diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/CatalogImportDialog.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/CatalogImportDialog.java
index f50298cf048..0362e4c3578 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/CatalogImportDialog.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/CatalogImportDialog.java
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public LinkedList<ExemplarRecord> getExemplarRecords() {
     public void setSelectedExemplarRecord(ExemplarRecord selectedExemplarRecord) {
         try {
             ImportService.setSelectedExemplarRecord(selectedExemplarRecord, this.hitModel.getSelectedCatalog(),
-                    this.createProcessForm.getProcessMetadataTab().getProcessDetailsElements());
+                    this.createProcessForm.getProcessMetadata().getProcessDetailsElements());
             String summary = Helper.getTranslation("newProcess.catalogueSearch.exemplarRecordSelectedSummary");
             String detail = Helper.getTranslation("newProcess.catalogueSearch.exemplarRecordSelectedDetail",
                 selectedExemplarRecord.getOwner(), selectedExemplarRecord.getSignature());
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/CreateProcessForm.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/CreateProcessForm.java
index ee7b497981d..af1aa37e53e 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/CreateProcessForm.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/CreateProcessForm.java
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ public class CreateProcessForm extends BaseForm implements RulesetSetupInterface
 
     private final CatalogImportDialog catalogImportDialog = new CatalogImportDialog(this);
     private final FileUploadDialog fileUploadDialog = new FileUploadDialog(this);
+    private final SearchDialog searchDialog = new SearchDialog(this);
     private final ProcessDataTab processDataTab = new ProcessDataTab(this);
-    private final ProcessMetadataTab processMetadataTab = new ProcessMetadataTab(this);
-    private final SearchTab searchTab = new SearchTab(this);
     private final TitleRecordLinkTab titleRecordLinkTab = new TitleRecordLinkTab(this);
+    private final ProcessMetadata processMetadata = new ProcessMetadata(this);
 
     private RulesetManagementInterface rulesetManagement;
     private final List<Locale.LanguageRange> priorityList = ServiceManager.getUserService()
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ public class CreateProcessForm extends BaseForm implements RulesetSetupInterface
     private String referringView = "";
     private int progress;
 
-    static final int ADDITIONAL_FIELDS_TAB_INDEX = 1;
-    static final int TITLE_RECORD_LINK_TAB_INDEX = 3;
+    static final int TITLE_RECORD_LINK_TAB_INDEX = 1;
 
     /**
      * Returns the ruleset management to access the ruleset.
@@ -169,21 +168,21 @@ public ProcessDataTab getProcessDataTab() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get processMetadataTab.
+     * Get processMetadata.
      *
-     * @return value of processMetadataTab
+     * @return value of processMetadata
      */
-    public ProcessMetadataTab getProcessMetadataTab() {
-        return processMetadataTab;
+    public ProcessMetadata getProcessMetadata() {
+        return processMetadata;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get searchTab.
+     * Get searchDialog.
      *
-     * @return value of searchTab
+     * @return value of searchDialog
      */
-    public SearchTab getSearchTab() {
-        return searchTab;
+    public SearchDialog getSearchDialog() {
+        return searchDialog;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -485,14 +484,14 @@ private void processAncestors() throws ProcessGenerationException {
                 ProcessService.setParentRelations(this.processes.get(index + 1).getProcess(), process);
             }
             if (index == 0) {
-                List<ProcessDetail> processDetails = processMetadataTab.getProcessDetailsElements();
+                List<ProcessDetail> processDetails = processMetadata.getProcessDetailsElements();
                 process.setSortHelperImages(processDataTab.getGuessedImages());
                 // FIXME: this always triggers 'processTitleAlreadyInUse' now, because the process has already been saved
                 //  with this title in ImportService.processProcessChildren (line 884)!
                 if (!ProcessValidator.isContentValid(process.getTitle(), processDetails, true)) {
                     throw new ProcessGenerationException("Error creating process hierarchy: invalid process content!");
                 }
-                processMetadataTab.preserve();
+                processMetadata.preserve();
                 ImportService.addProperties(process, template, processDetails, processDataTab.getDocType(),
                         processDataTab.getTiffHeaderImageDescription());
                 ImportService.updateTasks(process);
@@ -516,7 +515,7 @@ private void saveProcessHierarchyMetadata() {
         // save ancestor processes meta.xml files
         for (TempProcess tempProcess : this.processes) {
             if (this.processes.indexOf(tempProcess) == 0) {
-                processMetadataTab.preserve();
+                processMetadata.preserve();
             }
             saveTempProcessMetadata(tempProcess);
         }
@@ -567,7 +566,7 @@ public void initializeProcesses() {
             processGenerator.generateProcess(template.getId(), project.getId());
             this.processes = new LinkedList<>(Collections.singletonList(
                     new TempProcess(processGenerator.getGeneratedProcess(), new Workpiece())));
-            this.processMetadataTab.initializeProcessDetails(getProcesses().get(0).getWorkpiece().getLogicalStructure());
+            this.processMetadata.initializeProcessDetails(getProcesses().get(0).getWorkpiece().getLogicalStructure());
         } catch (ProcessGenerationException e) {
             logger.error(e.getLocalizedMessage());
         }
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/MetadataImportDialog.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/MetadataImportDialog.java
index c202f122ad7..4778151d729 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/MetadataImportDialog.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/MetadataImportDialog.java
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ void showRecord() {
             if (Objects.nonNull(parentTempProcess)) {
                 this.createProcessForm.getProcesses().add(parentTempProcess);
             }
-            this.createProcessForm.setEditActiveTabIndex(CreateProcessForm.ADDITIONAL_FIELDS_TAB_INDEX);
         }
     }
 
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ void fillCreateProcessForm(LinkedList<TempProcess> processes) {
                     && firstProcess.getMetadataNodes().getLength() > 0) {
                 Collection<Metadata> metadata = ImportService.importMetadata(firstProcess.getMetadataNodes(),
                         MdSec.DMD_SEC);
-                createProcessForm.getProcessMetadataTab().getProcessDetails().setMetadata(metadata);
+                createProcessForm.getProcessMetadata().getProcessDetails().setMetadata(metadata);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessDataTab.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessDataTab.java
index 4f9a05aee34..b5baa3027ff 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessDataTab.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessDataTab.java
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ public void setDocType(String docType) {
         if (!this.createProcessForm.getProcesses().isEmpty()) {
             this.createProcessForm.getProcesses().get(0).getWorkpiece().getLogicalStructure().setType(this.docType);
             if (this.docType.isEmpty()) {
-                this.createProcessForm.getProcessMetadataTab().setProcessDetails(ProcessFieldedMetadata.EMPTY);
+                this.createProcessForm.getProcessMetadata().setProcessDetails(ProcessFieldedMetadata.EMPTY);
             } else {
-                ProcessFieldedMetadata metadata = this.createProcessForm.getProcessMetadataTab()
+                ProcessFieldedMetadata metadata = this.createProcessForm.getProcessMetadata()
                         .initializeProcessDetails(this.createProcessForm.getProcesses().get(0).getWorkpiece().getLogicalStructure());
-                this.createProcessForm.getProcessMetadataTab().setProcessDetails(metadata);
+                this.createProcessForm.getProcessMetadata().setProcessDetails(metadata);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void setAllDocTypes(List<SelectItem> allDocTypes) {
      * Generate process titles and other details.
      */
     public void generateProcessTitleAndTiffHeader() {
-        List<ProcessDetail> processDetails = this.createProcessForm.getProcessMetadataTab().getProcessDetailsElements();
+        List<ProcessDetail> processDetails = this.createProcessForm.getProcessMetadata().getProcessDetailsElements();
         Process process = this.createProcessForm.getMainProcess();
         try {
             StructuralElementViewInterface docTypeView = createProcessForm.getRulesetManagement().getStructuralElementView(
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessFieldedMetadata.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessFieldedMetadata.java
index 248b154215c..8f5371d6265 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessFieldedMetadata.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessFieldedMetadata.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public ProcessFieldedMetadata() {
 
     /**
      * Creates a new root metadata group representing the metadata table
-     * content in the processMetadataTab.
+     * content in the processMetadata.
      *
      * @param structure
      *            structure selected by the user
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ public boolean isValid() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Reads the contents of the processMetadataTab and stores the values in the
+     * Reads the contents of the processMetadata and stores the values in the
      * appropriate place. If the line is used to edit a field of the METS
      * structure, this field is set, otherwise the metadata will be stored in
      * the list. The hidden metadata is also written back there again.
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessMetadataTab.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessMetadata.java
similarity index 95%
rename from Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessMetadataTab.java
rename to Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessMetadata.java
index 99475bcf6a3..f4c6847fbce 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessMetadataTab.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessMetadata.java
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
 import org.kitodo.production.services.data.ImportService;
 import org.primefaces.model.TreeNode;
 
-public class ProcessMetadataTab {
-    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(ProcessMetadataTab.class);
+public class ProcessMetadata {
+    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(ProcessMetadata.class);
 
     private final CreateProcessForm createProcessForm;
 
     private ProcessFieldedMetadata processDetails = ProcessFieldedMetadata.EMPTY;
 
-    public ProcessMetadataTab(CreateProcessForm createProcessForm) {
+    public ProcessMetadata(CreateProcessForm createProcessForm) {
         this.createProcessForm = createProcessForm;
     }
 
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/SearchTab.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/SearchDialog.java
similarity index 89%
rename from Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/SearchTab.java
rename to Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/SearchDialog.java
index b03b8b14a52..1b211fcf3b9 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/SearchTab.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/SearchDialog.java
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 package org.kitodo.production.forms.createprocess;
 
-import static org.elasticsearch.index.query.QueryBuilders.matchQuery;
-
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -32,14 +30,14 @@
 import org.kitodo.production.helper.Helper;
 import org.kitodo.production.services.ServiceManager;
 
-public class SearchTab {
+public class SearchDialog {
 
-    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(SearchTab.class);
+    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(SearchDialog.class);
 
     private final CreateProcessForm createProcessForm;
     private Process originalProcess;
 
-    SearchTab(CreateProcessForm createProcessForm) {
+    SearchDialog(CreateProcessForm createProcessForm) {
         this.createProcessForm = createProcessForm;
     }
 
@@ -96,8 +94,7 @@ public void copyMetadata() {
             if (Objects.nonNull(originalProcess.getParent())) {
                 this.createProcessForm.getTitleRecordLinkTab().setParentAsTitleRecord(originalProcess.getParent());
             }
-            this.createProcessForm.getProcessMetadataTab().getProcessDetails().setMetadata(root.getMetadata());
-            this.createProcessForm.setEditActiveTabIndex(CreateProcessForm.ADDITIONAL_FIELDS_TAB_INDEX);
+            this.createProcessForm.getProcessMetadata().getProcessDetails().setMetadata(root.getMetadata());
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Helper.setErrorMessage(CreateProcessForm.ERROR_READING, new Object[] {"template-metadata" }, logger, e);
         }
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_de.properties b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_de.properties
index a3eb4f20ea3..35f451cc5ec 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_de.properties
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_de.properties
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ author=Autor
 available=Verf\u00fcgbar
 back=Zur\u00FCck
 backToTask=Zur\u00FCck zu Aufgabe
+basicData=Basisdaten
 batch=Batch
 batchProperties=Batch Eigenschaften
 batchStep=Batch Schritt
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ currentFolder=Aktueller Ordner
 currentPageReportTemplate={currentPage} von {totalPages}
 currentRepresentative=Aktueller Repr\u00E4sentant\:
 currentTask=Aktuelle Aufgabe
+dataTransfer=Daten\u00FCbernahme
 dataCopier.runtimeException=Fehler beim Kopieren der Daten\:
 dataEditor.addElement.assignPagesToSingleDocStruc=Seiten k\u00F6nnen nur zu einem einzelnen Strukturelement hinzugef\u00FCgt werden!
 dataEditor.addElement.createMultipleDocStrucWithoutPages=Mehrere Strukturelemente k\u00F6nnen nur erzeugt werden, wenn keine Seiten f\u00FCr eine automatische Zuweisung ausgew\u00E4hlt sind!
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_en.properties b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_en.properties
index 871586f0db6..781dc4514d5 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_en.properties
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_en.properties
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ author=Author
 available=Available
 back=Back
 backToTask=Back to task
+basicData=Basic data
 batch=Batch
 batchProperties=Batch properties
 batchStep=Batch task
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ currentFolder=Current folder
 currentPageReportTemplate={currentPage} of {totalPages}
 currentRepresentative=Current representative\:
 currentTask=Current task
+dataTransfer=Data transfer
 dataCopier.runtimeException=Copying the data failed\:
 dataEditor.addElement.assignPagesToSingleDocStruc=Pages can only be assigned to a single element!
 dataEditor.addElement.createMultipleDocStrucWithoutPages=Multiple elements can only be created at once when no pages are selected for assignment!
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/resources/css/kitodo.css b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/resources/css/kitodo.css
index c7ee6a4cff4..f681646ccab 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/resources/css/kitodo.css
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/resources/css/kitodo.css
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ section#content-section {
 
 .content-header .ui-panel-content > form,
 .content-header .ui-panel-content > button,
+.ui-menubutton,
 .ui-selectbooleanbutton {
     float: right;
     margin-left: var(--default-full-size);
@@ -1312,7 +1313,7 @@ Import form
     padding-right: var(--default-half-size);
 }
 
-#fileUploadForm {
+#fileUploadForm, #searchEditForm {
     padding: 0 var(--default-double-size);
 }
 
@@ -3134,6 +3135,11 @@ footer {
     width: calc(100% - 64px);
 }
 
+.basicDataTitle {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    padding: var(--default-half-size) var(--default-full-size);
+}
+
 #tasksTabView\:actionForm {
     padding: 0 var(--default-full-size);
 }
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/resources/css/pattern-library.css b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/resources/css/pattern-library.css
index 864496f2624..1baa208dc9b 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/resources/css/pattern-library.css
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/resources/css/pattern-library.css
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ input.ui-state-error {
 
 .ui-button.secondary,
 .ui-widget-content .ui-button.secondary,
+.ui-menubutton.secondary > button,
 .ui-selectcheckboxmenu.secondary .ui-selectcheckboxmenu-label {
     background: var(--pure-white);
     border: solid var(--default-border-width) var(--light-blue);
@@ -199,11 +200,13 @@ input.ui-state-error {
 }
 
 .ui-button.secondary .ui-icon,
+ui-menubutton.secondary .ui-icon,
 .ui-widget-content .ui-button.secondary .ui-icon {
     color: var(--light-blue);
 }
 
 .ui-button.secondary.ui-state-hover,
+.ui-menubutton.secondary > button.ui-state-hover,
 .ui-widget-content .ui-button.secondary.ui-state-hover {
     background: var(--pure-white);
     border: solid var(--default-border-width) var(--focused-blue);
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/dataEdit.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/dataEdit.xhtml
index a642fc34213..198d80f1912 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/dataEdit.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/dataEdit.xhtml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
         xmlns:ui="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/facelets"
         xmlns:p="http://primefaces.org/ui">
 
+    <div class="basicDataTitle">
+        <h:outputText value="#{msgs.basicData}"/>
+    </div>
     <p:panelGrid id="processDataEditGrid" layout="grid" columns="2">
         <p:row>
             <div>
@@ -103,4 +106,14 @@
         </p:row>
 
     </p:panelGrid>
+    <div class="ot-folder-use">
+        <h:outputText value="#{msgs.metadata}"/>
+    </div>
+
+    <p:panelGrid id="processMetadata" layout="grid" columns="1">
+        <ui:include src="/WEB-INF/templates/includes/metadataTreeTable.xhtml">
+            <ui:param name="root" value="#{CreateProcessForm.processMetadata.logicalMetadataTree}"/>
+            <ui:param name="readOnly" value="#{false}"/>
+        </ui:include>
+    </p:panelGrid>
 </ui:composition>
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/dialogs/searchEdit.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/dialogs/searchEdit.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..551557b11d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/dialogs/searchEdit.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<!--
+ *
+ * (c) Kitodo. Key to digital objects e. V. <contact@kitodo.org>
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Kitodo project.
+ *
+ * It is licensed under GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please read the
+ * GPL3-License.txt file that was distributed with this source code.
+ *
+-->
+
+<ui:composition
+        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
+        xmlns:f="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/core"
+        xmlns:h="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/html"
+        xmlns:ui="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/facelets"
+        xmlns:p="http://primefaces.org/ui">
+
+    <p:dialog widgetVar="searchEditDialog"
+              id="searchEditDialog"
+              width="578"
+              modal="true"
+              resizable="false">
+        <h3>#{msgs.processTemplate}</h3>
+        <h:form id="searchEditForm">
+
+            <h:outputScript name="js/opacImport.js" target="body"/>
+            <p:panelGrid layout="grid" columns="1" cellpadding="10">
+                <!-- choose from existing processes  -->
+                <p:row rendered="#{CreateProcessForm.processDataTab.usingTemplates}">
+                    <div>
+                        <p:outputLabel for="processSelect" value="#{msgs.selectFromExistingProcesses}"/>
+                        <p:selectOneMenu id="processSelect" value="#{CreateProcessForm.searchDialog.originalProcess}"
+                                         converter="#{processConverter}">
+                            <f:selectItem  itemValue="#{null}" itemLabel="-- #{msgs.selectProcess} --" noSelectionOption="true"/>
+                            <f:selectItems value="#{CreateProcessForm.searchDialog.processesForChoiceList}"
+                                           var="process"
+                                           itemLabel="#{process.title}"
+                                           itemValue="#{process}"/>
+                            <p:ajax update="searchEditForm"/>
+                        </p:selectOneMenu>
+                    </div>
+                </p:row>
+            </p:panelGrid>
+            <h:panelGroup layout="block">
+                <p:commandButton id="copyProcessData"
+                                 styleClass="primary right"
+                                 disabled="#{CreateProcessForm.searchDialog.originalProcess eq null}"
+                                 action="#{CreateProcessForm.searchDialog.copyMetadata}"
+                                 oncomplete="PF('searchEditDialog').hide();"
+                                 value="#{msgs.apply}"
+                                 title="#{msgs.selectFromExistingProcesses}"
+                                 update="editForm"
+                                 icon="fa fa-download" iconPos="right"/>
+                <p:commandButton id="close"
+                                 value="#{msgs.close}"
+                                 styleClass="secondary right"
+                                 icon="fa fa-times fa-lg"
+                                 iconPos="right"
+                                 onclick="PF('searchEditDialog').hide();"/>
+            </h:panelGroup>
+        </h:form>
+    </p:dialog>
+</ui:composition>
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/processMetadata.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/processMetadata.xhtml
deleted file mode 100644
index af3c3154e69..00000000000
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/processMetadata.xhtml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!--
-  ~ (c) Kitodo. Key to digital objects e. V. <contact@kitodo.org>
-  ~
-  ~ This file is part of the Kitodo project.
-  ~
-  ~ It is licensed under GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
-  ~
-  ~ For the full copyright and license information, please read the
-  ~ GPL3-License.txt file that was distributed with this source code.
-  -->
-
-<ui:composition
-        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
-        xmlns:ui="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/facelets"
-        xmlns:p="http://primefaces.org/ui">
-
-    <p:panelGrid id="processMetadata" layout="grid" columns="2">
-
-        <ui:include src="/WEB-INF/templates/includes/metadataTreeTable.xhtml">
-            <ui:param name="root" value="#{CreateProcessForm.processMetadataTab.logicalMetadataTree}" />
-            <ui:param name="readOnly" value="#{false}" />
-        </ui:include>
-
-    </p:panelGrid>
-
-</ui:composition>
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/searchEdit.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/searchEdit.xhtml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d1596df815..00000000000
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/searchEdit.xhtml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-<!--
- *
- * (c) Kitodo. Key to digital objects e. V. <contact@kitodo.org>
- *
- * This file is part of the Kitodo project.
- *
- * It is licensed under GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
- *
- * For the full copyright and license information, please read the
- * GPL3-License.txt file that was distributed with this source code.
- *
--->
-
-<ui:composition
-        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
-        xmlns:f="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/core"
-        xmlns:h="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/html"
-        xmlns:ui="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/facelets"
-        xmlns:p="http://primefaces.org/ui">
-
-    <h:outputScript name="js/opacImport.js" target="body"/>
-    <p:panelGrid layout="grid" columns="2" cellpadding="10">
-        <!-- choose from existing processes  -->
-        <p:row rendered="#{CreateProcessForm.processDataTab.usingTemplates}">
-            <div>
-                <p:outputLabel for="processSelect" value="#{msgs.selectFromExistingProcesses}"/>
-                <p:selectOneMenu id="processSelect" value="#{CreateProcessForm.searchTab.originalProcess}"
-                                 converter="#{processConverter}">
-                    <f:selectItems value="#{CreateProcessForm.searchTab.processesForChoiceList}"
-                                   var="process"
-                                   itemLabel="#{process.title}"
-                                   itemValue="#{process}"/>
-                </p:selectOneMenu>
-            </div>
-            <div>
-                <p:commandButton id="copyProcessData"
-                                 action="#{CreateProcessForm.searchTab.copyMetadata}"
-                                 value="#{msgs.apply}"
-                                 title="#{msgs.selectFromExistingProcesses}"
-                                 update="editForm"
-                                 icon="fa fa-download" iconPos="right"/>
-            </div>
-        </p:row>
-    </p:panelGrid>
-</ui:composition>
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/pages/processFromTemplate.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/pages/processFromTemplate.xhtml
index 3b74bfa84d3..4df53b005fe 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/pages/processFromTemplate.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/pages/processFromTemplate.xhtml
@@ -50,26 +50,39 @@
                          onclick="setConfirmUnload(false);PF('notifications').renderMessage({'summary':'#{msgs.validatingData}','detail':'','severity':'info'});"
                          update="notifications, sticky-notifications"
                          styleClass="secondary"/>
-        <p:commandButton id="opacSearch"
-                         process="@this"
-                         value="#{msgs['newProcess.catalogueSearch.heading']}"
-                         oncomplete="PF('catalogSearchDialog').show();"
-                         icon="fa fa-book"
-                         iconPos="right"
-                         update="catalogSearchForm"
-                         styleClass="secondary">
-            <p:resetInput target="catalogSearchForm"/>
-        </p:commandButton>
-        <p:commandButton id="fileUpload"
-                         process="@this"
-                         value="#{msgs['newProcess.fileUpload.heading']}"
-                         oncomplete="PF('fileUploadDialog').show();"
-                         icon="fa fa-upload"
-                         iconPos="right"
-                         update="fileUploadForm"
-                         styleClass="secondary">
-            <p:resetInput target="fileUploadForm"/>
-        </p:commandButton>
+        <p:menuButton id="dataTransfer"
+                      value="#{msgs.dataTransfer}"
+                      icon="fa fa-book"
+                      iconPos="right"
+                      styleClass="ui-state-default secondary right">
+            <p:menuitem id="opacSearch"
+                        process="@this"
+                        value="#{msgs['newProcess.catalogueSearch.heading']}"
+                        oncomplete="PF('catalogSearchDialog').show();"
+                        icon="fa fa-book"
+                        iconPos="right"
+                        update="catalogSearchForm">
+                <p:resetInput target="catalogSearchForm"/>
+            </p:menuitem>
+            <p:menuitem id="fileUpload"
+                        process="@this"
+                        value="#{msgs['newProcess.fileUpload.heading']}"
+                        oncomplete="PF('fileUploadDialog').show();"
+                        icon="fa fa-upload"
+                        iconPos="right"
+                        update="fileUploadForm">
+                <p:resetInput target="fileUploadForm"/>
+            </p:menuitem>
+            <p:menuitem id="searchEdit"
+                        process="@this"
+                        value="#{msgs.processTemplate}"
+                        oncomplete="PF('searchEditDialog').show();"
+                        icon="fa fa-copy"
+                        iconPos="right"
+                        update="searchEditForm">
+                <p:resetInput target="searchEditForm"/>
+            </p:menuitem>
+        </p:menuButton>
         <p:button id="cancel"
                   value="#{msgs.cancel}"
                   onclick="setConfirmUnload(false);"
@@ -84,12 +97,6 @@
             <p:tab id="processDataTab" title="#{msgs.processData}">
                 <ui:include src="/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/dataEdit.xhtml" />
             </p:tab>
-            <p:tab id="processMetadataTab" title="#{msgs.processMetadata}">
-                <ui:include src="/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/processMetadata.xhtml" />
-            </p:tab>
-            <p:tab id="searchTab" title="#{msgs.processTemplate}">
-                <ui:include src="/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/searchEdit.xhtml" />
-            </p:tab>
             <p:tab id="titleRecordLinkTab" title="#{msgs.titleRecordLink}">
                 <ui:include src="/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/titleRecordLink.xhtml" />
             </p:tab>
@@ -104,6 +111,7 @@
         <ui:include src="/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/dialogs/errorPopup.xhtml"/>
         <ui:include src="/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/dialogs/manyChildrenWarning.xhtml"/>
         <ui:include src="/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/dialogs/progress.xhtml"/>
+        <ui:include src="/WEB-INF/templates/includes/processFromTemplate/dialogs/searchEdit.xhtml"/>
     </ui:define>
 
     <ui:define name="breadcrumbs">
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/test/java/org/kitodo/selenium/testframework/pages/ProcessFromTemplatePage.java b/Kitodo/src/test/java/org/kitodo/selenium/testframework/pages/ProcessFromTemplatePage.java
index f1d8c64782a..a0d9d376e36 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/test/java/org/kitodo/selenium/testframework/pages/ProcessFromTemplatePage.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/test/java/org/kitodo/selenium/testframework/pages/ProcessFromTemplatePage.java
@@ -140,13 +140,11 @@ public String createProcess() throws Exception {
         await("Page ready").pollDelay(150, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).atMost(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS).ignoreExceptions()
                 .until(() -> isDisplayed.test(processFromTemplateTabView));
 
-        switchToTabByIndex(1);
         titleInput.sendKeys("TestProcess");
         titleSortInput.sendKeys("TestProcess");
         ppnAnalogInput.sendKeys("12345");
         ppnDigitalInput.sendKeys("12345");
 
-        switchToTabByIndex(0);
         guessImagesInput.sendKeys("299");
         generateTitleButton.click();
         await("Wait for title generation").pollDelay(3, TimeUnit.SECONDS).atMost(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
@@ -173,19 +171,17 @@ public String createProcessAsChild(String parentProcessTitle) throws Exception {
         await("Page ready").pollDelay(150, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).atMost(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS).ignoreExceptions()
                 .until(() -> isDisplayed.test(processFromTemplateTabView));
 
-        switchToTabByIndex(1);
         titleInput.sendKeys("TestProcessChild");
         titleSortInput.sendKeys("TestProcessChild");
         ppnAnalogInput.sendKeys("123456");
         ppnDigitalInput.sendKeys("123456");
 
-        switchToTabByIndex(0);
         generateTitleButton.click();
         await("Wait for title generation").pollDelay(3, TimeUnit.SECONDS).atMost(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                 .ignoreExceptions().until(() -> isInputValueNotEmpty.test(processTitleInput));
         final String generatedTitle = processTitleInput.getAttribute("value");
 
-        switchToTabByIndex(3);
+        switchToTabByIndex(1);
         searchForParentInput.sendKeys(parentProcessTitle);
         searchParentButton.click();
         await("Wait for search").pollDelay(500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).atMost(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS).ignoreExceptions()
@@ -213,18 +209,16 @@ public boolean createProcessAsChildNotPossible() throws Exception {
         await("Page ready").pollDelay(150, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).atMost(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS).ignoreExceptions()
                 .until(() -> isDisplayed.test(processFromTemplateTabView));
 
-        switchToTabByIndex(1);
         titleInput.sendKeys("TestProcessChildNotPossible");
         titleSortInput.sendKeys("TestProcessChildNotPossible");
         ppnAnalogInput.sendKeys("1234567");
         ppnDigitalInput.sendKeys("1234567");
 
-        switchToTabByIndex(0);
         generateTitleButton.click();
         await("Wait for title generation").pollDelay(3, TimeUnit.SECONDS).atMost(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                 .ignoreExceptions().until(() -> isInputValueNotEmpty.test(processTitleInput));
 
-        switchToTabByIndex(3);
+        switchToTabByIndex(1);
         searchForParentInput.sendKeys("Second");
         searchParentButton.click();
         await("Wait for search").pollDelay(500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).atMost(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS).ignoreExceptions()
@@ -255,7 +249,6 @@ public String createProcessFromCatalog() throws Exception {
         titleSortInput.sendKeys("Test");
         ppnAnalogInput.sendKeys("12345");
 
-        switchToTabByIndex(1);
         guessImagesInput.sendKeys("299");
         generateTitleButton.click();
         await("Wait for title generation").pollDelay(3, TimeUnit.SECONDS).atMost(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)