diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/collect_render.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
index c28042b6ae..ebd4b8f944 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class AERenderInstance(RenderInstance):
 
 class CollectAERender(publish.AbstractCollectRender):
 
-    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.405
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.100
     label = "Collect After Effects Render Layers"
     hosts = ["aftereffects"]
 
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ class CollectAERender(publish.AbstractCollectRender):
                 if "review" in instance.families:
                     # to skip ExtractReview locally
                     instance.families.remove("review")
+                instance.deadline = inst.data.get("deadline")
 
             instances.append(instance)
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/plugin.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/plugin.py
index 6c9bfb6569..4a13d16805 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/plugin.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/plugin.py
@@ -143,13 +143,19 @@ def deselect_all():
         if obj.mode != 'OBJECT':
             modes.append((obj, obj.mode))
             bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active = obj
-            bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
+            context_override = create_blender_context(active=obj)
+            with bpy.context.temp_override(**context_override):
+                bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
 
-    bpy.ops.object.select_all(action='DESELECT')
+    context_override = create_blender_context()
+    with bpy.context.temp_override(**context_override):
+        bpy.ops.object.select_all(action='DESELECT')
 
     for p in modes:
         bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active = p[0]
-        bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode=p[1])
+        context_override = create_blender_context(active=p[0])
+        with bpy.context.temp_override(**context_override):
+            bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode=p[1])
 
     bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active = active
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/api/lib.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/api/lib.py
index 08722463e1..7f7d20010d 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/api/lib.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/api/lib.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def validate_comp_prefs(comp=None, force_repair=False):
         def _on_repair():
             attributes = dict()
             for key, comp_key, _label in validations:
-                value = folder_value[key]
+                value = folder_attributes[key]
                 comp_key_full = "Comp.FrameFormat.{}".format(comp_key)
                 attributes[comp_key_full] = value
             comp.SetPrefs(attributes)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/plugins/publish/collect_render.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
index 7a2844d5db..95d029aad4 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class CollectFusionRender(
                 if "review" in instance.families:
                     # to skip ExtractReview locally
                     instance.families.remove("review")
+                instance.deadline = inst.data.get("deadline")
 
             instances.append(instance)
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_farm_render.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_farm_render.py
index 156e2ac6ba..c63eb114e5 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_farm_render.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_farm_render.py
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ class CollectFarmRender(publish.AbstractCollectRender):
                 outputFormat=info[1],
                 outputStartFrame=info[3],
                 leadingZeros=info[2],
-                ignoreFrameHandleCheck=True
+                ignoreFrameHandleCheck=True,
+                #todo: inst is not available, must be determined, fix when
+                #reworking to Publisher
+                # deadline=inst.data.get("deadline")
 
             )
             render_instance.context = context
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/workio.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/workio.py
index 4c2416ca38..6e8fc20172 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/workio.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/workio.py
@@ -51,13 +51,12 @@ def open_file(filepath):
 
     project = hiero.core.projects()[-1]
 
-    # open project file
-    hiero.core.openProject(filepath.replace(os.path.sep, "/"))
-
-    # close previous project
-    project.close()
-
-
+    # Close previous project if its different to the current project.
+    filepath = filepath.replace(os.path.sep, "/")
+    if project.path().replace(os.path.sep, "/") != filepath:
+        # open project file
+        hiero.core.openProject(filepath)
+        project.close()
 
     return True
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py
index 040ad68a1a..e931c7bf1b 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ from ayon_core.hosts.houdini.api import lib
 class CollectDataforCache(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """Collect data for caching to Deadline."""
 
-    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.04
+    # Run after Collect Frames
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.11
     families = ["ass", "pointcache",
                 "mantraifd", "redshiftproxy",
                 "vdbcache"]
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
index a643ab0d38..b38ebc6e2f 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class CollectFrames(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     label = "Collect Frames"
     families = ["vdbcache", "imagesequence", "ass",
                 "mantraifd", "redshiftproxy", "review",
-                "bgeo"]
+                "pointcache"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_alembic.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_alembic.py
index daf30b26ed..7ae476d2b4 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_alembic.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_alembic.py
@@ -28,10 +28,15 @@ class ExtractAlembic(publish.Extractor):
         staging_dir = os.path.dirname(output)
         instance.data["stagingDir"] = staging_dir
 
-        file_name = os.path.basename(output)
+        if instance.data.get("frames"):
+            # list of files
+            files = instance.data["frames"]
+        else:
+            # single file
+            files = os.path.basename(output)
 
         # We run the render
-        self.log.info("Writing alembic '%s' to '%s'" % (file_name,
+        self.log.info("Writing alembic '%s' to '%s'" % (files,
                                                         staging_dir))
 
         render_rop(ropnode)
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ class ExtractAlembic(publish.Extractor):
         representation = {
             'name': 'abc',
             'ext': 'abc',
-            'files': file_name,
+            'files': files,
             "stagingDir": staging_dir,
         }
         instance.data["representations"].append(representation)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/lib.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
index 1defa3debd..2b41ffc06c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ def is_visible(node,
             override_enabled = cmds.getAttr('{}.overrideEnabled'.format(node))
             override_visibility = cmds.getAttr('{}.overrideVisibility'.format(
                 node))
-            if override_enabled and override_visibility:
+            if override_enabled and not override_visibility:
                 return False
 
     if parentHidden:
@@ -4212,3 +4212,23 @@ def create_rig_animation_instance(
             variant=namespace,
             pre_create_data={"use_selection": True}
         )
+
+
+def get_node_index_under_parent(node: str) -> int:
+    """Return the index of a DAG node under its parent.
+
+    Arguments:
+        node (str): A DAG Node path.
+
+    Returns:
+        int: The DAG node's index under its parents or world
+
+    """
+    node = cmds.ls(node, long=True)[0]  # enforce long names
+    parent = node.rsplit("|", 1)[0]
+    if not parent:
+        return cmds.ls(assemblies=True, long=True).index(node)
+    else:
+        return cmds.listRelatives(parent,
+                                  children=True,
+                                  fullPath=True).index(node)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workfile_template_builder.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workfile_template_builder.py
index cfd416b708..f4f9a34983 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workfile_template_builder.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workfile_template_builder.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import json
+
 from maya import cmds
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
@@ -8,13 +10,15 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline import (
 )
 from ayon_core.pipeline.workfile.workfile_template_builder import (
     TemplateAlreadyImported,
-    AbstractTemplateBuilder
+    AbstractTemplateBuilder,
+    PlaceholderPlugin,
+    PlaceholderItem,
 )
 from ayon_core.tools.workfile_template_build import (
     WorkfileBuildPlaceholderDialog,
 )
 
-from .lib import get_main_window
+from .lib import read, imprint, get_main_window
 
 PLACEHOLDER_SET = "PLACEHOLDERS_SET"
 
@@ -86,6 +90,162 @@ class MayaTemplateBuilder(AbstractTemplateBuilder):
         return True
 
 
+class MayaPlaceholderPlugin(PlaceholderPlugin):
+    """Base Placeholder Plugin for Maya with one unified cache.
+
+    Creates a locator as placeholder node, which during populate provide
+    all of its attributes defined on the locator's transform in
+    `placeholder.data` and where `placeholder.scene_identifier` is the
+    full path to the node.
+
+    Inherited classes must still implement `populate_placeholder`
+
+    """
+
+    use_selection_as_parent = True
+    item_class = PlaceholderItem
+
+    def _create_placeholder_name(self, placeholder_data):
+        return self.identifier.replace(".", "_")
+
+    def _collect_scene_placeholders(self):
+        nodes_by_identifier = self.builder.get_shared_populate_data(
+            "placeholder_nodes"
+        )
+        if nodes_by_identifier is None:
+            # Cache placeholder data to shared data
+            nodes = cmds.ls("*.plugin_identifier", long=True, objectsOnly=True)
+
+            nodes_by_identifier = {}
+            for node in nodes:
+                identifier = cmds.getAttr("{}.plugin_identifier".format(node))
+                nodes_by_identifier.setdefault(identifier, []).append(node)
+
+            # Set the cache
+            self.builder.set_shared_populate_data(
+                "placeholder_nodes", nodes_by_identifier
+            )
+
+        return nodes_by_identifier
+
+    def create_placeholder(self, placeholder_data):
+
+        parent = None
+        if self.use_selection_as_parent:
+            selection = cmds.ls(selection=True)
+            if len(selection) > 1:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "More than one node is selected. "
+                    "Please select only one to define the parent."
+                )
+            parent = selection[0] if selection else None
+
+        placeholder_data["plugin_identifier"] = self.identifier
+        placeholder_name = self._create_placeholder_name(placeholder_data)
+
+        placeholder = cmds.spaceLocator(name=placeholder_name)[0]
+        if parent:
+            placeholder = cmds.parent(placeholder, selection[0])[0]
+
+        self.imprint(placeholder, placeholder_data)
+
+    def update_placeholder(self, placeholder_item, placeholder_data):
+        node_name = placeholder_item.scene_identifier
+
+        changed_values = {}
+        for key, value in placeholder_data.items():
+            if value != placeholder_item.data.get(key):
+                changed_values[key] = value
+
+        # Delete attributes to ensure we imprint new data with correct type
+        for key in changed_values.keys():
+            placeholder_item.data[key] = value
+            if cmds.attributeQuery(key, node=node_name, exists=True):
+                attribute = "{}.{}".format(node_name, key)
+                cmds.deleteAttr(attribute)
+
+        self.imprint(node_name, changed_values)
+
+    def collect_placeholders(self):
+        placeholders = []
+        nodes_by_identifier = self._collect_scene_placeholders()
+        for node in nodes_by_identifier.get(self.identifier, []):
+            # TODO do data validations and maybe upgrades if they are invalid
+            placeholder_data = self.read(node)
+            placeholders.append(
+                self.item_class(scene_identifier=node,
+                                data=placeholder_data,
+                                plugin=self)
+            )
+
+        return placeholders
+
+    def post_placeholder_process(self, placeholder, failed):
+        """Cleanup placeholder after load of its corresponding representations.
+
+        Hide placeholder, add them to placeholder set.
+        Used only by PlaceholderCreateMixin and PlaceholderLoadMixin
+
+        Args:
+            placeholder (PlaceholderItem): Item which was just used to load
+                representation.
+            failed (bool): Loading of representation failed.
+        """
+        # Hide placeholder and add them to placeholder set
+        node = placeholder.scene_identifier
+
+        # If we just populate the placeholders from current scene, the
+        # placeholder set will not be created so account for that.
+        if not cmds.objExists(PLACEHOLDER_SET):
+            cmds.sets(name=PLACEHOLDER_SET, empty=True)
+
+        cmds.sets(node, addElement=PLACEHOLDER_SET)
+        cmds.hide(node)
+        cmds.setAttr("{}.hiddenInOutliner".format(node), True)
+
+    def delete_placeholder(self, placeholder):
+        """Remove placeholder if building was successful
+
+        Used only by PlaceholderCreateMixin and PlaceholderLoadMixin.
+        """
+        node = placeholder.scene_identifier
+
+        # To avoid that deleting a placeholder node will have Maya delete
+        # any objectSets the node was a member of we will first remove it
+        # from any sets it was a member of. This way the `PLACEHOLDERS_SET`
+        # will survive long enough
+        sets = cmds.listSets(o=node) or []
+        for object_set in sets:
+            cmds.sets(node, remove=object_set)
+
+        cmds.delete(node)
+
+    def imprint(self, node, data):
+        """Imprint call for placeholder node"""
+
+        # Complicated data that can't be represented as flat maya attributes
+        # we write to json strings, e.g. multiselection EnumDef
+        for key, value in data.items():
+            if isinstance(value, (list, tuple, dict)):
+                data[key] = "JSON::{}".format(json.dumps(value))
+
+        imprint(node, data)
+
+    def read(self, node):
+        """Read call for placeholder node"""
+
+        data = read(node)
+
+        # Complicated data that can't be represented as flat maya attributes
+        # we read from json strings, e.g. multiselection EnumDef
+        for key, value in data.items():
+            if isinstance(value, str) and value.startswith("JSON::"):
+                value = value[len("JSON::"):]   # strip of JSON:: prefix
+                data[key] = json.loads(value)
+
+        return data
+
+
 def build_workfile_template(*args):
     builder = MayaTemplateBuilder(registered_host())
     builder.build_template()
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_arnold_scene_source.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_arnold_scene_source.py
index dc0ffb02c1..e321c13ca0 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_arnold_scene_source.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_arnold_scene_source.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from maya import cmds
+
 from ayon_core.hosts.maya.api import (
     lib,
     plugin
@@ -87,16 +89,24 @@ class CreateArnoldSceneSource(plugin.MayaCreator):
 
         return defs
 
+
+class CreateArnoldSceneSourceProxy(CreateArnoldSceneSource):
+    """Arnold Scene Source Proxy
+
+    This product type facilitates working with proxy geometry in the viewport.
+    """
+
+    identifier = "io.openpype.creators.maya.assproxy"
+    label = "Arnold Scene Source Proxy"
+    product_type = "assProxy"
+    icon = "cube"
+
     def create(self, product_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
-
-        from maya import cmds
-
         instance = super(CreateArnoldSceneSource, self).create(
             product_name, instance_data, pre_create_data
         )
 
         instance_node = instance.get("instance_node")
 
-        content = cmds.sets(name=instance_node + "_content_SET", empty=True)
         proxy = cmds.sets(name=instance_node + "_proxy_SET", empty=True)
-        cmds.sets([content, proxy], forceElement=instance_node)
+        cmds.sets([proxy], forceElement=instance_node)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_arnold_standin.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_arnold_standin.py
index 4b7d2f42ab..ae3b68965a 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_arnold_standin.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_arnold_standin.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from ayon_core.hosts.maya.api.lib import (
     unique_namespace,
     get_attribute_input,
     maintained_selection,
+    get_fps_for_current_context
 )
 from ayon_core.hosts.maya.api.pipeline import containerise
 from ayon_core.hosts.maya.api.plugin import get_load_color_for_product_type
@@ -29,7 +30,13 @@ class ArnoldStandinLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
     """Load as Arnold standin"""
 
     product_types = {
-        "ass", "animation", "model", "proxyAbc", "pointcache", "usd"
+        "ass",
+        "assProxy",
+        "animation",
+        "model",
+        "proxyAbc",
+        "pointcache",
+        "usd"
     }
     representations = {"ass", "abc", "usda", "usdc", "usd"}
 
@@ -95,8 +102,10 @@ class ArnoldStandinLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
             sequence = is_sequence(os.listdir(os.path.dirname(repre_path)))
             cmds.setAttr(standin_shape + ".useFrameExtension", sequence)
 
-            fps = float(version_attributes.get("fps")) or 25
-            cmds.setAttr(standin_shape + ".abcFPS", fps)
+            fps = (
+                version_attributes.get("fps") or get_fps_for_current_context()
+            )
+            cmds.setAttr(standin_shape + ".abcFPS", float(fps))
 
         nodes = [root, standin, standin_shape]
         if operator is not None:
@@ -128,6 +137,18 @@ class ArnoldStandinLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
         proxy_path = "/".join([os.path.dirname(path), proxy_basename])
         return proxy_basename, proxy_path
 
+    def _update_operators(self, string_replace_operator, proxy_basename, path):
+        cmds.setAttr(
+            string_replace_operator + ".match",
+            proxy_basename.split(".")[0],
+            type="string"
+        )
+        cmds.setAttr(
+            string_replace_operator + ".replace",
+            os.path.basename(path).split(".")[0],
+            type="string"
+        )
+
     def _setup_proxy(self, shape, path, namespace):
         proxy_basename, proxy_path = self._get_proxy_path(path)
 
@@ -150,16 +171,7 @@ class ArnoldStandinLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
             "*.(@node=='{}')".format(node_type),
             type="string"
         )
-        cmds.setAttr(
-            string_replace_operator + ".match",
-            proxy_basename,
-            type="string"
-        )
-        cmds.setAttr(
-            string_replace_operator + ".replace",
-            os.path.basename(path),
-            type="string"
-        )
+        self._update_operators(string_replace_operator, proxy_basename, path)
 
         cmds.connectAttr(
             string_replace_operator + ".out",
@@ -194,18 +206,9 @@ class ArnoldStandinLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
         path = get_representation_path(repre_entity)
         proxy_basename, proxy_path = self._get_proxy_path(path)
 
-        # Whether there is proxy or so, we still update the string operator.
+        # Whether there is proxy or not, we still update the string operator.
         # If no proxy exists, the string operator won't replace anything.
-        cmds.setAttr(
-            string_replace_operator + ".match",
-            proxy_basename,
-            type="string"
-        )
-        cmds.setAttr(
-            string_replace_operator + ".replace",
-            os.path.basename(path),
-            type="string"
-        )
+        self._update_operators(string_replace_operator, proxy_basename, path)
 
         dso_path = path
         if os.path.exists(proxy_path):
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_scene_source.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_scene_source.py
index 0db89bee31..fb71e128eb 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_scene_source.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_scene_source.py
@@ -10,21 +10,23 @@ class CollectArnoldSceneSource(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     # Offset to be after renderable camera collection.
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.2
     label = "Collect Arnold Scene Source"
-    families = ["ass"]
+    families = ["ass", "assProxy"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
-        objsets = instance.data["setMembers"]
+        instance.data["members"] = []
+        for set_member in instance.data["setMembers"]:
+            if cmds.nodeType(set_member) != "objectSet":
+                instance.data["members"].extend(self.get_hierarchy(set_member))
+                continue
 
-        for objset in objsets:
-            objset = str(objset)
-            members = cmds.sets(objset, query=True)
+            members = cmds.sets(set_member, query=True)
             members = cmds.ls(members, long=True)
             if members is None:
-                self.log.warning("Skipped empty instance: \"%s\" " % objset)
+                self.log.warning(
+                    "Skipped empty instance: \"%s\" " % set_member
+                )
                 continue
-            if objset.endswith("content_SET"):
-                instance.data["contentMembers"] = self.get_hierarchy(members)
-            if objset.endswith("proxy_SET"):
+            if set_member.endswith("proxy_SET"):
                 instance.data["proxy"] = self.get_hierarchy(members)
 
         # Use camera in object set if present else default to render globals
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ class CollectArnoldSceneSource(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         renderable = [c for c in cameras if cmds.getAttr("%s.renderable" % c)]
         if renderable:
             camera = renderable[0]
-            for node in instance.data["contentMembers"]:
+            for node in instance.data["members"]:
                 camera_shapes = cmds.listRelatives(
                     node, shapes=True, type="camera"
                 )
@@ -46,18 +48,11 @@ class CollectArnoldSceneSource(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         self.log.debug("data: {}".format(instance.data))
 
     def get_hierarchy(self, nodes):
-        """Return nodes with all their children.
-
-        Arguments:
-            nodes (List[str]): List of nodes to collect children hierarchy for
-
-        Returns:
-            list: Input nodes with their children hierarchy
-
-        """
+        """Return nodes with all their children"""
         nodes = cmds.ls(nodes, long=True)
         if not nodes:
             return []
-
-        children = get_all_children(nodes, ignore_intermediate_objects=True)
-        return list(children.union(nodes))
+        children = get_all_children(nodes)
+        # Make sure nodes merged with children only
+        # contains unique entries
+        return list(set(nodes + list(children)))
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py
index ed8f2ad40c..fb4c41f1de 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ class ExtractArnoldSceneSource(publish.Extractor):
     families = ["ass"]
     asciiAss = False
 
-    def process(self, instance):
-        staging_dir = self.staging_dir(instance)
+    def _pre_process(self, instance, staging_dir):
         file_path = os.path.join(staging_dir, "{}.ass".format(instance.name))
 
         # Mask
@@ -70,24 +69,38 @@ class ExtractArnoldSceneSource(publish.Extractor):
             "mask": mask
         }
 
-        filenames, nodes_by_id = self._extract(
-            instance.data["contentMembers"], attribute_data, kwargs
-        )
-
         if "representations" not in instance.data:
             instance.data["representations"] = []
 
+        return attribute_data, kwargs
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        staging_dir = self.staging_dir(instance)
+        attribute_data, kwargs = self._pre_process(instance, staging_dir)
+
+        filenames = self._extract(
+            instance.data["members"], attribute_data, kwargs
+        )
+
+        self._post_process(
+            instance, filenames, staging_dir, kwargs["startFrame"]
+        )
+
+    def _post_process(self, instance, filenames, staging_dir, frame_start):
+        nodes_by_id = self._nodes_by_id(instance[:])
         representation = {
             "name": "ass",
             "ext": "ass",
             "files": filenames if len(filenames) > 1 else filenames[0],
             "stagingDir": staging_dir,
-            "frameStart": kwargs["startFrame"]
+            "frameStart": frame_start
         }
 
         instance.data["representations"].append(representation)
 
-        json_path = os.path.join(staging_dir, "{}.json".format(instance.name))
+        json_path = os.path.join(
+            staging_dir, "{}.json".format(instance.name)
+        )
         with open(json_path, "w") as f:
             json.dump(nodes_by_id, f)
 
@@ -104,13 +117,68 @@ class ExtractArnoldSceneSource(publish.Extractor):
             "Extracted instance {} to: {}".format(instance.name, staging_dir)
         )
 
-        # Extract proxy.
-        if not instance.data.get("proxy", []):
-            return
+    def _nodes_by_id(self, nodes):
+        nodes_by_id = defaultdict(list)
 
-        kwargs["filename"] = file_path.replace(".ass", "_proxy.ass")
+        for node in nodes:
+            id = lib.get_id(node)
 
-        filenames, _ = self._extract(
+            if id is None:
+                continue
+
+            # Converting Maya hierarchy separator "|" to Arnold separator "/".
+            nodes_by_id[id].append(node.replace("|", "/"))
+
+        return nodes_by_id
+
+    def _extract(self, nodes, attribute_data, kwargs):
+        filenames = []
+        with lib.attribute_values(attribute_data):
+            with lib.maintained_selection():
+                self.log.debug(
+                    "Writing: {}".format(nodes)
+                )
+                cmds.select(nodes, noExpand=True)
+
+                self.log.debug(
+                    "Extracting ass sequence with: {}".format(kwargs)
+                )
+
+                exported_files = cmds.arnoldExportAss(**kwargs)
+
+                for file in exported_files:
+                    filenames.append(os.path.split(file)[1])
+
+                self.log.debug("Exported: {}".format(filenames))
+
+        return filenames
+
+
+class ExtractArnoldSceneSourceProxy(ExtractArnoldSceneSource):
+    """Extract the content of the instance to an Arnold Scene Source file."""
+
+    label = "Extract Arnold Scene Source Proxy"
+    hosts = ["maya"]
+    families = ["assProxy"]
+    asciiAss = True
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        staging_dir = self.staging_dir(instance)
+        attribute_data, kwargs = self._pre_process(instance, staging_dir)
+
+        filenames, _ = self._duplicate_extract(
+            instance.data["members"], attribute_data, kwargs
+        )
+
+        self._post_process(
+            instance, filenames, staging_dir, kwargs["startFrame"]
+        )
+
+        kwargs["filename"] = os.path.join(
+            staging_dir, "{}_proxy.ass".format(instance.name)
+        )
+
+        filenames, _ = self._duplicate_extract(
             instance.data["proxy"], attribute_data, kwargs
         )
 
@@ -125,12 +193,11 @@ class ExtractArnoldSceneSource(publish.Extractor):
 
         instance.data["representations"].append(representation)
 
-    def _extract(self, nodes, attribute_data, kwargs):
+    def _duplicate_extract(self, nodes, attribute_data, kwargs):
         self.log.debug(
             "Writing {} with:\n{}".format(kwargs["filename"], kwargs)
         )
         filenames = []
-        nodes_by_id = defaultdict(list)
         # Duplicating nodes so they are direct children of the world. This
         # makes the hierarchy of any exported ass file the same.
         with lib.delete_after() as delete_bin:
@@ -147,7 +214,9 @@ class ExtractArnoldSceneSource(publish.Extractor):
                 if not shapes:
                     continue
 
-                duplicate_transform = cmds.duplicate(node)[0]
+                basename = cmds.duplicate(node)[0]
+                parents = cmds.ls(node, long=True)[0].split("|")[:-1]
+                duplicate_transform = "|".join(parents + [basename])
 
                 if cmds.listRelatives(duplicate_transform, parent=True):
                     duplicate_transform = cmds.parent(
@@ -172,28 +241,7 @@ class ExtractArnoldSceneSource(publish.Extractor):
                 duplicate_nodes.extend(shapes)
                 delete_bin.append(duplicate_transform)
 
-            # Copy cbId to mtoa_constant.
-            for node in duplicate_nodes:
-                # Converting Maya hierarchy separator "|" to Arnold
-                # separator "/".
-                nodes_by_id[lib.get_id(node)].append(node.replace("|", "/"))
-
-            with lib.attribute_values(attribute_data):
-                with lib.maintained_selection():
-                    self.log.debug(
-                        "Writing: {}".format(duplicate_nodes)
-                    )
-                    cmds.select(duplicate_nodes, noExpand=True)
-
-                    self.log.debug(
-                        "Extracting ass sequence with: {}".format(kwargs)
-                    )
-
-                    exported_files = cmds.arnoldExportAss(**kwargs)
-
-                    for file in exported_files:
-                        filenames.append(os.path.split(file)[1])
-
-                    self.log.debug("Exported: {}".format(filenames))
+            nodes_by_id = self._nodes_by_id(duplicate_nodes)
+            filenames = self._extract(duplicate_nodes, attribute_data, kwargs)
 
         return filenames, nodes_by_id
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_arnold_scene_source.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_arnold_scene_source.py
index 92b4922492..8574b3ecc8 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_arnold_scene_source.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_arnold_scene_source.py
@@ -1,30 +1,56 @@
+from maya import cmds
+
 import pyblish.api
+
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     ValidateContentsOrder, PublishValidationError
 )
+from ayon_core.hosts.maya.api.lib import is_visible
 
 
 class ValidateArnoldSceneSource(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """Validate Arnold Scene Source.
 
-    We require at least 1 root node/parent for the meshes. This is to ensure we
-    can duplicate the nodes and preserve the names.
+    Ensure no nodes are hidden.
+    """
 
-    If using proxies we need the nodes to share the same names and not be
+    order = ValidateContentsOrder
+    hosts = ["maya"]
+    families = ["ass", "assProxy"]
+    label = "Validate Arnold Scene Source"
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        # Validate against having nodes hidden, which will result in the
+        # extraction to ignore the node.
+        nodes = instance.data["members"] + instance.data.get("proxy", [])
+        nodes = [x for x in nodes if cmds.objectType(x, isAType='dagNode')]
+        hidden_nodes = [
+            x for x in nodes if not is_visible(x, intermediateObject=False)
+        ]
+        if hidden_nodes:
+            raise PublishValidationError(
+                "Found hidden nodes:\n\n{}\n\nPlease unhide for"
+                " publishing.".format("\n".join(hidden_nodes))
+            )
+
+
+class ValidateArnoldSceneSourceProxy(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Validate Arnold Scene Source Proxy.
+
+    When using proxies we need the nodes to share the same names and not be
     parent to the world. This ends up needing at least two groups with content
     nodes and proxy nodes in another.
     """
 
     order = ValidateContentsOrder
     hosts = ["maya"]
-    families = ["ass"]
-    label = "Validate Arnold Scene Source"
+    families = ["assProxy"]
+    label = "Validate Arnold Scene Source Proxy"
 
     def _get_nodes_by_name(self, nodes):
         ungrouped_nodes = []
         nodes_by_name = {}
         parents = []
-        same_named_nodes = {}
         for node in nodes:
             node_split = node.split("|")
             if len(node_split) == 2:
@@ -35,33 +61,16 @@ class ValidateArnoldSceneSource(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                 parents.append(parent)
 
             node_name = node.rsplit("|", 1)[-1].rsplit(":", 1)[-1]
-
-            # Check for same same nodes, which can happen in different
-            # hierarchies.
-            if node_name in nodes_by_name:
-                try:
-                    same_named_nodes[node_name].append(node)
-                except KeyError:
-                    same_named_nodes[node_name] = [
-                        nodes_by_name[node_name], node
-                    ]
-
             nodes_by_name[node_name] = node
 
-        if same_named_nodes:
-            message = "Found nodes with the same name:"
-            for name, nodes in same_named_nodes.items():
-                message += "\n\n\"{}\":\n{}".format(name, "\n".join(nodes))
-
-            raise PublishValidationError(message)
-
         return ungrouped_nodes, nodes_by_name, parents
 
     def process(self, instance):
+        # Validate against nodes directly parented to world.
         ungrouped_nodes = []
 
         nodes, content_nodes_by_name, content_parents = (
-            self._get_nodes_by_name(instance.data["contentMembers"])
+            self._get_nodes_by_name(instance.data["members"])
         )
         ungrouped_nodes.extend(nodes)
 
@@ -70,24 +79,21 @@ class ValidateArnoldSceneSource(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         )
         ungrouped_nodes.extend(nodes)
 
-        # Validate against nodes directly parented to world.
         if ungrouped_nodes:
             raise PublishValidationError(
                 "Found nodes parented to the world: {}\n"
                 "All nodes need to be grouped.".format(ungrouped_nodes)
             )
 
-        # Proxy validation.
-        if not instance.data.get("proxy", []):
-            return
-
         # Validate for content and proxy nodes amount being the same.
-        if len(instance.data["contentMembers"]) != len(instance.data["proxy"]):
+        if len(instance.data["members"]) != len(instance.data["proxy"]):
             raise PublishValidationError(
                 "Amount of content nodes ({}) and proxy nodes ({}) needs to "
-                "be the same.".format(
-                    len(instance.data["contentMembers"]),
-                    len(instance.data["proxy"])
+                "be the same.\nContent nodes: {}\nProxy nodes:{}".format(
+                    len(instance.data["members"]),
+                    len(instance.data["proxy"]),
+                    instance.data["members"],
+                    instance.data["proxy"]
                 )
             )
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_arnold_scene_source_cbid.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_arnold_scene_source_cbid.py
index a9d896952d..e5dbe178fc 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_arnold_scene_source_cbid.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_arnold_scene_source_cbid.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class ValidateArnoldSceneSourceCbid(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
 
     order = ValidateContentsOrder
     hosts = ["maya"]
-    families = ["ass"]
+    families = ["assProxy"]
     label = "Validate Arnold Scene Source CBID"
     actions = [RepairAction]
     optional = False
@@ -40,15 +40,11 @@ class ValidateArnoldSceneSourceCbid(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
 
     @classmethod
     def get_invalid_couples(cls, instance):
-        content_nodes_by_name = cls._get_nodes_by_name(
-            instance.data["contentMembers"]
-        )
-        proxy_nodes_by_name = cls._get_nodes_by_name(
-            instance.data.get("proxy", [])
-        )
+        nodes_by_name = cls._get_nodes_by_name(instance.data["members"])
+        proxy_nodes_by_name = cls._get_nodes_by_name(instance.data["proxy"])
 
         invalid_couples = []
-        for content_name, content_node in content_nodes_by_name.items():
+        for content_name, content_node in nodes_by_name.items():
             proxy_node = proxy_nodes_by_name.get(content_name, None)
 
             if not proxy_node:
@@ -70,7 +66,7 @@ class ValidateArnoldSceneSourceCbid(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
         if not self.is_active(instance.data):
             return
         # Proxy validation.
-        if not instance.data.get("proxy", []):
+        if not instance.data["proxy"]:
             return
 
         # Validate for proxy nodes sharing the same cbId as content nodes.
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py
index 78a247b3f2..7badfdc027 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     RepairAction,
     ValidateContentsOrder,
     PublishValidationError,
+    OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
 )
 from ayon_core.hosts.maya.api import lib
 from ayon_core.hosts.maya.api.lib_rendersettings import RenderSettings
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ def get_redshift_image_format_labels():
     return mel.eval("{0}={0}".format(var))
 
 
-class ValidateRenderSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateRenderSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+                             OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Validates the global render settings
 
     * File Name Prefix must start with: `<Scene>`
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ class ValidateRenderSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     * Frame Padding must be:
         * default: 4
 
-    * Animation must be toggle on, in Render Settings - Common tab:
+    * Animation must be toggled on, in Render Settings - Common tab:
         * vray: Animation on standard of specific
         * arnold: Frame / Animation ext: Any choice without "(Single Frame)"
         * redshift: Animation toggled on
@@ -67,10 +69,11 @@ class ValidateRenderSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """
 
     order = ValidateContentsOrder
-    label = "Render Settings"
+    label = "Validate Render Settings"
     hosts = ["maya"]
     families = ["renderlayer"]
     actions = [RepairAction]
+    optional = True
 
     ImagePrefixes = {
         'mentalray': 'defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix',
@@ -112,6 +115,8 @@ class ValidateRenderSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     DEFAULT_PREFIX = "<Scene>/<RenderLayer>/<RenderLayer>_<RenderPass>"
 
     def process(self, instance):
+        if not self.is_active(instance.data):
+            return
 
         invalid = self.get_invalid(instance)
         if invalid:
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/workfile_build/load_placeholder.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/workfile_build/load_placeholder.py
index 5e73933722..b07c7e9a70 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/workfile_build/load_placeholder.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/workfile_build/load_placeholder.py
@@ -1,87 +1,48 @@
-import json
-
 from maya import cmds
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline.workfile.workfile_template_builder import (
-    PlaceholderPlugin,
-    LoadPlaceholderItem,
     PlaceholderLoadMixin,
+    LoadPlaceholderItem
 )
 from ayon_core.hosts.maya.api.lib import (
-    read,
-    imprint,
-    get_reference_node
+    get_container_transforms,
+    get_node_parent,
+    get_node_index_under_parent
+)
+from ayon_core.hosts.maya.api.workfile_template_builder import (
+    MayaPlaceholderPlugin,
 )
-from ayon_core.hosts.maya.api.workfile_template_builder import PLACEHOLDER_SET
 
 
-class MayaPlaceholderLoadPlugin(PlaceholderPlugin, PlaceholderLoadMixin):
+class MayaPlaceholderLoadPlugin(MayaPlaceholderPlugin, PlaceholderLoadMixin):
     identifier = "maya.load"
     label = "Maya load"
 
-    def _collect_scene_placeholders(self):
-        # Cache placeholder data to shared data
-        placeholder_nodes = self.builder.get_shared_populate_data(
-            "placeholder_nodes"
-        )
-        if placeholder_nodes is None:
-            attributes = cmds.ls("*.plugin_identifier", long=True)
-            placeholder_nodes = {}
-            for attribute in attributes:
-                node_name = attribute.rpartition(".")[0]
-                placeholder_nodes[node_name] = (
-                    self._parse_placeholder_node_data(node_name)
-                )
-
-            self.builder.set_shared_populate_data(
-                "placeholder_nodes", placeholder_nodes
-            )
-        return placeholder_nodes
-
-    def _parse_placeholder_node_data(self, node_name):
-        placeholder_data = read(node_name)
-        parent_name = (
-            cmds.getAttr(node_name + ".parent", asString=True)
-            or node_name.rpartition("|")[0]
-            or ""
-        )
-        if parent_name:
-            siblings = cmds.listRelatives(parent_name, children=True)
-        else:
-            siblings = cmds.ls(assemblies=True)
-        node_shortname = node_name.rpartition("|")[2]
-        current_index = cmds.getAttr(node_name + ".index", asString=True)
-        if current_index < 0:
-            current_index = siblings.index(node_shortname)
-
-        placeholder_data.update({
-            "parent": parent_name,
-            "index": current_index
-        })
-        return placeholder_data
+    item_class = LoadPlaceholderItem
 
     def _create_placeholder_name(self, placeholder_data):
-        placeholder_name_parts = placeholder_data["builder_type"].split("_")
 
-        pos = 1
+        # Split builder type: context_assets, linked_assets, all_assets
+        prefix, suffix = placeholder_data["builder_type"].split("_", 1)
+        parts = [prefix]
+
+        # add family if any
         placeholder_product_type = placeholder_data.get("product_type")
         if placeholder_product_type is None:
             placeholder_product_type = placeholder_data.get("family")
 
         if placeholder_product_type:
-            placeholder_name_parts.insert(pos, placeholder_product_type)
-            pos += 1
+            parts.append(placeholder_product_type)
 
         # add loader arguments if any
         loader_args = placeholder_data["loader_args"]
         if loader_args:
-            loader_args = json.loads(loader_args.replace('\'', '\"'))
-            values = [v for v in loader_args.values()]
-            for value in values:
-                placeholder_name_parts.insert(pos, value)
-                pos += 1
+            loader_args = eval(loader_args)
+            for value in loader_args.values():
+                parts.append(str(value))
 
-        placeholder_name = "_".join(placeholder_name_parts)
+        parts.append(suffix)
+        placeholder_name = "_".join(parts)
 
         return placeholder_name.capitalize()
 
@@ -104,68 +65,6 @@ class MayaPlaceholderLoadPlugin(PlaceholderPlugin, PlaceholderLoadMixin):
             )
         return loaded_representation_ids
 
-    def create_placeholder(self, placeholder_data):
-        selection = cmds.ls(selection=True)
-        if len(selection) > 1:
-            raise ValueError("More then one item are selected")
-
-        parent = selection[0] if selection else None
-
-        placeholder_data["plugin_identifier"] = self.identifier
-
-        placeholder_name = self._create_placeholder_name(placeholder_data)
-
-        placeholder = cmds.spaceLocator(name=placeholder_name)[0]
-        if parent:
-            placeholder = cmds.parent(placeholder, selection[0])[0]
-
-        imprint(placeholder, placeholder_data)
-
-        # Add helper attributes to keep placeholder info
-        cmds.addAttr(
-            placeholder,
-            longName="parent",
-            hidden=True,
-            dataType="string"
-        )
-        cmds.addAttr(
-            placeholder,
-            longName="index",
-            hidden=True,
-            attributeType="short",
-            defaultValue=-1
-        )
-
-        cmds.setAttr(placeholder + ".parent", "", type="string")
-
-    def update_placeholder(self, placeholder_item, placeholder_data):
-        node_name = placeholder_item.scene_identifier
-        new_values = {}
-        for key, value in placeholder_data.items():
-            placeholder_value = placeholder_item.data.get(key)
-            if value != placeholder_value:
-                new_values[key] = value
-                placeholder_item.data[key] = value
-
-        for key in new_values.keys():
-            cmds.deleteAttr(node_name + "." + key)
-
-        imprint(node_name, new_values)
-
-    def collect_placeholders(self):
-        output = []
-        scene_placeholders = self._collect_scene_placeholders()
-        for node_name, placeholder_data in scene_placeholders.items():
-            if placeholder_data.get("plugin_identifier") != self.identifier:
-                continue
-
-            # TODO do data validations and maybe upgrades if they are invalid
-            output.append(
-                LoadPlaceholderItem(node_name, placeholder_data, self)
-            )
-
-        return output
-
     def populate_placeholder(self, placeholder):
         self.populate_load_placeholder(placeholder)
 
@@ -176,30 +75,6 @@ class MayaPlaceholderLoadPlugin(PlaceholderPlugin, PlaceholderLoadMixin):
     def get_placeholder_options(self, options=None):
         return self.get_load_plugin_options(options)
 
-    def post_placeholder_process(self, placeholder, failed):
-        """Cleanup placeholder after load of its corresponding representations.
-
-        Args:
-            placeholder (PlaceholderItem): Item which was just used to load
-                representation.
-            failed (bool): Loading of representation failed.
-        """
-        # Hide placeholder and add them to placeholder set
-        node = placeholder.scene_identifier
-
-        # If we just populate the placeholders from current scene, the
-        # placeholder set will not be created so account for that.
-        if not cmds.objExists(PLACEHOLDER_SET):
-            cmds.sets(name=PLACEHOLDER_SET, empty=True)
-
-        cmds.sets(node, addElement=PLACEHOLDER_SET)
-        cmds.hide(node)
-        cmds.setAttr(node + ".hiddenInOutliner", True)
-
-    def delete_placeholder(self, placeholder):
-        """Remove placeholder if building was successful"""
-        cmds.delete(placeholder.scene_identifier)
-
     def load_succeed(self, placeholder, container):
         self._parent_in_hierarchy(placeholder, container)
 
@@ -215,56 +90,43 @@ class MayaPlaceholderLoadPlugin(PlaceholderPlugin, PlaceholderLoadMixin):
         if not container:
             return
 
-        roots = cmds.sets(container, q=True) or []
-        ref_node = None
-        try:
-            ref_node = get_reference_node(roots)
-        except AssertionError as e:
-            self.log.info(e.args[0])
+        # TODO: This currently returns only a single root but a loaded scene
+        #   could technically load more than a single root
+        container_root = get_container_transforms(container, root=True)
 
-        nodes_to_parent = []
-        for root in roots:
-            if ref_node:
-                ref_root = cmds.referenceQuery(root, nodes=True)[0]
-                ref_root = (
-                    cmds.listRelatives(ref_root, parent=True, path=True) or
-                    [ref_root]
-                )
-                nodes_to_parent.extend(ref_root)
-                continue
-            if root.endswith("_RN"):
-                # Backwards compatibility for hardcoded reference names.
-                refRoot = cmds.referenceQuery(root, n=True)[0]
-                refRoot = cmds.listRelatives(refRoot, parent=True) or [refRoot]
-                nodes_to_parent.extend(refRoot)
-            elif root not in cmds.listSets(allSets=True):
-                nodes_to_parent.append(root)
+        # Bugfix: The get_container_transforms does not recognize the load
+        # reference group currently
+        # TODO: Remove this when it does
+        parent = get_node_parent(container_root)
+        if parent:
+            container_root = parent
+        roots = [container_root]
 
-            elif not cmds.sets(root, q=True):
-                return
+        # Add the loaded roots to the holding sets if they exist
+        holding_sets = cmds.listSets(object=placeholder.scene_identifier) or []
+        for holding_set in holding_sets:
+            cmds.sets(roots, forceElement=holding_set)
 
-        # Move loaded nodes to correct index in outliner hierarchy
+        # Parent the roots to the place of the placeholder locator and match
+        # its matrix
         placeholder_form = cmds.xform(
             placeholder.scene_identifier,
-            q=True,
+            query=True,
             matrix=True,
             worldSpace=True
         )
-        scene_parent = cmds.listRelatives(
-            placeholder.scene_identifier, parent=True, fullPath=True
-        )
-        for node in set(nodes_to_parent):
-            cmds.reorder(node, front=True)
-            cmds.reorder(node, relative=placeholder.data["index"])
-            cmds.xform(node, matrix=placeholder_form, ws=True)
-            if scene_parent:
-                cmds.parent(node, scene_parent)
-            else:
-                if cmds.listRelatives(node, parent=True):
-                    cmds.parent(node, world=True)
+        scene_parent = get_node_parent(placeholder.scene_identifier)
+        for node in set(roots):
+            cmds.xform(node, matrix=placeholder_form, worldSpace=True)
 
-        holding_sets = cmds.listSets(object=placeholder.scene_identifier)
-        if not holding_sets:
-            return
-        for holding_set in holding_sets:
-            cmds.sets(roots, forceElement=holding_set)
+            if scene_parent != get_node_parent(node):
+                if scene_parent:
+                    node = cmds.parent(node, scene_parent)[0]
+                else:
+                    node = cmds.parent(node, world=True)[0]
+
+            # Move loaded nodes in index order next to their placeholder node
+            cmds.reorder(node, back=True)
+            index = get_node_index_under_parent(placeholder.scene_identifier)
+            cmds.reorder(node, front=True)
+            cmds.reorder(node, relative=index + 1)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/__init__.py
index 5631e501d8..683d8dbe4a 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from .deadline_module import DeadlineModule
+from .version import __version__
 
 
 __all__ = (
     "DeadlineModule",
+    "__version__"
 )
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/abstract_submit_deadline.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/abstract_submit_deadline.py
index 2e0518ae20..00e51100bc 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/abstract_submit_deadline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/abstract_submit_deadline.py
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ def requests_post(*args, **kwargs):
     if 'verify' not in kwargs:
         kwargs['verify'] = False if os.getenv("OPENPYPE_DONT_VERIFY_SSL",
                                               True) else True  # noqa
+
+    auth = kwargs.get("auth")
+    if auth:
+        kwargs["auth"] = tuple(auth)  # explicit cast to tuple
     # add 10sec timeout before bailing out
     kwargs['timeout'] = 10
     return requests.post(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -70,6 +74,9 @@ def requests_get(*args, **kwargs):
     if 'verify' not in kwargs:
         kwargs['verify'] = False if os.getenv("OPENPYPE_DONT_VERIFY_SSL",
                                               True) else True  # noqa
+    auth = kwargs.get("auth")
+    if auth:
+        kwargs["auth"] = tuple(auth)
     # add 10sec timeout before bailing out
     kwargs['timeout'] = 10
     return requests.get(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -434,9 +441,7 @@ class AbstractSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
         """Plugin entry point."""
         self._instance = instance
         context = instance.context
-        self._deadline_url = context.data.get("defaultDeadline")
-        self._deadline_url = instance.data.get(
-            "deadlineUrl", self._deadline_url)
+        self._deadline_url = instance.data["deadline"]["url"]
 
         assert self._deadline_url, "Requires Deadline Webservice URL"
 
@@ -460,7 +465,8 @@ class AbstractSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
         self.plugin_info = self.get_plugin_info()
         self.aux_files = self.get_aux_files()
 
-        job_id = self.process_submission()
+        auth = instance.data["deadline"]["auth"]
+        job_id = self.process_submission(auth)
         self.log.info("Submitted job to Deadline: {}.".format(job_id))
 
         # TODO: Find a way that's more generic and not render type specific
@@ -473,10 +479,10 @@ class AbstractSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
                 job_info=render_job_info,
                 plugin_info=render_plugin_info
             )
-            render_job_id = self.submit(payload)
+            render_job_id = self.submit(payload, auth)
             self.log.info("Render job id: %s", render_job_id)
 
-    def process_submission(self):
+    def process_submission(self, auth=None):
         """Process data for submission.
 
         This takes Deadline JobInfo, PluginInfo, AuxFile, creates payload
@@ -487,7 +493,7 @@ class AbstractSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
 
         """
         payload = self.assemble_payload()
-        return self.submit(payload)
+        return self.submit(payload, auth)
 
     @abstractmethod
     def get_job_info(self):
@@ -577,7 +583,7 @@ class AbstractSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
             "AuxFiles": aux_files or self.aux_files
         }
 
-    def submit(self, payload):
+    def submit(self, payload, auth):
         """Submit payload to Deadline API end-point.
 
         This takes payload in the form of JSON file and POST it to
@@ -585,6 +591,7 @@ class AbstractSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
 
         Args:
             payload (dict): dict to become json in deadline submission.
+            auth (tuple): (username, password)
 
         Returns:
             str: resulting Deadline job id.
@@ -594,7 +601,8 @@ class AbstractSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
 
         """
         url = "{}/api/jobs".format(self._deadline_url)
-        response = requests_post(url, json=payload)
+        response = requests_post(url, json=payload,
+                                 auth=auth)
         if not response.ok:
             self.log.error("Submission failed!")
             self.log.error(response.status_code)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/deadline_module.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/deadline_module.py
index c0ba83477e..b1089bbfe2 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/deadline_module.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/deadline_module.py
@@ -19,23 +19,23 @@ class DeadlineModule(AYONAddon, IPluginPaths):
 
     def initialize(self, studio_settings):
         # This module is always enabled
-        deadline_urls = {}
+        deadline_servers_info = {}
         enabled = self.name in studio_settings
         if enabled:
             deadline_settings = studio_settings[self.name]
-            deadline_urls = {
-                url_item["name"]: url_item["value"]
+            deadline_servers_info = {
+                url_item["name"]: url_item
                 for url_item in deadline_settings["deadline_urls"]
             }
 
-        if enabled and not deadline_urls:
+        if enabled and not deadline_servers_info:
             enabled = False
             self.log.warning((
                 "Deadline Webservice URLs are not specified. Disabling addon."
             ))
 
         self.enabled = enabled
-        self.deadline_urls = deadline_urls
+        self.deadline_servers_info = deadline_servers_info
 
     def get_plugin_paths(self):
         """Deadline plugin paths."""
@@ -45,13 +45,15 @@ class DeadlineModule(AYONAddon, IPluginPaths):
         }
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_deadline_pools(webservice, log=None):
+    def get_deadline_pools(webservice, auth=None, log=None):
         """Get pools from Deadline.
         Args:
             webservice (str): Server url.
-            log (Logger)
+             auth (Optional[Tuple[str, str]]): Tuple containing username,
+                password
+            log (Optional[Logger]): Logger to log errors to, if provided.
         Returns:
-            list: Pools.
+            List[str]: Pools.
         Throws:
             RuntimeError: If deadline webservice is unreachable.
 
@@ -63,7 +65,10 @@ class DeadlineModule(AYONAddon, IPluginPaths):
 
         argument = "{}/api/pools?NamesOnly=true".format(webservice)
         try:
-            response = requests_get(argument)
+            kwargs = {}
+            if auth:
+                kwargs["auth"] = auth
+            response = requests_get(argument, **kwargs)
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as exc:
             msg = 'Cannot connect to DL web service {}'.format(webservice)
             log.error(msg)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_deadline_server_from_instance.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_deadline_server_from_instance.py
index ea4b7a213e..22022831a0 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_deadline_server_from_instance.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_deadline_server_from_instance.py
@@ -13,17 +13,45 @@ class CollectDeadlineServerFromInstance(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """Collect Deadline Webservice URL from instance."""
 
     # Run before collect_render.
-    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.005
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.225
     label = "Deadline Webservice from the Instance"
-    families = ["rendering", "renderlayer"]
-    hosts = ["maya"]
+    targets = ["local"]
+    families = ["render",
+                "rendering",
+                "render.farm",
+                "renderFarm",
+                "renderlayer",
+                "maxrender",
+                "usdrender",
+                "redshift_rop",
+                "arnold_rop",
+                "mantra_rop",
+                "karma_rop",
+                "vray_rop",
+                "publish.hou",
+                "image"]  # for Fusion
 
     def process(self, instance):
-        instance.data["deadlineUrl"] = self._collect_deadline_url(instance)
-        instance.data["deadlineUrl"] = \
-            instance.data["deadlineUrl"].strip().rstrip("/")
+        if not instance.data.get("farm"):
+            self.log.debug("Should not be processed on farm, skipping.")
+            return
+
+        if not instance.data.get("deadline"):
+            instance.data["deadline"] = {}
+
+        # todo: separate logic should be removed, all hosts should have same
+        host_name = instance.context.data["hostName"]
+        if host_name == "maya":
+            deadline_url = self._collect_deadline_url(instance)
+        else:
+            deadline_url = (instance.data.get("deadlineUrl") or  # backwards
+                            instance.data.get("deadline", {}).get("url"))
+        if deadline_url:
+            instance.data["deadline"]["url"] = deadline_url.strip().rstrip("/")
+        else:
+            instance.data["deadline"]["url"] = instance.context.data["deadline"]["defaultUrl"]  # noqa
         self.log.debug(
-            "Using {} for submission.".format(instance.data["deadlineUrl"]))
+            "Using {} for submission".format(instance.data["deadline"]["url"]))
 
     def _collect_deadline_url(self, render_instance):
         # type: (pyblish.api.Instance) -> str
@@ -49,13 +77,13 @@ class CollectDeadlineServerFromInstance(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             ["project_settings"]
             ["deadline"]
         )
-
-        default_server = render_instance.context.data["defaultDeadline"]
+        default_server_url = (render_instance.context.data["deadline"]
+                                                          ["defaultUrl"])
         # QUESTION How and where is this is set? Should be removed?
         instance_server = render_instance.data.get("deadlineServers")
         if not instance_server:
             self.log.debug("Using default server.")
-            return default_server
+            return default_server_url
 
         # Get instance server as sting.
         if isinstance(instance_server, int):
@@ -66,7 +94,7 @@ class CollectDeadlineServerFromInstance(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
         default_servers = {
             url_item["name"]: url_item["value"]
-            for url_item in deadline_settings["deadline_urls"]
+            for url_item in deadline_settings["deadline_servers_info"]
         }
         project_servers = (
             render_instance.context.data
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_default_deadline_server.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_default_deadline_server.py
index b7ca227b01..9238e0ed95 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_default_deadline_server.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_default_deadline_server.py
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ class CollectDefaultDeadlineServer(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
     """
 
     # Run before collect_deadline_server_instance.
-    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.0025
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.200
     label = "Default Deadline Webservice"
-
-    pass_mongo_url = False
+    targets = ["local"]
 
     def process(self, context):
         try:
@@ -33,15 +32,17 @@ class CollectDefaultDeadlineServer(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
         deadline_settings = context.data["project_settings"]["deadline"]
         deadline_server_name = deadline_settings["deadline_server"]
 
-        deadline_webservice = None
+        dl_server_info = None
         if deadline_server_name:
-            deadline_webservice = deadline_module.deadline_urls.get(
+            dl_server_info = deadline_module.deadline_servers_info.get(
                 deadline_server_name)
 
-        default_deadline_webservice = deadline_module.deadline_urls["default"]
-        deadline_webservice = (
-            deadline_webservice
-            or default_deadline_webservice
-        )
+        if dl_server_info:
+            deadline_url = dl_server_info["value"]
+        else:
+            default_dl_server_info = deadline_module.deadline_servers_info[0]
+            deadline_url = default_dl_server_info["value"]
 
-        context.data["defaultDeadline"] = deadline_webservice.strip().rstrip("/")  # noqa
+        context.data["deadline"] = {}
+        context.data["deadline"]["defaultUrl"] = (
+            deadline_url.strip().rstrip("/"))
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_user_credentials.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_user_credentials.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d03523c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_user_credentials.py
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Collect user credentials
+
+Requires:
+    context -> project_settings
+    instance.data["deadline"]["url"]
+
+Provides:
+    instance.data["deadline"] -> require_authentication (bool)
+    instance.data["deadline"] -> auth (tuple (str, str)) -
+        (username, password) or None
+"""
+import pyblish.api
+
+from ayon_api import get_server_api_connection
+from ayon_core.modules.deadline.deadline_module import DeadlineModule
+from ayon_core.modules.deadline import __version__
+
+
+class CollectDeadlineUserCredentials(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Collects user name and password for artist if DL requires authentication
+    """
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.250
+    label = "Collect Deadline User Credentials"
+
+    targets = ["local"]
+    hosts = ["aftereffects",
+             "blender",
+             "fusion",
+             "harmony",
+             "nuke",
+             "maya",
+             "max",
+             "houdini"]
+
+    families = ["render",
+                "rendering",
+                "render.farm",
+                "renderFarm",
+                "renderlayer",
+                "maxrender",
+                "usdrender",
+                "redshift_rop",
+                "arnold_rop",
+                "mantra_rop",
+                "karma_rop",
+                "vray_rop",
+                "publish.hou"]
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        if not instance.data.get("farm"):
+            self.log.debug("Should not be processed on farm, skipping.")
+            return
+
+        collected_deadline_url = instance.data["deadline"]["url"]
+        if not collected_deadline_url:
+            raise ValueError("Instance doesn't have '[deadline][url]'.")
+        context_data = instance.context.data
+        deadline_settings = context_data["project_settings"]["deadline"]
+
+        deadline_server_name = None
+        # deadline url might be set directly from instance, need to find
+        # metadata for it
+        for deadline_info in deadline_settings["deadline_urls"]:
+            dl_settings_url = deadline_info["value"].strip().rstrip("/")
+            if dl_settings_url == collected_deadline_url:
+                deadline_server_name = deadline_info["name"]
+                break
+
+        if not deadline_server_name:
+            raise ValueError(f"Collected {collected_deadline_url} doesn't " 
+                              "match any site configured in Studio Settings")
+
+        instance.data["deadline"]["require_authentication"] = (
+            deadline_info["require_authentication"]
+        )
+        instance.data["deadline"]["auth"] = None
+
+        if not deadline_info["require_authentication"]:
+            return
+        # TODO import 'get_addon_site_settings' when available 
+        #   in public 'ayon_api'
+        local_settings = get_server_api_connection().get_addon_site_settings(
+            DeadlineModule.name, __version__)
+        local_settings = local_settings["local_settings"]
+        for server_info in local_settings:
+            if deadline_server_name == server_info["server_name"]:
+                instance.data["deadline"]["auth"] = (server_info["username"],
+                                                     server_info["password"])
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/help/validate_deadline_connection.xml b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/help/validate_deadline_connection.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eec05df08a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/help/validate_deadline_connection.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<root>
+    <error id="main">
+        <title>Deadline Authentication</title>
+        <description>
+## Deadline authentication is required
+
+This project has set in Settings that Deadline requires authentication.
+
+### How to repair?
+
+Please go to Ayon Server > Site Settings and provide your Deadline username and password.
+In some cases the password may be empty if Deadline is configured to allow that. Ask your administrator.
+
+        </description>
+    </error>
+</root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_blender_deadline.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_blender_deadline.py
index ab342c1a9d..f5805beb5c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_blender_deadline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_blender_deadline.py
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ class BlenderSubmitDeadline(abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline,
         instance.data["toBeRenderedOn"] = "deadline"
 
         payload = self.assemble_payload()
-        return self.submit(payload)
+        return self.submit(payload,
+                           auth=instance.data["deadline"]["auth"])
 
     def from_published_scene(self):
         """
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_celaction_deadline.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_celaction_deadline.py
index 1fae23c9b2..2220442dac 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_celaction_deadline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_celaction_deadline.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import os
 import re
 import json
 import getpass
-import requests
 import pyblish.api
 
+from openpype_modules.deadline.abstract_submit_deadline import requests_post
+
 
 class CelactionSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """Submit CelAction2D scene to Deadline
@@ -30,11 +31,7 @@ class CelactionSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
         context = instance.context
 
-        # get default deadline webservice url from deadline module
-        deadline_url = instance.context.data["defaultDeadline"]
-        # if custom one is set in instance, use that
-        if instance.data.get("deadlineUrl"):
-            deadline_url = instance.data.get("deadlineUrl")
+        deadline_url = instance.data["deadline"]["url"]
         assert deadline_url, "Requires Deadline Webservice URL"
 
         self.deadline_url = "{}/api/jobs".format(deadline_url)
@@ -197,7 +194,8 @@ class CelactionSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         self.log.debug("__ expectedFiles: `{}`".format(
             instance.data["expectedFiles"]))
 
-        response = requests.post(self.deadline_url, json=payload)
+        response = requests_post(self.deadline_url, json=payload,
+                                 auth=instance.data["deadline"]["require_authentication"])
 
         if not response.ok:
             self.log.error(
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_fusion_deadline.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_fusion_deadline.py
index e3a4cd8030..e9b93a47cd 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_fusion_deadline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_fusion_deadline.py
@@ -2,17 +2,13 @@ import os
 import json
 import getpass
 
-import requests
-
 import pyblish.api
 
+from openpype_modules.deadline.abstract_submit_deadline import requests_post
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     AYONPyblishPluginMixin
 )
-from ayon_core.lib import (
-    BoolDef,
-    NumberDef,
-)
+from ayon_core.lib import NumberDef
 
 
 class FusionSubmitDeadline(
@@ -64,11 +60,6 @@ class FusionSubmitDeadline(
                 decimals=0,
                 minimum=1,
                 maximum=10
-            ),
-            BoolDef(
-                "suspend_publish",
-                default=False,
-                label="Suspend publish"
             )
         ]
 
@@ -80,10 +71,6 @@ class FusionSubmitDeadline(
         attribute_values = self.get_attr_values_from_data(
             instance.data)
 
-        # add suspend_publish attributeValue to instance data
-        instance.data["suspend_publish"] = attribute_values[
-            "suspend_publish"]
-
         context = instance.context
 
         key = "__hasRun{}".format(self.__class__.__name__)
@@ -94,11 +81,7 @@ class FusionSubmitDeadline(
 
         from ayon_core.hosts.fusion.api.lib import get_frame_path
 
-        # get default deadline webservice url from deadline module
-        deadline_url = instance.context.data["defaultDeadline"]
-        # if custom one is set in instance, use that
-        if instance.data.get("deadlineUrl"):
-            deadline_url = instance.data.get("deadlineUrl")
+        deadline_url = instance.data["deadline"]["url"]
         assert deadline_url, "Requires Deadline Webservice URL"
 
         # Collect all saver instances in context that are to be rendered
@@ -258,7 +241,8 @@ class FusionSubmitDeadline(
 
         # E.g. http://192.168.0.1:8082/api/jobs
         url = "{}/api/jobs".format(deadline_url)
-        response = requests.post(url, json=payload)
+        auth = instance.data["deadline"]["auth"]
+        response = requests_post(url, json=payload, auth=auth)
         if not response.ok:
             raise Exception(response.text)
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_render_deadline.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_render_deadline.py
index 6952604293..597a3cfc55 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_render_deadline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_render_deadline.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from openpype_modules.deadline import abstract_submit_deadline
 from openpype_modules.deadline.abstract_submit_deadline import DeadlineJobInfo
 from ayon_core.lib import (
     is_in_tests,
-    BoolDef,
     TextDef,
     NumberDef
 )
@@ -90,11 +89,6 @@ class HoudiniSubmitDeadline(
     @classmethod
     def get_attribute_defs(cls):
         return [
-            BoolDef(
-                "suspend_publish",
-                default=False,
-                label="Suspend publish"
-            ),
             NumberDef(
                 "priority",
                 label="Priority",
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_max_deadline.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_max_deadline.py
index cba05f6948..e9f6c382c5 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_max_deadline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_max_deadline.py
@@ -187,11 +187,13 @@ class MaxSubmitDeadline(abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline,
                 payload_data, project_settings)
             job_infos, plugin_infos = payload
             for job_info, plugin_info in zip(job_infos, plugin_infos):
-                self.submit(self.assemble_payload(job_info, plugin_info))
+                self.submit(self.assemble_payload(job_info, plugin_info),
+                            instance.data["deadline"]["auth"])
         else:
             payload = self._use_published_name(payload_data, project_settings)
             job_info, plugin_info = payload
-            self.submit(self.assemble_payload(job_info, plugin_info))
+            self.submit(self.assemble_payload(job_info, plugin_info),
+                        instance.data["deadline"]["auth"])
 
     def _use_published_name(self, data, project_settings):
         # Not all hosts can import these modules.
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
index 0300b12104..250dc8b7ea 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline,
 
         return plugin_payload
 
-    def process_submission(self):
+    def process_submission(self, auth=None):
         from maya import cmds
         instance = self._instance
 
@@ -332,7 +332,8 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline,
         if "vrayscene" in instance.data["families"]:
             self.log.debug("Submitting V-Ray scene render..")
             vray_export_payload = self._get_vray_export_payload(payload_data)
-            export_job = self.submit(vray_export_payload)
+            export_job = self.submit(vray_export_payload,
+                                     instance.data["deadline"]["auth"])
 
             payload = self._get_vray_render_payload(payload_data)
 
@@ -351,7 +352,8 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline,
         else:
             # Submit main render job
             job_info, plugin_info = payload
-            self.submit(self.assemble_payload(job_info, plugin_info))
+            self.submit(self.assemble_payload(job_info, plugin_info),
+                        instance.data["deadline"]["auth"])
 
     def _tile_render(self, payload):
         """Submit as tile render per frame with dependent assembly jobs."""
@@ -451,7 +453,8 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline,
         # Submit frame tile jobs
         frame_tile_job_id = {}
         for frame, tile_job_payload in frame_payloads.items():
-            job_id = self.submit(tile_job_payload)
+            job_id = self.submit(tile_job_payload,
+                                 instance.data["deadline"]["auth"])
             frame_tile_job_id[frame] = job_id
 
         # Define assembly payloads
@@ -559,7 +562,8 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline,
                 "submitting assembly job {} of {}".format(i + 1,
                                                           num_assemblies)
             )
-            assembly_job_id = self.submit(payload)
+            assembly_job_id = self.submit(payload,
+                instance.data["deadline"]["auth"])
             assembly_job_ids.append(assembly_job_id)
 
         instance.data["assemblySubmissionJobs"] = assembly_job_ids
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
index d70cb75bf3..ef744ae1e1 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import json
 import getpass
 from datetime import datetime
 
-import requests
 import pyblish.api
 
+from openpype_modules.deadline.abstract_submit_deadline import requests_post
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     AYONPyblishPluginMixin
 )
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
                 default=cls.use_gpu,
                 label="Use GPU"
             ),
-            BoolDef(
-                "suspend_publish",
-                default=False,
-                label="Suspend publish"
-            ),
             BoolDef(
                 "workfile_dependency",
                 default=cls.workfile_dependency,
@@ -100,20 +95,12 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
         instance.data["attributeValues"] = self.get_attr_values_from_data(
             instance.data)
 
-        # add suspend_publish attributeValue to instance data
-        instance.data["suspend_publish"] = instance.data["attributeValues"][
-            "suspend_publish"]
-
         families = instance.data["families"]
 
         node = instance.data["transientData"]["node"]
         context = instance.context
 
-        # get default deadline webservice url from deadline module
-        deadline_url = instance.context.data["defaultDeadline"]
-        # if custom one is set in instance, use that
-        if instance.data.get("deadlineUrl"):
-            deadline_url = instance.data.get("deadlineUrl")
+        deadline_url = instance.data["deadline"]["url"]
         assert deadline_url, "Requires Deadline Webservice URL"
 
         self.deadline_url = "{}/api/jobs".format(deadline_url)
@@ -436,7 +423,9 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
 
         self.log.debug("__ expectedFiles: `{}`".format(
             instance.data["expectedFiles"]))
-        response = requests.post(self.deadline_url, json=payload, timeout=10)
+        auth = instance.data["deadline"]["auth"]
+        response = requests_post(self.deadline_url, json=payload, timeout=10,
+                                 auth=auth)
 
         if not response.ok:
             raise Exception(response.text)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_cache_job.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_cache_job.py
index 4e4657d886..ce15eda9a0 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_cache_job.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_cache_job.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import json
 import re
 from copy import deepcopy
 
-import requests
 import ayon_api
 import pyblish.api
 
+from openpype_modules.deadline.abstract_submit_deadline import requests_post
 from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
 from ayon_core.lib import EnumDef, is_in_tests
 from ayon_core.pipeline.version_start import get_versioning_start
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ class ProcessSubmittedCacheJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
 
         instance_settings = self.get_attr_values_from_data(instance.data)
         initial_status = instance_settings.get("publishJobState", "Active")
-        # TODO: Remove this backwards compatibility of `suspend_publish`
-        if instance.data.get("suspend_publish"):
-            initial_status = "Suspended"
 
         args = [
             "--headless",
@@ -212,7 +209,9 @@ class ProcessSubmittedCacheJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
         self.log.debug("Submitting Deadline publish job ...")
 
         url = "{}/api/jobs".format(self.deadline_url)
-        response = requests.post(url, json=payload, timeout=10)
+        auth = instance.data["deadline"]["auth"]
+        response = requests_post(url, json=payload, timeout=10,
+                                 auth=auth)
         if not response.ok:
             raise Exception(response.text)
 
@@ -344,11 +343,7 @@ class ProcessSubmittedCacheJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
 
         deadline_publish_job_id = None
         if submission_type == "deadline":
-            # get default deadline webservice url from deadline module
-            self.deadline_url = instance.context.data["defaultDeadline"]
-            # if custom one is set in instance, use that
-            if instance.data.get("deadlineUrl"):
-                self.deadline_url = instance.data.get("deadlineUrl")
+            self.deadline_url = instance.data["deadline"]["url"]
             assert self.deadline_url, "Requires Deadline Webservice URL"
 
             deadline_publish_job_id = \
@@ -356,7 +351,9 @@ class ProcessSubmittedCacheJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
 
             # Inject deadline url to instances.
             for inst in instances:
-                inst["deadlineUrl"] = self.deadline_url
+                if "deadline" not in inst:
+                    inst["deadline"] = {}
+                inst["deadline"] = instance.data["deadline"]
 
         # publish job file
         publish_job = {
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
index 8def9cc63c..06dd62e18b 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import json
 import re
 from copy import deepcopy
 
-import requests
 import clique
 import ayon_api
 import pyblish.api
 
+from openpype_modules.deadline.abstract_submit_deadline import requests_post
 from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
 from ayon_core.lib import EnumDef, is_in_tests
 from ayon_core.pipeline.version_start import get_versioning_start
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
     hosts = ["fusion", "max", "maya", "nuke", "houdini",
              "celaction", "aftereffects", "harmony", "blender"]
 
-    families = ["render.farm", "render.frames_farm",
-                "prerender.farm", "prerender.frames_farm",
-                "renderlayer", "imagesequence",
+    families = ["render", "render.farm", "render.frames_farm",
+                "prerender", "prerender.farm", "prerender.frames_farm",
+                "renderlayer", "imagesequence", "image",
                 "vrayscene", "maxrender",
                 "arnold_rop", "mantra_rop",
                 "karma_rop", "vray_rop",
@@ -224,9 +224,6 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
 
         instance_settings = self.get_attr_values_from_data(instance.data)
         initial_status = instance_settings.get("publishJobState", "Active")
-        # TODO: Remove this backwards compatibility of `suspend_publish`
-        if instance.data.get("suspend_publish"):
-            initial_status = "Suspended"
 
         args = [
             "--headless",
@@ -306,7 +303,9 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
         self.log.debug("Submitting Deadline publish job ...")
 
         url = "{}/api/jobs".format(self.deadline_url)
-        response = requests.post(url, json=payload, timeout=10)
+        auth = instance.data["deadline"]["auth"]
+        response = requests_post(url, json=payload, timeout=10,
+                                 auth=auth)
         if not response.ok:
             raise Exception(response.text)
 
@@ -314,7 +313,6 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
 
         return deadline_publish_job_id
 
-
     def process(self, instance):
         # type: (pyblish.api.Instance) -> None
         """Process plugin.
@@ -461,18 +459,17 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
             }
 
         # get default deadline webservice url from deadline module
-        self.deadline_url = instance.context.data["defaultDeadline"]
-        # if custom one is set in instance, use that
-        if instance.data.get("deadlineUrl"):
-            self.deadline_url = instance.data.get("deadlineUrl")
+        self.deadline_url = instance.data["deadline"]["url"]
         assert self.deadline_url, "Requires Deadline Webservice URL"
 
         deadline_publish_job_id = \
             self._submit_deadline_post_job(instance, render_job, instances)
 
-        # Inject deadline url to instances.
+        # Inject deadline url to instances to query DL for job id for overrides
         for inst in instances:
-            inst["deadlineUrl"] = self.deadline_url
+            if not "deadline" in inst:
+                inst["deadline"] = {}
+            inst["deadline"] = instance.data["deadline"]
 
         # publish job file
         publish_job = {
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_connection.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_connection.py
index a7b300beff..8fffd47786 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_connection.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_connection.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import pyblish.api
 
+from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishXmlValidationError
+
 from openpype_modules.deadline.abstract_submit_deadline import requests_get
 
 
@@ -8,27 +10,42 @@ class ValidateDeadlineConnection(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     label = "Validate Deadline Web Service"
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
-    hosts = ["maya", "nuke"]
-    families = ["renderlayer", "render"]
+    hosts = ["maya", "nuke", "aftereffects", "harmony", "fusion"]
+    families = ["renderlayer", "render", "render.farm"]
 
     # cache
     responses = {}
 
     def process(self, instance):
-        # get default deadline webservice url from deadline module
-        deadline_url = instance.context.data["defaultDeadline"]
-        # if custom one is set in instance, use that
-        if instance.data.get("deadlineUrl"):
-            deadline_url = instance.data.get("deadlineUrl")
-            self.log.debug(
-                "We have deadline URL on instance {}".format(deadline_url)
-            )
+        if not instance.data.get("farm"):
+            self.log.debug("Should not be processed on farm, skipping.")
+            return
+
+        deadline_url = instance.data["deadline"]["url"]
         assert deadline_url, "Requires Deadline Webservice URL"
 
+        kwargs = {}
+        if instance.data["deadline"]["require_authentication"]:
+            auth = instance.data["deadline"]["auth"]
+            kwargs["auth"] = auth
+
+            if not auth[0]:
+                raise PublishXmlValidationError(
+                    self,
+                    "Deadline requires authentication. "
+                    "At least username is required to be set in "
+                    "Site Settings.")
+
         if deadline_url not in self.responses:
-            self.responses[deadline_url] = requests_get(deadline_url)
+            self.responses[deadline_url] = requests_get(deadline_url, **kwargs)
 
         response = self.responses[deadline_url]
+        if response.status_code == 401:
+            raise PublishXmlValidationError(
+                self,
+                "Deadline requires authentication. "
+                "Provided credentials are not working. "
+                "Please change them in Site Settings")
         assert response.ok, "Response must be ok"
         assert response.text.startswith("Deadline Web Service "), (
             "Web service did not respond with 'Deadline Web Service'"
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_pools.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_pools.py
index 2feb044cf1..5094b3deaf 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_pools.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_pools.py
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ class ValidateDeadlinePools(OptionalPyblishPluginMixin,
             self.log.debug("Skipping local instance.")
             return
 
-        deadline_url = self.get_deadline_url(instance)
-        pools = self.get_pools(deadline_url)
+        deadline_url = instance.data["deadline"]["url"]
+        pools = self.get_pools(deadline_url,
+                               instance.data["deadline"].get("auth"))
 
         invalid_pools = {}
         primary_pool = instance.data.get("primaryPool")
@@ -61,22 +62,18 @@ class ValidateDeadlinePools(OptionalPyblishPluginMixin,
                 formatting_data={"pools_str": ", ".join(pools)}
             )
 
-    def get_deadline_url(self, instance):
-        # get default deadline webservice url from deadline module
-        deadline_url = instance.context.data["defaultDeadline"]
-        if instance.data.get("deadlineUrl"):
-            # if custom one is set in instance, use that
-            deadline_url = instance.data.get("deadlineUrl")
-        return deadline_url
-
-    def get_pools(self, deadline_url):
+    def get_pools(self, deadline_url, auth):
         if deadline_url not in self.pools_per_url:
             self.log.debug(
                 "Querying available pools for Deadline url: {}".format(
                     deadline_url)
             )
             pools = DeadlineModule.get_deadline_pools(deadline_url,
+                                                      auth=auth,
                                                       log=self.log)
+            # some DL return "none" as a pool name
+            if not "none" in pools:
+                pools.append("none")
             self.log.info("Available pools: {}".format(pools))
             self.pools_per_url[deadline_url] = pools
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_expected_and_rendered_files.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_expected_and_rendered_files.py
index 6263526d5c..83e867408c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_expected_and_rendered_files.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_expected_and_rendered_files.py
@@ -199,16 +199,16 @@ class ValidateExpectedFiles(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             (dict): Job info from Deadline
 
         """
-        # get default deadline webservice url from deadline module
-        deadline_url = instance.context.data["defaultDeadline"]
-        # if custom one is set in instance, use that
-        if instance.data.get("deadlineUrl"):
-            deadline_url = instance.data.get("deadlineUrl")
+        deadline_url = instance.data["deadline"]["url"]
         assert deadline_url, "Requires Deadline Webservice URL"
 
         url = "{}/api/jobs?JobID={}".format(deadline_url, job_id)
         try:
-            response = requests_get(url)
+            kwargs = {}
+            auth = instance.data["deadline"]["auth"]
+            if auth:
+                kwargs["auth"] = auth
+            response = requests_get(url, **kwargs)
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
             self.log.error("Deadline is not accessible at "
                            "{}".format(deadline_url))
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/version.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..569b1212f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__version__ = "0.1.10"
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/context.py b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/context.py
index b8618738fb..dd005d250c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/context.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/context.py
@@ -1987,12 +1987,12 @@ class CreateContext:
                     "Folder '{}' was not found".format(folder_path)
                 )
 
-        task_name = None
         if task_entity is None:
-            task_name = self.get_current_task_name()
-            task_entity = ayon_api.get_task_by_name(
-                project_name, folder_entity["id"], task_name
-            )
+            current_task_name = self.get_current_task_name()
+            if current_task_name:
+                task_entity = ayon_api.get_task_by_name(
+                    project_name, folder_entity["id"], current_task_name
+                )
 
         if pre_create_data is None:
             pre_create_data = {}
@@ -2018,7 +2018,7 @@ class CreateContext:
 
         instance_data = {
             "folderPath": folder_entity["path"],
-            "task": task_name,
+            "task": task_entity["name"] if task_entity else None,
             "productType": creator.product_type,
             "variant": variant
         }
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/abstract_collect_render.py b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/abstract_collect_render.py
index c50dc16380..17cab876b6 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/abstract_collect_render.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/abstract_collect_render.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class RenderInstance(object):
     anatomyData = attr.ib(default=None)
     outputDir = attr.ib(default=None)
     context = attr.ib(default=None)
+    deadline = attr.ib(default=None)
 
     # The source instance the data of this render instance should merge into
     source_instance = attr.ib(default=None, type=pyblish.api.Instance)
@@ -215,13 +216,12 @@ class AbstractCollectRender(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
 
             # add additional data
             data = self.add_additional_data(data)
-            render_instance_dict = attr.asdict(render_instance)
 
-            # Merge into source instance if provided, otherwise create instance
-            instance = render_instance_dict.pop("source_instance", None)
+            instance = render_instance.source_instance
             if instance is None:
                 instance = context.create_instance(render_instance.name)
 
+            render_instance_dict = attr.asdict(render_instance)
             instance.data.update(render_instance_dict)
             instance.data.update(data)
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/thumbnails.py b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/thumbnails.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbb38615d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/thumbnails.py
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+import os
+import time
+import collections
+
+import ayon_api
+
+from ayon_core.lib.local_settings import get_ayon_appdirs
+
+
+FileInfo = collections.namedtuple(
+    "FileInfo",
+    ("path", "size", "modification_time")
+)
+
+
+class ThumbnailsCache:
+    """Cache of thumbnails on local storage.
+
+    Thumbnails are cached to appdirs to predefined directory. Each project has
+    own subfolder with thumbnails -> that's because each project has own
+    thumbnail id validation and file names are thumbnail ids with matching
+    extension. Extensions are predefined (.png and .jpeg).
+
+    Cache has cleanup mechanism which is triggered on initialized by default.
+
+    The cleanup has 2 levels:
+    1. soft cleanup which remove all files that are older then 'days_alive'
+    2. max size cleanup which remove all files until the thumbnails folder
+        contains less then 'max_filesize'
+        - this is time consuming so it's not triggered automatically
+
+    Args:
+        cleanup (bool): Trigger soft cleanup (Cleanup expired thumbnails).
+    """
+
+    # Lifetime of thumbnails (in seconds)
+    # - default 3 days
+    days_alive = 3
+    # Max size of thumbnail directory (in bytes)
+    # - default 2 Gb
+    max_filesize = 2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024
+
+    def __init__(self, cleanup=True):
+        self._thumbnails_dir = None
+        self._days_alive_secs = self.days_alive * 24 * 60 * 60
+        if cleanup:
+            self.cleanup()
+
+    def get_thumbnails_dir(self):
+        """Root directory where thumbnails are stored.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: Path to thumbnails root.
+        """
+
+        if self._thumbnails_dir is None:
+            self._thumbnails_dir = get_ayon_appdirs("thumbnails")
+        return self._thumbnails_dir
+
+    thumbnails_dir = property(get_thumbnails_dir)
+
+    def get_thumbnails_dir_file_info(self):
+        """Get information about all files in thumbnails directory.
+
+        Returns:
+            List[FileInfo]: List of file information about all files.
+        """
+
+        thumbnails_dir = self.thumbnails_dir
+        files_info = []
+        if not os.path.exists(thumbnails_dir):
+            return files_info
+
+        for root, _, filenames in os.walk(thumbnails_dir):
+            for filename in filenames:
+                path = os.path.join(root, filename)
+                files_info.append(FileInfo(
+                    path, os.path.getsize(path), os.path.getmtime(path)
+                ))
+        return files_info
+
+    def get_thumbnails_dir_size(self, files_info=None):
+        """Got full size of thumbnail directory.
+
+        Args:
+            files_info (List[FileInfo]): Prepared file information about
+                files in thumbnail directory.
+
+        Returns:
+            int: File size of all files in thumbnail directory.
+        """
+
+        if files_info is None:
+            files_info = self.get_thumbnails_dir_file_info()
+
+        if not files_info:
+            return 0
+
+        return sum(
+            file_info.size
+            for file_info in files_info
+        )
+
+    def cleanup(self, check_max_size=False):
+        """Cleanup thumbnails directory.
+
+        Args:
+            check_max_size (bool): Also cleanup files to match max size of
+                thumbnails directory.
+        """
+
+        thumbnails_dir = self.get_thumbnails_dir()
+        # Skip if thumbnails dir does not exist yet
+        if not os.path.exists(thumbnails_dir):
+            return
+
+        self._soft_cleanup(thumbnails_dir)
+        if check_max_size:
+            self._max_size_cleanup(thumbnails_dir)
+
+    def _soft_cleanup(self, thumbnails_dir):
+        current_time = time.time()
+        for root, _, filenames in os.walk(thumbnails_dir):
+            for filename in filenames:
+                path = os.path.join(root, filename)
+                modification_time = os.path.getmtime(path)
+                if current_time - modification_time > self._days_alive_secs:
+                    os.remove(path)
+
+    def _max_size_cleanup(self, thumbnails_dir):
+        files_info = self.get_thumbnails_dir_file_info()
+        size = self.get_thumbnails_dir_size(files_info)
+        if size < self.max_filesize:
+            return
+
+        sorted_file_info = collections.deque(
+            sorted(files_info, key=lambda item: item.modification_time)
+        )
+        diff = size - self.max_filesize
+        while diff > 0:
+            if not sorted_file_info:
+                break
+
+            file_info = sorted_file_info.popleft()
+            diff -= file_info.size
+            os.remove(file_info.path)
+
+    def get_thumbnail_filepath(self, project_name, thumbnail_id):
+        """Get thumbnail by thumbnail id.
+
+        Args:
+            project_name (str): Name of project.
+            thumbnail_id (str): Thumbnail id.
+
+        Returns:
+            Union[str, None]: Path to thumbnail image or None if thumbnail
+                is not cached yet.
+        """
+
+        if not thumbnail_id:
+            return None
+
+        for ext in (
+            ".png",
+            ".jpeg",
+        ):
+            filepath = os.path.join(
+                self.thumbnails_dir, project_name, thumbnail_id + ext
+            )
+            if os.path.exists(filepath):
+                return filepath
+        return None
+
+    def get_project_dir(self, project_name):
+        """Path to root directory for specific project.
+
+        Args:
+            project_name (str): Name of project for which root directory path
+                should be returned.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: Path to root of project's thumbnails.
+        """
+
+        return os.path.join(self.thumbnails_dir, project_name)
+
+    def make_sure_project_dir_exists(self, project_name):
+        project_dir = self.get_project_dir(project_name)
+        if not os.path.exists(project_dir):
+            os.makedirs(project_dir)
+        return project_dir
+
+    def store_thumbnail(self, project_name, thumbnail_id, content, mime_type):
+        """Store thumbnail to cache folder.
+
+        Args:
+            project_name (str): Project where the thumbnail belong to.
+            thumbnail_id (str): Thumbnail id.
+            content (bytes): Byte content of thumbnail file.
+            mime_type (str): Type of content.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: Path to cached thumbnail image file.
+        """
+
+        if mime_type == "image/png":
+            ext = ".png"
+        elif mime_type == "image/jpeg":
+            ext = ".jpeg"
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Unknown mime type for thumbnail \"{}\"".format(mime_type))
+
+        project_dir = self.make_sure_project_dir_exists(project_name)
+        thumbnail_path = os.path.join(project_dir, thumbnail_id + ext)
+        with open(thumbnail_path, "wb") as stream:
+            stream.write(content)
+
+        current_time = time.time()
+        os.utime(thumbnail_path, (current_time, current_time))
+
+        return thumbnail_path
+
+
+class _CacheItems:
+    thumbnails_cache = ThumbnailsCache()
+
+
+def get_thumbnail_path(project_name, thumbnail_id):
+    """Get path to thumbnail image.
+
+    Args:
+        project_name (str): Project where thumbnail belongs to.
+        thumbnail_id (Union[str, None]): Thumbnail id.
+
+    Returns:
+        Union[str, None]: Path to thumbnail image or None if thumbnail
+            id is not valid or thumbnail was not possible to receive.
+
+    """
+    if not thumbnail_id:
+        return None
+
+    filepath = _CacheItems.thumbnails_cache.get_thumbnail_filepath(
+        project_name, thumbnail_id
+    )
+    if filepath is not None:
+        return filepath
+
+    # 'ayon_api' had a bug, public function
+    #   'get_thumbnail_by_id' did not return output of
+    #   'ServerAPI' method.
+    con = ayon_api.get_server_api_connection()
+    result = con.get_thumbnail_by_id(project_name, thumbnail_id)
+
+    if result is not None and result.is_valid:
+        return _CacheItems.thumbnails_cache.store_thumbnail(
+            project_name,
+            thumbnail_id,
+            result.content,
+            result.content_type
+        )
+    return None
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/integrate.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/integrate.py
index 5a9d8eae2b..cbf819c5d4 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/integrate.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/integrate.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def prepare_changes(old_entity, new_entity):
 
     Returns:
         dict[str, Any]: Changes that have new entity.
-        
+
     """
     changes = {}
     for key in set(new_entity.keys()):
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class IntegrateAsset(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                 "setdress",
                 "layout",
                 "ass",
+                "assProxy",
                 "vdbcache",
                 "scene",
                 "vrayproxy",
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/resources/app_icons/3de4.png b/client/ayon_core/resources/app_icons/3de4.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd0fe40d37
Binary files /dev/null and b/client/ayon_core/resources/app_icons/3de4.png differ
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/common_models/thumbnails.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/common_models/thumbnails.py
index 6d14783b9a..2fa1e36e5c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/common_models/thumbnails.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/common_models/thumbnails.py
@@ -1,234 +1,15 @@
-import os
-import time
 import collections
 
 import ayon_api
-import appdirs
 
 from ayon_core.lib import NestedCacheItem
-
-FileInfo = collections.namedtuple(
-    "FileInfo",
-    ("path", "size", "modification_time")
-)
-
-
-class ThumbnailsCache:
-    """Cache of thumbnails on local storage.
-
-    Thumbnails are cached to appdirs to predefined directory. Each project has
-    own subfolder with thumbnails -> that's because each project has own
-    thumbnail id validation and file names are thumbnail ids with matching
-    extension. Extensions are predefined (.png and .jpeg).
-
-    Cache has cleanup mechanism which is triggered on initialized by default.
-
-    The cleanup has 2 levels:
-    1. soft cleanup which remove all files that are older then 'days_alive'
-    2. max size cleanup which remove all files until the thumbnails folder
-        contains less then 'max_filesize'
-        - this is time consuming so it's not triggered automatically
-
-    Args:
-        cleanup (bool): Trigger soft cleanup (Cleanup expired thumbnails).
-    """
-
-    # Lifetime of thumbnails (in seconds)
-    # - default 3 days
-    days_alive = 3
-    # Max size of thumbnail directory (in bytes)
-    # - default 2 Gb
-    max_filesize = 2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024
-
-    def __init__(self, cleanup=True):
-        self._thumbnails_dir = None
-        self._days_alive_secs = self.days_alive * 24 * 60 * 60
-        if cleanup:
-            self.cleanup()
-
-    def get_thumbnails_dir(self):
-        """Root directory where thumbnails are stored.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: Path to thumbnails root.
-        """
-
-        if self._thumbnails_dir is None:
-            # TODO use generic function
-            directory = appdirs.user_data_dir("AYON", "Ynput")
-            self._thumbnails_dir = os.path.join(directory, "thumbnails")
-        return self._thumbnails_dir
-
-    thumbnails_dir = property(get_thumbnails_dir)
-
-    def get_thumbnails_dir_file_info(self):
-        """Get information about all files in thumbnails directory.
-
-        Returns:
-            List[FileInfo]: List of file information about all files.
-        """
-
-        thumbnails_dir = self.thumbnails_dir
-        files_info = []
-        if not os.path.exists(thumbnails_dir):
-            return files_info
-
-        for root, _, filenames in os.walk(thumbnails_dir):
-            for filename in filenames:
-                path = os.path.join(root, filename)
-                files_info.append(FileInfo(
-                    path, os.path.getsize(path), os.path.getmtime(path)
-                ))
-        return files_info
-
-    def get_thumbnails_dir_size(self, files_info=None):
-        """Got full size of thumbnail directory.
-
-        Args:
-            files_info (List[FileInfo]): Prepared file information about
-                files in thumbnail directory.
-
-        Returns:
-            int: File size of all files in thumbnail directory.
-        """
-
-        if files_info is None:
-            files_info = self.get_thumbnails_dir_file_info()
-
-        if not files_info:
-            return 0
-
-        return sum(
-            file_info.size
-            for file_info in files_info
-        )
-
-    def cleanup(self, check_max_size=False):
-        """Cleanup thumbnails directory.
-
-        Args:
-            check_max_size (bool): Also cleanup files to match max size of
-                thumbnails directory.
-        """
-
-        thumbnails_dir = self.get_thumbnails_dir()
-        # Skip if thumbnails dir does not exist yet
-        if not os.path.exists(thumbnails_dir):
-            return
-
-        self._soft_cleanup(thumbnails_dir)
-        if check_max_size:
-            self._max_size_cleanup(thumbnails_dir)
-
-    def _soft_cleanup(self, thumbnails_dir):
-        current_time = time.time()
-        for root, _, filenames in os.walk(thumbnails_dir):
-            for filename in filenames:
-                path = os.path.join(root, filename)
-                modification_time = os.path.getmtime(path)
-                if current_time - modification_time > self._days_alive_secs:
-                    os.remove(path)
-
-    def _max_size_cleanup(self, thumbnails_dir):
-        files_info = self.get_thumbnails_dir_file_info()
-        size = self.get_thumbnails_dir_size(files_info)
-        if size < self.max_filesize:
-            return
-
-        sorted_file_info = collections.deque(
-            sorted(files_info, key=lambda item: item.modification_time)
-        )
-        diff = size - self.max_filesize
-        while diff > 0:
-            if not sorted_file_info:
-                break
-
-            file_info = sorted_file_info.popleft()
-            diff -= file_info.size
-            os.remove(file_info.path)
-
-    def get_thumbnail_filepath(self, project_name, thumbnail_id):
-        """Get thumbnail by thumbnail id.
-
-        Args:
-            project_name (str): Name of project.
-            thumbnail_id (str): Thumbnail id.
-
-        Returns:
-            Union[str, None]: Path to thumbnail image or None if thumbnail
-                is not cached yet.
-        """
-
-        if not thumbnail_id:
-            return None
-
-        for ext in (
-            ".png",
-            ".jpeg",
-        ):
-            filepath = os.path.join(
-                self.thumbnails_dir, project_name, thumbnail_id + ext
-            )
-            if os.path.exists(filepath):
-                return filepath
-        return None
-
-    def get_project_dir(self, project_name):
-        """Path to root directory for specific project.
-
-        Args:
-            project_name (str): Name of project for which root directory path
-                should be returned.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: Path to root of project's thumbnails.
-        """
-
-        return os.path.join(self.thumbnails_dir, project_name)
-
-    def make_sure_project_dir_exists(self, project_name):
-        project_dir = self.get_project_dir(project_name)
-        if not os.path.exists(project_dir):
-            os.makedirs(project_dir)
-        return project_dir
-
-    def store_thumbnail(self, project_name, thumbnail_id, content, mime_type):
-        """Store thumbnail to cache folder.
-
-        Args:
-            project_name (str): Project where the thumbnail belong to.
-            thumbnail_id (str): Id of thumbnail.
-            content (bytes): Byte content of thumbnail file.
-            mime_data (str): Type of content.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: Path to cached thumbnail image file.
-        """
-
-        if mime_type == "image/png":
-            ext = ".png"
-        elif mime_type == "image/jpeg":
-            ext = ".jpeg"
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Unknown mime type for thumbnail \"{}\"".format(mime_type))
-
-        project_dir = self.make_sure_project_dir_exists(project_name)
-        thumbnail_path = os.path.join(project_dir, thumbnail_id + ext)
-        with open(thumbnail_path, "wb") as stream:
-            stream.write(content)
-
-        current_time = time.time()
-        os.utime(thumbnail_path, (current_time, current_time))
-
-        return thumbnail_path
+from ayon_core.pipeline.thumbnails import get_thumbnail_path
 
 
 class ThumbnailsModel:
     entity_cache_lifetime = 240  # In seconds
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self._thumbnail_cache = ThumbnailsCache()
         self._paths_cache = collections.defaultdict(dict)
         self._folders_cache = NestedCacheItem(
             levels=2, lifetime=self.entity_cache_lifetime)
@@ -283,28 +64,7 @@ class ThumbnailsModel:
         if thumbnail_id in project_cache:
             return project_cache[thumbnail_id]
 
-        filepath = self._thumbnail_cache.get_thumbnail_filepath(
-            project_name, thumbnail_id
-        )
-        if filepath is not None:
-            project_cache[thumbnail_id] = filepath
-            return filepath
-
-        # 'ayon_api' had a bug, public function
-        #   'get_thumbnail_by_id' did not return output of
-        #   'ServerAPI' method.
-        con = ayon_api.get_server_api_connection()
-        result = con.get_thumbnail_by_id(project_name, thumbnail_id)
-        if result is None:
-            pass
-
-        elif result.is_valid:
-            filepath = self._thumbnail_cache.store_thumbnail(
-                project_name,
-                thumbnail_id,
-                result.content,
-                result.content_type
-            )
+        filepath = get_thumbnail_path(project_name, thumbnail_id)
         project_cache[thumbnail_id] = filepath
         return filepath
 
diff --git a/server_addon/applications/client/ayon_applications/utils.py b/server_addon/applications/client/ayon_applications/utils.py
index 234fa6c683..185779a949 100644
--- a/server_addon/applications/client/ayon_applications/utils.py
+++ b/server_addon/applications/client/ayon_applications/utils.py
@@ -281,13 +281,20 @@ def prepare_app_environments(
         app.environment
     ]
 
+    task_entity = data.get("task_entity")
     folder_entity = data.get("folder_entity")
     # Add tools environments
     groups_by_name = {}
     tool_by_group_name = collections.defaultdict(dict)
-    if folder_entity:
-        # Make sure each tool group can be added only once
-        for key in folder_entity["attrib"].get("tools") or []:
+    tools = None
+    if task_entity:
+        tools = task_entity["attrib"].get("tools")
+
+    if tools is None and folder_entity:
+        tools = folder_entity["attrib"].get("tools")
+
+    if tools:
+        for key in tools:
             tool = app.manager.tools.get(key)
             if not tool or not tool.is_valid_for_app(app):
                 continue
diff --git a/server_addon/applications/package.py b/server_addon/applications/package.py
index 500f609fc6..983749355e 100644
--- a/server_addon/applications/package.py
+++ b/server_addon/applications/package.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name = "applications"
 title = "Applications"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 
 ayon_server_version = ">=1.0.7"
 ayon_launcher_version = ">=1.0.2"
diff --git a/server_addon/applications/server/applications.json b/server_addon/applications/server/applications.json
index e4b72fdff9..84b7fa33cf 100644
--- a/server_addon/applications/server/applications.json
+++ b/server_addon/applications/server/applications.json
@@ -1271,6 +1271,28 @@
                 }
             ]
         },
+        "equalizer": {
+            "enabled": true,
+            "label": "3DEqualizer",
+            "icon": "{}/app_icons/3de4.png",
+            "host_name": "equalizer",
+            "environment": "{}",
+            "variants": [
+                {
+                    "name": "7-1v2",
+                    "label": "7.1v2",
+                    "use_python_2": false,
+                    "executables": {
+                        "windows": [
+                            "C:\\Program Files\\3DE4_win64_r7.1v2\\bin\\3DE4.exe"
+                        ],
+                        "darwin": [],
+                        "linux": []
+                    },
+                    "environment": "{}"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
         "additional_apps": []
     }
 }
diff --git a/server_addon/applications/server/settings.py b/server_addon/applications/server/settings.py
index 5743e9f471..b77686cee0 100644
--- a/server_addon/applications/server/settings.py
+++ b/server_addon/applications/server/settings.py
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ class ApplicationsSettings(BaseSettingsModel):
         default_factory=AppGroupWithPython, title="OpenRV")
     zbrush: AppGroup = SettingsField(
         default_factory=AppGroupWithPython, title="Zbrush")
+    equalizer: AppGroup = SettingsField(
+        default_factory=AppGroupWithPython, title="3DEqualizer")
     additional_apps: list[AdditionalAppGroup] = SettingsField(
         default_factory=list, title="Additional Applications")
 
diff --git a/server_addon/deadline/package.py b/server_addon/deadline/package.py
index 944797fea6..25ba1c1166 100644
--- a/server_addon/deadline/package.py
+++ b/server_addon/deadline/package.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 name = "deadline"
 title = "Deadline"
-version = "0.1.10"
+version = "0.1.11"
diff --git a/server_addon/deadline/server/__init__.py b/server_addon/deadline/server/__init__.py
index e7dcb7d347..8d2dc152cd 100644
--- a/server_addon/deadline/server/__init__.py
+++ b/server_addon/deadline/server/__init__.py
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ from typing import Type
 
 from ayon_server.addons import BaseServerAddon
 
-from .settings import DeadlineSettings, DEFAULT_VALUES
+from .settings import DeadlineSettings, DEFAULT_VALUES, DeadlineSiteSettings
 
 
 class Deadline(BaseServerAddon):
     settings_model: Type[DeadlineSettings] = DeadlineSettings
+    site_settings_model: Type[DeadlineSiteSettings] = DeadlineSiteSettings
+
 
     async def get_default_settings(self):
         settings_model_cls = self.get_settings_model()
diff --git a/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/__init__.py b/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/__init__.py
index 0307862afa..d25c0fb330 100644
--- a/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/__init__.py
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ from .main import (
     DeadlineSettings,
     DEFAULT_VALUES,
 )
+from .site_settings import DeadlineSiteSettings
 
 
 __all__ = (
     "DeadlineSettings",
+    "DeadlineSiteSettings",
     "DEFAULT_VALUES",
 )
diff --git a/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/main.py b/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/main.py
index 21a314cd2f..5d42b9b1ef 100644
--- a/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/main.py
+++ b/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/main.py
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ from .publish_plugins import (
 )
 
 
-class ServerListSubmodel(BaseSettingsModel):
-    _layout = "compact"
-    name: str = SettingsField(title="Name")
-    value: str = SettingsField(title="Value")
-
-
 async def defined_deadline_ws_name_enum_resolver(
     addon: "BaseServerAddon",
     settings_variant: str = "production",
@@ -32,25 +26,40 @@ async def defined_deadline_ws_name_enum_resolver(
 
     settings = await addon.get_studio_settings(variant=settings_variant)
 
-    ws_urls = []
+    ws_server_name = []
     for deadline_url_item in settings.deadline_urls:
-        ws_urls.append(deadline_url_item.name)
+        ws_server_name.append(deadline_url_item.name)
 
-    return ws_urls
+    return ws_server_name
+
+class ServerItemSubmodel(BaseSettingsModel):
+    """Connection info about configured DL servers."""
+    _layout = "compact"
+    name: str = SettingsField(title="Name")
+    value: str = SettingsField(title="Url")
+    require_authentication: bool = SettingsField(
+        False,
+        title="Require authentication")
+    ssl: bool = SettingsField(False,
+                              title="SSL")
 
 
 class DeadlineSettings(BaseSettingsModel):
-    deadline_urls: list[ServerListSubmodel] = SettingsField(
+    # configured DL servers
+    deadline_urls: list[ServerItemSubmodel] = SettingsField(
         default_factory=list,
-        title="System Deadline Webservice URLs",
+        title="System Deadline Webservice Info",
         scope=["studio"],
     )
+
+    # name(key) of selected server for project
     deadline_server: str = SettingsField(
-        title="Project deadline server",
+        title="Project Deadline server name",
         section="---",
         scope=["project"],
         enum_resolver=defined_deadline_ws_name_enum_resolver
     )
+
     publish: PublishPluginsModel = SettingsField(
         default_factory=PublishPluginsModel,
         title="Publish Plugins",
@@ -62,11 +71,14 @@ class DeadlineSettings(BaseSettingsModel):
         return value
 
 
+
 DEFAULT_VALUES = {
     "deadline_urls": [
         {
             "name": "default",
-            "value": "http://127.0.0.1:8082"
+            "value": "http://127.0.0.1:8082",
+            "require_authentication": False,
+            "ssl": False
         }
     ],
     "deadline_server": "default",
diff --git a/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/publish_plugins.py b/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
index 9f69143e37..784ad2560b 100644
--- a/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
+++ b/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadlineModel(BaseSettingsModel):
 
     @validator(
         "limit_groups",
-        "env_allowed_keys",
         "env_search_replace_values")
     def validate_unique_names(cls, value):
         ensure_unique_names(value)
diff --git a/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/site_settings.py b/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/site_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a77a6edc7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/site_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from ayon_server.settings import (
+    BaseSettingsModel,
+    SettingsField,
+)
+from .main import defined_deadline_ws_name_enum_resolver
+
+
+class CredentialPerServerModel(BaseSettingsModel):
+    """Provide credentials for configured DL servers"""
+    _layout = "expanded"
+    server_name: str = SettingsField("",
+        title="DL server name",
+        enum_resolver=defined_deadline_ws_name_enum_resolver)
+    username: str = SettingsField("",
+                                  title="Username")
+    password: str = SettingsField("",
+                                  title="Password")
+
+
+class DeadlineSiteSettings(BaseSettingsModel):
+    local_settings: list[CredentialPerServerModel] = SettingsField(
+        default_factory=list,
+        title="Local setting",
+        description="Please provide credentials for configured Deadline servers",
+    )
+
diff --git a/server_addon/maya/server/settings/publishers.py b/server_addon/maya/server/settings/publishers.py
index 8dcffbb59a..bc38d5f746 100644
--- a/server_addon/maya/server/settings/publishers.py
+++ b/server_addon/maya/server/settings/publishers.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class ValidateAttributesModel(BaseSettingsModel):
 
         if not success:
             raise BadRequestException(
-                "The attibutes can't be parsed as json object"
+                "The attributes can't be parsed as json object"
             )
         return value
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class ValidateUnrealStaticMeshNameModel(BaseSettingsModel):
     enabled: bool = SettingsField(title="ValidateUnrealStaticMeshName")
     optional: bool = SettingsField(title="Optional")
     validate_mesh: bool = SettingsField(title="Validate mesh names")
-    validate_collision: bool = SettingsField(title="Validate collison names")
+    validate_collision: bool = SettingsField(title="Validate collision names")
 
 
 class ValidateCycleErrorModel(BaseSettingsModel):
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class ValidatePluginPathAttributesModel(BaseSettingsModel):
     and the node attribute is <b>abc_file</b>
     """
 
-    enabled: bool = True
+    enabled: bool = SettingsField(title="Enabled")
     optional: bool = SettingsField(title="Optional")
     active: bool = SettingsField(title="Active")
     attribute: list[ValidatePluginPathAttributesAttrModel] = SettingsField(
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ class RendererAttributesModel(BaseSettingsModel):
 
 
 class ValidateRenderSettingsModel(BaseSettingsModel):
+    enabled: bool = SettingsField(title="Enabled")
+    optional: bool = SettingsField(title="Optional")
+    active: bool = SettingsField(title="Active")
     arnold_render_attributes: list[RendererAttributesModel] = SettingsField(
         default_factory=list, title="Arnold Render Attributes")
     vray_render_attributes: list[RendererAttributesModel] = SettingsField(
@@ -613,7 +616,7 @@ class ExtractGPUCacheModel(BaseSettingsModel):
         title="Optimize Animations For Motion Blur"
     )
     writeMaterials: bool = SettingsField(title="Write Materials")
-    useBaseTessellation: bool = SettingsField(title="User Base Tesselation")
+    useBaseTessellation: bool = SettingsField(title="User Based Tessellation")
 
 
 class PublishersModel(BaseSettingsModel):
@@ -1171,6 +1174,9 @@ DEFAULT_PUBLISH_SETTINGS = {
         ]
     },
     "ValidateRenderSettings": {
+        "enabled": True,
+        "active": True,
+        "optional": False,
         "arnold_render_attributes": [],
         "vray_render_attributes": [],
         "redshift_render_attributes": [],