diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/api/API.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/api/API.java
index 7caaa662..0b88e7c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/api/API.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/api/API.java
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ public final class API {
         ACTIVATE
     }
 
+    public enum BatchActionType {
+        EXAM_CONFIG_STATE_CHANGE,
+        EXAM_CONFIG_APPLY_TEMPLATE_VALUES
+    }
+
     public static final String SEB_FILE_EXTENSION = "seb";
 
     public static final String PARAM_LOGO_IMAGE = "logoImageBase64";
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/bulkaction/BatchActionExec.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/bulkaction/BatchActionExec.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19ad810e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/bulkaction/BatchActionExec.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 ETH Zürich, Educational Development and Technology (LET)
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+package ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.webservice.servicelayer.bulkaction;
+
+import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.api.API.BatchActionType;
+import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.EntityKey;
+import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.util.Result;
+
+public interface BatchActionExec {
+
+    BatchActionType actionType();
+
+    Result<EntityKey> doSingleAction(EntityKey entityKey);
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/bulkaction/BatchActionService.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/bulkaction/BatchActionService.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d6b2902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/bulkaction/BatchActionService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 ETH Zürich, Educational Development and Technology (LET)
+ * 
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+package ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.webservice.servicelayer.bulkaction;
+
+public interface BatchActionService {
+
+}