diff --git a/dspace/config/item-submission.xml b/dspace/config/item-submission.xml
index 2bacbb0856d6..ad860a894dee 100644
--- a/dspace/config/item-submission.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/item-submission.xml
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
-->
-
-
-
- submit.progressbar.describe.umdType
- org.dspace.app.rest.submit.step.DescribeStep
- submission-form
-
-
-
- submit.progressbar.describe.mhheaType
- org.dspace.app.rest.submit.step.DescribeStep
- submission-form
+
+ submit.progressbar.describe.stepone
+ org.dspace.app.rest.submit.step.DescribeStep
+ submission-form
-
+
submit.progressbar.describe.stepone
org.dspace.app.rest.submit.step.DescribeStep
submission-form
@@ -465,7 +458,6 @@
-
@@ -477,12 +469,11 @@
collection -->
-
-
+
- -->
+
diff --git a/dspace/config/submission-forms.xml b/dspace/config/submission-forms.xml
index a13529edb6b2..d426f99b32b2 100644
--- a/dspace/config/submission-forms.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/submission-forms.xml
@@ -1325,9 +1325,26 @@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/dspace/docs/DrumSubmissionForms.md b/dspace/docs/DrumSubmissionForms.md
index 1d2d19816ac8..51f03363cf30 100644
--- a/dspace/docs/DrumSubmissionForms.md
+++ b/dspace/docs/DrumSubmissionForms.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ process.
* LIBDRUM-729
* LIBDRUM-747
* LIBDRUM-876
+* LIBDRUM-909
## Submission Forms
@@ -132,15 +133,29 @@ DSpace:
### Equitable Access Submission Form Changes
-Both the default and MHHEA submission forms have a "Submission Type" step that
-contains the "Type" field.
-
In the default submission form, selecting "Article" in the "Type" field
dynamically displays the "Equitable Access" field.
In the MHHEA form, the "Equitable Access" field is never displayed, as MHHEA
submissions are never added to the "Equitable Access Policy" collection.
+The disparate treatment of the "Equitable Access" between the default and MHHEA
+submission forms is handled by having completely separate configurations for
+these forms (see "umdDescribe" and "mhheaDescribe" in
+"dspace/config/submission-forms.xml").
+
+Each form definition has a "custom" and "common" section. The "custom" section
+in each definition handles the "Equitable Access" field. The "common" section
+in each definition are the fields that are the same in both forms.
+
+Keeping the two "common" sections in sync must be done manually.
+
+**Note:** The initial implementation of the "Equitable Access" functionality in
+LIBDRUM-876 used separate submission form configurations to handle the "custom"
+(Type, Equitable Access) functionality and a single "common" configuration for
+the remaining fields. Unfortunately, this resulted in issues such as
+LIBDRUM-909, in which required field warnings were not being displayed.
+
### "local.equitableAccessSubmission" metadata field
A "local.equitableAccessSubmission" metadata field was added to track the user's
diff --git a/dspace/docs/DrumTestPlan.md b/dspace/docs/DrumTestPlan.md
index f015f93a4ea0..bae742a4d52e 100644
--- a/dspace/docs/DrumTestPlan.md
+++ b/dspace/docs/DrumTestPlan.md
@@ -170,17 +170,17 @@ The "New item" modal dialog will be displayed.
6.3) Upload a PDF file to the page by dragging and dropping it onto the page.
-6.4) Change the "Type" dropdown in the "Submission Type" panel to "Article".
+6.4) Change the "Type" dropdown in the "Describe" panel to "Article".
Verify that an additional "Equitable Access" dropdown with the label
> Is this article being submitted to comply with the "Equitable Access to
> Scholarly Articles Authored by University Faculty"
> () policy?"
-is added to the "Submission Type" panel.
+is displayed.
6.5) Change the "Type" dropdown to "Book". Verify that the "Equitable Access"
-dropdown field is removed from the "Submission Type" panel.
+dropdown field is removed.
6.6) Fill out the following fields: