diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/contentsection/ContentSectionSetup.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/contentsection/ContentSectionSetup.java
index f49abb8b1..38d529a39 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/contentsection/ContentSectionSetup.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/contentsection/ContentSectionSetup.java
@@ -268,9 +268,11 @@ public class ContentSectionSetup extends AbstractCcmApplicationSetup {
         section.addRole(contentReader);
         
         final LifecycleDefinition lifecycleDefinition = new LifecycleDefinition();
+        lifecycleDefinition.setUuid(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
         lifecycleDefinition.getLabel().addValue(Locale.ENGLISH, "Standard");
         
         final Workflow workflow = new Workflow();
+        workflow.setUuid(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
         workflow.setAbstractWorkflow(true);
         workflow.getName().addValue(Locale.ENGLISH, "Standard");
         
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/Lifecycle.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/Lifecycle.java
index f7e7cbcf5..03d00a657 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/Lifecycle.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/Lifecycle.java
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
  */
 package org.librecms.lifecycle;
 
+import org.hibernate.search.annotations.Field;
+import org.libreccm.core.Identifiable;
+
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -36,6 +39,8 @@ import javax.persistence.OneToOne;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
 import javax.persistence.Temporal;
 import javax.persistence.TemporalType;
+import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 
 import static org.librecms.CmsConstants.*;
 
@@ -45,43 +50,52 @@ import static org.librecms.CmsConstants.*;
  */
 @Entity
 @Table(name = "LIFECYCLES", schema = DB_SCHEMA)
-public class Lifecycle implements Serializable {
+public class Lifecycle implements Identifiable, Serializable {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 184357562249530038L;
-    
+
     @Id
     @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
     @Column(name = "LIFECYCLE_ID")
     private long lifecycleId;
-    
+
+    /**
+     *
+     */
+    @Column(name = "UUID", unique = true)
+    @NotNull
+    @Field
+    @XmlElement(name = "uuid")
+    private String uuid;
+
     @Column(name = "START_DATE_TIME")
     @Temporal(TemporalType.DATE)
     private Date startDateTime;
-    
+
     @Column(name = "END_DATE_TIME")
     @Temporal(TemporalType.DATE)
     private Date endDateTime;
-    
+
     @Column(name = "LISTENER", length = 1024)
     private String listener;
-    
+
     @Column(name = "STARTED")
     private boolean started;
-    
+
     @Column(name = "FINISHED")
     private boolean finished;
-    
+
     @OneToOne
     @JoinColumn(name = "DEFINITION_ID")
     private LifecycleDefinition definition;
-    
+
     @OneToMany(mappedBy = "lifecycle")
     private List<Phase> phases;
 
     public Lifecycle() {
         phases = new ArrayList<>();
     }
-    
+
     public long getLifecycleId() {
         return lifecycleId;
     }
@@ -90,6 +104,15 @@ public class Lifecycle implements Serializable {
         this.lifecycleId = lifecycleId;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getUuid() {
+        return uuid;
+    }
+
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+        this.uuid = uuid;
+    }
+
     public Date getStartDateTime() {
         return new Date(startDateTime.getTime());
     }
@@ -145,11 +168,11 @@ public class Lifecycle implements Serializable {
     protected void setPhases(final List<Phase> phases) {
         this.phases = new ArrayList<>(phases);
     }
-    
+
     public void addPhase(final Phase phase) {
         phases.add(phase);
     }
-    
+
     public void removePhase(final Phase phase) {
         phases.remove(phase);
     }
@@ -202,26 +225,26 @@ public class Lifecycle implements Serializable {
         }
         return Objects.equals(definition, other.getDefinition());
     }
-    
+
     public boolean canEqual(final Object obj) {
         return obj instanceof Lifecycle;
     }
-    
+
     @Override
     public final String toString() {
         return toString("");
     }
-    
+
     public String toString(final String data) {
         return String.format("%s{ "
-            + "lifecycleId = %d, "
-            + "startDateTime = %tF %<tT, "
-            + "endDateTime = %tF %<tT, "
-            + "listener = \"%s\", "
-            + "started = %b, "
-            + "finished = %b, "
-            + "definition = %s%s"
-            + " }",
+                                 + "lifecycleId = %d, "
+                                 + "startDateTime = %tF %<tT, "
+                                 + "endDateTime = %tF %<tT, "
+                                 + "listener = \"%s\", "
+                                 + "started = %b, "
+                                 + "finished = %b, "
+                                 + "definition = %s%s"
+                                 + " }",
                              super.toString(),
                              lifecycleId,
                              startDateTime,
@@ -232,4 +255,5 @@ public class Lifecycle implements Serializable {
                              Objects.toString(definition),
                              data);
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleDefinition.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleDefinition.java
index aab6c057f..939caeffe 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleDefinition.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleDefinition.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  */
 package org.librecms.lifecycle;
 
+import org.hibernate.search.annotations.Field;
+import org.libreccm.core.Identifiable;
 import org.libreccm.l10n.LocalizedString;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
 import javax.persistence.JoinTable;
 import javax.persistence.OneToMany;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
+import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 
 import static org.librecms.CmsConstants.*;
 
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ import static org.librecms.CmsConstants.*;
  */
 @Entity
 @Table(name = "LIFECYLE_DEFINITIONS", schema = DB_SCHEMA)
-public class LifecycleDefinition implements Serializable {
+public class LifecycleDefinition implements Identifiable, Serializable {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1291162870555527717L;
 
@@ -55,6 +59,12 @@ public class LifecycleDefinition implements Serializable {
     @Column(name = "LIFECYCLE_DEFINITION_ID")
     private long definitionId;
 
+    @Column(name = "UUID", unique = true)
+    @NotNull
+    @Field
+    @XmlElement(name = "uuid")
+    private String uuid;
+
     @Embedded
     @AssociationOverride(
         name = "values",
@@ -96,6 +106,15 @@ public class LifecycleDefinition implements Serializable {
         this.definitionId = definitionId;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getUuid() {
+        return uuid;
+    }
+
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+        this.uuid = uuid;
+    }
+
     public LocalizedString getLabel() {
         return label;
     }
@@ -191,7 +210,7 @@ public class LifecycleDefinition implements Serializable {
     public final String toString() {
         return toString("");
     }
-    
+
     public String toString(final String data) {
         return String.format("%s{ "
                                  + "definitionId = %d, "
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleDefinitionRepository.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleDefinitionRepository.java
index 1a491e484..e8a47577e 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleDefinitionRepository.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleDefinitionRepository.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package org.librecms.lifecycle;
 
 import org.libreccm.core.AbstractEntityRepository;
 
+import java.util.UUID;
+
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
 
 /**
@@ -52,4 +54,12 @@ public class LifecycleDefinitionRepository
         return lifecycleDefinition.getDefinitionId() == 0;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void initNewEntity(final LifecycleDefinition entity) {
+        super.initNewEntity(entity);
+        entity.setUuid(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+    }
+    
+    
+
 }
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleRepository.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleRepository.java
index 8636f6dae..55691e182 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleRepository.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/lifecycle/LifecycleRepository.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package org.librecms.lifecycle;
 
 import org.libreccm.core.AbstractEntityRepository;
 
+import java.util.UUID;
+
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
 
 /**
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
 public class LifecycleRepository
     extends AbstractEntityRepository<Long, Lifecycle> {
 
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
     @Override
     public Class<Lifecycle> getEntityClass() {
         return Lifecycle.class;
@@ -50,4 +54,10 @@ public class LifecycleRepository
         return lifecycle.getLifecycleId() == 0;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void initNewEntity(final Lifecycle entity) {
+        super.initNewEntity(entity);
+        entity.setUuid(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/categorization/Categorization.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/categorization/Categorization.java
index ee2ae9ba5..5b8b0f528 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/categorization/Categorization.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/categorization/Categorization.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public class Categorization implements Serializable, Relation, Exportable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/categorization/DomainOwnership.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/categorization/DomainOwnership.java
index 887fffbed..db2a9ff65 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/categorization/DomainOwnership.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/categorization/DomainOwnership.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class DomainOwnership implements Serializable, Exportable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
     
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/core/ResourceType.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/core/ResourceType.java
index 5cd73bc91..3e7160c96 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/core/ResourceType.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/core/ResourceType.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class ResourceType implements Serializable, Exportable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/ComponentModel.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/ComponentModel.java
index af8248378..71999fce5 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/ComponentModel.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/ComponentModel.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class ComponentModel implements Serializable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/ContainerModel.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/ContainerModel.java
index 2b18e1280..1b517ef38 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/ContainerModel.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/ContainerModel.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class ContainerModel implements Serializable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModel.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModel.java
index a594baf6a..242a30037 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModel.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/pagemodel/PageModel.java
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public class PageModel implements Serializable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
 
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/GroupMembership.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/GroupMembership.java
index fe18e4c81..0d897f9e0 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/GroupMembership.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/GroupMembership.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class GroupMembership implements Serializable, Exportable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/Party.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/Party.java
index 0cad09b9c..a90081bcb 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/Party.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/Party.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class Party implements Serializable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/Permission.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/Permission.java
index 6d2b8991b..a692ccf1f 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/Permission.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/Permission.java
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public class Permission implements Serializable, Exportable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/Role.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/Role.java
index c1b56f900..7cb3eac16 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/Role.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/Role.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public class Role implements Serializable, Exportable {
         return uuid;
     }
     
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/RoleMembership.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/RoleMembership.java
index acea95f50..6aebd8d9c 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/RoleMembership.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/RoleMembership.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class RoleMembership implements Serializable, Exportable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/theming/db/Theme.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/theming/db/Theme.java
index 48929d5d3..8a7cb3ec8 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/theming/db/Theme.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/theming/db/Theme.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class Theme implements Serializable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/theming/db/ThemeFile.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/theming/db/ThemeFile.java
index f6f7f53bb..818b1ddb7 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/theming/db/ThemeFile.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/theming/db/ThemeFile.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class ThemeFile implements Serializable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/Task.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/Task.java
index 6ba16680b..edf674783 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/Task.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/Task.java
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public class Task implements Identifiable, Serializable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskAssignment.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskAssignment.java
index 5fc891841..2e4092f45 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskAssignment.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskAssignment.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class TaskAssignment implements Serializable, Exportable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
     
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskComment.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskComment.java
index dcc2907fb..156554794 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskComment.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskComment.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class TaskComment implements Identifiable, Serializable, Exportable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskDependency.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskDependency.java
index effbb6ad3..7ad0b67d3 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskDependency.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskDependency.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class TaskDependency implements Serializable, Exportable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/Workflow.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/Workflow.java
index 6f3b3e734..c722edf5b 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/Workflow.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/Workflow.java
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public class Workflow implements Identifiable, Serializable, Exportable {
         return uuid;
     }
 
-    protected void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+    public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }