diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9bbdbfe924..54ba23255f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,9 +96,12 @@
       <argLine>-Xmx1024m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m -Duser.language=en -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote</argLine>
 	  
 	  <!-- license properties -->
+	  <license.root>${project.basedir}/license</license.root>
 	  <license.org.name>Alfresco Software Limited</license.org.name>
+	  <license.name>alfresco_enterprise</license.name>
 	  <license.update.dryrun>true</license.update.dryrun>
 	  <license.verbose>false</license.verbose>
+	  <license.plugin.version>1.8</license.plugin.version>
 	  
    </properties>
 
@@ -174,6 +177,54 @@
                </includes>
             </configuration>
          </plugin>
+		 
+		 <!-- License header generation -->
+         <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+            <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>${license.plugin.version}</version>
+            <configuration>
+      
+               <verbose>${license.verbose}</verbose>
+               <addSvnKeyWords>false</addSvnKeyWords>
+      
+               <!-- header configuration -->
+               <organizationName>${license.org.name}</organizationName>
+               <descriptionTemplate>${license.root}/description.ftl</descriptionTemplate>
+               <canUpdateCopyright>true</canUpdateCopyright>
+               <canUpdateDescription>true</canUpdateDescription>
+      
+               <!-- licence configuration -->
+               <licenseName>${license.name}</licenseName>
+               <licenseResolver>file:${license.root}</licenseResolver>
+      
+               <!-- dry run options -->
+               <dryRun>${license.update.dryrun}</dryRun>
+               <failOnMissingHeader>true</failOnMissingHeader>
+               <failOnNotUptodateHeader>true</failOnNotUptodateHeader>
+      
+               <!-- exculsions -->
+               <excludes>
+                  <exclude>**/package-info.java</exclude>
+                  <exclude>**/*.properties</exclude>
+                  <exclude>**/*.css</exclude>
+                  <exclude>**/*.xml</exclude>
+                  <exclude>**/*.json</exclude>
+                  <exclude>**/*.txt</exclude>
+               </excludes>
+      
+            </configuration>
+            <executions>
+               <execution>
+                  <id>first</id>
+                  <goals>
+                     <goal>update-file-header</goal>
+                  </goals>
+                  <phase>process-sources</phase>
+               </execution>
+            </executions>
+         </plugin>
+		 
       </plugins>
       <pluginManagement>
          <plugins>
diff --git a/rm-automation/pom.xml b/rm-automation/pom.xml
index 440f3928ac..417191d6d2 100644
--- a/rm-automation/pom.xml
+++ b/rm-automation/pom.xml
@@ -13,11 +13,17 @@
    </parent>
 
    <properties>
+   
       <selenium.version>2.45.0</selenium.version>
       <spring.version>4.0.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
       <maven.build.sourceVersion>1.8</maven.build.sourceVersion>
       <suiteXmlFile>testng.xml</suiteXmlFile>
       <skip.automationtests>true</skip.automationtests>
+      
+      <!-- license properties -->
+      <license.root>${project.parent.basedir}/license</license.root>
+      <license.name>alfresco_community</license.name>
+      
    </properties>
 
    <build>
@@ -65,54 +71,6 @@
                </execution>
             </executions>
          </plugin>
-      
-         <!-- License header generation -->
-         <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-            <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8</version>
-            <configuration>
-      
-               <verbose>${license.verbose}</verbose>
-               <addSvnKeyWords>false</addSvnKeyWords>
-      
-               <!-- header configuration -->
-               <organizationName>${license.org.name}</organizationName>
-               <descriptionTemplate>${project.parent.basedir}/license/description.ftl</descriptionTemplate>
-               <canUpdateCopyright>true</canUpdateCopyright>
-               <canUpdateDescription>true</canUpdateDescription>
-      
-               <!-- licence configuration -->
-               <addJavaLicenseAfterPackage>true</addJavaLicenseAfterPackage>
-               <licenseName>alfresco_community</licenseName>
-               <licenseResolver>file:${project.parent.basedir}/license</licenseResolver>
-      
-               <!-- dry run options -->
-               <dryRun>${license.update.dryrun}</dryRun>
-               <failOnMissingHeader>true</failOnMissingHeader>
-               <failOnNotUptodateHeader>true</failOnNotUptodateHeader>
-      
-               <!-- exculsions -->
-               <excludes>
-                  <exclude>**/package-info.java</exclude>
-                  <exclude>**/*.properties</exclude>
-                  <exclude>**/*.css</exclude>
-                  <exclude>**/*.xml</exclude>
-                  <exclude>**/*.json</exclude>
-                  <exclude>**/*.txt</exclude>
-               </excludes>
-      
-            </configuration>
-            <executions>
-               <execution>
-                  <id>first</id>
-                  <goals>
-                     <goal>update-file-header</goal>
-                  </goals>
-                  <phase>process-sources</phase>
-               </execution>
-            </executions>
-         </plugin>
 	      
       </plugins>
       <pluginManagement>
diff --git a/rm-community/pom.xml b/rm-community/pom.xml
index 64e92b3878..81c47ff9f6 100644
--- a/rm-community/pom.xml
+++ b/rm-community/pom.xml
@@ -25,5 +25,7 @@
 
    <properties>
       <alfresco.version>5.1.d-EA</alfresco.version>
+	  <license.root>${project.parent.basedir}/license</license.root>
+	  <license.name>alfresco_community</license.name>
    </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/pom.xml b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/pom.xml
index 54cbc0fbb4..f6e2f6112b 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/pom.xml
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
       <alfresco.mysql.version>5.1.31</alfresco.mysql.version>
       <alfresco.rm.artifactId>alfresco-rm-community-repo</alfresco.rm.artifactId>
       <skip.integrationtests>true</skip.integrationtests>
-      <alfresco.solr.home>${project.build.directory}/solr/home</alfresco.solr.home>
+      <alfresco.solr.home>${project.build.directory}/solr/home</alfresco.solr.home> 
+      <license.root>${project.parent.parent.basedir}/license</license.root>
    </properties>
 
    <build>
@@ -229,60 +230,28 @@
             <!-- License header generation -->
             <plugin>
                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-               <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-               <version>1.8</version>
-               <configuration>
-      
-               <verbose>${license.verbose}</verbose>
-               <addSvnKeyWords>false</addSvnKeyWords>
-               <!-- header configuration -->
-               <organizationName>${license.org.name}</organizationName>
-               <descriptionTemplate>${project.parent.parent.basedir}/license/description.ftl</descriptionTemplate>
-               <canUpdateCopyright>true</canUpdateCopyright>
-               <canUpdateDescription>true</canUpdateDescription>
-      
-               <!-- licence configuration -->
-               <addJavaLicenseAfterPackage>true</addJavaLicenseAfterPackage>
-               <licenseName>alfresco_community</licenseName>
-               <licenseResolver>file:${project.parent.parent.basedir}/license</licenseResolver>
-      
-               <!-- dry run options -->
-               <dryRun>${license.update.dryrun}</dryRun>
-               <failOnMissingHeader>true</failOnMissingHeader>
-               <failOnNotUptodateHeader>true</failOnNotUptodateHeader>
-      
-               <!-- source roots to check -->
-               <roots>
-                  <root>source/java</root>
-                  <root>unit-test/java</root>
-                  <root>source/compatibility</root>
-                  <root>config</root>
-                  <root>test/java</root>
-                  <root>test/resources</root>
-               </roots>
-      
-               <!-- exculsions -->
-               <excludes>
-                  <exclude>**/package-info.java</exclude>
-                  <exclude>**/*.properties</exclude>
-                  <exclude>**/*.css</exclude>
-                  <exclude>**/*.xml</exclude>
-                  <exclude>**/*.json</exclude>
-                  <exclude>**/*.txt</exclude>
-               </excludes>
-      
-            </configuration>
-            <executions>
-               <execution>
-                  <id>first</id>
-                  <goals>
-                     <goal>update-file-header</goal>
-                  </goals>
-                  <phase>process-sources</phase>
-               </execution>
-            </executions>
-         </plugin>
-         
+               <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>          
+               <configuration>      
+                  <!-- source roots to check -->
+                  <roots>
+                     <root>source/java</root>
+                     <root>unit-test/java</root>
+                     <root>source/compatibility</root>
+                     <root>config</root>
+                     <root>test/java</root>
+                     <root>test/resources</root>
+                  </roots>
+               </configuration>
+               <executions>
+                  <execution>
+                     <id>first</id>
+                     <goals>
+                        <goal>update-file-header</goal>
+                     </goals>
+                     <phase>process-sources</phase>
+                  </execution>
+               </executions>
+            </plugin>         
       </plugins>
       <pluginManagement>
          <plugins>