diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/analysis/rest/AnalysisDTO.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/analysis/rest/AnalysisDTO.java
index f81d057..3daebcd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/analysis/rest/AnalysisDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/analysis/rest/AnalysisDTO.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public class AnalysisDTO implements Analysis {
     @Column(nullable = false)
     private String alias;
 
+    AnalysisDTO(){
+    }
+
     public AnalysisDTO(Analysis analysis) {
         this(analysis.getSubmissionAccount(), analysis.getAlias());
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/array/rest/ArrayDTO.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/array/rest/ArrayDTO.java
index 2febd09..8f64760 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/array/rest/ArrayDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/array/rest/ArrayDTO.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public class ArrayDTO implements Array {
     @Column(nullable = false)
     private String alias;
 
+    ArrayDTO(){
+    }
+
     public ArrayDTO(Array array) {
         this(array.getSubmissionAccount(), array.getAlias());
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/dac/rest/DacDTO.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/dac/rest/DacDTO.java
index 1715cd9..3e07b53 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/dac/rest/DacDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/dac/rest/DacDTO.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public class DacDTO implements Dac {
     @Column(nullable = false)
     private String alias;
 
+    DacDTO(){
+    }
+
     public DacDTO(Dac dac) {
         this(dac.getSubmissionAccount(), dac.getAlias());
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/dataset/rest/DatasetDTO.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/dataset/rest/DatasetDTO.java
index b1d6927..aab7702 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/dataset/rest/DatasetDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/dataset/rest/DatasetDTO.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public class DatasetDTO implements Dataset {
     @Column(nullable = false)
     private String alias;
 
+    DatasetDTO(){
+    }
+
     public DatasetDTO(Dataset dataset) {
         this(dataset.getSubmissionAccount(), dataset.getAlias());
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/experiment/rest/ExperimentDTO.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/experiment/rest/ExperimentDTO.java
index 1dee00c..cb7a176 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/experiment/rest/ExperimentDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/experiment/rest/ExperimentDTO.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public class ExperimentDTO implements Experiment {
     @Column(nullable = false)
     private String alias;
 
+    ExperimentDTO(){
+    }
+
     public ExperimentDTO(Experiment experiment) {
         this(experiment.getSubmissionAccount(), experiment.getAlias());
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/policy/rest/PolicyDTO.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/policy/rest/PolicyDTO.java
index a34d153..c629b1f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/policy/rest/PolicyDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/policy/rest/PolicyDTO.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public class PolicyDTO implements Policy {
     @Column(nullable = false)
     private String alias;
 
+    PolicyDTO(){
+    }
+
     public PolicyDTO(Policy policy) {
         this(policy.getSubmissionAccount(), policy.getAlias());
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/run/rest/RunDTO.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/run/rest/RunDTO.java
index 6c089de..cc55ccb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/run/rest/RunDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/run/rest/RunDTO.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public class RunDTO implements Run {
     @Column(nullable = false)
     private String alias;
 
+    RunDTO(){
+    }
+
     public RunDTO(Run run) {
         this(run.getSubmissionAccount(), run.getAlias());
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/sample/controlled/rest/SampleControlledDTO.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/sample/controlled/rest/SampleControlledDTO.java
index d5969cf..b30bb8e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/sample/controlled/rest/SampleControlledDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/sample/controlled/rest/SampleControlledDTO.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public class SampleControlledDTO implements SampleControlled {
     @Column(nullable = false)
     private String alias;
 
+    SampleControlledDTO(){
+    }
+
     public SampleControlledDTO(SampleControlled sampleControlled) {
         this(sampleControlled.getSubmissionAccount(), sampleControlled.getAlias());
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/sample/open/rest/SampleOpenDTO.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/sample/open/rest/SampleOpenDTO.java
index d241e98..e9dadb4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/sample/open/rest/SampleOpenDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/sample/open/rest/SampleOpenDTO.java
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ public class SampleOpenDTO implements SampleOpen {
     @Column(nullable = false)
     private String biosampleAccession;
 
+    SampleOpenDTO(){
+    }
+
     public SampleOpenDTO(SampleOpen sampleOpen) {
         this(sampleOpen.getBiosampleAccession());
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/study/rest/StudyDTO.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/study/rest/StudyDTO.java
index 7e070b2..1b2a5ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/study/rest/StudyDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ega/accession/study/rest/StudyDTO.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public class StudyDTO implements Study {
     @Column(nullable = false)
     private String alias;
 
+    StudyDTO(){
+    }
+
     public StudyDTO(Study study) {
         this(study.getSubmissionAccount(), study.getAlias());
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 763f722..3cd214d 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -15,27 +15,73 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 #
-accessioning.namespace=EGA
-# org.springframework.transaction -> trans
-accessioning.variant.instanceId=instance-01;
-accessioning.variant.blockSize=1000
-accessioning.variant.id=variant
-accessioning.run.instanceId=instance-01;
-accessioning.run.blockSize=1000
-accessioning.run.categoryId=run
-
+#####################################################################################
+# SPRING-CORE
+#####################################################################################
+spring.application.name=EGA accession service
+# Bean jmx domain when using multiple applications with tomcat.
+spring.jmx.default-domain=ega-accession
+endpoints.jmx.domain=ega-accession
+#####################################################################################
+# DATABASES
+#####################################################################################
+spring.jpa.hibernate.use-new-id-generator-mappings=true
 spring.datasource.url=@egaAcccession-db.url@
 spring.datasource.username=@egaAccession-db.username@
 spring.datasource.password=@egaAcccession-db.password@
 spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=validate
 spring.jpa.database-platform=org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect
 spring.jpa.generate-ddl=true
-
-# Bean jmx domain for actuator when using multiple applications with tomcat.
-spring.jmx.default-domain=ega-accession
-endpoints.jmx.domain=ega-accession
-
+#####################################################################################
+# ACTUATOR
+#####################################################################################
 management.security.enabled=false
 management.context-path=/actuator
 management.endpoint.health.show-details=always
-endpoints.health.sensitive=false
\ No newline at end of file
+endpoints.health.sensitive=false
+#####################################################################################
+# APPLICATION
+#####################################################################################
+
+accessioning.namespace=EGA
+accessioning.variant.instanceId=instance-01;
+
+accessioning.monotonic.file.blockSize=1000
+accessioning.monotonic.file.blockStartValue=0
+accessioning.monotonic.file.nextBlockInterval=0
+
+accessioning.monotonic.study.blockSize=1000
+accessioning.monotonic.study.blockStartValue=0
+accessioning.monotonic.study.nextBlockInterval=0
+
+accessioning.monotonic.run.blockSize=1000
+accessioning.monotonic.run.blockStartValue=0
+accessioning.monotonic.run.nextBlockInterval=0
+
+accessioning.monotonic.analysis.blockSize=1000
+accessioning.monotonic.analysis.blockStartValue=0
+accessioning.monotonic.analysis.nextBlockInterval=0
+
+accessioning.monotonic.experiment.blockSize=1000
+accessioning.monotonic.experiment.blockStartValue=0
+accessioning.monotonic.experiment.nextBlockInterval=0
+
+accessioning.monotonic.dac.blockSize=1000
+accessioning.monotonic.dac.blockStartValue=0
+accessioning.monotonic.dac.nextBlockInterval=0
+
+accessioning.monotonic.policy.blockSize=1000
+accessioning.monotonic.policy.blockStartValue=0
+accessioning.monotonic.policy.nextBlockInterval=0
+
+accessioning.monotonic.dataset.blockSize=1000
+accessioning.monotonic.dataset.blockStartValue=0
+accessioning.monotonic.dataset.nextBlockInterval=0
+
+accessioning.monotonic.array.blockSize=1000
+accessioning.monotonic.array.blockStartValue=0
+accessioning.monotonic.array.nextBlockInterval=0
+
+accessioning.monotonic.sample.blockSize=1000
+accessioning.monotonic.sample.blockStartValue=0
+accessioning.monotonic.sample.nextBlockInterval=0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/banner.txt b/src/main/resources/banner.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ea2907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/banner.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+  ___ ___   _       _   ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___  _  _
+ | __/ __| /_\ ___ /_\ / __/ __| __/ __/ __|_ _/ _ \| \| |
+ | _| (_ |/ _ \___/ _ \ (_| (__| _|\__ \__ \| | (_) | .` |
+ |___\___/_/ \_\ /_/ \_\___\___|___|___/___/___\___/|_|\_|
+${application.title} ${application.formatted-version} - Spring Boot ${spring-boot.formatted-version}
\ No newline at end of file