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 23b9f3388b5d498c7416f6e797ff779ec9708c31..f79717cb8d8b9679d7652904c4a989cbe4961c75 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
@@ -936,7 +936,8 @@ ORDER = ["ORDER", "", [
         ["NAME",                     "General",            "Name",                        DataType.VARCHAR,        None,                "Name", None, None],
         ["ORDER_MANAGER",                             "General",            "Order Manager",                            DataType.VARCHAR,                                None,                       "Order Manager",                          None,       None],
         ["ORDER_MANAGER_CONTACT_DETAILS",             "General",            "Order Manager Contact Details",            DataType.VARCHAR,                                None,                       "Order Manager Contact Details",          None,       None],
-        ["ORDER_STATUS",                              "General",            "Order Status",                             DataType.CONTROLLEDVOCABULARY,                   "ORDER_STATUS",             "Order Status",                           None,       None],
-        ["ADDITIONAL_INFORMATION",                    "General",            "Additional Information",                   DataType.VARCHAR,                           None,                       "Additional Information",                 None,       None],
-        ["ANNOTATIONS_STATE",        "Comments",            "Annotations State",        DataType.XML,                    None,                "Annotations State", None, None]
+        ["ORDER_STATUS",                              "General",            "Order Status",                             DataType.CONTROLLEDVOCABULARY,                   "ORDER_STATUS",             "Order Status",                           None,       None, True],
+        ["ADDITIONAL_INFORMATION",                    "General",            "Additional Information",                   DataType.VARCHAR,                               None,                       "Additional Information",                  None,       None],
+        ["ANNOTATIONS_STATE",                         "Comments",           "Annotations State",                        DataType.XML,                                   None,                       "Annotations State",                       None,       None],
+        ["ORDER_STATE",                               "Comments",           "Order State",                              DataType.VARCHAR,                               None,                       "Order State",                             None,       None]
     ]];
\ No newline at end of file
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 f9fff2dfc58260d624c6256b7623070c3fe56731..76fcd0da24921050eaf4e2f128e8ceff409905c3 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
@@ -382,6 +382,12 @@ $.extend(DefaultProfile.prototype, {
 			return html;
 		}
 		
+		/*
+		 * Modifies sample before submit
+		 */
+		this.sampleFormOnSubmit = function(sample) {			
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Returns a Jquery component that is appended at the end of the form before the data set viewer
 		 */
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/StandardProfile.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/StandardProfile.js
index a6c8709f2f4956d198582d262efc233706c63eea..ac8fe174a4195707d2b46bf740bc1fa891f9a5be 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/StandardProfile.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/StandardProfile.js
@@ -404,6 +404,16 @@ $.extend(StandardProfile.prototype, DefaultProfile.prototype, {
 		
 		} 
 		
+		this.sampleFormOnSubmit = function(sample) {
+			if(sample.sampleTypeCode === "ORDER") {
+				var orderStatus = sample.properties["ORDER_STATUS"];
+				if(orderStatus === "ORDERED") {
+					delete sample.properties["ORDER_STATE"];
+					sample.properties["ORDER_STATE"] = window.btoa(JSON.stringify(sample));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
 		this.sampleFormContentExtra = function(sampleTypeCode, sample, containerId) {
 			if(sampleTypeCode === "EXPERIMENTAL_STEP") {
 				var isEnabled = mainController.currentView._sampleFormModel.mode !== FormMode.VIEW;
@@ -411,11 +421,17 @@ $.extend(StandardProfile.prototype, DefaultProfile.prototype, {
 				freeFormTableController.init($("#" + containerId));
 			} else if(sampleTypeCode === "ORDER") {
 				var isExisting = mainController.currentView._sampleFormModel.mode === FormMode.VIEW;
+				var isFromState = false;
 				if(isExisting) {
 					//
 					// Data Structures to Help the reports functionality
 					//
 					var order = mainController.currentView._sampleFormModel.sample;
+					if(order.properties["ORDER_STATE"]) {
+						isFromState = true;
+						order = JSON.parse(window.atob(order.properties["ORDER_STATE"]));
+					}
+					
 					var requests = order.parents;
 					var providerByPermId = {};
 					var productsByProviderPermId = {};
@@ -617,7 +633,12 @@ $.extend(StandardProfile.prototype, DefaultProfile.prototype, {
 					};
 					
 					var orderSummaryContainer = $("<div>");
-					var orderSummary = new DataGridController("Order Summary", columns, getDataRows, null, false, "ORDER_SUMMARY");
+					var repTitle = "Order Summary";
+					if(isFromState) {
+						repTitle += " (as saved when ordered)"
+					}
+					
+					var orderSummary = new DataGridController(repTitle, columns, getDataRows, null, false, "ORDER_SUMMARY");
 					orderSummary.init(orderSummaryContainer);
 					
 					var totalsByCurrencyContainer = $("<div>").append($("<br>")).append($("<legend>").append("Total:"));
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormController.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormController.js
index 65e8966e98c47bd38f8e03058d8b45659d74baef..24da4d8311f2be1b9b0054a79ed8274f3f71a453 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormController.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormController.js
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ function SampleFormController(mainController, mode, sample) {
 			return;
 		}
 		
+		//On Submit
+		sample.parents = this._sampleFormModel.sampleLinksParents.getSamples();
+		profile.sampleFormOnSubmit(sample);
+		
 		//
 		//Identification Info
 		//
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
index cf0c23c61d7d17abc40b5e6c2553b18b7378d79e..2502054fba74f919d7400c49ca8c0d3308f32cf6 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ function SampleFormView(sampleFormController, sampleFormModel) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			
-			if(propertyType.code === "ANNOTATIONS_STATE" || propertyType.code === "FREEFORM_TABLE_STATE") {
+			if(propertyType.code === "ANNOTATIONS_STATE" || propertyType.code === "FREEFORM_TABLE_STATE" || propertyType.code === "ORDER_STATE" ) {
 				continue;
 			} else if(propertyType.code === "XMLCOMMENTS") {
 				var $commentsContainer = $("<div>");
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/widgets/LinksController.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/widgets/LinksController.js
index 88aec145d59afef319f1e23ae023139121add4bd..0733d6de01a96c80503ef4abff64b9879755c80e 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/widgets/LinksController.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/widgets/LinksController.js
@@ -87,7 +87,13 @@ function LinksController(title, sampleTypeHints, isDisabled, samplesToEdit, show
 	}
 	
 	this.addSample = function(sample) {
-		linksView.updateSample(sample, true);
+		Util.blockUI();
+		mainController.serverFacade.searchWithIdentifiers([sample.identifier], function(results) {
+			if(results.length > 0) {
+				linksView.updateSample(results[0], true);
+				Util.unblockUI();
+			}
+		});
 	}
 	
 	this.getSamples = function() {