diff --git a/plugins/org.etsi.mts.tdl.tx.ui/src/org/etsi/mts/tdl/ui/contentassist/TDLtxProposalProvider.java b/plugins/org.etsi.mts.tdl.tx.ui/src/org/etsi/mts/tdl/ui/contentassist/TDLtxProposalProvider.java
index fc8ad5274f70197676ed9490d0a25547f82806f0..3972796121c318424ed5d2a412bc036f3c812bd0 100644
--- a/plugins/org.etsi.mts.tdl.tx.ui/src/org/etsi/mts/tdl/ui/contentassist/TDLtxProposalProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/org.etsi.mts.tdl.tx.ui/src/org/etsi/mts/tdl/ui/contentassist/TDLtxProposalProvider.java
@@ -383,12 +383,13 @@ public class TDLtxProposalProvider extends AbstractTDLtxProposalProvider {
 				if (ne instanceof SimpleDataType) {
 					
 				} else {
-					String prefix = "new ";
-					String suffix = "()";
+					String prefix = "";
+					String suffix = "( )";
 					if (ne instanceof CollectionDataType) {
-						suffix = "[]";
+						suffix = "[ ]";
 					}
-					acceptor.accept(createCompletionProposal(prefix+ne.getName()+suffix, new StyledString(prefix+ne.getName()+suffix).append(" : new instance of type", StyledString.DECORATIONS_STYLER), getImage(ne), 1000, "", context));
+					acceptor.accept(createCompletionProposal(suffix, new StyledString(suffix).append(" : new anonymous instance of type "+ne.getName(), StyledString.DECORATIONS_STYLER), getImage(ne), 1200, "", context));
+					acceptor.accept(createCompletionProposal(prefix+ne.getName()+suffix, new StyledString(prefix+ne.getName()+suffix).append(" : new instance of type", StyledString.DECORATIONS_STYLER), getImage(ne), 1100, "", context));
 				}
 			} else if (ne instanceof Function && ((Function) ne).getReturnType().conformsTo(type)) {
 				accept = true;
@@ -534,6 +535,13 @@ public class TDLtxProposalProvider extends AbstractTDLtxProposalProvider {
 					.map(ParameterBinding::getParameter)
 					.toList();
 
+			if (dataElement == null) {
+				dataElement = ((DataElementUse) model).resolveDataType();
+				//TODO: filter parentheses
+				prefix = prefix.replace("(", "");
+				suffix = suffix.replace(")", "");
+			}
+			
 			//TODO: a bit of a hack.. this belongs elsewhere -> affects the whole chain, should be applied selectively
 //			System.out.println(model);
 //			System.out.println(context.getPreviousModel());
@@ -598,6 +606,9 @@ public class TDLtxProposalProvider extends AbstractTDLtxProposalProvider {
 			ICompletionProposalAcceptor acceptor) {
 		if (model instanceof DataElementUse) {
 			NamedElement dataElement = ((DataElementUse) model).getDataElement();
+			if (dataElement == null) {
+				dataElement = ((DataElementUse) model).resolveDataType();
+			}
 			if (dataElement instanceof CollectionDataType) {
 				DataType itemType = ((CollectionDataType) dataElement).getItemType();
 				completeAssignment(model, context, acceptor, itemType);