diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/elnTypes.py b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/elnTypes.py
index c410effaa511e27997f38e08ef71b22c885d9701..99db494e5c4cd40837981198610d87825ac38f3c 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/elnTypes.py
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/elnTypes.py
@@ -857,6 +857,11 @@ DRAWING_BOARD_SAMPLE = ["DRAWING_BOARD", "", [
 ## Types - Orders
 ##
 
+
+PURCHASES = ["PURCHASES", "Folder used to organize purchases related items", [
+        ["NAME",                 "General", "Name",                     DataType.VARCHAR,             None,    "Name", None, None]
+    ]];
+    
 LANGUAGE = [ "LANGUAGE", "Language", 
                                 [ 
                                     ["ENGLISH", "English (Default)", None],
@@ -926,17 +931,4 @@ ORDER = ["ORDER", "", [
         ["TOTAL_PRICE",                               "General",            "Total Price",                              DataType.VARCHAR,                                None,                       "Total Price",                            None,       None],
         ["ADDITIONAL_INFORMATION",                    "General",            "Additional Information",                   DataType.MULTILINE_VARCHAR,                      None,                       "Additional Information",                 None,       None],
         ["REQUESTS",                                  "General",            "Requests",                                 DataType.XML,                                    None,                       "Requests",                               None,       None]
-    ]];
-    
-ORDER_LANGUAGE = ["ORDER_LANGUAGE", "", [
-        ["ORDER_LANGUAGE",                      "General",            "Order language",                         DataType.CONTROLLEDVOCABULARY,      "LANGUAGE",                 "Order language",                             None,       None],
-        ["DATE_LABEL",                          "General",            "Date label",                             DataType.VARCHAR,                   None,                       "Date label",                                 None,       None],
-        ["ORDER_MANAGER_LABEL",                 "General",            "Order manager label",                    DataType.VARCHAR,                   None,                       "Order manager label",                        None,       None],
-        ["ORDER_MANAGER_CONTACT_DETAILS_LABEL", "General",            "Order manager contact details label",    DataType.VARCHAR,                   None,                       "Order manager contact details label",        None,       None],
-        ["COMPANY_EMAIL_LABEL",                 "General",            "Company email label",                    DataType.VARCHAR,                   None,                       "Company email label",                        None,       None],
-        ["COMPANY_FAX_LABEL",                   "General",            "Company fax label",                      DataType.VARCHAR,                   None,                       "Company fax label",                          None,       None],
-        ["QUANTITY_LABEL",                      "General",            "Quantity label",                         DataType.VARCHAR,                   None,                       "Quantity label",                             None,       None],
-        ["PRODUCT_LABEL",                       "General",            "Product label",                          DataType.VARCHAR,                   None,                       "Product label",                              None,       None],
-        ["TOTAL_PRICE_LABEL",                   "General",            "Total price label",                      DataType.VARCHAR,                   None,                       "Total price label",                          None,       None],
-        ["ADDITIONAL_INFORMATION_LABEL",        "General",            "Additional information Label",           DataType.VARCHAR,                   None,                       "Additional information label",               None,       None]
     ]];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/initialize-master-data-minimum.py b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/initialize-master-data-minimum.py
index bb3c085a226f038dc52d9ddeda3c6a0f2f6d9fd1..5ab6319ca4f8345d27fc1c132a301ed253a70fc3 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/initialize-master-data-minimum.py
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/initialize-master-data-minimum.py
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ elnTypes.createVocabularyWithTerms(tr, elnTypes.CURRENCY);
 elnTypes.createVocabularyWithTerms(tr, elnTypes.PREFERRED_ORDER_METHOD);
 elnTypes.createVocabularyWithTerms(tr, elnTypes.ORDER_STATUS);
 
+elnTypes.createExperimentTypeWithProperties(tr, elnTypes.PURCHASES);
+
 elnTypes.createSampleTypeWithProperties(tr, elnTypes.SUPPLIER);
 elnTypes.createSampleTypeWithProperties(tr, elnTypes.PRODUCT);
 elnTypes.createSampleTypeWithProperties(tr, elnTypes.REQUEST);
-elnTypes.createSampleTypeWithProperties(tr, elnTypes.ORDER);
-elnTypes.createSampleTypeWithProperties(tr, elnTypes.ORDER_LANGUAGE);
\ No newline at end of file
+elnTypes.createSampleTypeWithProperties(tr, elnTypes.ORDER);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/initialize-master-data.py b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/initialize-master-data.py
index fdfa3c7a33999abf4d79b0260cb579b79593dd4a..733a11cef83dfdbcb2acc8cc7bbcab1653943f8f 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/initialize-master-data.py
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/initialize-master-data.py
@@ -178,8 +178,9 @@ elnTypes.createVocabularyWithTerms(tr, elnTypes.CURRENCY);
 elnTypes.createVocabularyWithTerms(tr, elnTypes.PREFERRED_ORDER_METHOD);
 elnTypes.createVocabularyWithTerms(tr, elnTypes.ORDER_STATUS);
 
+elnTypes.createExperimentTypeWithProperties(tr, elnTypes.PURCHASES);
+
 elnTypes.createSampleTypeWithProperties(tr, elnTypes.SUPPLIER);
 elnTypes.createSampleTypeWithProperties(tr, elnTypes.PRODUCT);
 elnTypes.createSampleTypeWithProperties(tr, elnTypes.REQUEST);
-elnTypes.createSampleTypeWithProperties(tr, elnTypes.ORDER);
-elnTypes.createSampleTypeWithProperties(tr, elnTypes.ORDER_LANGUAGE);
\ No newline at end of file
+elnTypes.createSampleTypeWithProperties(tr, elnTypes.ORDER);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/index.html b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/index.html
index e27d01603187d9a5ac6f9676774b57920c12f1c9..f77b5f760d94995d4007087fa55f52573794488c 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/index.html
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/index.html
@@ -208,10 +208,6 @@
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="./js/views/Export/ExportTreeModel.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="./js/views/Export/ExportTreeView.js"></script>
 	
-	<script type="text/javascript" src="./js/views/Orders/OrdersController.js"></script>
-	<script type="text/javascript" src="./js/views/Orders/OrdersModel.js"></script>
-	<script type="text/javascript" src="./js/views/Orders/OrdersView.js"></script>
-	
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="./js/views/DrawingBoards/DrawingBoardsController.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="./js/views/DrawingBoards/DrawingBoardsModel.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="./js/views/DrawingBoards/DrawingBoardsView.js"></script>
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/Profile.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/Profile.js
index 754ed26aa5a285698cb74f9ff2248f3484cdc46c..508619e9a1359572c69ac5f95ef56c4c051d761c 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/Profile.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/Profile.js
@@ -50,8 +50,22 @@ $.extend(DefaultProfile.prototype, {
 				showUserManager : true
 		}
 		
+		this.orderLanguage = {
+				"EN" : {
+					"DATE_LABEL" : "Date",
+					"ORDER_MANAGER_LABEL" : "Order Manager",
+					"ORDER_MANAGER_CONTACT_DETAILS_LABEL" : "Order Manager Contact Details",
+					"COMPANY_EMAIL_LABEL" : "Company Email",
+					"COMPANY_FAX_LABEL" : "Company Fax",
+					"QUANTITY_LABEL" : "Quantity",
+					"PRODUCT_LABEL" : "Product",
+					"TOTAL_PRICE_LABEL" : "Total Price",
+					"ADDITIONAL_INFORMATION_LABEL" : "Additional Information"
+				}
+		}
+		
 		this.searchDomains = [ { "@id" : -1, "@type" : "GobalSearch", label : "Global", name : "global"}];
-		this.inventorySpaces = ["MATERIALS", "METHODS", "ORDERS"];
+		this.inventorySpaces = ["MATERIALS", "METHODS", "PURCHASES"];
 		this.sampleTypeProtocols = ["GENERAL_PROTOCOL", "PCR_PROTOCOL", "WESTERN_BLOTTING_PROTOCOL"];
 		this.searchSamplesUsingV3OnDropbox = false;
 		this.searchSamplesUsingV3OnDropboxRunCustom = false;
@@ -63,9 +77,8 @@ $.extend(DefaultProfile.prototype, {
 		this.directFileServer = null; //To be set during initialization using info retrieved from the DSS configuration by the reporting plugin
 		this.copyPastePlainText = false;
 		this.hideCodes = true;
-		this.hideSpaces = ["ORDERS"];
 		this.hideTypes = {
-				"sampleTypeCodes" : ["SUPPLIER", "PRODUCT", "REQUEST", "ORDER", "ORDER_LANGUAGE"],
+				"sampleTypeCodes" : ["SUPPLIER", "PRODUCT", "REQUEST", "ORDER"],
 				"experimentTypeCodes" : []
 		}		
 		this.propertyReplacingCode = "NAME";
@@ -106,10 +119,6 @@ $.extend(DefaultProfile.prototype, {
 			}
 		}
 		
-		this.isSpaceHidden = function(spaceCode) {
-			return ($.inArray(spaceCode, this.hideSpaces) !== -1);
-		}
-		
 		this.isExperimentTypeHidden = function(experimentTypeCode) {
 			return ($.inArray(experimentTypeCode, this.hideTypes["experimentTypeCodes"]) !== -1);
 		}
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/controllers/MainController.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/controllers/MainController.js
index 42a1f2d3aaab92fc1e7c5443b0c3ce2aee41735c..ba91e96351422c9c4889565e753cd70b79afbc94 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/controllers/MainController.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/controllers/MainController.js
@@ -212,13 +212,6 @@ function MainController(profile) {
 		
 		try {
 			switch (newViewChange) {
-				case "showOrdersPage":
-					document.title = "Orders";
-					var newView = new OrdersController(this);
-					newView.init($("#mainContainer"));
-					this.currentView = newView;
-					window.scrollTo(0,0);
-					break;
 				case "showExportTreePage":
 					document.title = "Export";
 					var newView = new ExportTreeController(this);
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/Orders/OrdersController.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/Orders/OrdersController.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a6f9796b2d1ffc574ee3dc1aa97da92d37b4385..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/Orders/OrdersController.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2016 ETH Zuerich, Scientific IT Services
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-function OrdersController(parentController) {
-	var parentController = parentController;
-	var ordersModel = new OrdersModel();
-	var ordersView = new OrdersView(this, ordersModel);
-	
-	this.init = function($container) {
-		ordersView.repaint($container);
-	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/Orders/OrdersModel.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/Orders/OrdersModel.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 536e683f8728b56a349584de61525523bc49e914..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/Orders/OrdersModel.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2016 ETH Zuerich, Scientific IT Services
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-function OrdersModel() {
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/Orders/OrdersView.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/Orders/OrdersView.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ce2120f0cb28fe106dc476ba97368d85e41d999..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/Orders/OrdersView.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2016 ETH Zuerich, Scientific IT Services
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-function OrdersView(ordersController, ordersModel) {
-	var ordersController = ordersController;
-	var ordersModel = ordersModel;
-	
-	this.repaint = function($container) {
-		$container.empty();
-		
-		var $form = $("<div>", { "class" : "form-horizontal row"});
-		var $formColumn = $("<div>", { "class" : FormUtil.formColumClass });
-			
-		$form.append($formColumn);
-		
-		var $formTitle = $("<h2>").append("Orders");
-		
-		//
-		// Toolbar
-		//
-		var toolbarModel = [];
-		
-		var $request = FormUtil.getButtonWithIcon("glyphicon-plus", function() {}, "Request");
-		toolbarModel.push({ component : $request, tooltip: "Create Request" });
-		var $order = FormUtil.getButtonWithIcon("glyphicon-plus", function() {}, "Order");
-		toolbarModel.push({ component : $order, tooltip: "Create Order" });
-		
-		
-		$formColumn.append($formTitle);
-		$formColumn.append(FormUtil.getToolbar(toolbarModel));
-		$formColumn.append("<br>");
-		
-		$container.append($form);
-	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleTable/SampleTableView.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleTable/SampleTableView.js
index 2988d8c0a5aab36b9f8a46f9d6b86653d2dcaaae..39206983e033168bae9d37cf02c093a3d6484190 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleTable/SampleTableView.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleTable/SampleTableView.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function SampleTableView(sampleTableController, sampleTableModel) {
 			}
 			
 			//Add Sample Type
-			if(sampleTypeCode !== null && !profile.isSampleTypeHidden(sampleTypeCode)) {
+			if(sampleTypeCode !== null) {
 				var $createButton = FormUtil.getButtonWithIcon("glyphicon-plus", function() {
 					var argsMap = {
 							"sampleTypeCode" : sampleTypeCode,
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js
index e35624b88922699ef8a123c5b396b692405c096f..7e6f6e623c2d429efa02d06ebdb85ca9606176e5 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js
@@ -220,10 +220,6 @@ function SideMenuWidgetView(sideMenuWidgetController, sideMenuWidgetModel) {
         	treeModel.push({ title : "Inventory", entityType: "INVENTORY", key : "INVENTORY", folder : true, lazy : true, view : "showInventoryPage" });
         }
         
-        if(profile.mainMenu.showOrders) {
-        	treeModel.push({ title : "Orders", entityType: "ORDERS", key : "ORDERS", folder : true, lazy : false, view : "showOrdersPage", icon : "fa fa-shopping-cart" });
-        }
-        
         var treeModelUtils = [];
         
         if(profile.mainMenu.showDrawingBoard) {
@@ -295,13 +291,16 @@ function SideMenuWidgetView(sideMenuWidgetController, sideMenuWidgetModel) {
     	                var spaces = searchResult.objects;
     	                for (var i = 0; i < spaces.length; i++) {
     	                    var space = spaces[i];
-    	                    if(!profile.isSpaceHidden(space.code)) {
-    	                    	var isInventorySpace = profile.isInventorySpace(space.code);
-        	                    if((type === "LAB_NOTEBOOK" && !isInventorySpace) || (type === "INVENTORY" && isInventorySpace)) {
-        	                    	var normalizedSpaceTitle = Util.getDisplayNameFromCode(space.code);
-        	                    	results.push({ title : normalizedSpaceTitle, entityType: "SPACE", key : space.getCode(), folder : true, lazy : true, view : "showSpacePage", viewData: space.getCode() });
+    	                    var isInventorySpace = profile.isInventorySpace(space.code);
+        	                if((type === "LAB_NOTEBOOK" && !isInventorySpace) || (type === "INVENTORY" && isInventorySpace)) {
+        	                	var normalizedSpaceTitle = Util.getDisplayNameFromCode(space.code);
+        	                	
+        	                    var spaceNode = { title : normalizedSpaceTitle, entityType: "SPACE", key : space.getCode(), folder : true, lazy : true, view : "showSpacePage", viewData: space.getCode() };
+        	                    if(space.getCode() === "PURCHASES") {
+        	                    	spaceNode.icon = "fa fa-shopping-cart";
         	                    }
-    	                    }
+        	                    results.push(spaceNode);
+        	                }
     	                }
     	                dfd.resolve(results);
     	    		});
@@ -315,6 +314,7 @@ function SideMenuWidgetView(sideMenuWidgetController, sideMenuWidgetModel) {
     	                    var project = projects[i];
     	                    var normalizedProjectTitle = Util.getDisplayNameFromCode(project.code);
     	                    results.push({ title : normalizedProjectTitle, entityType: "PROJECT", key : project.getPermId().getPermId(), folder : true, lazy : true, view : "showProjectPageFromPermId", viewData: project.getPermId().getPermId() });
+    	                    
     	                }
     	                dfd.resolve(results);
     	    		});
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/dss/reporting-plugins/eln-lims-api/script.py b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/dss/reporting-plugins/eln-lims-api/script.py
index 451d90cad62f04e83279a73f1ea75d876542bff7..9782359ed4bede50eca1bcfe638b157f7af13bf7 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/dss/reporting-plugins/eln-lims-api/script.py
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/dss/reporting-plugins/eln-lims-api/script.py
@@ -324,7 +324,23 @@ def init(tr, parameters, tableBuilder):
 		elnTypesMetadataMini = tr.getVocabularyForUpdate("ELN_TYPES_METADATA_MINI");
 		addData = elnTypesMetadata != None or elnTypesMetadataMini != None;
 		if addData: # We can only create the data if the ELN metadata is present, this is not true on highly customized systems.
-			tr.createNewSpace("ORDERS", None);
+			tr.createNewSpace("PURCHASES", None);
+			
+			tr.createNewProject("/PURCHASES/PRODUCTS");
+			purchasesCollection = tr.createNewExperiment("/PURCHASES/PRODUCTS/PRODUCT_COLLECTION_1",		"PURCHASES");
+			purchasesCollection.setPropertyValue("NAME", "Product Collection 1");
+			
+			tr.createNewProject("/PURCHASES/SUPPLIERS");
+			purchasesCollection = tr.createNewExperiment("/PURCHASES/SUPPLIERS/SUPPLIER_COLLECTION_1",		"PURCHASES");
+			purchasesCollection.setPropertyValue("NAME", "Supplier Collection 1");
+			
+			tr.createNewProject("/PURCHASES/REQUESTS");
+			purchasesCollection = tr.createNewExperiment("/PURCHASES/REQUESTS/REQUEST_COLLECTION_1",		"PURCHASES");
+			purchasesCollection.setPropertyValue("NAME", "Request Collection 1");
+			
+			tr.createNewProject("/PURCHASES/ORDERS");
+			purchasesCollection = tr.createNewExperiment("/PURCHASES/ORDERS/ORDER_COLLECTION_1",			"PURCHASES");
+			purchasesCollection.setPropertyValue("NAME", "Order Collection 1");
 			
 			tr.createNewSpace("MATERIALS", None);