diff --git a/src/webui/service/main/DescriptorTools.py b/src/webui/service/main/DescriptorTools.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 094be2f7d0cfd69ddb5cddc2238e8cec64c75daa..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/webui/service/main/DescriptorTools.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2021-2023 H2020 TeraFlow (https://www.teraflow-h2020.eu/)
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-import copy, json
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
-
-def get_descriptors_add_contexts(contexts : List[Dict]) -> List[Dict]:
-    contexts_add = copy.deepcopy(contexts)
-    for context in contexts_add:
-        context['topology_ids'] = []
-        context['service_ids'] = []
-    return contexts_add
-
-def get_descriptors_add_topologies(topologies : List[Dict]) -> List[Dict]:
-    topologies_add = copy.deepcopy(topologies)
-    for topology in topologies_add:
-        topology['device_ids'] = []
-        topology['link_ids'] = []
-    return topologies_add
-
-def get_descriptors_add_services(services : List[Dict]) -> List[Dict]:
-    services_add = []
-    for service in services:
-        service_copy = copy.deepcopy(service)
-        service_copy['service_endpoint_ids'] = []
-        service_copy['service_constraints'] = []
-        service_copy['service_config'] = {'config_rules': []}
-        services_add.append(service_copy)
-    return services_add
-
-def get_descriptors_add_slices(slices : List[Dict]) -> List[Dict]:
-    slices_add = []
-    for slice in slices:
-        slice_copy = copy.deepcopy(slice)
-        slice_copy['slice_endpoint_ids'] = []
-        slice_copy['slice_constraints'] = []
-        slice_copy['slice_config'] = {'config_rules': []}
-        slices_add.append(slice_copy)
-    return slices_add
-
-TypeResourceValue = Union[str, int, bool, float, dict, list]
-def format_custom_config_rules(config_rules : List[Dict]) -> List[Dict]:
-    for config_rule in config_rules:
-        if 'custom' not in config_rule: continue
-        custom_resource_value : TypeResourceValue = config_rule['custom']['resource_value']
-        if isinstance(custom_resource_value, (dict, list)):
-            custom_resource_value = json.dumps(custom_resource_value, sort_keys=True, indent=0)
-            config_rule['custom']['resource_value'] = custom_resource_value
-    return config_rules
-
-def split_devices_by_rules(devices : List[Dict]) -> Tuple[List[Dict], List[Dict]]:
-    devices_add = []
-    devices_config = []
-    for device in devices:
-        connect_rules = []
-        config_rules = []
-        for config_rule in device.get('device_config', {}).get('config_rules', []):
-            custom_resource_key : Optional[str] = config_rule.get('custom', {}).get('resource_key')
-            if custom_resource_key is not None and custom_resource_key.startswith('_connect/'):
-                connect_rules.append(config_rule)
-            else:
-                config_rules.append(config_rule)
-
-        if len(connect_rules) > 0:
-            device_add = copy.deepcopy(device)
-            device_add['device_endpoints'] = []
-            device_add['device_config'] = {'config_rules': connect_rules}
-            devices_add.append(device_add)
-
-        if len(config_rules) > 0:
-            device['device_config'] = {'config_rules': config_rules}
-            devices_config.append(device)
-
-    return devices_add, devices_config
diff --git a/src/webui/service/main/routes.py b/src/webui/service/main/routes.py
index 979d0664bc42221e3559eef498bd53562fe073e7..b161fa845ebbdd76372fbcaf10f6ea8ae68dd513 100644
--- a/src/webui/service/main/routes.py
+++ b/src/webui/service/main/routes.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
 import json, logging, re
 from flask import jsonify, redirect, render_template, Blueprint, flash, session, url_for, request
-from common.proto.context_pb2 import (
-    Connection, Context, Device, Empty, Link, Service, Slice, Topology, ContextIdList, TopologyId, TopologyIdList)
+from common.proto.context_pb2 import Empty, ContextIdList, TopologyId, TopologyIdList
+from common.tools.descriptor.Loader import DescriptorLoader, compose_notifications
 from common.tools.grpc.Tools import grpc_message_to_json_string
 from common.tools.object_factory.Context import json_context_id
 from common.tools.object_factory.Topology import json_topology_id
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ from context.client.ContextClient import ContextClient
 from device.client.DeviceClient import DeviceClient
 from service.client.ServiceClient import ServiceClient
 from slice.client.SliceClient import SliceClient
-from webui.service.main.DescriptorTools import (
-    format_custom_config_rules, get_descriptors_add_contexts, get_descriptors_add_services, get_descriptors_add_slices,
-    get_descriptors_add_topologies, split_devices_by_rules)
 from webui.service.main.forms import ContextTopologyForm, DescriptorForm
 
 main = Blueprint('main', __name__)
@@ -37,38 +34,6 @@ slice_client = SliceClient()
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-ENTITY_TO_TEXT = {
-    # name   => singular,    plural
-    'context'   : ('Context',    'Contexts'   ),
-    'topology'  : ('Topology',   'Topologies' ),
-    'device'    : ('Device',     'Devices'    ),
-    'link'      : ('Link',       'Links'      ),
-    'service'   : ('Service',    'Services'   ),
-    'slice'     : ('Slice',      'Slices'     ),
-    'connection': ('Connection', 'Connections'),
-}
-
-ACTION_TO_TEXT = {
-    # action =>  infinitive,  past
-    'add'     : ('Add',       'Added'),
-    'update'  : ('Update',    'Updated'),
-    'config'  : ('Configure', 'Configured'),
-}
-
-def process_descriptor(entity_name, action_name, grpc_method, grpc_class, entities):
-    entity_name_singluar,entity_name_plural = ENTITY_TO_TEXT[entity_name]
-    action_infinitive, action_past = ACTION_TO_TEXT[action_name]
-    num_ok, num_err = 0, 0
-    for entity in entities:
-        try:
-            grpc_method(grpc_class(**entity))
-            num_ok += 1
-        except Exception as e: # pylint: disable=broad-except
-            flash(f'Unable to {action_infinitive} {entity_name_singluar} {str(entity)}: {str(e)}', 'error')
-            num_err += 1
-    if num_ok : flash(f'{str(num_ok)} {entity_name_plural} {action_past}', 'success')
-    if num_err: flash(f'{str(num_err)} {entity_name_plural} failed', 'danger')
-
 def process_descriptors(descriptors):
     try:
         descriptors_file = request.files[descriptors.name]
@@ -78,80 +43,11 @@ def process_descriptors(descriptors):
         flash(f'Unable to load descriptor file: {str(e)}', 'danger')
         return
 
-    dummy_mode  = descriptors.get('dummy_mode' , False)
-    contexts    = descriptors.get('contexts'   , [])
-    topologies  = descriptors.get('topologies' , [])
-    devices     = descriptors.get('devices'    , [])
-    links       = descriptors.get('links'      , [])
-    services    = descriptors.get('services'   , [])
-    slices      = descriptors.get('slices'     , [])
-    connections = descriptors.get('connections', [])
-
-    # Format CustomConfigRules in Devices, Services and Slices provided in JSON format
-    for device in devices:
-        config_rules = device.get('device_config', {}).get('config_rules', [])
-        config_rules = format_custom_config_rules(config_rules)
-        device['device_config']['config_rules'] = config_rules
-
-    for service in services:
-        config_rules = service.get('service_config', {}).get('config_rules', [])
-        config_rules = format_custom_config_rules(config_rules)
-        service['service_config']['config_rules'] = config_rules
-
-    for slice in slices:
-        config_rules = slice.get('slice_config', {}).get('config_rules', [])
-        config_rules = format_custom_config_rules(config_rules)
-        slice['slice_config']['config_rules'] = config_rules
-
-
-    # Context and Topology require to create the entity first, and add devices, links, services, slices, etc. in a
-    # second stage.
-    contexts_add = get_descriptors_add_contexts(contexts)
-    topologies_add = get_descriptors_add_topologies(topologies)
-
-    if dummy_mode:
-        # Dummy Mode: used to pre-load databases (WebUI debugging purposes) with no smart or automated tasks.
-        context_client.connect()
-        process_descriptor('context',    'add',    context_client.SetContext,    Context,    contexts_add  )
-        process_descriptor('topology',   'add',    context_client.SetTopology,   Topology,   topologies_add)
-        process_descriptor('device',     'add',    context_client.SetDevice,     Device,     devices       )
-        process_descriptor('link',       'add',    context_client.SetLink,       Link,       links         )
-        process_descriptor('service',    'add',    context_client.SetService,    Service,    services      )
-        process_descriptor('slice',      'add',    context_client.SetSlice,      Slice,      slices        )
-        process_descriptor('connection', 'add',    context_client.SetConnection, Connection, connections   )
-        process_descriptor('context',    'update', context_client.SetContext,    Context,    contexts      )
-        process_descriptor('topology',   'update', context_client.SetTopology,   Topology,   topologies    )
-        context_client.close()
-    else:
-        # Normal mode: follows the automated workflows in the different components
-        assert len(connections) == 0, 'in normal mode, connections should not be set'
-
-        # Device, Service and Slice require to first create the entity and the configure it
-        devices_add, devices_config = split_devices_by_rules(devices)
-        services_add = get_descriptors_add_services(services)
-        slices_add = get_descriptors_add_slices(slices)
-
-        context_client.connect()
-        device_client.connect()
-        service_client.connect()
-        slice_client.connect()
-
-        process_descriptor('context',    'add',    context_client.SetContext,      Context,    contexts_add  )
-        process_descriptor('topology',   'add',    context_client.SetTopology,     Topology,   topologies_add)
-        process_descriptor('device',     'add',    device_client .AddDevice,       Device,     devices_add   )
-        process_descriptor('device',     'config', device_client .ConfigureDevice, Device,     devices_config)
-        process_descriptor('link',       'add',    context_client.SetLink,         Link,       links         )
-        process_descriptor('service',    'add',    service_client.CreateService,   Service,    services_add  )
-        process_descriptor('service',    'update', service_client.UpdateService,   Service,    services      )
-        process_descriptor('slice',      'add',    slice_client  .CreateSlice,     Slice,      slices_add    )
-        process_descriptor('slice',      'update', slice_client  .UpdateSlice,     Slice,      slices        )
-        process_descriptor('context',    'update', context_client.SetContext,      Context,    contexts      )
-        process_descriptor('topology',   'update', context_client.SetTopology,     Topology,   topologies    )
-
-        slice_client.close()
-        service_client.close()
-        device_client.close()
-        context_client.close()
+    descriptor_loader = DescriptorLoader()
+    descriptor_loader.process_descriptors(descriptors)
+    results = descriptor_loader.get_results()
+    for message,level in compose_notifications(results):
+        flash(message, level)
 
 @main.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 def home():
@@ -191,7 +87,7 @@ def home():
         if descriptor_form.validate_on_submit():
             process_descriptors(descriptor_form.descriptors)
             return redirect(url_for("main.home"))
-    except Exception as e:
+    except Exception as e: # pylint: disable=broad-except
         logger.exception('Descriptor load failed')
         flash(f'Descriptor load failed: `{str(e)}`', 'danger')
     finally: