diff --git a/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/Content/class.ilDclRecordEditGUI.php b/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/Content/class.ilDclRecordEditGUI.php
index 96eb83b7ca49..f98d6fca8dd6 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/Content/class.ilDclRecordEditGUI.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/Content/class.ilDclRecordEditGUI.php
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ public function getRecordData(int $record_id = 0): array
      * init Form
      * @move move parts to RecordRepresentationGUI
      */
-    public function initForm(): void
+    public function initForm(bool $ui = true): void
     {
         $this->form = new ilDclPropertyFormGUI();
         $prefix = ($this->ctrl->isAsynch()) ? 'dclajax' : 'dcl'; // Used by datacolleciton.js to select input elements
@@ -295,39 +295,43 @@ public function initForm(): void
         $inline_css = '';
         foreach ($allFields as $field) {
             $field_setting = $field->getViewSetting($this->tableview_id);
-            if ($field_setting->isVisibleInForm(!$this->record_id)) {
-                $item = ilDclCache::getFieldRepresentation($field)->getInputField($this->form, $this->record_id);
-                if ($item === null) {
-                    continue; // Fields calculating values at runtime, e.g. ilDclFormulaFieldModel do not have input
-                }
+            $item = ilDclCache::getFieldRepresentation($field)->getInputField($this->form, $this->record_id);
+            if ($item === null) {
+                continue; // Fields calculating values at runtime, e.g. ilDclFormulaFieldModel do not have input
+            }
 
-                if (!ilObjDataCollectionAccess::hasWriteAccess($this->parent_obj->getRefId()) && $field_setting->isLocked(!$this->record_id)) {
-                    $item->setDisabled(true);
-                }
+            if (!ilObjDataCollectionAccess::hasWriteAccess($this->parent_obj->getRefId()) && $field_setting->isLocked(!$this->record_id)) {
+                $item->setDisabled(true);
+            }
 
-                $item->setRequired($field_setting->isRequired(!$this->record_id));
-                $default_value = null;
+            $item->setRequired($field_setting->isRequired(!$this->record_id));
+            $default_value = null;
 
-                // If creation mode
-                if (!$this->record_id) {
-                    $default_value = ilDclTableViewBaseDefaultValue::findSingle(
-                        $field_setting->getFieldObject()->getDatatypeId(),
-                        $field_setting->getId()
-                    );
+            // If creation mode
+            if (!$this->record_id) {
+                $default_value = ilDclTableViewBaseDefaultValue::findSingle(
+                    $field_setting->getFieldObject()->getDatatypeId(),
+                    $field_setting->getId()
+                );
 
-                    if ($default_value !== null) {
-                        if ($item instanceof ilDclCheckboxInputGUI) {
-                            $item->setChecked((bool) $default_value->getValue());
-                        } else {
-                            $item->setValue((string) $default_value->getValue());
-                        }
+                if ($default_value !== null) {
+                    if ($item instanceof ilDclCheckboxInputGUI) {
+                        $item->setChecked((bool) $default_value->getValue());
                     } else {
-                        if ($item instanceof ilDclTextInputGUI) {
-                            $item->setValue("");
-                        }
+                        $item->setValue((string) $default_value->getValue());
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if ($item instanceof ilDclTextInputGUI) {
+                        $item->setValue("");
                     }
                 }
+            }
+            if (!$ui || $field_setting->isVisibleInForm(!$this->record_id)) {
                 $this->form->addItem($item);
+            } else {
+                $hidden = new ilHiddenInputGUI($item->getPostVar());
+                $hidden->setValue((string) $item->getValue());
+                $this->form->addItem($hidden);
             }
         }
 
@@ -487,7 +491,7 @@ public function save(): void
         global $DIC;
         $ilAppEventHandler = $DIC['ilAppEventHandler'];
 
-        $this->initForm();
+        $this->initForm(false);
         $this->setFormValues();
 
         // if save confirmation is enabled: Temporary file-uploads need to be handled
@@ -677,7 +681,7 @@ public function save(): void
         if ($this->ctrl->isAsynch()) {
             // If ajax request, return the form in edit mode again
             $this->record_id = $record_obj->getId();
-            $this->initForm();
+            $this->initForm(false);
             $this->setFormValues();
             echo ilUtil::getSystemMessageHTML(
                 $this->lng->txt('msg_obj_modified'),