diff --git a/translator/hot/tosca/tosca_block_storage_attachment.py b/translator/hot/tosca/tosca_block_storage_attachment.py
index 7eba8683..2b474bb2 100644
--- a/translator/hot/tosca/tosca_block_storage_attachment.py
+++ b/translator/hot/tosca/tosca_block_storage_attachment.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class ToscaBlockStorageAttachment(HotResource):
         for prop in self.nodetemplate.properties:
             if isinstance(prop.value, GetInput):
                 tosca_props[prop.name] = {'get_param': prop.value.input_name}
+            else:
+                tosca_props[prop.name] = prop.value
         self.properties = tosca_props
         #instance_uuid and volume_id for Cinder volume attachment
         self.properties['instance_uuid'] = self.instace_uuid
diff --git a/translator/hot/tosca_translator.py b/translator/hot/tosca_translator.py
index 08f606da..8d5af60e 100644
--- a/translator/hot/tosca_translator.py
+++ b/translator/hot/tosca_translator.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TOSCATranslator(object):
         self._resolve_input()
         self.hot_template.description = self.tosca.description
         self.hot_template.parameters = self._translate_inputs()
-        self.node_translator = TranslateNodeTemplates(self.tosca.nodetemplates,
+        self.node_translator = TranslateNodeTemplates(self.tosca,
                                                       self.hot_template)
         self.hot_template.resources = self.node_translator.translate()
         self.hot_template.outputs = self._translate_outputs()
diff --git a/translator/hot/translate_node_templates.py b/translator/hot/translate_node_templates.py
index eeb0bc3c..71474270 100644
--- a/translator/hot/translate_node_templates.py
+++ b/translator/hot/translate_node_templates.py
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ TOSCA_TO_HOT_PROPERTIES = {'properties': 'input'}
 class TranslateNodeTemplates():
     '''Translate TOSCA NodeTemplates to Heat Resources.'''
 
-    def __init__(self, nodetemplates, hot_template):
-        self.nodetemplates = nodetemplates
+    def __init__(self, tosca, hot_template):
+        self.tosca = tosca
+        self.nodetemplates = self.tosca.nodetemplates
         self.hot_template = hot_template
         # list of all HOT resources generated
         self.hot_resources = []
@@ -165,11 +166,21 @@ class TranslateNodeTemplates():
                 if value.type == 'tosca.nodes.BlockStorage':
                     attach = True
             if attach:
+                relationship_tpl = None
                 for req in node.requirements:
                     for rkey, rval in req.items():
                         if rkey == 'type':
-                            rval = rval + "_" + str(suffix)
-                            att = RelationshipTemplate(req, rval, None)
+                            relationship_tpl = req
+                        elif rkey == 'template':
+                            relationship_tpl = \
+                                self.tosca._tpl_relationship_templates()[rval]
+                        else:
+                            continue
+                        if relationship_tpl:
+                            rval_new = rval + "_" + str(suffix)
+                            att = RelationshipTemplate(
+                                relationship_tpl, rval_new,
+                                self.tosca._tpl_relationship_types())
                             hot_node = ToscaBlockStorageAttachment(att, ntpl,
                                                                    node.name,
                                                                    volume_name
diff --git a/translator/tests/data/tosca_blockstorage_with_attachment.yaml b/translator/tests/data/tosca_blockstorage_with_attachment.yaml
index a5a7286d..30a7912d 100644
--- a/translator/tests/data/tosca_blockstorage_with_attachment.yaml
+++ b/translator/tests/data/tosca_blockstorage_with_attachment.yaml
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ inputs:
     description: Size of the storage to be created.
   storage_snapshot_id:
     type: string
-    description: Some identifier that represents an existing snapshot that should be used when creating the block storage.
+    description: >
+      Some identifier that represents an existing snapshot that should be used when creating the block storage.
   storage_location:
     type: string
-    description: The relative location (e.g., path on the file system), which provides the root location to address an attached node.
+    description: >
+      The relative location (e.g., path on the file system), which provides the root location to address an attached node.
 
 node_templates:
   my_server:
diff --git a/translator/tests/data/tosca_blockstorage_with_attachment_notation1.yaml b/translator/tests/data/tosca_blockstorage_with_attachment_notation1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67cf90f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translator/tests/data/tosca_blockstorage_with_attachment_notation1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_1.0
+
+description: >
+  TOSCA simple profile with server and attached block storage.
+
+inputs:
+  cpus:
+    type: integer
+    description: Number of CPUs for the server.
+    constraints:
+      - valid_values: [ 1, 2, 4, 8 ]
+  storage_size:
+    type: integer
+    default: 1 GB
+    description: Size of the storage to be created.
+  storage_snapshot_id:
+    type: string
+    description: >
+      Some identifier that represents an existing snapshot that should be used when creating the block storage.
+  storage_location:
+    type: string
+    description: >
+      The relative location (e.g., path on the file system), which provides the root location to address an attached node.
+
+node_templates:
+  my_web_app_tier_1:
+    type: tosca.nodes.Compute
+    properties:
+      # compute properties (flavor)
+      disk_size: 10
+      num_cpus: { get_input: cpus }
+      mem_size: 4096
+      # host image properties
+      os_arch: x86_64
+      os_type: Linux
+      os_distribution: Fedora
+      os_version: 18
+    requirements:
+      - attachment: my_storage
+        type: MyAttachTo
+
+  my_web_app_tier_2:
+    type: tosca.nodes.Compute
+    properties:
+      # compute properties (flavor)
+      disk_size: 10
+      num_cpus: { get_input: cpus }
+      mem_size: 4096
+      # host image properties
+      os_arch: x86_64
+      os_type: Linux
+      os_distribution: Fedora
+      os_version: 18
+    requirements:
+      - attachment: my_storage
+        type: MyAttachTo
+        properties:
+          location: /some_other_data_location
+
+  my_storage:
+    type: tosca.nodes.BlockStorage
+    properties:
+      size: { get_input: storage_size }
+      snapshot_id: { get_input: storage_snapshot_id }
+
+relationship_types:
+  MyAttachTo:
+    derived_from: tosca.relationships.AttachTo
+    properties: # follows the syntax of property definitions
+      location:
+        type: string
+        default: /default_location
diff --git a/translator/tests/data/tosca_blockstorage_with_attachment_notation2.yaml b/translator/tests/data/tosca_blockstorage_with_attachment_notation2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47b5e82f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translator/tests/data/tosca_blockstorage_with_attachment_notation2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_1.0
+
+description: >
+  TOSCA simple profile with server and attached block storage.
+
+inputs:
+  cpus:
+    type: integer
+    description: Number of CPUs for the server.
+    constraints:
+      - valid_values: [ 1, 2, 4, 8 ]
+  storage_size:
+    type: integer
+    default: 1 GB
+    description: Size of the storage to be created.
+  storage_snapshot_id:
+    type: string
+    description: >
+      Some identifier that represents an existing snapshot that should be used when creating the block storage.
+  storage_location:
+    type: string
+    description: >
+      The relative location (e.g., path on the file system), which provides the root location to address an attached node.
+
+node_templates:
+  my_web_app_tier_1:
+    type: tosca.nodes.Compute
+    properties:
+      # compute properties (flavor)
+      disk_size: 10
+      num_cpus: { get_input: cpus }
+      mem_size: 4096
+      # host image properties
+      os_arch: x86_64
+      os_type: Linux
+      os_distribution: Fedora
+      os_version: 18
+    requirements:
+      - attachment: my_storage
+        template: storage_attachto_1
+
+  my_web_app_tier_2:
+    type: tosca.nodes.Compute
+    properties:
+      # compute properties (flavor)
+      disk_size: 10
+      num_cpus: { get_input: cpus }
+      mem_size: 4096
+      # host image properties
+      os_arch: x86_64
+      os_type: Linux
+      os_distribution: Fedora
+      os_version: 18
+    requirements:
+      - attachment: my_storage
+        template: storage_attachto_2
+
+  my_storage:
+    type: tosca.nodes.BlockStorage
+    properties:
+      size: { get_input: storage_size }
+      snapshot_id: { get_input: storage_snapshot_id }
+
+relationship_templates:
+  storage_attachto_1:
+    type: MyAttachTo
+    properties:
+      location: /my_data_location
+
+  storage_attachto_2:
+    type: MyAttachTo
+    properties:
+      location: /some_other_data_location
+
+relationship_types:
+  MyAttachTo:
+    derived_from: tosca.relationships.AttachTo
+    properties: # follows the syntax of property definitions
+      location:
+        type: string
+        default: /default_location
+
diff --git a/translator/tests/test_blockstorage.py b/translator/tests/test_blockstorage.py
index 5c8ff8c3..fa7ca82e 100644
--- a/translator/tests/test_blockstorage.py
+++ b/translator/tests/test_blockstorage.py
@@ -59,6 +59,71 @@ class ToscaBlockStorageTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual({'get_resource': 'my_storage'},
                          outputs['volume_id']['value'])
 
+    def test_translate_storage_notation1(self):
+        '''TOSCA template with single BlockStorage and Attachment.'''
+        tosca_tpl = os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
+            "data/tosca_blockstorage_with_attachment_notation1.yaml")
+
+        tosca = ToscaTemplate(tosca_tpl)
+        translate = TOSCATranslator(tosca, self.parsed_params)
+        output = translate.translate()
+
+        expected_resource_1 = {'type': 'OS::Cinder::VolumeAttachment',
+                               'properties':
+                               {'instance_uuid': 'my_web_app_tier_1',
+                                'location': '/default_location',
+                                'volume_id': 'my_storage'}}
+        expected_resource_2 = {'type': 'OS::Cinder::VolumeAttachment',
+                               'properties':
+                               {'instance_uuid': 'my_web_app_tier_2',
+                                'location': '/some_other_data_location',
+                                'volume_id': 'my_storage'}}
+
+        output_dict = translator.toscalib.utils.yamlparser.simple_parse(output)
+
+        resources = output_dict.get('resources')
+        self.assertIn('myattachto_1', resources.keys())
+        self.assertIn('myattachto_2', resources.keys())
+        self.assertIn(expected_resource_1, resources.values())
+        self.assertIn(expected_resource_2, resources.values())
+
+    def test_translate_storage_notation2(self):
+        '''TOSCA template with single BlockStorage and Attachment.'''
+        tosca_tpl = os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
+            "data/tosca_blockstorage_with_attachment_notation2.yaml")
+
+        tosca = ToscaTemplate(tosca_tpl)
+        translate = TOSCATranslator(tosca, self.parsed_params)
+        output = translate.translate()
+
+        expected_resource_1 = {'type': 'OS::Cinder::VolumeAttachment',
+                               'properties':
+                               {'instance_uuid': 'my_web_app_tier_1',
+                                'location': '/my_data_location',
+                                'volume_id': 'my_storage'}}
+        expected_resource_2 = {'type': 'OS::Cinder::VolumeAttachment',
+                               'properties':
+                               {'instance_uuid': 'my_web_app_tier_2',
+                                'location': '/some_other_data_location',
+                                'volume_id': 'my_storage'}}
+
+        output_dict = translator.toscalib.utils.yamlparser.simple_parse(output)
+
+        resources = output_dict.get('resources')
+        # Resource name suffix depends on nodetemplates order in dict, which is
+        # not certain. So we have two possibilities of resources name.
+        if resources.get('storage_attachto_1_1'):
+            self.assertIn('storage_attachto_1_1', resources.keys())
+            self.assertIn('storage_attachto_2_2', resources.keys())
+        else:
+            self.assertIn('storage_attachto_1_2', resources.keys())
+            self.assertIn('storage_attachto_2_1', resources.keys())
+
+        self.assertIn(expected_resource_1, resources.values())
+        self.assertIn(expected_resource_2, resources.values())
+
     def test_translate_multi_storage(self):
         '''TOSCA template with multiple BlockStorage and Attachment.'''
         tosca_tpl = os.path.join(
diff --git a/translator/toscalib/elements/property_definition.py b/translator/toscalib/elements/property_definition.py
index ad5d04e1..b1b477b1 100644
--- a/translator/toscalib/elements/property_definition.py
+++ b/translator/toscalib/elements/property_definition.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from translator.toscalib.common.exception import InvalidSchemaError
+
 
 class PropertyDef(object):
     '''TOSCA built-in Property type.'''
@@ -19,6 +21,13 @@ class PropertyDef(object):
         self.value = value
         self.schema = schema
 
+        try:
+            self.schema['type']
+        except KeyError:
+            msg = (_("Property definition of %(pname)s must have type.") %
+                   dict(pname=self.name))
+            raise InvalidSchemaError(message=msg)
+
     @property
     def required(self):
         if self.schema:
diff --git a/translator/toscalib/elements/relationshiptype.py b/translator/toscalib/elements/relationshiptype.py
index b3babb70..8c6349bc 100644
--- a/translator/toscalib/elements/relationshiptype.py
+++ b/translator/toscalib/elements/relationshiptype.py
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ class RelationshipType(StatefulEntityType):
         self.capability_name = capability_name
         self.custom_def = custom_def
 
+    @property
+    def parent_type(self):
+        '''Return a relationship this reletionship is derived from.'''
+        prel = self.derived_from(self.defs)
+        if prel:
+            return RelationshipType(prel)
+
     @property
     def valid_targets(self):
         return self.entity_value(self.defs, 'valid_targets')
diff --git a/translator/toscalib/elements/statefulentitytype.py b/translator/toscalib/elements/statefulentitytype.py
index 930c08ac..a3c8e144 100644
--- a/translator/toscalib/elements/statefulentitytype.py
+++ b/translator/toscalib/elements/statefulentitytype.py
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ class StatefulEntityType(EntityType):
                                                    'remove_target']
 
     def __init__(self, entitytype, prefix, custom_def=None):
+        entire_entitytype = entitytype
         if not entitytype.startswith(self.TOSCA):
-            entitytype = prefix + entitytype
-        if entitytype in list(self.TOSCA_DEF.keys()):
-            self.defs = self.TOSCA_DEF[entitytype]
+            entire_entitytype = prefix + entitytype
+        if entire_entitytype in list(self.TOSCA_DEF.keys()):
+            self.defs = self.TOSCA_DEF[entire_entitytype]
+            entitytype = entire_entitytype
         elif custom_def and entitytype in list(custom_def.keys()):
             self.defs = custom_def[entitytype]
         else:
diff --git a/translator/toscalib/entity_template.py b/translator/toscalib/entity_template.py
index 476e0d9f..0aed9e92 100644
--- a/translator/toscalib/entity_template.py
+++ b/translator/toscalib/entity_template.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class EntityTemplate(object):
                                             custom_def)
         if entity_name == 'relationship_type':
             self.type_definition = RelationshipType(self.entity_tpl['type'],
-                                                    custom_def)
+                                                    None, custom_def)
         self._properties = None
         self._interfaces = None
         self._requirements = None
diff --git a/translator/toscalib/nodetemplate.py b/translator/toscalib/nodetemplate.py
index 814ed59f..6ee7d4bd 100644
--- a/translator/toscalib/nodetemplate.py
+++ b/translator/toscalib/nodetemplate.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class NodeTemplate(EntityTemplate):
 
     def _validate_requirements(self):
         type_requires = self.type_definition.get_all_requirements()
-        allowed_reqs = []
+        allowed_reqs = ["template"]
         if type_requires:
             for treq in type_requires:
                 for key in treq:
diff --git a/translator/toscalib/relationship_template.py b/translator/toscalib/relationship_template.py
index 6e1170cb..378470cb 100644
--- a/translator/toscalib/relationship_template.py
+++ b/translator/toscalib/relationship_template.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class RelationshipTemplate(EntityTemplate):
         super(RelationshipTemplate, self).__init__(name,
                                                    relationship_template,
                                                    'relationship_type',
-                                                   custom_def=None)
+                                                   custom_def)
         self.name = name.lower()
 
     def validate(self):
diff --git a/translator/toscalib/tests/test_properties.py b/translator/toscalib/tests/test_properties.py
index 8c7dc2bb..75333e7a 100644
--- a/translator/toscalib/tests/test_properties.py
+++ b/translator/toscalib/tests/test_properties.py
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ class PropertyTest(TestCase):
                                     test_property_schema)
         error = self.assertRaises(InvalidTypeError,
                                   propertyInstance.validate)
-        self.assertEqual('Type "tosca.datatypes.network.Fish" '
-                         'is not a valid type.', str(error))
+        self.assertEqual('Type "Fish" is not a valid type.', str(error))
 
     def test_list(self):
         test_property_schema = {'type': 'list'}
diff --git a/translator/toscalib/tests/test_toscatplvalidation.py b/translator/toscalib/tests/test_toscatplvalidation.py
index 3ad883fe..7b8f86de 100644
--- a/translator/toscalib/tests/test_toscatplvalidation.py
+++ b/translator/toscalib/tests/test_toscatplvalidation.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class ToscaTemplateValidationTest(TestCase):
             interfaces:
               tosca.interfaces.node.Lifecycle:
                 create: webserver_install.sh
-                start: webserver_start.sh
+                start: d.sh
         '''
         expectedmessage = ('Requirements of template webserver '
                            'must be of type: "list".')
diff --git a/translator/toscalib/tosca_template.py b/translator/toscalib/tosca_template.py
index ac66845f..8399458d 100644
--- a/translator/toscalib/tosca_template.py
+++ b/translator/toscalib/tosca_template.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class ToscaTemplate(object):
 
     def _relationship_templates(self):
         custom_types = {}
+        # Handle custom relationships defined in outer template file
         imports = self._tpl_imports()
         if imports:
             for definition in imports:
@@ -109,8 +110,15 @@ class ToscaTemplate(object):
                 custom_type = YAML_LOADER(def_file)
                 rel_types = custom_type.get('relationship_types') or {}
                 for name in rel_types:
-                    defintion = rel_types[name]
-                    custom_types[name] = defintion
+                    definition = rel_types[name]
+                    custom_types[name] = definition
+
+        # Handle custom relationships defined in current template file
+        rel_types = self._tpl_relationship_types()
+        for name in rel_types:
+            definition = rel_types[name]
+            custom_types[name] = definition
+
         rel_templates = []
         tpls = self._tpl_relationship_templates()
         for name in tpls:
@@ -145,6 +153,9 @@ class ToscaTemplate(object):
     def _tpl_relationship_templates(self):
         return self.tpl.get(RELATIONSHIP_TEMPLATES) or {}
 
+    def _tpl_relationship_types(self):
+        return self.tpl.get(RELATIONSHIP_TYPES) or {}
+
     def _tpl_outputs(self):
         return self.tpl.get(OUTPUTS) or {}