diff --git a/sormas-api/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/api/docgeneneration/DocumentWorkflow.java b/sormas-api/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/api/docgeneneration/DocumentWorkflow.java
index 060afed1471..f1b02510734 100644
--- a/sormas-api/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/api/docgeneneration/DocumentWorkflow.java
+++ b/sormas-api/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/api/docgeneneration/DocumentWorkflow.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import static de.symeda.sormas.api.docgeneneration.RootEntityType.ROOT_EVENT_ACTIONS;
 import static de.symeda.sormas.api.docgeneneration.RootEntityType.ROOT_EVENT_PARTICIPANT;
 import static de.symeda.sormas.api.docgeneneration.RootEntityType.ROOT_EVENT_PARTICIPANTS;
+import static de.symeda.sormas.api.docgeneneration.RootEntityType.ROOT_GENERAL;
 import static de.symeda.sormas.api.docgeneneration.RootEntityType.ROOT_PATHOGEN_TEST;
 import static de.symeda.sormas.api.docgeneneration.RootEntityType.ROOT_PERSON;
 import static de.symeda.sormas.api.docgeneneration.RootEntityType.ROOT_SAMPLE;
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ public enum DocumentWorkflow {
 		ROOT_USER,
 		ROOT_SAMPLE,
 		ROOT_PATHOGEN_TEST,
-		ROOT_VACCINATION),
+		ROOT_VACCINATION,
+		ROOT_GENERAL),
 	QUARANTINE_ORDER_CONTACT(DocumentWorkflowType.DOCUMENT,
 		"quarantineContact",
 		DOCX,
@@ -64,7 +66,8 @@ public enum DocumentWorkflow {
 		ROOT_USER,
 		ROOT_SAMPLE,
 		ROOT_PATHOGEN_TEST,
-		ROOT_VACCINATION),
+		ROOT_VACCINATION,
+		ROOT_GENERAL),
 	QUARANTINE_ORDER_EVENT_PARTICIPANT(DocumentWorkflowType.DOCUMENT,
 		"quarantineEventParticipant",
 		DOCX,
@@ -74,14 +77,16 @@ public enum DocumentWorkflow {
 		ROOT_USER,
 		ROOT_SAMPLE,
 		ROOT_PATHOGEN_TEST,
-		ROOT_VACCINATION),
+		ROOT_VACCINATION,
+		ROOT_GENERAL),
 	QUARANTINE_ORDER_TRAVEL_ENTRY(DocumentWorkflowType.DOCUMENT,
 		"quarantineTravelEntry",
 		DOCX,
 		UserRight.DOCUMENT_TEMPLATE_MANAGEMENT,
 		ROOT_TRAVEL_ENTRY,
 		ROOT_PERSON,
-		ROOT_USER),
+		ROOT_USER,
+		ROOT_GENERAL),
 	EVENT_HANDOUT(DocumentWorkflowType.DOCUMENT,
 		"eventHandout",
 		HTML,
@@ -127,22 +132,15 @@ public enum DocumentWorkflow {
 		ROOT_TRAVEL_ENTRY,
 		ROOT_PERSON,
 		ROOT_USER),
-	SURVEY_DOCUMENT(DocumentWorkflowType.DOCUMENT,
-		"survey",
-						  DOCX,
-						  UserRight.SURVEY_EDIT,
-						  ROOT_CASE,
-						  ROOT_PERSON,
-						  ROOT_USER,
-						  ROOT_SAMPLE),
+	SURVEY_DOCUMENT(DocumentWorkflowType.DOCUMENT, "survey", DOCX, UserRight.SURVEY_EDIT, ROOT_CASE, ROOT_PERSON, ROOT_USER, ROOT_SAMPLE),
 	SURVEY_EMAIL(DocumentWorkflowType.EMAIL,
-			Constants.EMAIL_TEMPLATES_FOLDER + "/surveys",
-			TXT,
-			UserRight.SURVEY_EDIT,
-			ROOT_CASE,
-			ROOT_PERSON,
-			ROOT_USER,
-			ROOT_SAMPLE),;
+		Constants.EMAIL_TEMPLATES_FOLDER + "/surveys",
+		TXT,
+		UserRight.SURVEY_EDIT,
+		ROOT_CASE,
+		ROOT_PERSON,
+		ROOT_USER,
+		ROOT_SAMPLE),;
 
 	private final DocumentWorkflowType type;
 	private final String templateDirectory;
diff --git a/sormas-api/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/api/docgeneneration/RootEntityType.java b/sormas-api/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/api/docgeneneration/RootEntityType.java
index 07b8a3f5ff0..dc5d241ef40 100644
--- a/sormas-api/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/api/docgeneneration/RootEntityType.java
+++ b/sormas-api/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/api/docgeneneration/RootEntityType.java
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ public enum RootEntityType {
 	ROOT_EVENT_ACTIONS("eventActions"),
 	ROOT_EVENT_PARTICIPANTS("eventParticipants"),
 	ROOT_TRAVEL_ENTRY("travelEntry"),
-	ROOT_VACCINATION("vaccination");
+	ROOT_VACCINATION("vaccination"),
+	ROOT_GENERAL("general");
 
 	private final String entityName;
 
diff --git a/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/docgeneration/DocumentTemplateFacadeEjb.java b/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/docgeneration/DocumentTemplateFacadeEjb.java
index 627307154e5..3b7e8d52a3f 100644
--- a/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/docgeneration/DocumentTemplateFacadeEjb.java
+++ b/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/docgeneration/DocumentTemplateFacadeEjb.java
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import java.time.format.FormatStyle;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
@@ -229,6 +233,12 @@ private Properties prepareProperties(
 					continue;
 				}
 
+				// check if the entity is from a general.
+				// General entities are used for common and dynamic data that can be referenced across different entities.
+				if (rootEntityType == RootEntityType.ROOT_GENERAL) {
+					fillGeneralValues(documentVariables, properties, propertyKey);
+				}
+
 				Object entity = entities.getEntity(rootEntityType);
 				if (entity instanceof HasUuid) {
 					if (documentWorkflow.isDocx() || propertyKey.contains(propertySeparator)) {
@@ -284,6 +294,49 @@ private Properties prepareProperties(
 		return properties;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Fills general values into the properties based on the provided document variables and properties.
+	 * 
+	 * @param documentVariables
+	 *            The document variables to use for filling general values.
+	 * @param properties
+	 *            The properties to fill with general values.
+	 * @param propertyKey
+	 *            The property key to use for general value retrieval.
+	 */
+	private void fillGeneralValues(DocumentVariables documentVariables, Properties properties, String propertyKey) {
+		// finding the general property key. Based on the type, formatStyle is deciding.
+		// general properties are allowed only doc-formatted files.
+		Optional<String> generalPropertyOpt = documentVariables.getVariables()
+			.stream()
+			.filter(e -> e.startsWith(RootEntityType.ROOT_GENERAL.getEntityName() + "."))
+			.filter(e -> e.equals(propertyKey))
+			.findAny();
+
+		if (generalPropertyOpt.isPresent()) {
+			String generalProperty = generalPropertyOpt.get();
+			String dateType = generalProperty.substring(generalProperty.lastIndexOf('.') + 1);
+			FormatStyle formatStyle;
+			switch (dateType) {
+			case "long":
+				formatStyle = FormatStyle.LONG;
+				break;
+			case "full":
+				formatStyle = FormatStyle.FULL;
+				break;
+			case "medium":
+				formatStyle = FormatStyle.MEDIUM;
+				break;
+			case "short":
+			default:
+				formatStyle = FormatStyle.SHORT;
+			}
+			String propertyValue =
+				LocalDate.now().format(DateTimeFormatter.ofLocalizedDate(formatStyle).withLocale(I18nProperties.getUserLanguage().getLocale()));
+			properties.setProperty(generalProperty, propertyValue);
+		}
+	}
+
 	private byte[] generateDocumentDocx(File templateFile, Properties properties) throws DocumentTemplateException {
 		return templateEngine.generateDocumentDocx(properties, templateFile);
 	}