diff --git a/e2e/content-services/metadata/aspect-oriented-config.e2e.ts b/e2e/content-services/metadata/aspect-oriented-config.e2e.ts
index 4b1cdc92a5..eb6a429454 100644
--- a/e2e/content-services/metadata/aspect-oriented-config.e2e.ts
+++ b/e2e/content-services/metadata/aspect-oriented-config.e2e.ts
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ describe('Aspect oriented config', () => {
         await viewerPage.clickInfoButton();
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
-        await metadataViewPage.informationButtonIsDisplayed();
-        await metadataViewPage.clickOnInformationButton();
 
         await metadataViewPage.clickMetadataGroup('IMAGE');
         await metadataViewPage.checkPropertyIsVisible('properties.exif:pixelXDimension', 'textitem');
@@ -152,8 +150,6 @@ describe('Aspect oriented config', () => {
         await viewerPage.clickInfoButton();
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
-        await metadataViewPage.informationButtonIsDisplayed();
-        await metadataViewPage.clickOnInformationButton();
 
         await metadataViewPage.checkMetadataGroupIsPresent('EXIF');
         await metadataViewPage.checkMetadataGroupIsPresent('properties');
@@ -170,8 +166,6 @@ describe('Aspect oriented config', () => {
         await viewerPage.clickInfoButton();
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
-        await metadataViewPage.informationButtonIsDisplayed();
-        await metadataViewPage.clickOnInformationButton();
 
         await metadataViewPage.checkMetadataGroupIsPresent('EXIF');
         await metadataViewPage.checkMetadataGroupIsPresent('properties');
@@ -191,8 +185,6 @@ describe('Aspect oriented config', () => {
         await viewerPage.clickInfoButton();
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
-        await metadataViewPage.informationButtonIsDisplayed();
-        await metadataViewPage.clickOnInformationButton();
 
         await metadataViewPage.checkMetadataGroupIsPresent('EXIF');
         await metadataViewPage.checkMetadataGroupIsPresent('properties');
@@ -232,9 +224,6 @@ describe('Aspect oriented config', () => {
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
 
-        await metadataViewPage.informationButtonIsDisplayed();
-        await metadataViewPage.clickOnInformationButton();
-
         await metadataViewPage.checkMetadataGroupIsPresent('GROUP-TITLE1-TRANSLATION-KEY');
         await metadataViewPage.checkMetadataGroupIsPresent('GROUP-TITLE2-TRANSLATION-KEY');
 
@@ -242,7 +231,7 @@ describe('Aspect oriented config', () => {
         await expect(await metadataViewPage.getMetadataGroupTitle('GROUP-TITLE2-TRANSLATION-KEY')).toBe('CUSTOM TITLE TRANSLATION TWO');
    });
 
-    it('[C279968] Should be possible use a custom preset', async () => {
+    fit('[C279968] Should be possible use a custom preset', async () => {
         await LocalStorageUtil.setConfigField('content-metadata', '{' +
             '    "presets": {' +
             '        "custom-preset": {' +
@@ -262,10 +251,6 @@ describe('Aspect oriented config', () => {
         await CheckboxPage.check(metadataViewPage.presetSwitch);
 
         await metadataViewPage.enterPresetText('custom-preset');
-
-        await metadataViewPage.informationButtonIsDisplayed();
-        await metadataViewPage.clickOnInformationButton();
-
         await metadataViewPage.checkMetadataGroupIsPresent('properties');
         await metadataViewPage.checkMetadataGroupIsPresent('Versionable');
     });
@@ -286,9 +271,6 @@ describe('Aspect oriented config', () => {
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
 
-        await metadataViewPage.informationButtonIsDisplayed();
-        await metadataViewPage.clickOnInformationButton();
-
         await metadataViewPage.checkMetadataGroupIsNotPresent(emptyAspectName);
     });
 
@@ -308,9 +290,6 @@ describe('Aspect oriented config', () => {
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
 
-        await metadataViewPage.informationButtonIsDisplayed();
-        await metadataViewPage.clickOnInformationButton();
-
         await metadataViewPage.checkMetadataGroupIsNotPresent(aspectName);
 
         await metadataViewPage.editIconClick();
diff --git a/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-content-type.e2e.ts b/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-content-type.e2e.ts
index c3647fc851..5120550163 100644
--- a/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-content-type.e2e.ts
+++ b/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-content-type.e2e.ts
@@ -114,16 +114,15 @@ describe('content type', () => {
         await viewerPage.clickInfoButton();
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
-        await metadataViewPage.editIconIsDisplayed();
 
         await expect(await viewerPage.getActiveTab()).toEqual('PROPERTIES');
         const defaultType  = (await metadataViewPage.hasContentType('Content')) || (await metadataViewPage.hasContentType('cm:content'));
         await expect(defaultType).toBe(true, 'Content type not found');
 
-        await metadataViewPage.editIconClick();
+        await metadataViewPage.editIconGeneralClick();
 
         await expect(await metadataViewPage.changeContentType(type.title)).toBe(true, 'Failed to update node type.');
-        await metadataViewPage.clickSaveMetadata();
+        await metadataViewPage.clickSaveGeneralMetadata();
         await metadataViewPage.checkConfirmDialogDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.applyNodeProperties();
 
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ describe('content type', () => {
         await viewerPage.clickInfoButton();
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
-        await metadataViewPage.editIconIsDisplayed();
 
         await expect(await viewerPage.getActiveTab()).toEqual('PROPERTIES');
         const customType  = (await metadataViewPage.hasContentType(type.title)) || (await metadataViewPage.hasContentType(`${model.namespacePrefix}:${type.name}`));
@@ -155,16 +153,15 @@ describe('content type', () => {
         await viewerPage.clickInfoButton();
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
-        await metadataViewPage.editIconIsDisplayed();
 
         await expect(await viewerPage.getActiveTab()).toEqual('PROPERTIES');
         let defaultType  = (await metadataViewPage.hasContentType('Content')) || (await metadataViewPage.hasContentType('cm:content'));
         await expect(defaultType).toBe(true, 'Content type not found');
 
-        await metadataViewPage.editIconClick();
+        await metadataViewPage.editIconGeneralClick();
 
         await expect(await metadataViewPage.changeContentType(type.title)).toBe(true, 'Failed to update node type.');
-        await metadataViewPage.clickSaveMetadata();
+        await metadataViewPage.clickSaveGeneralMetadata();
 
         await metadataViewPage.checkConfirmDialogDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.cancelNodeProperties();
@@ -178,7 +175,6 @@ describe('content type', () => {
         await viewerPage.clickInfoButton();
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
-        await metadataViewPage.editIconIsDisplayed();
 
         await expect(await viewerPage.getActiveTab()).toEqual('PROPERTIES');
         defaultType  = (await metadataViewPage.hasContentType('Content')) || (await metadataViewPage.hasContentType('cm:content'));
diff --git a/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-permissions.e2e.ts b/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-permissions.e2e.ts
index 6884b1b8b0..55b51e64dd 100644
--- a/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-permissions.e2e.ts
+++ b/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-permissions.e2e.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ describe('permissions', () => {
 
         await expect(await viewerPage.getActiveTab()).toEqual(METADATA.PROPERTY_TAB);
 
-        await metadataViewPage.clickOnInformationButton();
 
         await metadataViewPage.clickMetadataGroup('EXIF');
 
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ describe('permissions', () => {
 
         await expect(await viewerPage.getActiveTab()).toEqual(METADATA.PROPERTY_TAB);
 
-        await metadataViewPage.clickOnInformationButton();
 
         await metadataViewPage.clickMetadataGroup('EXIF');
 
diff --git a/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-properties.e2e.ts b/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-properties.e2e.ts
index 502e7721a8..c3c82cd42b 100644
--- a/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-properties.e2e.ts
+++ b/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-properties.e2e.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ describe('CardView Component - properties', () => {
 
         await expect(await viewerPage.getActiveTab()).toEqual(METADATA.PROPERTY_TAB);
 
-        await metadataViewPage.clickOnInformationButton();
 
         await metadataViewPage.clickMetadataGroup('EXIF');
 
@@ -108,11 +107,8 @@ describe('CardView Component - properties', () => {
         await viewerPage.clickInfoButton();
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
-        await metadataViewPage.editIconIsDisplayed();
 
         await CheckboxPage.check(metadataViewPage.readonlySwitch);
-
-        await metadataViewPage.editIconIsNotDisplayed();
     });
 
     it('[C268965] Should multi property allow expand multi accordion at the same time when set', async () => {
@@ -120,8 +116,7 @@ describe('CardView Component - properties', () => {
         await viewerPage.clickInfoButton();
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
-
-        await metadataViewPage.clickOnInformationButton();
+        await metadataViewPage.clickMetadataGroup('properties');
 
         await metadataViewPage.checkMetadataGroupIsNotExpand('EXIF');
         await metadataViewPage.checkMetadataGroupIsNotExpand('properties');
@@ -168,8 +163,6 @@ describe('CardView Component - properties', () => {
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
 
-        await metadataViewPage.informationButtonIsDisplayed();
-
         await CheckboxPage.uncheck(metadataViewPage.defaultPropertiesSwitch);
 
         await metadataViewPage.informationButtonIsNotDisplayed();
diff --git a/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-smoke-tests.e2e.ts b/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-smoke-tests.e2e.ts
index b94c3c894b..1d3cd66f79 100644
--- a/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-smoke-tests.e2e.ts
+++ b/e2e/content-services/metadata/metadata-smoke-tests.e2e.ts
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ describe('Metadata component', () => {
             await viewerPage.clickInfoButton();
             await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
             await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
-            await metadataViewPage.editIconIsDisplayed();
+            await metadataViewPage.generalEditIconDisplayed();
 
             await expect(await viewerPage.getActiveTab()).toEqual(METADATA.PROPERTY_TAB);
 
-            await metadataViewPage.editIconClick();
+            await metadataViewPage.editIconGeneralClick();
             await metadataViewPage.editPropertyIconIsDisplayed('properties.cm:name');
             await metadataViewPage.editPropertyIconIsDisplayed('properties.cm:title');
             await metadataViewPage.editPropertyIconIsDisplayed('properties.cm:description');
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ describe('Metadata component', () => {
             await metadataViewPage.enterPropertyText('properties.cm:name', 'exampleText');
             await metadataViewPage.clickResetMetadata();
             await expect(await metadataViewPage.getPropertyText('properties.cm:name')).toEqual(browser.params.resources.Files.ADF_DOCUMENTS.PNG.file_name);
-
+            await metadataViewPage.editIconGeneralClick();
             await metadataViewPage.enterPropertyText('properties.cm:name', 'exampleText.png');
             await metadataViewPage.enterPropertyText('properties.cm:title', 'example title');
             await metadataViewPage.enterDescriptionText('example description');
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ describe('Metadata component', () => {
             await expect(await metadataViewPage.getPropertyText('properties.cm:name')).toEqual('exampleText.png');
             await expect(await metadataViewPage.getPropertyText('properties.cm:title')).toEqual('example title');
             await expect(await metadataViewPage.getPropertyText('properties.cm:description')).toEqual('example description');
-            await metadataViewPage.clickSaveMetadata();
+            await metadataViewPage.clickSaveGeneralMetadata();
 
             await viewerPage.clickCloseButton();
             await contentServicesPage.waitForTableBody();
@@ -173,17 +173,18 @@ describe('Metadata component', () => {
             await viewerPage.clickInfoButton();
             await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
             await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
-            // await metadataViewPage.editIconIsDisplayed();
+            await metadataViewPage.generalEditIconDisplayed();
 
             await expect(await metadataViewPage.getPropertyText('properties.cm:name')).toEqual('exampleText.png');
             await expect(await metadataViewPage.getPropertyText('properties.cm:title')).toEqual('example title');
             await expect(await metadataViewPage.getPropertyText('properties.cm:description')).toEqual('example description');
 
-            await metadataViewPage.editIconClick();
+            await metadataViewPage.editIconGeneralClick();
             await metadataViewPage.enterPropertyText('properties.cm:name', browser.params.resources.Files.ADF_DOCUMENTS.PNG.file_name);
             await expect(await metadataViewPage.getPropertyText('properties.cm:name')).toEqual(browser.params.resources.Files.ADF_DOCUMENTS.PNG.file_name);
-            await metadataViewPage.clickSaveMetadata();
+            await metadataViewPage.clickSaveGeneralMetadata();
         });
+
         it('[C260181] Should be possible edit all the metadata aspect', async () => {
             await viewerPage.clickInfoButton();
             await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
@@ -230,18 +231,20 @@ describe('Metadata component', () => {
             await BrowserActions.closeMenuAndDialogs();
         });
 
-        fit('[C261158] Should be possible edit the metadata When the node is a Folder', async () => {
+        it('[C261158] Should be possible edit the metadata When the node is a Folder', async () => {
             await contentServicesPage.metadataContent(folderName);
 
             await metadataViewPage.editIconGeneralClick();
 
             await metadataViewPage.enterPropertyText('properties.cm:name', 'newnameFolder');
-            await metadataViewPage.generaleditIconDisplayed();
+            await metadataViewPage.clickResetButton();
             await expect(await metadataViewPage.getPropertyText('properties.cm:name')).toEqual(folderName);
 
+            await metadataViewPage.editIconGeneralClick();
             await metadataViewPage.enterPropertyText('properties.cm:name', 'newnameFolder');
             await metadataViewPage.clickSaveGeneralMetadata();
             await expect(await metadataViewPage.getPropertyText('properties.cm:name')).toEqual('newnameFolder');
+            await metadataViewPage.editIconGeneralClick();
 
             await metadataViewPage.enterPropertyText('properties.cm:name', folderName);
             await metadataViewPage.clickSaveGeneralMetadata();
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ describe('Metadata component', () => {
         await viewerPage.clickInfoButton();
         await viewerPage.checkInfoSideBarIsDisplayed();
         await metadataViewPage.clickOnPropertiesTab();
-        await metadataViewPage.generaleditIconDisplayed();
+        await metadataViewPage.generalEditIconDisplayed();
 
         await expect(await viewerPage.getActiveTab()).toEqual(METADATA.PROPERTY_TAB);
 
diff --git a/e2e/core/pages/metadata-view.page.ts b/e2e/core/pages/metadata-view.page.ts
index f8929672a9..3a0096d79c 100644
--- a/e2e/core/pages/metadata-view.page.ts
+++ b/e2e/core/pages/metadata-view.page.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class MetadataViewPage {
     author = $(`[data-automation-id='card-textitem-value-properties.cm:author']`);
     titleProperty = $(`span[data-automation-id='card-textitem-value-properties.cm:title'] span`);
     editIcon = $(`button[data-automation-id='meta-data-card-toggle-edit']`);
-    editIconGeneral = $(`button[data-automation-id='meta-data-card-toggle-generalInfo-edit']`);
+    editIconGeneral = $(`button[data-automation-id='meta-data-generalInfo-edit']`);
     informationButton = $(`button[data-automation-id='meta-data-card-toggle-expand']`);
     informationSpan = $(`span[data-automation-id='meta-data-card-toggle-expand-label']`);
     informationIcon = $(`span[data-automation-id='meta-data-card-toggle-expand-label'] ~ mat-icon`);
@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ export class MetadataViewPage {
         await BrowserVisibility.waitUntilElementIsNotVisible(this.editIcon);
     }
 
-    async generaleditIconDisplayed(): Promise<void> {
+    async generalEditIconDisplayed(): Promise<void> {
+        await BrowserVisibility.waitUntilElementIsVisible(this.editIconGeneral);
+    }
+
+    async generaleditIconNotDisplayed(): Promise<void> {
         await BrowserVisibility.waitUntilElementIsNotVisible(this.editIconGeneral);
     }
 
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ export class MetadataViewPage {
     }
 
     async editIconGeneralClick(): Promise<void> {
-        await BrowserActions.clickExecuteScript('button[data-automation-id="meta-data-card-toggle-generalInfo-edit"]');
+        await BrowserActions.clickExecuteScript('button[data-automation-id="meta-data-generalInfo-edit"]');
     }
 
     async informationButtonIsDisplayed(): Promise<void> {
@@ -219,7 +223,7 @@ export class MetadataViewPage {
     }
 
     async getMetadataGroupTitle(groupName: string): Promise<string> {
-        const group = $('mat-expansion-panel[data-automation-id="adf-metadata-group-' + groupName + '"] > mat-expansion-panel-header > span > mat-panel-title');
+        const group = $('mat-expansion-panel[data-automation-id="adf-metadata-group-' + groupName + '"] > mat-expansion-panel-header > span > div > mat-panel-title');
         return BrowserActions.getText(group);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.html b/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.html
index 0300c239dc..3f468ec421 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.html
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.html
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
                         {{ 'CORE.METADATA.BASIC.HEADER' | translate }}
                     </mat-panel-title>
                 </div>
-                <button *ngIf="!editable"
+                <button *ngIf="!editable && !readOnly && hasAllowableOperations()"
                         mat-icon-button
                         (click)="toggleGeneralEdit($event)"
                         [attr.title]="'CORE.METADATA.ACTIONS.EDIT' | translate"
                         [attr.aria-label]="'CORE.METADATA.ACCESSIBILITY.EDIT' | translate"
-                        data-automation-id="meta-data-card-toggle-generalInfo-edit"
+                        data-automation-id="meta-data-generalInfo-edit"
                         class="adf-edit-icon-buttons">
                     <mat-icon>mode_edit</mat-icon>
                 </button>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
                     class="adf-metadata-action-buttons">
                     <button mat-icon-button 
                             (click)="cancelGeneralInfoChanges($event)"
-                            data-automation-id="reset-general-metadata">
+                            data-automation-id="reset-metadata">
                         <mat-icon>clear</mat-icon>
                     </button>
                     <button mat-icon-button
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
                      class="adf-metadata-grouped-properties-container">
                     <mat-expansion-panel
                                     [attr.data-automation-id]="'adf-metadata-group-' + group.title"
-                                    [expanded]="group.expanded"
+                                    [expanded]="canExpandTheCard(group) || !displayDefaultProperties && first || group.expanded"
                                     (opened)="group.expanded= true"
                                     (closed)="group.expanded= false"
                                     hideToggle>
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
                                     {{ group.title | translate }}
                                 </mat-panel-title>
                             </div>
-                            <button *ngIf="!group.editable"
+                            <button *ngIf="!group.editable && !readOnly && hasAllowableOperations()"
                                     mat-icon-button
                                     [attr.title]="'CORE.METADATA.ACTIONS.EDIT' | translate"
                                     [attr.aria-label]="'CORE.METADATA.ACCESSIBILITY.EDIT' | translate"
diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.ts b/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.ts
index 429fc896b3..ef3ad4318f 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { TagService } from '../../../tag/services/tag.service';
 import { CategoryService } from '../../../category/services/category.service';
 import { CategoriesManagementMode } from '../../../category/categories-management/categories-management-mode';
 import { MatExpansionPanel } from '@angular/material/expansion';
+import { AllowableOperationsEnum, ContentService } from '../../../common';
 
 const DEFAULT_SEPARATOR = ', ';
 
@@ -149,7 +150,8 @@ export class ContentMetadataComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, OnDestroy {
         private appConfig: AppConfigService,
         private tagService: TagService,
         private categoryService: CategoryService,
-        private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef
+        private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef,
+        private contentService: ContentService,
     ) {
         this.copyToClipboardAction = this.appConfig.get<boolean>('content-metadata.copy-to-clipboard-action');
         this.multiValueSeparator = this.appConfig.get<string>('content-metadata.multi-value-pipe-separator') || DEFAULT_SEPARATOR;
@@ -412,6 +414,10 @@ export class ContentMetadataComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, OnDestroy {
         return !this.expanded || this.displayAspect === 'Properties';
     }
 
+    hasAllowableOperations() {
+        return this.contentService.hasAllowableOperations(this.node, AllowableOperationsEnum.UPDATE);
+    }
+
     keyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
         if (event.keyCode === 37 || event.keyCode === 39) { // ArrowLeft && ArrowRight
             event.stopPropagation();