diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/DossierAttributeConfigPersistenceService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/DossierAttributeConfigPersistenceService.java
index 331de9058..d906a86b8 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/DossierAttributeConfigPersistenceService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/DossierAttributeConfigPersistenceService.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class DossierAttributeConfigPersistenceService {
         dossierAttributeConfig.setDossierTemplate(dossierTemplate);
         if (dossierAttributeConfig.getId() == null) {
             dossierAttributeConfig.setId(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
-            setPlaceholder(dossierAttributeConfig);
+            checkAndSetPlaceholder(dossierAttributeConfig);
             uniqueLabelAndPlaceholder(dossierAttributeConfig);
             return dossierAttributeConfigRepository.save(dossierAttributeConfig);
         } else {
@@ -72,12 +72,13 @@ public class DossierAttributeConfigPersistenceService {
                 config.setLabel(dossierAttributeConfig.getLabel());
                 config.setType(dossierAttributeConfig.getType());
                 config.setEditable(dossierAttributeConfig.isEditable());
-                setPlaceholder(config);
+                checkAndSetPlaceholder(dossierAttributeConfig);
+                config.setPlaceholder(dossierAttributeConfig.getPlaceholder());
                 uniqueLabelAndPlaceholder(dossierAttributeConfig);
                 return dossierAttributeConfigRepository.save(config);
             } else {
                 dossierAttributeConfig.setId(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
-                setPlaceholder(dossierAttributeConfig);
+                checkAndSetPlaceholder(dossierAttributeConfig);
                 uniqueLabelAndPlaceholder(dossierAttributeConfig);
                 return dossierAttributeConfigRepository.save(dossierAttributeConfig);
             }
@@ -92,12 +93,25 @@ public class DossierAttributeConfigPersistenceService {
     }
 
 
-    private void setPlaceholder(DossierAttributeConfigEntity dossierAttributeConfig) {
+    private void checkAndSetPlaceholder(DossierAttributeConfigEntity dossierAttributeConfig) {
 
-        String placeholder = "{{dossier.attribute." + StringUtils.remove(WordUtils.capitalizeFully(dossierAttributeConfig.getLabel(), ' '), " ") + "}}";
-        dossierAttributeConfig.setPlaceholder(placeholder);
+        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(dossierAttributeConfig.getPlaceholder())) {
+            String placeholder = "{{dossier.attribute." + StringUtils.remove(WordUtils.capitalizeFully(dossierAttributeConfig.getLabel(), ' '), " ") + "}}";
+            dossierAttributeConfig.setPlaceholder(placeholder);
+        } else {
+            uniquePlaceholder(dossierAttributeConfig);
+        }
     }
 
+    private void uniquePlaceholder(DossierAttributeConfigEntity dossierAttributesConfig) {
+        getDossierAttributes(dossierAttributesConfig.getDossierTemplate().getId()).stream()
+                .filter(d -> !d.getId().equals(dossierAttributesConfig.getId()))
+                .forEach(other -> {
+                    if (other.getPlaceholder().equalsIgnoreCase(dossierAttributesConfig.getPlaceholder())) {
+                        throw new ConflictException("Placeholder already exists. " + dossierAttributesConfig.getPlaceholder());
+                    }
+                });
+    }
 
     private void uniqueLabelAndPlaceholder(DossierAttributeConfigEntity dossierAttributesConfig) {
 
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/FileAttributeConfigPersistenceService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/FileAttributeConfigPersistenceService.java
index 8cc7362dd..59efb59a7 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/FileAttributeConfigPersistenceService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/FileAttributeConfigPersistenceService.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class FileAttributeConfigPersistenceService {
         }
         if (fileAttributeConfig.getId() == null) {
             fileAttributeConfig.setId(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
-            setPlaceholder(fileAttributeConfig);
+            checkAndSetPlaceholder(fileAttributeConfig);
             uniqueLabelAndPlaceholder(fileAttributeConfig);
             return fileAttributeConfigRepository.save(fileAttributeConfig);
         } else {
@@ -131,12 +131,13 @@ public class FileAttributeConfigPersistenceService {
                 config.setDisplayedInFileList(fileAttributeConfig.isDisplayedInFileList());
                 config.setPrimaryAttribute(fileAttributeConfig.isPrimaryAttribute());
                 config.setFilterable(fileAttributeConfig.isFilterable());
-                setPlaceholder(config);
+                checkAndSetPlaceholder(fileAttributeConfig);
+                config.setPlaceholder(fileAttributeConfig.getPlaceholder());
                 uniqueLabelAndPlaceholder(fileAttributeConfig);
                 return fileAttributeConfigRepository.save(config);
             } else {
                 fileAttributeConfig.setId(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
-                setPlaceholder(fileAttributeConfig);
+                checkAndSetPlaceholder(fileAttributeConfig);
                 uniqueLabelAndPlaceholder(fileAttributeConfig);
                 return fileAttributeConfigRepository.save(fileAttributeConfig);
             }
@@ -151,12 +152,25 @@ public class FileAttributeConfigPersistenceService {
     }
 
 
-    private void setPlaceholder(FileAttributeConfigEntity fileAttributeConfig) {
+    private void checkAndSetPlaceholder(FileAttributeConfigEntity fileAttributeConfig) {
 
-        String placeholder = "{{file.attribute." + StringUtils.remove(WordUtils.capitalizeFully(fileAttributeConfig.getLabel(), ' '), " ") + "}}";
-        fileAttributeConfig.setPlaceholder(placeholder);
+        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(fileAttributeConfig.getPlaceholder())) {
+            String placeholder = "{{file.attribute." + StringUtils.remove(WordUtils.capitalizeFully(fileAttributeConfig.getLabel(), ' '), " ") + "}}";
+            fileAttributeConfig.setPlaceholder(placeholder);
+        } else {
+            uniquePlaceholder(fileAttributeConfig);
+        }
     }
 
+    private void uniquePlaceholder(FileAttributeConfigEntity fileAttributeConfig) {
+        getFileAttributes(fileAttributeConfig.getDossierTemplate().getId()).stream()
+                .filter(d -> !d.getId().equals(fileAttributeConfig.getId()))
+                .forEach(other -> {
+                    if (other.getPlaceholder().equalsIgnoreCase(fileAttributeConfig.getPlaceholder())) {
+                        throw new ConflictException("Placeholder already exists.");
+                    }
+                });
+    }
 
     private void uniqueLabelAndPlaceholder(FileAttributeConfigEntity fileAttributeConfig) {
 
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DossierAttributeTest.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DossierAttributeTest.java
index 49014a429..91eb5b840 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DossierAttributeTest.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DossierAttributeTest.java
@@ -51,15 +51,23 @@ public class DossierAttributeTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest {
         attribute.setEditable(true);
         attribute.setType(DossierAttributeType.TEXT);
 
-        dossierAttributeConfigClient.addOrUpdateDossierAttributeConfig(dossier.getDossierTemplateId(), attribute);
+        var created = dossierAttributeConfigClient.addOrUpdateDossierAttributeConfig(dossier.getDossierTemplateId(), attribute);
+        assertThat(created.getPlaceholder()).isEqualTo("{{dossier.attribute.Test}}");
         loadedAttributes = dossierAttributeConfigClient.getDossierAttributesConfig(dossier.getDossierTemplateId());
         assertThat(loadedAttributes.getDossierAttributeConfigs()).isNotEmpty();
 
+        attribute.setId(created.getId());
         attribute.setLabel("updated test");
         var updated = dossierAttributeConfigClient.addOrUpdateDossierAttributeConfig(dossier.getDossierTemplateId(), attribute);
         assertThat(updated.getLabel()).isEqualTo("updated test");
         assertThat(updated.getPlaceholder()).isEqualTo("{{dossier.attribute.UpdatedTest}}");
 
+        attribute.setPlaceholder("{{dossier.attribute.MyOwnPlaceholder}}");
+        updated = dossierAttributeConfigClient.addOrUpdateDossierAttributeConfig(dossier.getDossierTemplateId(), attribute);
+        assertThat(updated.getLabel()).isEqualTo("updated test");
+        assertThat(updated.getPlaceholder()).isEqualTo("{{dossier.attribute.MyOwnPlaceholder}}");
+
+
         dossierAttributeConfigClient.setDossierAttributesConfig(dossier.getDossierTemplateId(), new DossierAttributesConfig());
         loadedAttributes = dossierAttributeConfigClient.getDossierAttributesConfig(dossier.getDossierTemplateId());
         assertThat(loadedAttributes.getDossierAttributeConfigs()).isEmpty();
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/FileAttributeTest.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/FileAttributeTest.java
index 6cb0d7e2d..da8517fd2 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/FileAttributeTest.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/FileAttributeTest.java
@@ -88,9 +88,10 @@ public class FileAttributeTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest {
         assertThat(loadedConfig.getEncoding()).isEqualTo(ASCII_ENCODING);
 
         List<FileAttributeConfig> configs = new ArrayList<>();
+        String myOwnPlaceholder = "{{file.attribute.MyOwnPlaceholder}}";
         configs.add(FileAttributeConfig.builder().csvColumnHeader("Name").primaryAttribute(true).label("Name").build());
         configs.add(FileAttributeConfig.builder().csvColumnHeader("Attribute A").primaryAttribute(true).label("Attribute A").build());
-        FileAttributeConfig attributeB = FileAttributeConfig.builder().csvColumnHeader("Attribute B").primaryAttribute(true).label("Attribute B").build();
+        FileAttributeConfig attributeB = FileAttributeConfig.builder().csvColumnHeader("Attribute B").primaryAttribute(true).label("Attribute B").placeholder(myOwnPlaceholder).build();
         configs.add(attributeB);
         configs.add(FileAttributeConfig.builder().csvColumnHeader("Attribute C").primaryAttribute(false).label("Attribute C").build());
         configs.add(FileAttributeConfig.builder().csvColumnHeader("Attribute D").primaryAttribute(false).label("Attribute D").build());
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ public class FileAttributeTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest {
                 .findAny()
                 .get();
         assertThat(primaryAttribute.getLabel()).isEqualTo(attributeB.getLabel());
+        assertThat(primaryAttribute.getPlaceholder()).isEqualTo(attributeB.getPlaceholder());
 
         fileAttributeConfigClient.deleteFileAttribute(dossier.getDossierTemplateId(),
                                                       loadedConfigs.stream()
@@ -129,6 +131,8 @@ public class FileAttributeTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest {
         var created = fileAttributeConfigClient.addOrUpdateFileAttribute(dossier.getDossierTemplateId(), newConfig);
         loadedConfigs = fileAttributeConfigClient.getFileAttributesConfiguration(dossier.getDossierTemplateId()).getFileAttributeConfigs();
         assertThat(loadedConfigs.size()).isEqualTo(4);
+        assertThat(created.getPlaceholder()).isEqualTo("{{file.attribute.TestAttribute}}");
+        assertThat(created.getCsvColumnHeader()).isNull();
 
         newConfig.setId(created.getId());
         newConfig.setLabel("Test Attribute Update");
@@ -138,6 +142,14 @@ public class FileAttributeTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceTest {
         assertThat(updated.getLabel()).isEqualTo("Test Attribute Update");
         assertThat(updated.getPlaceholder()).isEqualTo("{{file.attribute.TestAttributeUpdate}}");
 
+        newConfig.setPlaceholder(myOwnPlaceholder);
+        var e = assertThrows(FeignException.class,
+                     () -> fileAttributeConfigClient.addOrUpdateFileAttribute(dossier.getDossierTemplateId(), newConfig));
+        assertEquals(409, e.status());
+        newConfig.setPlaceholder("{{file.attribute.TestAttributeUpdate2}}");
+        updated = fileAttributeConfigClient.addOrUpdateFileAttribute(dossier.getDossierTemplateId(), newConfig);
+        assertThat(updated.getPlaceholder()).isEqualTo("{{file.attribute.TestAttributeUpdate2}}");
+
         assertThat(fileClient.getFileStatus(dossier.getId(), file.getId()).getLastFileAttributeChange()).isNull();
 
         fileAttributeClient.setFileAttributes(dossier.getId(), file.getId(), new FileAttributes(Map.of(updated.getId(), "Lorem Ipsum")));