diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/sample/columns/PropertySampleColDef.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/sample/columns/PropertySampleColDef.java
index 775dadcb6a81e494f1056d832758b4fb8ed6f5b7..9f8b54d07b5832abcf4d94aabccd3f432d115f36 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/sample/columns/PropertySampleColDef.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/sample/columns/PropertySampleColDef.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class PropertySampleColDef extends AbstractSampleColDef implements IsSerializabl
 
     private boolean isInternalNamespace;
 
-    private String code;
+    private String simpleCode;
 
     // GWT only
     public PropertySampleColDef()
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class PropertySampleColDef extends AbstractSampleColDef implements IsSerializabl
     {
         super(propertyType.getLabel(), PROPERTY_COLUMN_WIDTH, isDisplayedByDefault);
         this.isInternalNamespace = propertyType.isInternalNamespace();
-        this.code = propertyType.getCode();
+        this.simpleCode = propertyType.getSimpleCode();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ class PropertySampleColDef extends AbstractSampleColDef implements IsSerializabl
     {
         PropertyType propertyType = prop.getEntityTypePropertyType().getPropertyType();
         return propertyType.isInternalNamespace() == isInternalNamespace
-                && propertyType.getCode().equals(code);
+                && propertyType.getSimpleCode().equals(simpleCode);
     }
 
     public String getIdentifier()
     {
-        return PROPERTY_PREFIX + isInternalNamespace + code;
+        return PROPERTY_PREFIX + isInternalNamespace + simpleCode;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/dto/PropertyType.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/dto/PropertyType.java
index b6b4615cbe00771b8eee2336a7e7d68a821dec17..ee3609f0507a1fc4ef5567fbd070dbc643bd2d51 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/dto/PropertyType.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/dto/PropertyType.java
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.IsSerializable;
  */
 public class PropertyType extends Code<PropertyType> implements IsSerializable
 {
+    /**
+     * Only used for displaying/viewing. With <code>managedInternally</code> is unambiguous
+     * (meaning that <code>simpleCode</code> alone could be not unique).
+     * <p>
+     * We have to use it, partly because <i>Javascript</i> handle '.' in an object-oriented way.
+     * </p>
+     */
+    private String simpleCode;
+
     private String label;
 
     private boolean internalNamespace;
@@ -43,6 +52,16 @@ public class PropertyType extends Code<PropertyType> implements IsSerializable
 
     private List<ExperimentTypePropertyType> experimentTypePropertyTypes;
 
+    public String getSimpleCode()
+    {
+        return simpleCode;
+    }
+
+    public void setSimpleCode(final String simpleCode)
+    {
+        this.simpleCode = simpleCode;
+    }
+
     public String getLabel()
     {
         return label;
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/server/translator/PropertyTypeTranslator.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/server/translator/PropertyTypeTranslator.java
index aece7624af4b25824c32317252ae1f1944b5dac0..34a04e86dee1fd52d207c5deb2b1c8726f856b4d 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/server/translator/PropertyTypeTranslator.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/server/translator/PropertyTypeTranslator.java
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 
 package ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.server.translator;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.dto.PropertyType;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.PropertyTypePE;
 
@@ -39,6 +36,7 @@ public final class PropertyTypeTranslator
     {
         final PropertyType result = new PropertyType();
         result.setCode(propertyType.getCode());
+        result.setSimpleCode(propertyType.getSimpleCode());
         result.setInternalNamespace(propertyType.isInternalNamespace());
         result.setManagedInternally(propertyType.isManagedInternally());
         result.setLabel(propertyType.getLabel());
@@ -53,24 +51,4 @@ public final class PropertyTypeTranslator
                 propertyType.getExperimentTypePropertyTypes(), result));
         return result;
     }
-
-    public final static PropertyTypePE translate(final PropertyType propertyType)
-    {
-        final PropertyTypePE result = new PropertyTypePE();
-        result.setCode(propertyType.getCode());
-        result.setInternalNamespace(propertyType.isInternalNamespace());
-        result.setLabel(propertyType.getLabel());
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    public final static List<PropertyTypePE> translate(final List<PropertyType> propertyCodes)
-    {
-        final List<PropertyTypePE> result = new ArrayList<PropertyTypePE>();
-        for (final PropertyType s : propertyCodes)
-        {
-            result.add(translate(s));
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/sample/columns/SampleRow.java b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/sample/columns/SampleRow.java
index 3a34a30255aa51e0a1a7917ecc214323fc0949a4..826608643da7269ed3828b6d380c96cf4068c1c3 100644
--- a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/sample/columns/SampleRow.java
+++ b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/sample/columns/SampleRow.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class SampleRow extends Row
     {
         final PropertyType propertyType = new PropertyType();
         propertyType.setInternalNamespace(internalNamespace);
-        propertyType.setCode(propertyCode);
+        propertyType.setSimpleCode(propertyCode);
         return propertyType;
     }
 
diff --git a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/generic/client/web/client/application/sample/GenericSampleRegistrationTest.java b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/generic/client/web/client/application/sample/GenericSampleRegistrationTest.java
index b7e0431b5c7d24aee3e9ada655f0b25d40f614e0..c62ed5c2f311ff68eab604f54d4ba5433bcc8f55 100644
--- a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/generic/client/web/client/application/sample/GenericSampleRegistrationTest.java
+++ b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/generic/client/web/client/application/sample/GenericSampleRegistrationTest.java
@@ -63,14 +63,15 @@ public class GenericSampleRegistrationTest extends AbstractGWTTestCase
     {
         final String sampleTypeCode = SampleTypeCode.CONTROL_LAYOUT.getCode();
         loginAndPreprareRegistration(sampleTypeCode);
-        final String userDescription = "A very nice control layout.";
-        remoteConsole.prepare(new FillSampleRegistrationForm(true, null, SHARED_CL)
-                .addProperty(new FillSampleRegistrationForm.Property(
-                        GenericSampleRegistrationForm.ID_PREFIX + "user-description",
-                        userDescription)));
+        final String description = "A very nice control layout.";
+        remoteConsole
+                .prepare(new FillSampleRegistrationForm(true, null, SHARED_CL)
+                        .addProperty(new FillSampleRegistrationForm.Property(
+                                GenericSampleRegistrationForm.ID_PREFIX + "user-description",
+                                description)));
         prepareListingAfterRegistration(sampleTypeCode);
         remoteConsole.prepare(new CheckSampleTable().expectedRow(new SampleRow(SHARED_CL)
-                .identifier("CISD").property("USER.DESCRIPTION", userDescription)));
+                .identifier("CISD").property("DESCRIPTION", false, description)));
         remoteConsole.finish(30000);
         client.onModuleLoad();
     }