Merge branch 'DEVELOP_FE' of ssh://git.eclipse.org:29418/elogbook/elogbookFE into DEVELOP_FE
diff --git a/src/app/common-components/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.ts b/src/app/common-components/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.ts
index 65de251..66312ea 100644
--- a/src/app/common-components/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/common-components/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.ts
@@ -25,17 +25,20 @@
   }
 
   searchChanged(newValue) {
-    this.responsibilityForwarding = newValue;
+    if (newValue == '') {
+      newValue = null;
+    }
+    this.responsibilityForwarding = newValue;    
     this.responsibilityForwardingChange.emit(newValue);
   }
 
   setAssignedUserSuggestions() {
-     this.notificationService.getAssignedUserSuggestions().subscribe(res => {
+    this.notificationService.getAssignedUserSuggestions().subscribe(res => {
       this.inputElementList = res;
       this.createItemList();
     },
       error => { console.log(error); }
-    ); 
+    );
   }
 
   filterQuery() {
@@ -97,10 +100,13 @@
 
   }
 
-  select(item: any) {
-    this.responsibilityForwarding = item.name;
+  select(item: any) {    
     this.filteredList = [];
-    this.position = -1;
+    this.position = -1;  
+    if (item.name == '') {
+      item.name = null;
+    }
+    this.responsibilityForwarding = item.name;
     this.responsibilityForwardingChange.emit(item.name);
   }
 
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@
 
   handleFocus() {
     if (!this.alreadyFocused) {
-      this.setAssignedUserSuggestions(); 
+      this.setAssignedUserSuggestions();
       this.alreadyFocused = true;
     }
   }