "DATE") {
 								var timeValue = $($(field.children()[0]).children()[0]).val();
 								var isValidValue = Util.isDateValid(timeValue, propertyType.dataType === "DATE");
diff --git a/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js b/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
index 7ae12b8a3bea0ba49e2294cba12a7f53236cdd72..dd90c6f1a2f27ba740c148d98e328361e5798847 100644
--- a/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
+++ b/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ function SampleFormView(sampleFormController, sampleFormModel) {
 					//Update values if is into edit mode
 					if(this._sampleFormModel.mode === FormMode.EDIT || loadFromTemplate) {
 						if(propertyType.dataType === "BOOLEAN") {
-							$($($component.children()[0]).children()[0]).prop('checked', value === "true");
+						    FormUtil.setFieldValue(propertyType, $component, value);
 						} else if(propertyType.dataType === "TIMESTAMP" || propertyType.dataType === "DATE") {
 						} else {
 							$component.val(value);
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ function SampleFormView(sampleFormController, sampleFormModel) {
 							_this._sampleFormModel.isFormDirty = true;
 							var field = $(this);
 							if(propertyType.dataType === "BOOLEAN") {
-								_this._sampleFormModel.sample.properties[propertyTypeCode] = $(field.children()[0]).children()[0].checked;
+								_this._sampleFormModel.sample.properties[propertyTypeCode] = FormUtil.getBooleanValue(field);
 							} else if (propertyType.dataType === "TIMESTAMP" || propertyType.dataType === "DATE") {
 								var timeValue = $($(field.children()[0]).children()[0]).val();
 								var isValidValue = Util.isDateValid(timeValue, propertyType.dataType === "DATE");