diff --git a/account/pom.xml b/account/pom.xml
index 26b7c09..5560927 100644
--- a/account/pom.xml
+++ b/account/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-ejb-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <ejbVersion>3.1</ejbVersion>
                     <excludes>
diff --git a/jeeutil/pom.xml b/jeeutil/pom.xml
index fc09e1e..a56310a 100644
--- a/jeeutil/pom.xml
+++ b/jeeutil/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.primefaces</groupId>
             <artifactId>primefaces</artifactId>
-            <version>6.0</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-ejb-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <ejbVersion>3.1</ejbVersion>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/pdf/pom.xml b/pdf/pom.xml
index 7204733..928a72a 100644
--- a/pdf/pom.xml
+++ b/pdf/pom.xml
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/pdf/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/pdf/test/GsonSerialisation.java b/pdf/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/pdf/test/GsonSerialisation.java
index 63a1bac..2282075 100644
--- a/pdf/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/pdf/test/GsonSerialisation.java
+++ b/pdf/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/pdf/test/GsonSerialisation.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class GsonSerialisation {
         System.out.println(jsonString);
         System.out.println("*******");
 
-        Configuration cfg = new Configuration(Configuration.VERSION_2_3_24);
+        Configuration cfg = new Configuration(Configuration.VERSION_2_3_23);
         cfg.setDirectoryForTemplateLoading(new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")));
         cfg.setDefaultEncoding("UTF-8");
         Template template = cfg.getTemplate("users.ftlh");
diff --git a/pdf/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/pdf/test/PDFDocumentTest.java b/pdf/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/pdf/test/PDFDocumentTest.java
index 2a26f2e..98f7434 100644
--- a/pdf/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/pdf/test/PDFDocumentTest.java
+++ b/pdf/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/pdf/test/PDFDocumentTest.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class PDFDocumentTest {
         FileUtils.writeStringToFile(file, jsonString, "UTF-8");
 
         // create pdf
-        Configuration cfg = new Configuration(Configuration.VERSION_2_3_24);
+        Configuration cfg = new Configuration(Configuration.VERSION_2_3_23);
         cfg.setDirectoryForTemplateLoading(new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")));
         cfg.setDefaultEncoding("UTF-8");
         cfg.setTemplateExceptionHandler(TemplateExceptionHandler.RETHROW_HANDLER);
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eb22ec1..630b069 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -133,15 +133,37 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.pdfbox</groupId>
                 <artifactId>pdfbox</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0.7</version>
+                <version>2.0.8</version>
             </dependency>                             
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.freemarker</groupId>
                 <artifactId>freemarker</artifactId>
                 <version>2.3.23</version>
-            </dependency>                 
-                                                                                     
-                                          
+            </dependency> 
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.primefaces</groupId>
+                <artifactId>primefaces</artifactId>
+                <version>6.1</version>
+            </dependency>        
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.sun.faces</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jsf-api</artifactId>
+                <version>2.2.15</version>
+                <scope>provided</scope>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>javax.el</groupId>
+                <artifactId>javax.el-api</artifactId>
+                <version>3.0.0</version>
+                <scope>provided</scope>
+            </dependency>                    
+            
+            
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>de.muehlencord.shared</groupId>
+                <artifactId>shared-util</artifactId>
+                <version>${project.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>de.muehlencord.shared</groupId>
                 <artifactId>shared-util</artifactId>                            
@@ -151,23 +173,46 @@
                 <groupId>de.muehlencord.shared</groupId>
                 <artifactId>shared-jeeutil</artifactId>
                 <version>${project.version}</version>
-            </dependency>                                         
-            
+            </dependency>                                                                 
             
         </dependencies>
+        
     </dependencyManagement>
     
     <build>
+        <pluginManagement>
+            <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>3.7.0</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
+                        <target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>
+                        <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
+                    </configuration>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jaxb2-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.3.1</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-ejb-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>3.0.0</version>
+                </plugin>      
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jaxws-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.5</version>
+                </plugin>                           
+            </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
-                    <target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>
-                    <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/sharepoint/api/pom.xml b/sharepoint/api/pom.xml
index cff2706..48e4cb1 100644
--- a/sharepoint/api/pom.xml
+++ b/sharepoint/api/pom.xml
@@ -15,40 +15,10 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <!-- project overall settings -->
-            <plugin>
-                <!-- Ensure that usage of the maven-jaxb2-plugin is JDK 8 compatible in absence of a fix
-                for https://java.net/jira/browse/MAVEN_JAXB2_PLUGIN-80. 
-                TODO: bug is fixed, but how to apply to xsd generation plugin-->
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0-alpha-2</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>set-additional-system-properties</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>set-system-properties</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <properties>
-                        <property>
-                            <name>javax.xml.accessExternalSchema</name>
-                            <value>file,http</value>
-                        </property>
-                    </properties>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
-            
-
             <!-- convert wsdl to object -->
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.jvnet.jax-ws-commons</groupId>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jaxws-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2</version> <!-- TODO does not work with 2.3 -->
-
                 <configuration>
                     <sourceDestDir>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/jaxws-wsimport</sourceDestDir>                    
                 </configuration>
@@ -66,6 +36,11 @@
                             <wsdlFiles>
                                 <wsdlFile>authentication.wsdl</wsdlFile>
                             </wsdlFiles>
+                            <vmArgs>
+                                <vmArg>-Djavax.xml.accessExternalDTD=all</vmArg>
+                                <vmArg>-Djavax.xml.accessExternalSchema=all</vmArg>
+                            </vmArgs>  
+                            <extension>true</extension>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                     <execution>
@@ -80,6 +55,11 @@
                             <wsdlFiles>
                                 <wsdlFile>alerts.wsdl</wsdlFile>
                             </wsdlFiles>
+                            <vmArgs>
+                                <vmArg>-Djavax.xml.accessExternalDTD=all</vmArg>
+                                <vmArg>-Djavax.xml.accessExternalSchema=all</vmArg>
+                            </vmArgs>
+                            <extension>true</extension>                                                        
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                     <execution>
@@ -94,6 +74,11 @@
                             <wsdlFiles>
                                 <wsdlFile>sites.wsdl</wsdlFile>
                             </wsdlFiles>
+                            <vmArgs>
+                                <vmArg>-Djavax.xml.accessExternalDTD=all</vmArg>
+                                <vmArg>-Djavax.xml.accessExternalSchema=all</vmArg>
+                            </vmArgs>
+                            <extension>true</extension>                                                        
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                     <execution>
@@ -108,6 +93,11 @@
                             <wsdlFiles>
                                 <wsdlFile>webs.wsdl</wsdlFile>
                             </wsdlFiles>
+                            <vmArgs>
+                                <vmArg>-Djavax.xml.accessExternalDTD=all</vmArg>
+                                <vmArg>-Djavax.xml.accessExternalSchema=all</vmArg>
+                            </vmArgs>
+                            <extension>true</extension>                                                        
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                     <execution>
@@ -122,6 +112,11 @@
                             <wsdlFiles>
                                 <wsdlFile>lists.wsdl</wsdlFile>
                             </wsdlFiles>
+                            <vmArgs>
+                                <vmArg>-Djavax.xml.accessExternalDTD=all</vmArg>
+                                <vmArg>-Djavax.xml.accessExternalSchema=all</vmArg>
+                            </vmArgs>
+                            <extension>true</extension>                                                        
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                     <execution>
@@ -136,6 +131,11 @@
                             <wsdlFiles>
                                 <wsdlFile>search.wsdl</wsdlFile>
                             </wsdlFiles>
+                            <vmArgs>
+                                <vmArg>-Djavax.xml.accessExternalDTD=all</vmArg>
+                                <vmArg>-Djavax.xml.accessExternalSchema=all</vmArg>
+                            </vmArgs>
+                            <extension>true</extension>                                                        
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                     <execution>
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@
                             <wsdlFiles>
                                 <wsdlFile>usergroup.wsdl</wsdlFile>
                             </wsdlFiles>
+                            <vmArgs>
+                                <vmArg>-Djavax.xml.accessExternalDTD=all</vmArg>
+                                <vmArg>-Djavax.xml.accessExternalSchema=all</vmArg>
+                            </vmArgs>
+                            <extension>true</extension>                                                        
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>                                                        
                 </executions>
@@ -159,8 +164,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jaxb2-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6</version>
-
                 <configuration>
                     <quiet>false</quiet>
                     <verbose>false</verbose>
@@ -175,19 +178,14 @@
                             <goal>xjc</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <!-- The schema directory or xsd files. -->
-                            <schemaDirectory>${basedir}/src/main/resources/xsd</schemaDirectory>
-                            <!-- the file to read -->
-                            <schemaFiles>batch.xsd</schemaFiles>
                             <!-- The package in which the source files will be generated. -->
                             <packageName>de.muehlencord.shared.sharepoint.api.batch</packageName>
                             <!-- The working directory to create the generated java source files. -->
                             <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/jaxb/</outputDirectory>
                             <removeOldOutput>true</removeOldOutput> 
-                            <!-- bindings to use -->
-                            <bindingDirectory>${basedir}/src/main/resources/jaxb</bindingDirectory>
-                            <bindingFiles>batch.xml</bindingFiles>                            
-                            <extension>true</extension>
+                            <sources>
+                                <source>${basedir}/src/main/resources/xsd/batch.xsd</source>                                
+                            </sources>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                     
@@ -198,19 +196,15 @@
                             <goal>xjc</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <!-- The schema directory or xsd files. -->
-                            <schemaDirectory>${basedir}/src/main/resources/xsd</schemaDirectory>
-                            <!-- the file to read -->
-                            <schemaFiles>lists.xsd</schemaFiles>
                             <!-- The package in which the source files will be generated. -->
                             <packageName>de.muehlencord.shared.sharepoint.api.lists</packageName>
                             <!-- The working directory to create the generated java source files. -->
                             <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/jaxb/</outputDirectory>
                             <removeOldOutput>true</removeOldOutput> 
-                            <!-- bindings to use -->
-                            <bindingDirectory>${basedir}/src/main/resources/jaxb</bindingDirectory>
-                            <bindingFiles>lists.xml</bindingFiles>                            
-                            <extension>true</extension>
+                            <sources>
+                                <source>${basedir}/src/main/resources/xsd/lists.xsd</source>                                
+                            </sources>  
+                            <clearOutputDir>false</clearOutputDir>                          
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                     
@@ -221,19 +215,16 @@
                             <goal>xjc</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <!-- The schema directory or xsd files. -->
-                            <schemaDirectory>${basedir}/src/main/resources/xsd</schemaDirectory>
-                            <!-- the file to read -->
-                            <schemaFiles>usergroup.xsd</schemaFiles>
                             <!-- The package in which the source files will be generated. -->
                             <packageName>de.muehlencord.shared.sharepoint.api.usergroup</packageName>
                             <!-- The working directory to create the generated java source files. -->
                             <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/jaxb/</outputDirectory>
                             <removeOldOutput>true</removeOldOutput> 
-                            <!-- bindings to use -->
-                            <bindingDirectory>${basedir}/src/main/resources/jaxb</bindingDirectory>
-                            <bindingFiles>usergroup.xml</bindingFiles>                            
                             <extension>true</extension>
+                            <sources>
+                                <source>${basedir}/src/main/resources/xsd/usergroup.xsd</source>                                
+                            </sources>     
+                            <clearOutputDir>false</clearOutputDir>                       
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>                                                                                                                   
                 </executions>
@@ -251,9 +242,8 @@
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+            <groupId>de.muehlencord.shared</groupId>
             <artifactId>shared-util</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
diff --git a/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPBatch.java b/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPBatch.java
index bdb260d..56efd94 100644
--- a/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPBatch.java
+++ b/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPBatch.java
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ public class SPBatch extends SPJaxbObject<Batch> {
         return schemaList;
     }
 
-    public void addMethod(Method method) {
-        getValue().getMethods().add(method);
+    public void addMethod(Method method) {        
+        getValue().getMethod().add(method);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPList.java b/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPList.java
index 1ab2153..2ede649 100644
--- a/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPList.java
+++ b/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPList.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class SPList extends SPJaxbObject<List> {
                     return field;
                 }).
                 forEach((Field field) -> {
-                    method.getFields().add(field);
+                    method.getField().add(field);
                 });
             batch.addMethod(method);
         }
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public class SPList extends SPJaxbObject<List> {
         }
 
         Fields fields = getValue().fields;
-        for (de.muehlencord.shared.sharepoint.api.lists.Field field : fields.getFields()) {
+        for (de.muehlencord.shared.sharepoint.api.lists.Field field : fields.getField()) {
             if (field.getDisplayName().equals(columnDisplayName)) {
                 return field.getName();
             }
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public class SPList extends SPJaxbObject<List> {
                     return field;
                 }).
                 forEach((Field field) -> {
-                    method.getFields().add(field);
+                    method.getField().add(field);
                 });
             batch.addMethod(method);
         }
diff --git a/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPLists.java b/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPLists.java
index cc6f92e..c5952d3 100644
--- a/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPLists.java
+++ b/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPLists.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class SPLists extends SPJaxbObject<de.muehlencord.shared.sharepoint.api.l
 
     /* ** get list objects *** */
     public SPList getSpListByTitle(String listName) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, KeyManagementException, JAXBException, MalformedURLException, SAXException {        
-        if (this.getValue().lists == null) {
+        if (this.getValue().getList() == null) {
             getValueFromSharepoint();
         }
         List list = getListByTitle(listName); // TODO throw exception if not found
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ public class SPLists extends SPJaxbObject<de.muehlencord.shared.sharepoint.api.l
     /* *** get lists information *** */
     public java.util.List<String> getListNames() throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, KeyManagementException, MalformedURLException, ParseException, JAXBException,
         SAXException {
-        if (this.getValue().lists == null) {
+        if (this.getValue().getList() == null) {
             getValueFromSharepoint();
         }
         java.util.List<String> returnList = new LinkedList<>();
-        this.getValue().lists.stream().
+        this.getValue().getList().stream().
             forEach((currentList) -> {
                 returnList.add(currentList.name);
             });
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ public class SPLists extends SPJaxbObject<de.muehlencord.shared.sharepoint.api.l
     public String getListNameByTitle(String listTitle) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, KeyManagementException, JAXBException,
         MalformedURLException, SAXException {
 
-        if (this.getValue().lists == null) {
+        if (this.getValue().getList() == null) {
             getValueFromSharepoint();
         }
 
-        for (List list : getValue().lists) {
+        for (List list : getValue().getList()) {
             if (list.title.equals(listTitle)) {
                 return list.name;
             }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class SPLists extends SPJaxbObject<de.muehlencord.shared.sharepoint.api.l
     }
 
     private List getListByTitle(String listTitle) {
-        for (List list : this.getValue().lists) {
+        for (List list : this.getValue().getList()) {
             if (list.getTitle().equals(listTitle)) {
                 return list;
             }
diff --git a/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPMethod.java b/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPMethod.java
index 9f32af5..2a0ad4f 100644
--- a/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPMethod.java
+++ b/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/lists/SPMethod.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class SPMethod extends SPJaxbObject<Method> {
     }
 
     public List<Field> getFields() {
-        return getValue().getFields();
+        return getValue().getField();
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/usergroup/SPUsers.java b/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/usergroup/SPUsers.java
index 0225324..45ca33e 100644
--- a/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/usergroup/SPUsers.java
+++ b/sharepoint/api/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/sharepoint/api/usergroup/SPUsers.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class SPUsers extends SPJaxbObject<Users> {
     
     public List<String> getEmailAddresses() {
         List<String> returnList = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (User user : getValue().users) {
+        for (User user : getValue().getUser()) {
             returnList.add (user.email);
         }
         
diff --git a/shiro-faces/pom.xml b/shiro-faces/pom.xml
index 80fa7a1..3084a17 100644
--- a/shiro-faces/pom.xml
+++ b/shiro-faces/pom.xml
@@ -12,12 +12,7 @@
         <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     
-    
-    <properties>
-        <elapi.version>3.0.0</elapi.version>
-        <jsfapi.version>2.2.13</jsfapi.version>
-    </properties>
-    
+   
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.shiro</groupId>
@@ -27,13 +22,11 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sun.faces</groupId>
             <artifactId>jsf-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${jsfapi.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.el</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.el-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${elapi.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>