diff --git a/frontend/src/component/common/index.js b/frontend/src/component/common/index.js
index a495e04f0d..0e6e4ad458 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/common/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/component/common/index.js
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ export const HeaderTitle = ({ title, actions, subtitle }) => (
                 {subtitle && <small>{subtitle}</small>}
             </div>
 
-            <div style={{ flex: '1', textAlign: 'right' }}>
-                {actions}
-            </div>
+            {actions && <div style={{ flex: '1', textAlign: 'right' }}>{actions}</div>}
     </div>
 );
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-add.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-add.jsx
index 0b2dc3c8c1..1f46b5d8fa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-add.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-add.jsx
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ class AddStrategy extends React.Component {
     addStrategy = (strategyName) => {
         const selectedStrategy = this.props.strategies.find(s => s.name === strategyName);
         const parameters = {};
-        const keys = Object.keys(selectedStrategy.parametersTemplate || {});
-        keys.forEach(prop => { parameters[prop] = ''; });
 
+        selectedStrategy.parameters.forEach(({ name }) => { parameters[name] = ''; });
 
         this.props.addStrategy({
             name: selectedStrategy.name,
@@ -40,7 +39,9 @@ class AddStrategy extends React.Component {
                 <IconButton name="add" id="strategies-add" raised accent title="Add Strategy" onClick={this.stopPropagation}/>
                 <Menu target="strategies-add" valign="bottom" align="right" ripple style={menuStyle}>
                     <MenuItem disabled>Add Strategy:</MenuItem>
-                    {this.props.strategies.map((s) => <MenuItem key={s.name} onClick={() => this.addStrategy(s.name)}>{s.name}</MenuItem>)}
+                    {this.props.strategies.map((s) =>
+                        <MenuItem key={s.name} title={s.description} onClick={() => this.addStrategy(s.name)}>{s.name}</MenuItem>)
+                    }
                 </Menu>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-list.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-list.jsx
index d62e049dab..1c4b04a576 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-list.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-list.jsx
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ class StrategiesList extends React.Component {
             return <i style={{ color: 'red' }}>No strategies added</i>;
         }
 
-        const blocks = configuredStrategies.map((strat, i) => (
+        const blocks = configuredStrategies.map((strategy, i) => (
             <ConfigureStrategy
-                key={`${strat.name}-${i}`}
-                strategy={strat}
+                key={`${strategy.name}-${i}`}
+                strategy={strategy}
                 removeStrategy={this.props.removeStrategy.bind(null, i)}
                 updateStrategy={this.props.updateStrategy.bind(null, i)}
-                strategyDefinition={strategies.find(s => s.name === strat.name)} />
+                strategyDefinition={strategies.find(s => s.name === strategy.name)} />
         ));
         return (
             <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategy-configure.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategy-configure.jsx
index 3e37c0e60d..5d2aabb283 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategy-configure.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategy-configure.jsx
@@ -47,24 +47,23 @@ class StrategyConfigure extends React.Component {
         this.props.removeStrategy();
     }
 
-    renderInputFields (strategyDefinition) {
-        if (strategyDefinition.parametersTemplate) {
-            const keys = Object.keys(strategyDefinition.parametersTemplate);
-            if (keys.length === 0) {
-                return null;
-            }
-            return keys.map(field => {
-                const type = strategyDefinition.parametersTemplate[field];
-                let value = this.props.strategy.parameters[field];
+    renderInputFields ({ parameters }) {
+        if (parameters && parameters.length > 0) {
+            return parameters.map(({ name, type, description, required }) => {
+                let value = this.props.strategy.parameters[name];
                 if (type === 'percentage') {
                     if (value == null || (typeof value === 'string' && value === '')) {
                         value = 50; // default value
                     }
-                    return (<StrategyInputPersentage
-                        key={field}
-                        field={field}
-                        onChange={this.handleConfigChange.bind(this, field)}
-                        value={1 * value} />);
+                    return (
+                        <div key={name}>
+                            <StrategyInputPersentage
+                                name={name}
+                                onChange={this.handleConfigChange.bind(this, name)}
+                                value={1 * value} />
+                            {description && <p>{description}</p>}
+                        </div>
+                    );
                 } else if (type === 'list') {
                     let list = [];
                     if (typeof value === 'string') {
@@ -73,33 +72,44 @@ class StrategyConfigure extends React.Component {
                             .split(',')
                             .filter(Boolean);
                     }
-                    return (<StrategyInputList key={field} field={field} list={list} setConfig={this.setConfig} />);
+                    return (
+                        <div key={name}>
+                            <StrategyInputList name={name} list={list} setConfig={this.setConfig} />
+                            {description && <p>{description}</p>}
+                        </div>
+                    );
                 } else if (type === 'number') {
                     return (
-                        <Textfield
-                            pattern="-?[0-9]*(\.[0-9]+)?"
-                            error={`${field} is not a number!`}
-                            floatingLabel
-                            style={{ width: '100%' }}
-                            key={field}
-                            name={field}
-                            label={field}
-                            onChange={this.handleConfigChange.bind(this, field)}
-                            value={value}
-                        />
+                        <div key={name}>
+                            <Textfield
+                                pattern="-?[0-9]*(\.[0-9]+)?"
+                                error={`${name} is not a number!`}
+                                floatingLabel
+                                required={required}
+                                style={{ width: '100%' }}
+                                name={name}
+                                label={name}
+                                onChange={this.handleConfigChange.bind(this, name)}
+                                value={value}
+                            />
+                            {description && <p>{description}</p>}
+                        </div>
                     );
                 } else {
                     return (
-                        <Textfield
-                            floatingLabel
-                            rows={2}
-                            style={{ width: '100%' }}
-                            key={field}
-                            name={field}
-                            label={field}
-                            onChange={this.handleConfigChange.bind(this, field)}
-                            value={value}
-                        />
+                        <div key={name}>
+                            <Textfield
+                                floatingLabel
+                                rows={2}
+                                style={{ width: '100%' }}
+                                required={required}
+                                name={name}
+                                label={name}
+                                onChange={this.handleConfigChange.bind(this, name)}
+                                value={value}
+                            />
+                            {description && <p>{description}</p>}
+                        </div>
                     );
                 }
             });
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategy-input-list.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategy-input-list.jsx
index 1a93ce5200..aa63e09361 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategy-input-list.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategy-input-list.jsx
@@ -1,36 +1,80 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
 import {
     Textfield,
     IconButton,
     Chip,
 }  from 'react-mdl';
 
-export default ({ field, list, setConfig }) => (
-    <div style={{ margin: '16px 20px' }}>
-        <h6>{field}</h6>
-        {list.map((entryValue, index) => (
-            <Chip style={{ marginRight: '3px' }} onClose={() => {
-                list[index] = null;
-                setConfig(field, list.filter(Boolean).join(','));
-            }}>{entryValue}</Chip>
-        ))}
+export default class InputList extends Component {
 
-        <form style={{ display: 'block', padding: 0, margin: 0 }} onSubmit={(e) => {
+    static propTypes = {
+        field: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+        list: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
+        setConfig: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    }
+
+    onBlur = (e) => {
+        this.setValue(e);
+        window.removeEventListener('keydown', this.onKeyHandler, false);
+    }
+
+    onFocus  = (e) => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        window.addEventListener('keydown', this.onKeyHandler, false);
+    }
+
+    onKeyHandler = (e) => {
+        if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+            this.setValue();
             e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
+        }
+    }
+
+    setValue = (e) => {
+        if (e) {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            e.stopPropagation();
+        }
+
+        const { field, list, setConfig } = this.props;
+        const inputValue = document.querySelector(`[name="${field}_input"]`);
+        if (inputValue && inputValue.value) {
+            list.push(inputValue.value);
+            inputValue.value = '';
+            setConfig(field, list.join(','));
+        }
+    }
+
+    onClose (index) {
+        const { field, list, setConfig } = this.props;
+        list[index] = null;
+        setConfig(field, list.length === 1 ? '' : list.filter(Boolean).join(','));
+    }
+
+    render () {
+        const { name, list } = this.props;
+        return (<div>
+            <p>{name}</p>
+            {list.map((entryValue, index) => (
+                <Chip
+                    key={index + entryValue}
+                    style={{ marginRight: '3px' }}
+                    onClose={() => this.onClose(index)}>{entryValue}</Chip>
+            ))}
 
-            const inputValue = document.querySelector(`[name="${field}_input"]`);
-            if (inputValue && inputValue.value) {
-                list.push(inputValue.value);
-                inputValue.value = '';
-                setConfig(field, list.join(','));
-            }
-        }}>
             <div style={{ display: 'flex' }}>
-                <Textfield name={`${field}_input`} style={{ width: '100%', flex: 1 }} floatingLabel label="Add list entry" />
-                <IconButton name="add" raised style={{ flex: 1, flexGrow: 0, margin: '20px 0 0 10px' }}/>
+                <Textfield
+                    name={`${name}_input`}
+                    style={{ width: '100%', flex: 1 }}
+                    floatingLabel
+                    label="Add list entry"
+                    onFocus={this.onFocus}
+                    onBlur={this.onBlur} />
+                <IconButton name="add" raised style={{ flex: 1, flexGrow: 0, margin: '20px 0 0 10px' }} onClick={this.setValue} />
             </div>
-        </form>
 
-    </div>
-);
+        </div>);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategy-input-persentage.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategy-input-persentage.jsx
index 7c718a9db8..563d949de1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategy-input-persentage.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategy-input-persentage.jsx
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ const labelStyle = {
     fontSize: '12px',
 };
 
-export default ({ field, value, onChange }) => (
+export default ({ name, value, onChange }) => (
     <div>
-        <div style={labelStyle}>{field}: {value}%</div>
-        <Slider min={0} max={100} defaultValue={value} value={value} onChange={onChange} label={field} />
+        <div style={labelStyle}>{name}: {value}%</div>
+        <Slider min={0} max={100} defaultValue={value} value={value} onChange={onChange} label={name} />
     </div>
 );
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/input-helpers.js b/frontend/src/component/input-helpers.js
index 8afefcec4e..c0b24790bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/input-helpers.js
+++ b/frontend/src/component/input-helpers.js
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ export function createActions ({ id, prepare = (v) => v }) {
             dispatch(createPop({ id: getId(id, ownProps), key, index }));
         },
 
-        updateInList (key, index, newValue) {
-            dispatch(createUp({ id: getId(id, ownProps), key, index, newValue }));
+        updateInList (key, index, newValue, merge = false) {
+            dispatch(createUp({ id: getId(id, ownProps), key, index, newValue, merge }));
         },
 
         incValue (key) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/strategies/add-container.js b/frontend/src/component/strategies/add-container.js
index aba64bbba8..b7e865413b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/strategies/add-container.js
+++ b/frontend/src/component/strategies/add-container.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { createMapper, createActions } from '../input-helpers';
 import { createStrategy } from '../../store/strategy/actions';
 
-import AddStrategy, { PARAM_PREFIX, TYPE_PREFIX } from './add-strategy';
+import AddStrategy from './add-strategy';
 
 const ID = 'add-strategy';
 
@@ -12,15 +12,28 @@ const prepare = (methods, dispatch) => {
         (e) => {
             e.preventDefault();
 
-            const parametersTemplate = {};
-            Object.keys(input).forEach(key => {
-                if (key.startsWith(PARAM_PREFIX)) {
-                    parametersTemplate[input[key]] = input[key.replace(PARAM_PREFIX, TYPE_PREFIX)] || 'string';
-                }
-            });
-            input.parametersTemplate = parametersTemplate;
 
-            createStrategy(input)(dispatch)
+
+            // clean
+            const parameters = input.parameters
+                .filter((name) => !!name)
+                .map(({
+                    name,
+                    type = 'string',
+                    description = '',
+                    required = false,
+                }) => ({
+                    name,
+                    type,
+                    description,
+                    required,
+                }));
+
+            createStrategy({
+                name: input.name,
+                description: input.description,
+                parameters,
+            })(dispatch)
                 .then(() => methods.clear())
                 // somewhat quickfix / hacky to go back..
                 .then(() => window.history.back());
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/strategies/add-strategy.jsx b/frontend/src/component/strategies/add-strategy.jsx
index d9ef8047f1..3bf98184ba 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/strategies/add-strategy.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/strategies/add-strategy.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
 
-import { Textfield, IconButton, Menu, MenuItem } from 'react-mdl';
+import { Textfield, IconButton, Menu, MenuItem, Checkbox } from 'react-mdl';
 import { HeaderTitle, FormButtons } from '../common';
 
 
@@ -15,40 +15,60 @@ const trim = (value) => {
 function gerArrayWithEntries (num) {
     return Array.from(Array(num));
 }
-export const PARAM_PREFIX = 'param_';
-export const TYPE_PREFIX = 'type_';
 
-const genParams = (input, num = 0, setValue) => (<div>{gerArrayWithEntries(num).map((v, i) => {
-    const key = `${PARAM_PREFIX}${i + 1}`;
-    const typeKey = `${TYPE_PREFIX}${i + 1}`;
-    return (
-        <div key={key}>
-            <Textfield
-                style={{ width: '50%' }}
-                floatingLabel
-                label={`Parameter name ${i + 1}`}
-                name={key}
-                onChange={({ target }) => setValue(key, target.value)}
-                value={input[key]} />
-                <div style={{ position: 'relative', display: 'inline-block' }}>
-                    <span id={`${key}-type-menu`}>
-                        {input[typeKey] || 'string'}
-                        <IconButton name="arrow_drop_down" onClick={(evt) => evt.preventDefault()} />
-                    </span>
-                    <Menu target={`${key}-type-menu`} align="right">
-                        <MenuItem onClick={() => setValue(typeKey, 'string')}>String</MenuItem>
-                        <MenuItem onClick={() => setValue(typeKey, 'percentage')}>Percentage</MenuItem>
-                        <MenuItem onClick={() => setValue(typeKey, 'list')}>List of values</MenuItem>
-                        <MenuItem onClick={() => setValue(typeKey, 'number')}>Number</MenuItem>
-                    </Menu>
-                </div>
+const Parameter = ({ set, input = {}, index }) => (
+    <div  style={{ background: '#f1f1f1', margin: '20px 0', padding: '10px' }}>
+        <Textfield
+            style={{ width: '50%' }}
+            floatingLabel
+            label={`Parameter name ${index + 1}`}
+            onChange={({ target }) => set({ name: target.value }, true)}
+            value={input.name} />
+        <div style={{ position: 'relative', display: 'inline-block' }}>
+            <span id={`${index}-type-menu`}>
+                {input.type || 'string'}
+                <IconButton name="arrow_drop_down" onClick={(evt) => evt.preventDefault()} />
+            </span>
+            <Menu target={`${index}-type-menu`} align="right">
+                <MenuItem onClick={() => set({ type: 'string' })}>String</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem onClick={() => set({ type: 'percentage' })}>Percentage</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem onClick={() => set({ type: 'list' })}>List of values</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem onClick={() => set({ type: 'number' })}>Number</MenuItem>
+            </Menu>
         </div>
-    );
-})}</div>);
+        <Textfield
+            floatingLabel
+            style={{ width: '100%' }}
+            rows={2}
+            label={`Parameter name ${index + 1} description`}
+            onChange={({ target }) => set({ description: target.value })}
+            value={input.description}
+        />
+        <Checkbox
+            label="Required"
+            checked={!!input.required}
+            onChange={() => set({ required: !input.required })}
+            ripple
+            defaultChecked
+        />
+    </div>
+);
+
+const Parameters = ({ input = [], count = 0, updateInList }) => (
+<div>{
+    gerArrayWithEntries(count)
+    .map((v, i) => <Parameter
+        key={i}
+        set={(v) => updateInList('parameters', i, v, true)}
+        index={i}
+        input={input[i]}
+    />)
+}</div>);
 
 const AddStrategy = ({
     input,
     setValue,
+    updateInList,
     incValue,
     // clear,
     onCancel,
@@ -78,7 +98,7 @@ const AddStrategy = ({
         </section>
 
         <section style={{ margin: '0 20px' }}>
-            {genParams(input, input._params, setValue)}
+            <Parameters input={input.parameters} count={input._params} updateInList={updateInList} />
             <IconButton raised name="add" title="Add parameter" onClick={(e) => {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 incValue('_params');
@@ -97,6 +117,7 @@ const AddStrategy = ({
 AddStrategy.propTypes = {
     input: PropTypes.object,
     setValue: PropTypes.func,
+    updateInList: PropTypes.func,
     incValue: PropTypes.func,
     clear: PropTypes.func,
     onCancel: PropTypes.func,
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/strategies/list-component.jsx b/frontend/src/component/strategies/list-component.jsx
index 94befbb283..41aa438caf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/strategies/list-component.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/strategies/list-component.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router';
 
-import { List, ListItem, ListItemContent, Chip, Icon, IconButton } from 'react-mdl';
+import { List, ListItem, ListItemContent, IconButton } from 'react-mdl';
 import { HeaderTitle } from '../common';
 
 class StrategiesListComponent extends Component {
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ class StrategiesListComponent extends Component {
         this.props.fetchStrategies();
     }
 
-    getParameterMap ({ parametersTemplate }) {
-        return Object.keys(parametersTemplate || {}).map(k => (
-            <Chip key={k}><small>{k}</small></Chip>
-        ));
-    }
-
     render () {
         const { strategies, removeStrategy } = this.props;
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/strategies/show-strategy-component.js b/frontend/src/component/strategies/show-strategy-component.js
index b2fbe45388..24fc36c56a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/strategies/show-strategy-component.js
+++ b/frontend/src/component/strategies/show-strategy-component.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
-import { Grid, Cell } from 'react-mdl';
-
+import { Grid, Cell, List, ListItem, ListItemContent } from 'react-mdl';
 import { AppsLinkList, TogglesLinkList, HeaderTitle } from '../common';
 
 class ShowStrategyComponent extends Component {
@@ -16,13 +15,17 @@ class ShowStrategyComponent extends Component {
         }
     }
 
-    renderParameters (parametersTemplate) {
-        if (parametersTemplate) {
-            return Object.keys(parametersTemplate).map((name, i) => (
-                <li key={`${name}-${i}`}><strong>{name}</strong> ({parametersTemplate[name]})</li>
+    renderParameters (params) {
+        if (params) {
+            return params.map(({ name, type, description, required }, i) => (
+                <ListItem twoLine key={`${name}-${i}`} title={required ? 'Required' : ''}>
+                    <ListItemContent avatar={required ? 'add' : ' '} subtitle={description}>
+                        {name} <small>({type})</small>
+                    </ListItemContent>
+                </ListItem>
             ));
         } else {
-            return <li>(no params)</li>;
+            return <ListItem>(no params)</ListItem>;
         }
     }
 
@@ -41,28 +44,28 @@ class ShowStrategyComponent extends Component {
         const {
             name,
             description,
-            parametersTemplate = {},
+            parameters = [],
         } = strategy;
 
         return (
             <div>
                 <HeaderTitle title={name} subtitle={description} />
                 <Grid>
-                    <Cell col={4}>
+                    <Cell col={12}>
                         <h6>Parameters</h6>
                         <hr />
-                        <ol className="demo-list-item mdl-list">
-                            {this.renderParameters(parametersTemplate)}
-                        </ol>
+                        <List>
+                            {this.renderParameters(parameters)}
+                        </List>
                     </Cell>
 
-                    <Cell col={4}>
+                    <Cell col={6}>
                         <h6>Applications using this strategy</h6>
                         <hr />
                         <AppsLinkList apps={applications} />
                     </Cell>
 
-                    <Cell col={4}>
+                    <Cell col={6}>
                         <h6>Toggles using this strategy</h6>
                         <hr />
                         <TogglesLinkList toggles={toggles} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/input-actions.js b/frontend/src/store/input-actions.js
index b664bb1b98..5b6f5bead6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/input-actions.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/input-actions.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const createInc = ({ id, key }) => ({ type: actions.INCREMENT_VALUE, id,
 export const createSet = ({ id, key, value }) => ({ type: actions.SET_VALUE, id, key, value });
 export const createPush = ({ id, key, value }) => ({ type: actions.LIST_PUSH, id, key, value });
 export const createPop = ({ id, key, index }) => ({ type: actions.LIST_POP, id, key, index });
-export const createUp = ({ id, key, index, newValue }) => ({ type: actions.LIST_UP, id, key, index, newValue });
+export const createUp = ({ id, key, index, newValue, merge }) => ({ type: actions.LIST_UP, id, key, index, newValue, merge });
 export const createClear = ({ id }) => ({ type: actions.CLEAR, id });
 
 export default actions;
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/input-store.js b/frontend/src/store/input-store.js
index 70de30ccf4..743c7c570f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/input-store.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/input-store.js
@@ -48,11 +48,18 @@ function addToList (state, { id, key, value }) {
     return state.updateIn(id.concat([key]), (list) => list.push(value));
 }
 
-function updateInList (state, { id, key, index, newValue }) {
+function updateInList (state, { id, key, index, newValue, merge }) {
     state = assertId(state, id);
     state = assertList(state, id, key);
 
-    return state.updateIn(id.concat([key]), (list) => list.set(index, newValue));
+    return state.updateIn(id.concat([key]), (list) => {
+        if (merge && list.has(index)) {
+            newValue = list.get(index).merge(new $Map(newValue));
+        } else if (typeof newValue !== 'string' ) {
+            newValue = fromJS(newValue);
+        }
+        return list.set(index, newValue);
+    });
 }
 
 function removeFromList (state, { id, key, index }) {