diff --git a/lam/lib/html.inc b/lam/lib/html.inc
index bf6c515e..21fb7b7d 100644
--- a/lam/lib/html.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/html.inc
@@ -3082,6 +3082,15 @@ class htmlStatusMessage extends htmlElement {
 		return array();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the message type.
+	 *
+	 * @return String type
+	 */
+	public function getType() {
+		return $this->type;
+	}
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lam/lib/pdfstruct.inc b/lam/lib/pdfstruct.inc
index e80591de..ef73e703 100644
--- a/lam/lib/pdfstruct.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/pdfstruct.inc
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ use \LAM\ImageUtils\ImageManipulationFactory;
 /** LAM configuration */
 include_once(__DIR__ . "/config.inc");
 
+/**
+ * Use as server profile name to manage global templates.
+ */
+const GLOBAL_PROFILE = '__GLOBAL__';
+
 /** LDAP object */
 include_once(__DIR__ . "/ldap.inc");
 
@@ -164,12 +169,15 @@ function copyStructureToTemplates($sourceType, $sourceName) {
  * @param String $file full path of temporary file
  * @param String $name file name
  * @param string $serverProfileName server profile name
- * @return StatusMessage status message to display
+ * @return htmlStatusMessage status message to display
  */
 function uploadPDFLogo($file, $name, $serverProfileName) {
 	if (!preg_match('/[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+\\.(png)|(jpg)/i', $name)) {
 		return new htmlStatusMessage('ERROR', _('Unable to upload logo file.'), _('The file name must end with ".png" or ".jpg".'));
 	}
+	if ($serverProfileName === GLOBAL_PROFILE) {
+		$serverProfileName = '../templates/pdf';
+	}
 	$dirPath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/../config/pdf/' . $serverProfileName . '/logos/';
 	$success = copy($file, $dirPath . '/' . $name);
 	if ($success) {
@@ -242,21 +250,8 @@ function isValidPDFStructureName($name) {
  * Installs template structures to the current server profile.
  */
 function installPDFTemplates() {
-	$templatePath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/../config/templates/pdf';
-	$templateDir = @dir($templatePath);
-	$allTemplates = array();
-	if ($templateDir) {
-		$entry = $templateDir->read();
-		while ($entry){
-			$parts = explode('.', $entry);
-			if ((strlen($entry) > 3) && (sizeof($parts) == 3)) {
-				$name = $parts[0];
-				$scope = $parts[1];
-				$allTemplates[$scope][] = $name;
-			}
-			$entry = $templateDir->read();
-		}
-	}
+	$templatePath = __DIR__ . '/../config/templates/pdf';
+	$allTemplates = getPdfTemplateNames();
 	$basePath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/../config/pdf/' . $_SESSION['config']->getName();
 	if (!file_exists($basePath)) {
 		mkdir($basePath, 0700, true);
@@ -278,20 +273,75 @@ function installPDFTemplates() {
 	if (!file_exists($basePath . '/logos')) {
 		mkdir($basePath . '/logos');
 	}
-	$templatePath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/../config/templates/pdf/logos';
+	$logos = getPdfTemplateLogoNames();
+	foreach ($logos as $logo) {
+		$path = $basePath . '/logos/' . $logo;
+		$template = $templatePath . '/logos/' . $logo;
+		if (!is_file($path)) {
+			logNewMessage(LOG_DEBUG, 'Copy template ' . $template . ' to ' . $path);
+			@copy($template, $path);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns all PDF template names.
+ *
+ * @return array names (array('user' => array('default')))
+ */
+function getPdfTemplateNames() {
+	$templatePath = __DIR__ . '/../config/templates/pdf';
 	$templateDir = @dir($templatePath);
+	$allTemplates = array();
 	if ($templateDir) {
 		$entry = $templateDir->read();
 		while ($entry){
-			$path = $basePath . '/logos/' . $entry;
-			if ((strpos($entry, '.') !== 0) && !is_file($path)) {
-				$template = $templatePath . '/' . $entry;
-				logNewMessage(LOG_DEBUG, 'Copy template ' . $template . ' to ' . $path);
-				@copy($template, $path);
+			$parts = explode('.', $entry);
+			if ((strlen($entry) > 3) && (sizeof($parts) == 3)) {
+				$name = $parts[0];
+				$scope = $parts[1];
+				$allTemplates[$scope][] = $name;
 			}
 			$entry = $templateDir->read();
 		}
 	}
+	return $allTemplates;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns all PDF template logo names.
+ *
+ * @return array names (array('user' => array('default.png')))
+ */
+function getPdfTemplateLogoNames() {
+	$templatePath = __DIR__ . '/../config/templates/pdf/logos';
+	$templateDir = @dir($templatePath);
+	$logos = array();
+	if ($templateDir) {
+		$entry = $templateDir->read();
+		while ($entry){
+			if ((strpos($entry, '.') !== 0) && is_file($templatePath . '/' . $entry)) {
+				$logos[] = $entry;
+			}
+			$entry = $templateDir->read();
+		}
+	}
+	return $logos;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the binary data of the PDF template logo.
+ *
+ * @param string $name file name (without path)
+ * @return string binary
+ */
+function getPdfTemplateLogoBinary($name) {
+	$templatePath = __DIR__ . '/../config/templates/pdf/logos';
+	$fileName = $templatePath . '/' . $name;
+	$handle = fopen($fileName, 'r');
+	$logoBinary = fread($handle, 100000000);
+	fclose($handle);
+	return $logoBinary;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -309,7 +359,12 @@ class PDFStructureReader {
 	 * @param $serverProfileName server profile name
 	 */
 	public function __construct($serverProfileName) {
-		$this->serverProfileName = $serverProfileName;
+		if ($serverProfileName === GLOBAL_PROFILE) {
+			$this->serverProfileName = '../templates/pdf';
+		}
+		else {
+			$this->serverProfileName = $serverProfileName;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -345,6 +400,7 @@ class PDFStructureReader {
 	 * @return PDFStructure structure
 	 */
 	private function readPDFFile($file) {
+		logNewMessage(LOG_DEBUG, $file);
 		$xml = new \XMLReader();
 		$xml->open($file);
 		$structure = new PDFStructure();
@@ -430,7 +486,12 @@ class PDFStructureWriter {
 	 * @param string $serverProfileName server profile name
 	 */
 	public function __construct($serverProfileName) {
-		$this->serverProfileName = $serverProfileName;
+		if ($serverProfileName === GLOBAL_PROFILE) {
+			$this->serverProfileName = '../templates/pdf';
+		}
+		else {
+			$this->serverProfileName = $serverProfileName;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -460,10 +521,11 @@ class PDFStructureWriter {
 			throw new \LAMException(_('PDF structure name not valid'),
 					_('The name for that PDF-structure you submitted is not valid. A valid name must consist of the following characters: \'a-z\',\'A-Z\',\'0-9\',\'_\',\'-\'.'));
 		}
-		if(!is_writable(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../config/pdf/' . $this->serverProfileName)) {
-			throw new \LAMException(_('Could not save PDF structure, access denied.'));
+		$baseDir = __DIR__ . '/../config/pdf/' . $this->serverProfileName;
+		if(!is_writable($baseDir)) {
+			throw new \LAMException(_('Could not save PDF structure, access denied to ' . $baseDir . '.'));
 		}
-		return dirname(__FILE__) . '/../config/pdf/' . $this->serverProfileName . '/' . $name . '.' . $typeId . '.xml';
+		return $baseDir . '/' . $name . '.' . $typeId . '.xml';
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/lam/lib/persistence.inc b/lam/lib/persistence.inc
index 59274f7f..5ad8b67d 100644
--- a/lam/lib/persistence.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/persistence.inc
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ use LAMConfig;
 use LAMException;
 use function LAM\PDF\getAvailableLogos;
 use function LAM\PDF\getPDFStructures;
+use function LAM\PDF\getPdfTemplateLogoBinary;
+use function LAM\PDF\getPdfTemplateLogoNames;
+use function LAM\PDF\getPdfTemplateNames;
 use function LAM\PDF\uploadPDFLogo;
 use function LAM\PROFILES\getAccountProfiles;
 use function LAM\PROFILES\getProfileTemplateNames;
@@ -68,8 +71,9 @@ class ConfigDataExporter {
 		}
 		$jsonData['serverProfiles'] = $this->_getServerProfiles($serverProfiles);
 		$jsonData['accountProfiles'] = $this->_getAccountProfiles($serverProfiles);
-		$jsonData['accountProfileTemplates'] = $this->_getAccountProfileTemplates($serverProfiles);
+		$jsonData['accountProfileTemplates'] = $this->_getAccountProfileTemplates();
 		$jsonData['pdfProfiles'] = $this->_getPdfProfiles($serverProfiles);
+		$jsonData['pdfProfileTemplates'] = $this->_getPdfProfileTemplates();
 		/**
 		 * TODO
 		 *
@@ -147,11 +151,10 @@ class ConfigDataExporter {
 	/**
 	 * Returns the content of the account profile templates.
 	 *
-	 * @param array $serverProfiles list of server profiles (name => object)
 	 * @return array $data
 	 * @throws LAMException error reading template
 	 */
-	public function _getAccountProfileTemplates($serverProfiles) {
+	public function _getAccountProfileTemplates() {
 		$data = array();
 		$accountProfileTemplateNames = getProfileTemplateNames();
 		foreach ($accountProfileTemplateNames as $scope => $templateNames) {
@@ -193,6 +196,29 @@ class ConfigDataExporter {
 		return $data;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the content of the account profile templates.
+	 *
+	 * @return array $data
+	 * @throws LAMException error reading template
+	 */
+	public function _getPdfProfileTemplates() {
+		$data = array();
+		$pdfTemplateNames = getPdfTemplateNames();
+		$reader = new PDFStructureReader(\LAM\PDF\GLOBAL_PROFILE);
+		foreach ($pdfTemplateNames as $scope => $templateNames) {
+			foreach ($templateNames as $templateName) {
+				$pdfStructure = $reader->read($scope, $templateName);
+				$data['structures'][$scope][$templateName] = $pdfStructure->export();
+			}
+		}
+		$logoNames = getPdfTemplateLogoNames();
+		foreach ($logoNames as $logoName) {
+			$data['logos'][$logoName] = base64_encode(getPdfTemplateLogoBinary($logoName));
+		}
+		return $data;
+	}
+
 }
 
 /**
@@ -245,6 +271,9 @@ class ConfigDataImporter {
 					}
 					$steps[] = $mainStep;
 					break;
+				case 'pdfProfileTemplates':
+					$steps[] = new ImporterStep(_('PDF structures') . ' - ' . _('Global templates'), 'pdfProfileTemplates', $value);
+					break;
 				default:
 					logNewMessage(LOG_WARNING, 'Unknown import type: ' . $key);
 			}
@@ -286,6 +315,9 @@ class ConfigDataImporter {
 				case 'pdfProfiles':
 					$this->importPdfProfiles($step);
 					break;
+				case 'pdfProfileTemplates':
+					$this->importPdfProfileTemplates($step);
+					break;
 				default:
 					logNewMessage(LOG_WARNING, 'Unknown import type: ' . $key);
 			}
@@ -409,7 +441,7 @@ class ConfigDataImporter {
 							$writer->write($typeId, $pdfProfileName, $structure);
 						}
 						catch (LAMException $e) {
-							logNewMessage('ERROR', $e->getMessage());
+							logNewMessage(LOG_ERR, $e->getTitle() . ' ' . $e->getMessage());
 							$failedProfiles[] = $serverProfileName . ':' . $typeId . ':' . $pdfProfileName;
 						}
 					}
@@ -432,6 +464,54 @@ class ConfigDataImporter {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Imports the PDF profile templates.
+	 *
+	 * @param ImporterStep $step step
+	 * @throws LAMException error during import
+	 */
+	private function importPdfProfileTemplates($step) {
+		$failedNames = array();
+		$data = $step->getValue();
+		if (isset($data['structures'])) {
+			$writer = new PDFStructureWriter(\LAM\PDF\GLOBAL_PROFILE);
+			foreach ($data['structures'] as $typeId => $pdfProfiles) {
+				foreach ($pdfProfiles as $pdfProfileName => $pdfProfileData) {
+					$structure = new PDFStructure();
+					$structure->import($pdfProfileData);
+					try {
+						$writer->write($typeId, $pdfProfileName, $structure);
+					}
+					catch (LAMException $e) {
+						$failedNames[] = $typeId . ':' . $pdfProfileName;
+						logNewMessage(LOG_ERR, $e->getTitle() . ' ' . $e->getMessage());
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		$failedLogos = array();
+		if (isset($data['logos'])) {
+			foreach ($data['logos'] as $logoFileName => $logoData) {
+				$tempFilePath = tempnam("/tmp", "lam");
+				$tempFile = fopen($tempFilePath, "w");
+				$logoBinary = base64_decode($logoData);
+				fwrite($tempFile, $logoBinary);
+				fclose($tempFile);
+				$message = uploadPDFLogo($tempFilePath, $logoFileName, \LAM\PDF\GLOBAL_PROFILE);
+				unlink($tempFilePath);
+				if ($message->getType() === 'ERROR') {
+					$failedLogos[] = $logoFileName;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if (!empty($failedNames)) {
+			throw new LAMException(_('Could not save PDF structure, access denied.'), implode(', ', $failedNames));
+		}
+		if (!empty($failedLogos)) {
+			throw new LAMException(_('Unable to upload logo file.'), implode(', ', $failedLogos));
+		}
+	}
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lam/lib/profiles.inc b/lam/lib/profiles.inc
index a45fe0f1..3a9711b1 100644
--- a/lam/lib/profiles.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/profiles.inc
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function readAccountProfileFile($fileName) {
 		if ($file) {
 			while (!feof($file)) {
 				$line = fgets($file, 1024);
-				if (($line == "\n")||($line[0] == "#")) {
+				if (($line == '') || ($line == "\n") || ($line[0] == "#")) {
 					continue; // ignore comments
 				}
 				// search keywords
diff --git a/lam/templates/config/confImportExport.php b/lam/templates/config/confImportExport.php
index 182ae2a3..ea2e6677 100644
--- a/lam/templates/config/confImportExport.php
+++ b/lam/templates/config/confImportExport.php
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ printHeaderContents(_("Import and export configuration"), '../..');
 		        $importer->runImport($importSteps);
 		        unlink($_SESSION['configImportFile']);
 		        $content->add(new htmlStatusMessage('INFO', _('Configuration import ended successful.')), 12);
+		        $content->add(new htmlButton('importNew', _('New import')), 12);
 	        }
 	        catch (LAMException $e) {
 		        $content->add(new htmlStatusMessage('ERROR', htmlspecialchars($e->getTitle()), htmlspecialchars($e->getMessage())), 12);