diff --git a/src/administration/Administration.Service/BusinessLogic/RegistrationBusinessLogic.cs b/src/administration/Administration.Service/BusinessLogic/RegistrationBusinessLogic.cs
index 11e6393ef0..b81e47986d 100644
--- a/src/administration/Administration.Service/BusinessLogic/RegistrationBusinessLogic.cs
+++ b/src/administration/Administration.Service/BusinessLogic/RegistrationBusinessLogic.cs
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ public Task TriggerChecklistAsync(Guid applicationId, ApplicationChecklistEntryT
             throw new ControllerArgumentException($"The processStep {processStepTypeId} is not retriggerable");
         }
 
-        var nextStepData = processStepTypeId.GetNextProcessStepDataForManualTriggerProcessStepId();
+        var nextStepData = processStepTypeId.GetNextProcessStepDataForManualTriggerProcessStepId(_settings.ClearinghouseConnectDisabled);
         if (nextStepData == default)
         {
             throw new UnexpectedConditionException($"While the processStep {processStepTypeId} is configured to be retriggerable there is no next step configured");
diff --git a/src/administration/Administration.Service/BusinessLogic/RegistrationSettings.cs b/src/administration/Administration.Service/BusinessLogic/RegistrationSettings.cs
index ffa234b85e..2ab34cac97 100644
--- a/src/administration/Administration.Service/BusinessLogic/RegistrationSettings.cs
+++ b/src/administration/Administration.Service/BusinessLogic/RegistrationSettings.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ public class RegistrationSettings
     public string HelpAddress { get; set; } = null!;
 
     public bool UseDimWallet { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///  If <c>true</c> all sd factory calls are disabled and won't be called. The respective process steps will be skipped.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool ClearinghouseConnectDisabled { get; set; }
 }
 
 public static class RegistrationSettingsExtension
diff --git a/src/administration/Administration.Service/appsettings.json b/src/administration/Administration.Service/appsettings.json
index 1c42386727..5bf8c9ec49 100644
--- a/src/administration/Administration.Service/appsettings.json
+++ b/src/administration/Administration.Service/appsettings.json
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@
   "Registration": {
     "ApplicationsMaxPageSize": 20,
     "DocumentTypeIds": [],
-    "UseDimWallet": false
+    "UseDimWallet": false,
+    "ClearinghouseConnectDisabled": false
   },
   "UserManagement": {
     "ApplicationsMaxPageSize": 20,
diff --git a/src/processes/ApplicationChecklist.Library/ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeIdExtensions.cs b/src/processes/ApplicationChecklist.Library/ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeIdExtensions.cs
index f5e142a3f5..9d7d196399 100644
--- a/src/processes/ApplicationChecklist.Library/ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeIdExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/processes/ApplicationChecklist.Library/ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeIdExtensions.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /********************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2022 BMW Group AG
  * Copyright (c) 2022 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
  *
  * See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
@@ -25,29 +24,30 @@ namespace Org.Eclipse.TractusX.Portal.Backend.Processes.ApplicationChecklist.Lib
 
 public static class ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeIdExtensions
 {
-    private static readonly ImmutableDictionary<ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId, IEnumerable<ProcessStepTypeId>> _manualProcessStepIds = new (ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId EntryTypeId, IEnumerable<ProcessStepTypeId> StepTypeId)[] {
-            (ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.CLEARING_HOUSE, new [] { ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_CLEARING_HOUSE, ProcessStepTypeId.TRIGGER_OVERRIDE_CLEARING_HOUSE }),
-            (ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.IDENTITY_WALLET, new [] { ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_IDENTITY_WALLET, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_CREATE_DIM_WALLET, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_VALIDATE_DID_DOCUMENT }),
-            (ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP, new [] { ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP }),
-            (ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER, new [] { ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PUSH, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PULL }),
+    private static readonly ImmutableDictionary<ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId, IEnumerable<ProcessStepTypeId>> ManualProcessStepIds = new (ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId EntryTypeId, IEnumerable<ProcessStepTypeId> StepTypeId)[] {
+            (ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.CLEARING_HOUSE, new[] { ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_CLEARING_HOUSE, ProcessStepTypeId.TRIGGER_OVERRIDE_CLEARING_HOUSE }),
+            (ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.IDENTITY_WALLET, new[] { ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_IDENTITY_WALLET, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_CREATE_DIM_WALLET, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_VALIDATE_DID_DOCUMENT }),
+            (ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP, new[] { ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP }),
+            (ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER, new[] { ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PUSH, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PULL }),
         }.ToImmutableDictionary(x => x.EntryTypeId, x => x.StepTypeId);
 
     public static IEnumerable<ProcessStepTypeId> GetManualTriggerProcessStepIds(this ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId entryTypeId) =>
-        _manualProcessStepIds.TryGetValue(entryTypeId, out var stepTypeId)
+        ManualProcessStepIds.TryGetValue(entryTypeId, out var stepTypeId)
             ? stepTypeId
             : Enumerable.Empty<ProcessStepTypeId>();
 
     public static IEnumerable<ProcessStepTypeId> GetManualTriggerProcessStepIds(this IEnumerable<ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId> entryTypeIds) =>
-        _manualProcessStepIds.IntersectBy(entryTypeIds, x => x.Key).SelectMany(x => x.Value).Distinct();
+        ManualProcessStepIds.IntersectBy(entryTypeIds, x => x.Key).SelectMany(x => x.Value).Distinct();
 
-    public static (ProcessStepTypeId ProcessStepTypeId, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId ChecklistEntryStatusId) GetNextProcessStepDataForManualTriggerProcessStepId(this ProcessStepTypeId processStepTypeId) =>
+    public static (ProcessStepTypeId ProcessStepTypeId, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId ChecklistEntryStatusId) GetNextProcessStepDataForManualTriggerProcessStepId(this ProcessStepTypeId processStepTypeId, bool clearinghouseConnectDisabled) =>
         processStepTypeId switch
         {
             ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_CLEARING_HOUSE => (ProcessStepTypeId.START_CLEARING_HOUSE, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO),
             ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_IDENTITY_WALLET => (ProcessStepTypeId.CREATE_IDENTITY_WALLET, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO),
             ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_CREATE_DIM_WALLET => (ProcessStepTypeId.CREATE_DIM_WALLET, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO),
             ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_VALIDATE_DID_DOCUMENT => (ProcessStepTypeId.VALIDATE_DID_DOCUMENT, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO),
-            ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP => (ProcessStepTypeId.START_SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO),
+            ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP when clearinghouseConnectDisabled => (ProcessStepTypeId.ACTIVATE_APPLICATION, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.SKIPPED),
+            ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP when !clearinghouseConnectDisabled => (ProcessStepTypeId.START_SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO),
             ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PUSH => (ProcessStepTypeId.CREATE_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PUSH, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO),
             ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PULL => (ProcessStepTypeId.CREATE_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PULL, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.IN_PROGRESS),
             ProcessStepTypeId.TRIGGER_OVERRIDE_CLEARING_HOUSE => (ProcessStepTypeId.START_OVERRIDE_CLEARING_HOUSE, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO),
diff --git a/tests/administration/Administration.Service.Tests/BusinessLogic/RegistrationBusinessLogicTest.cs b/tests/administration/Administration.Service.Tests/BusinessLogic/RegistrationBusinessLogicTest.cs
index 3b5db39d95..2e8bb70556 100644
--- a/tests/administration/Administration.Service.Tests/BusinessLogic/RegistrationBusinessLogicTest.cs
+++ b/tests/administration/Administration.Service.Tests/BusinessLogic/RegistrationBusinessLogicTest.cs
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ public class RegistrationBusinessLogicTest
     private readonly IDimBusinessLogic _dimBusinessLogic;
     private readonly IOptions<RegistrationSettings> _options;
     private readonly IIdentityData _identityData;
+    private readonly IIdentityService _identityService;
+    private readonly ILogger<RegistrationBusinessLogic> _logger;
 
     public RegistrationBusinessLogicTest()
     {
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ public RegistrationBusinessLogicTest()
         var settings = A.Fake<RegistrationSettings>();
         settings.ApplicationsMaxPageSize = 15;
         A.CallTo(() => _options.Value).Returns(settings);
-        var identityService = A.Fake<IIdentityService>();
+        _identityService = A.Fake<IIdentityService>();
         _identityData = A.Fake<IIdentityData>();
 
         _clearinghouseBusinessLogic = A.Fake<IClearinghouseBusinessLogic>();
@@ -122,11 +124,11 @@ public RegistrationBusinessLogicTest()
         A.CallTo(() => _identityData.IdentityId).Returns(Guid.NewGuid());
         A.CallTo(() => _identityData.IdentityTypeId).Returns(IdentityTypeId.COMPANY_USER);
         A.CallTo(() => _identityData.CompanyId).Returns(CompanyId);
-        A.CallTo(() => identityService.IdentityData).Returns(_identityData);
+        A.CallTo(() => _identityService.IdentityData).Returns(_identityData);
 
-        var logger = A.Fake<ILogger<RegistrationBusinessLogic>>();
+        _logger = A.Fake<ILogger<RegistrationBusinessLogic>>();
 
-        _logic = new RegistrationBusinessLogic(_portalRepositories, _options, _checklistService, _clearinghouseBusinessLogic, _sdFactoryBusinessLogic, _dimBusinessLogic, _issuerComponentBusinessLogic, _provisioningManager, _mailingProcessCreation, identityService, logger);
+        _logic = new RegistrationBusinessLogic(_portalRepositories, _options, _checklistService, _clearinghouseBusinessLogic, _sdFactoryBusinessLogic, _dimBusinessLogic, _issuerComponentBusinessLogic, _provisioningManager, _mailingProcessCreation, _identityService, _logger);
     }
 
     #region GetCompanyApplicationDetailsAsync
@@ -747,14 +749,15 @@ public async Task TriggerChecklistAsync_WithFailingChecklistServiceCall_ReturnsE
     }
 
     [Theory]
-    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.CLEARING_HOUSE, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_CLEARING_HOUSE, ProcessStepTypeId.START_CLEARING_HOUSE, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO)]
-    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.IDENTITY_WALLET, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_IDENTITY_WALLET, ProcessStepTypeId.CREATE_IDENTITY_WALLET, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO)]
-    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.IDENTITY_WALLET, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_CREATE_DIM_WALLET, ProcessStepTypeId.CREATE_DIM_WALLET, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO)]
-    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.IDENTITY_WALLET, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_VALIDATE_DID_DOCUMENT, ProcessStepTypeId.VALIDATE_DID_DOCUMENT, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO)]
-    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP, ProcessStepTypeId.START_SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO)]
-    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PUSH, ProcessStepTypeId.CREATE_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PUSH, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO)]
-    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PULL, ProcessStepTypeId.CREATE_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PULL, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.IN_PROGRESS)]
-    public async Task TriggerChecklistAsync_WithValidData_ReturnsExpected(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId typeId, ProcessStepTypeId stepId, ProcessStepTypeId nextStepId, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId statusId)
+    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.CLEARING_HOUSE, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_CLEARING_HOUSE, ProcessStepTypeId.START_CLEARING_HOUSE, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO, false)]
+    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.IDENTITY_WALLET, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_IDENTITY_WALLET, ProcessStepTypeId.CREATE_IDENTITY_WALLET, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO, false)]
+    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.IDENTITY_WALLET, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_CREATE_DIM_WALLET, ProcessStepTypeId.CREATE_DIM_WALLET, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO, false)]
+    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.IDENTITY_WALLET, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_VALIDATE_DID_DOCUMENT, ProcessStepTypeId.VALIDATE_DID_DOCUMENT, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO, false)]
+    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP, ProcessStepTypeId.START_SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO, false)]
+    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_SELF_DESCRIPTION_LP, ProcessStepTypeId.ACTIVATE_APPLICATION, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.SKIPPED, true)]
+    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PUSH, ProcessStepTypeId.CREATE_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PUSH, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.TO_DO, false)]
+    [InlineData(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId.BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER, ProcessStepTypeId.RETRIGGER_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PULL, ProcessStepTypeId.CREATE_BUSINESS_PARTNER_NUMBER_PULL, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId.IN_PROGRESS, false)]
+    public async Task TriggerChecklistAsync_WithValidData_ReturnsExpected(ApplicationChecklistEntryTypeId typeId, ProcessStepTypeId stepId, ProcessStepTypeId nextStepId, ApplicationChecklistEntryStatusId statusId, bool clearinghouseConnectDisabled)
     {
         // Arrange
         var checklistEntry = new ApplicationChecklistEntry(Guid.NewGuid(), typeId,
@@ -782,12 +785,17 @@ public async Task TriggerChecklistAsync_WithValidData_ReturnsExpected(Applicatio
                 A<IEnumerable<ProcessStepTypeId>>._))
             .Invokes((IApplicationChecklistService.ManualChecklistProcessStepData _, Action<ApplicationChecklistEntry> initial, Action<ApplicationChecklistEntry> modify, IEnumerable<ProcessStepTypeId> _) =>
             {
-                initial?.Invoke(checklistEntry);
-                modify.Invoke(checklistEntry);
+                initial(checklistEntry);
+                modify(checklistEntry);
             });
 
         //Act
-        await _logic.TriggerChecklistAsync(applicationId, typeId, stepId);
+
+        var settings = A.Fake<RegistrationSettings>();
+        settings.ClearinghouseConnectDisabled = clearinghouseConnectDisabled;
+        A.CallTo(() => _options.Value).Returns(settings);
+        var logic = new RegistrationBusinessLogic(_portalRepositories, _options, _checklistService, _clearinghouseBusinessLogic, _sdFactoryBusinessLogic, _dimBusinessLogic, _issuerComponentBusinessLogic, _provisioningManager, _mailingProcessCreation, _identityService, _logger);
+        await logic.TriggerChecklistAsync(applicationId, typeId, stepId);
 
         // Assert
         A.CallTo(() => _checklistService.FinalizeChecklistEntryAndProcessSteps(context,