diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 8348574e..9bef85f2 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ add_subdirectory(multipart)
 add_subdirectory(multiple-channels)
 if(BUILD_NANOMSG_TRANSPORT)
   add_subdirectory(multiple-transports)
-  endif()
+endif()
 add_subdirectory(qc)
 add_subdirectory(readout)
 add_subdirectory(region)
diff --git a/examples/qc/fairmq-start-ex-qc.sh.in b/examples/qc/fairmq-start-ex-qc.sh.in
index 92e0c1aa..a64466eb 100755
--- a/examples/qc/fairmq-start-ex-qc.sh.in
+++ b/examples/qc/fairmq-start-ex-qc.sh.in
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ fairmq-dds-command-ui -c b
 fairmq-dds-command-ui -c x
 fairmq-dds-command-ui -c j
 fairmq-dds-command-ui -c r
-sampler_and_sink="main/(Sampler|Sink).*"
-fairmq-dds-command-ui -w "RUNNING->READY" -p $sampler_and_sink
-echo "...$sampler_and_sink are READY, sending shutdown..."
+qcconsumer="main/QCConsumer.*"
+qcproducer="main/QCProducer.*"
+fairmq-dds-command-ui -c p --property-key qc --property-value active -p $qcproducer
+fairmq-dds-command-ui -w "RUNNING->READY" -p $qcconsumer
+echo "...$qcconsumer received data and transitioned to READY, sending shutdown..."
 fairmq-dds-command-ui -c s
 fairmq-dds-command-ui -c t
 fairmq-dds-command-ui -c d
diff --git a/examples/qc/runQCConsumer.cxx b/examples/qc/runQCConsumer.cxx
index af31808a..fb337593 100644
--- a/examples/qc/runQCConsumer.cxx
+++ b/examples/qc/runQCConsumer.cxx
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ class QCConsumer : public FairMQDevice
   public:
     QCConsumer()
     {
-        OnData("qc", [](FairMQMessagePtr& /*msg*/, int){
+        OnData("qc", [](FairMQMessagePtr& /*msg*/, int) {
             LOG(info) << "received data";
-            return true;
+            return false;
         });
     }
 };
diff --git a/examples/qc/runQCProducer.cxx b/examples/qc/runQCProducer.cxx
index e3e5536f..b17ab833 100644
--- a/examples/qc/runQCProducer.cxx
+++ b/examples/qc/runQCProducer.cxx
@@ -14,15 +14,13 @@ class QCProducer : public FairMQDevice
   public:
     QCProducer()
         : fDoQC(false)
-        , fCounter(0)
-        , fInterval(100)
     {
         OnData("data1", &QCProducer::HandleData);
     }
 
     void InitTask() override
     {
-        GetConfig()->Subscribe<std::string>("qc", [&](const std::string& key, std::string value) {
+        GetConfig()->Subscribe<std::string>("qcdevice", [&](const std::string& key, std::string value) {
             if (key == "qc") {
                 if (value == "active") {
                     fDoQC.store(true);
@@ -37,13 +35,10 @@ class QCProducer : public FairMQDevice
     bool HandleData(FairMQMessagePtr& msg, int)
     {
         if (fDoQC.load() == true) {
-            if (++fCounter == fInterval) {
-                fCounter = 0;
-                FairMQMessagePtr msgCopy(NewMessage());
-                msgCopy->Copy(*msg);
-                if (Send(msg, "qc") < 0) {
-                    return false;
-                }
+            FairMQMessagePtr msgCopy(NewMessage());
+            msgCopy->Copy(*msg);
+            if (Send(msg, "qc") < 0) {
+                return false;
             }
         }
 
@@ -54,12 +49,10 @@ class QCProducer : public FairMQDevice
         return true;
     }
 
-    void ResetTask() override { GetConfig()->Unsubscribe<std::string>("qc"); }
+    void ResetTask() override { GetConfig()->Unsubscribe<std::string>("qcdevice"); }
 
   private:
     std::atomic<bool> fDoQC;
-    int fCounter;
-    int fInterval;
 };
 
 void addCustomOptions(boost::program_options::options_description& /*options*/) {}
diff --git a/examples/qc/runSampler.cxx b/examples/qc/runSampler.cxx
index 403c3356..b0faad57 100644
--- a/examples/qc/runSampler.cxx
+++ b/examples/qc/runSampler.cxx
@@ -15,41 +15,22 @@
 class Sampler : public FairMQDevice
 {
   public:
-    Sampler()
-        : fMaxIterations(0)
-        , fNumIterations(0)
-    {}
+    Sampler() {}
 
   protected:
-    uint64_t fMaxIterations;
-    uint64_t fNumIterations;
-
-    virtual void InitTask()
-    {
-        fMaxIterations = fConfig->GetProperty<uint64_t>("max-iterations");
-    }
-
     virtual bool ConditionalRun()
     {
         FairMQMessagePtr msg(NewMessage(1000));
 
         if (Send(msg, "data1") < 0) {
             return false;
-        } else if (fMaxIterations > 0 && ++fNumIterations >= fMaxIterations) {
-            LOG(info) << "Configured maximum number of iterations reached. Leaving RUNNING state.";
-            return false;
         }
 
-        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1));
-
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(10));
         return true;
     }
 };
 
 namespace bpo = boost::program_options;
-void addCustomOptions(bpo::options_description& options)
-{
-    options.add_options()
-        ("max-iterations", bpo::value<uint64_t>()->default_value(0), "Maximum number of iterations of Run/ConditionalRun/OnData (0 - infinite)");
-}
+void addCustomOptions(bpo::options_description& options) {}
 FairMQDevicePtr getDevice(const fair::mq::ProgOptions& /*config*/) { return new Sampler(); }
diff --git a/examples/qc/runSink.cxx b/examples/qc/runSink.cxx
index c5920669..281d63f5 100644
--- a/examples/qc/runSink.cxx
+++ b/examples/qc/runSink.cxx
@@ -14,38 +14,12 @@
 class Sink : public FairMQDevice
 {
   public:
-    Sink()
-        : fMaxIterations(0)
-        , fNumIterations(0)
-    {
-        OnData("data2", &Sink::HandleData);
-    }
+    Sink() { OnData("data2", &Sink::HandleData); }
 
   protected:
-    virtual void InitTask()
-    {
-        fMaxIterations = fConfig->GetProperty<uint64_t>("max-iterations");
-    }
-
-    bool HandleData(FairMQMessagePtr& /*msg*/, int /*index*/)
-    {
-        if (fMaxIterations > 0 && ++fNumIterations >= fMaxIterations) {
-            LOG(info) << "Configured maximum number of iterations reached. Leaving RUNNING state.";
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-  private:
-    uint64_t fMaxIterations;
-    uint64_t fNumIterations;
+    bool HandleData(FairMQMessagePtr& /*msg*/, int /*index*/) { return true; }
 };
 
 namespace bpo = boost::program_options;
-void addCustomOptions(bpo::options_description& options)
-{
-    options.add_options()
-        ("max-iterations", bpo::value<uint64_t>()->default_value(0), "Maximum number of iterations of Run/ConditionalRun/OnData (0 - infinite)");
-}
+void addCustomOptions(bpo::options_description& options) {}
 FairMQDevicePtr getDevice(const fair::mq::ProgOptions& /*config*/) { return new Sink(); }
diff --git a/fairmq/plugins/DDS/CMakeLists.txt b/fairmq/plugins/DDS/CMakeLists.txt
index 731a4724..f9b07501 100644
--- a/fairmq/plugins/DDS/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fairmq/plugins/DDS/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ set_target_properties(${plugin} PROPERTIES
   LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/fairmq
 )
 
-set(exe1 fairmq-dds-command-ui)
-add_executable(${exe1} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/runDDSCommandUI.cxx)
-target_link_libraries(${exe1} FairMQ Commands SDK StateMachine DDS::dds_intercom_lib DDS::dds_protocol_lib)
-target_include_directories(${exe1} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+set(exe fairmq-dds-command-ui)
+add_executable(${exe} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/runDDSCommandUI.cxx)
+target_link_libraries(${exe} FairMQ Commands SDK StateMachine DDS::dds_intercom_lib DDS::dds_protocol_lib)
+target_include_directories(${exe} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
-install(TARGETS ${plugin} ${exe1}
+install(TARGETS ${plugin} ${exe}
   EXPORT ${PROJECT_EXPORT_SET}
   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PROJECT_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${PROJECT_INSTALL_BINDIR}
diff --git a/fairmq/plugins/DDS/runDDSCommandUI.cxx b/fairmq/plugins/DDS/runDDSCommandUI.cxx
index 20820ca3..de11c89f 100644
--- a/fairmq/plugins/DDS/runDDSCommandUI.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/plugins/DDS/runDDSCommandUI.cxx
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ struct TerminalConfig
 void printControlsHelp()
 {
     cout << "Use keys to control the devices:" << endl;
-    cout << "[c] check states, [o] dump config, [h] help, [r] run, [s] stop, [t] reset task, [d] reset device, [q] end, [j] init task, [i] init device, [k] complete init, [b] bind, [x] connect" << endl;
+    cout << "[c] check states, [o] dump config, [h] help, [r] run, [s] stop, [t] reset task, [d] reset device, [q] end, [j] init task, [i] init device, [k] complete init, [b] bind, [x] connect, [p] set property" << endl;
     cout << "To quit press Ctrl+C" << endl;
 }
 
-void handleCommand(const string& command, const string& path, unsigned int timeout, Topology& topo)
+void handleCommand(const string& command, const string& path, unsigned int timeout, Topology& topo, const string& pKey, const string& pVal)
 {
     if (command == "c") {
         cout << "> checking state of the devices" << endl;
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ void handleCommand(const string& command, const string& path, unsigned int timeo
                 cout << d.first << ": " << p.first << " : " << p.second << endl;
             }
         }
+    } else if (command == "p") {
+        if (pKey == "" || pVal == "") {
+            cout << "cannot send property with empty key and/or value! given key: '" << pKey << "', value: '" << pVal << "'." << endl;
+            return;
+        }
+        const DeviceProperties props{{pKey, pVal}};
+        cout << "> sending property" << endl;
+        topo.SetProperties(props, path);
+        // give dds time to complete request
+        this_thread::sleep_for(chrono::milliseconds(100));
     } else if (command == "i") {
         cout << "> init devices" << endl;
         topo.ChangeState(TopologyTransition::InitDevice, std::chrono::milliseconds(timeout));
@@ -112,10 +122,10 @@ void handleCommand(const string& command, const string& path, unsigned int timeo
     }
 }
 
-void sendCommand(const string& commandIn, const string& path, unsigned int timeout, Topology& topo)
+void sendCommand(const string& commandIn, const string& path, unsigned int timeout, Topology& topo, const string& pKey, const string& pVal)
 {
     if (commandIn != "") {
-        handleCommand(commandIn, path, timeout, topo);
+        handleCommand(commandIn, path, timeout, topo, pKey, pVal);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -128,7 +138,7 @@ void sendCommand(const string& commandIn, const string& path, unsigned int timeo
     command = c;
 
     while (true) {
-        handleCommand(command, path, timeout, topo);
+        handleCommand(command, path, timeout, topo, pKey, pVal);
         cin >> c;
         command = c;
     }
@@ -142,6 +152,8 @@ try {
     string command;
     string path;
     string targetState;
+    string pKey;
+    string pVal;
     unsigned int timeout;
 
     fair::Logger::SetConsoleSeverity("debug");
@@ -166,6 +178,8 @@ try {
     options.add_options()
         ("command,c",        bpo::value<string>(&command)->default_value(""), "Command character")
         ("path,p",           bpo::value<string>(&path)->default_value(""), "DDS Topology path to send command to (empty - send to all tasks)")
+        ("property-key",     bpo::value<string>(&pKey)->default_value(""), "property key to be used with 'p' command")
+        ("property-value",   bpo::value<string>(&pVal)->default_value(""), "property value to be used with 'p' command")
         ("wait-for-state,w", bpo::value<string>(&targetState)->default_value(""), "Wait until targeted FairMQ devices reach the given state")
         ("timeout,t",        bpo::value<unsigned int>(&timeout)->default_value(0), "Timeout in milliseconds when waiting for a device state (0 - wait infinitely)")
         ("help,h",           "Produce help message");
@@ -175,7 +189,7 @@ try {
 
     if (vm.count("help")) {
         cout << "FairMQ DDS Command UI" << endl << options << endl;
-        cout << "Commands: [c] check state, [o] dump config, [h] help, [r] run, [s] stop, [t] reset task, [d] reset device, [q] end, [j] init task, [i] init device, [k] complete init, [b] bind, [x] connect" << endl;
+        cout << "Commands: [c] check state, [o] dump config, [h] help, [r] run, [s] stop, [t] reset task, [d] reset device, [q] end, [j] init task, [i] init device, [k] complete init, [b] bind, [x] connect, [p] set property" << endl;
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
     }
 
@@ -189,7 +203,7 @@ try {
 
     if (targetState != "") {
         if (command != "") {
-            sendCommand(command, path, timeout, topo);
+            sendCommand(command, path, timeout, topo, pKey, pVal);
         }
         size_t pos = targetState.find("->");
         if (pos == string::npos) {
@@ -200,7 +214,7 @@ try {
             // cout << "WaitForState(" << targetState << ") result: " << ec.message() << endl;
         }
     } else {
-        sendCommand(command, path, timeout, topo);
+        sendCommand(command, path, timeout, topo, pKey, pVal);
     }
 
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;