diff --git a/src/main/java/org/hostsharing/hsadminng/service/dto/MembershipDTO.java b/src/main/java/org/hostsharing/hsadminng/service/dto/MembershipDTO.java
index 2286a064..a705ba7c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/hostsharing/hsadminng/service/dto/MembershipDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/hostsharing/hsadminng/service/dto/MembershipDTO.java
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ package org.hostsharing.hsadminng.service.dto;
 
 import org.hostsharing.hsadminng.service.CustomerService;
 import org.hostsharing.hsadminng.service.MembershipService;
-import org.hostsharing.hsadminng.service.accessfilter.AccessFor;
-import org.hostsharing.hsadminng.service.accessfilter.ParentId;
-import org.hostsharing.hsadminng.service.accessfilter.Role;
-import org.hostsharing.hsadminng.service.accessfilter.SelfId;
+import org.hostsharing.hsadminng.service.accessfilter.*;
+import org.springframework.boot.jackson.JsonComponent;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import javax.validation.constraints.Size;
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 /**
  * A DTO for the Membership entity.
  */
-public class MembershipDTO extends FluentBuilder<MembershipDTO> implements Serializable {
+public class MembershipDTO extends FluentBuilder<MembershipDTO> implements Serializable, AccessMappings {
 
     @SelfId(resolver = MembershipService.class)
     @AccessFor(read = {Role.CONTRACTUAL_CONTACT, Role.FINANCIAL_CONTACT})
@@ -47,6 +46,9 @@ public class MembershipDTO extends FluentBuilder<MembershipDTO> implements Seria
     @AccessFor(init = Role.ADMIN, read = {Role.CONTRACTUAL_CONTACT, Role.FINANCIAL_CONTACT})
     private String customerPrefix;
 
+    @AccessFor(read = {Role.CONTRACTUAL_CONTACT, Role.FINANCIAL_CONTACT})
+    private String membershipDisplayReference;
+
     public Long getId() {
         return id;
     }
@@ -111,6 +113,14 @@ public class MembershipDTO extends FluentBuilder<MembershipDTO> implements Seria
         this.customerPrefix = customerPrefix;
     }
 
+    private String getMembershipDisplayReference() {
+        return membershipDisplayReference;
+    }
+
+    public void setMembershipDisplayReference(final String membershipDisplayReference) {
+        this.membershipDisplayReference = membershipDisplayReference;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
         if (this == o) {
@@ -145,4 +155,20 @@ public class MembershipDTO extends FluentBuilder<MembershipDTO> implements Seria
             ", customer='" + getCustomerPrefix() + "'" +
             "}";
     }
+
+    @JsonComponent
+    public static class MembershipJsonSerializer extends JsonSerializerWithAccessFilter<MembershipDTO> {
+
+        public MembershipJsonSerializer(final ApplicationContext ctx) {
+            super(ctx);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @JsonComponent
+    public static class MembershipJsonDeserializer extends JsonDeserializerWithAccessFilter<MembershipDTO> {
+
+        public MembershipJsonDeserializer(final ApplicationContext ctx) {
+            super(ctx);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/hostsharing/hsadminng/service/mapper/MembershipMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/hostsharing/hsadminng/service/mapper/MembershipMapper.java
index 02a45ace..ed779cbe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/hostsharing/hsadminng/service/mapper/MembershipMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/hostsharing/hsadminng/service/mapper/MembershipMapper.java
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 package org.hostsharing.hsadminng.service.mapper;
 
-import org.hostsharing.hsadminng.domain.*;
+import org.hostsharing.hsadminng.domain.Customer;
+import org.hostsharing.hsadminng.domain.Membership;
 import org.hostsharing.hsadminng.service.dto.MembershipDTO;
+import org.mapstruct.AfterMapping;
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+import org.mapstruct.Mapping;
+import org.mapstruct.MappingTarget;
 
-import org.mapstruct.*;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 /**
  * Mapper for the entity Membership and its DTO MembershipDTO.
@@ -13,8 +18,21 @@ public interface MembershipMapper extends EntityMapper<MembershipDTO, Membership
 
     @Mapping(source = "customer.id", target = "customerId")
     @Mapping(source = "customer.prefix", target = "customerPrefix")
+    @Mapping(target = "membershipDisplayReference", ignore = true)
     MembershipDTO toDto(Membership membership);
 
+    // TODO BLOG HOWTO: multi-field display reference for selection lists
+    //  also change the filed in the option list in *-update.html
+    @AfterMapping
+    default void setMembershipDisplayReference(final @MappingTarget MembershipDTO dto, final Membership entity) {
+        final Customer customer = entity.getCustomer();
+        dto.setMembershipDisplayReference(customer.getReference()
+            + ":" + customer.getPrefix()
+            + " [" + customer.getName() + "] "
+            + entity.getAdmissionDocumentDate().toString() + " - "
+            + Objects.toString(entity.getCancellationDocumentDate(), ""));
+    }
+
     @Mapping(target = "shares", ignore = true)
     @Mapping(target = "assets", ignore = true)
     @Mapping(source = "customerId", target = "customer")
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/entities/asset/asset-update.component.html b/src/main/webapp/app/entities/asset/asset-update.component.html
index 3b3a5c43..c11e140a 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/entities/asset/asset-update.component.html
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/entities/asset/asset-update.component.html
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
                     <label class="form-control-label" jhiTranslate="hsadminNgApp.asset.membership" for="field_membership">Membership</label>
                     <select class="form-control" id="field_membership" name="membership" [(ngModel)]="asset.membershipId"  required>
                         <option *ngIf="!editForm.value.membership" [ngValue]="null" selected></option>
-                        <option [ngValue]="membershipOption.id" *ngFor="let membershipOption of memberships; trackBy: trackMembershipById">{{membershipOption.admissionDocumentDate}}</option>
+                        <option [ngValue]="membershipOption.id" *ngFor="let membershipOption of memberships; trackBy: trackMembershipById">{{membershipOption.membershipDisplayReference}}</option>
                     </select>
                 </div>
                 <div [hidden]="!(editForm.controls.membership?.dirty && editForm.controls.membership?.invalid)">
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/shared/model/membership.model.ts b/src/main/webapp/app/shared/model/membership.model.ts
index 27bc7e7a..ffdca230 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/shared/model/membership.model.ts
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/shared/model/membership.model.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export interface IMembership {
     assets?: IAsset[];
     customerPrefix?: string;
     customerId?: number;
+    membershipDisplayReference?: string;
 }
 
 export class Membership implements IMembership {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export class Membership implements IMembership {
         public shares?: IShare[],
         public assets?: IAsset[],
         public customerPrefix?: string,
-        public customerId?: number
+        public customerId?: number,
+        public membershipDisplayReference?: string
     ) {}
 }