diff --git a/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py b/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
index a6cbcd2b33..b0044b7daa 100644
--- a/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class GlobalStack(ContainerStack):
 
         self._empty_instance_container = ContainerRegistry.getInstance().getEmptyInstanceContainer()
 
+        self._containers = [self._empty_instance_container for i in range(len(_ContainerIndexes.IndexTypeMap))]
         self._extruders = []
 
         self.containersChanged.connect(self._onContainersChanged)
@@ -32,9 +33,16 @@ class GlobalStack(ContainerStack):
     def userChanges(self) -> InstanceContainer:
         return self._containers[_ContainerIndexes.UserChanges]
 
-    def setQualtiyChanges(self, new_quality_changes: InstanceContainer) -> None:
+    def setQualityChanges(self, new_quality_changes: InstanceContainer) -> None:
         self.replaceContainer(_ContainerIndexes.QualityChanges, new_quality_changes)
 
+    def setQualityChangesById(self, new_quality_changes_id: str) -> None:
+        quality_changes = ContainerRegistry.getInstance().findInstanceContainers(id = new_quality_changes_id)
+        if quality_changes:
+            self.setQualityChanges(quality_changes[0])
+        else:
+            raise Exceptions.InvalidContainerError("Could not find container with id {id}".format(id = new_quality_changes_id))
+
     @pyqtProperty(InstanceContainer, notify = pyqtContainersChanged)
     def qualityChanges(self) -> InstanceContainer:
         return self._containers[_ContainerIndexes.QualityChanges]
@@ -42,6 +50,13 @@ class GlobalStack(ContainerStack):
     def setQuality(self, new_quality: InstanceContainer) -> None:
         self.replaceContainer(_ContainerIndexes.Quality, new_quality)
 
+    def setQualityById(self, new_quality_id: str) -> None:
+        quality = ContainerRegistry.getInstance().findInstanceContainers(id = new_quality_id)
+        if quality:
+            self.setQuality(quality[0])
+        else:
+            raise Exceptions.InvalidContainerError("Could not find container with id {id}".format(id = new_quality_id))
+
     @pyqtProperty(InstanceContainer, notify = pyqtContainersChanged)
     def quality(self) -> InstanceContainer:
         return self._containers[_ContainerIndexes.Quality]
@@ -49,6 +64,13 @@ class GlobalStack(ContainerStack):
     def setMaterial(self, new_material: InstanceContainer) -> None:
         self.replaceContainer(_ContainerIndexes.Material, new_material)
 
+    def setMaterialById(self, new_material_id: str) -> None:
+        material = ContainerRegistry.getInstance().findInstanceContainers(id = new_material_id)
+        if material:
+            self.setMaterial(material[0])
+        else:
+            raise Exceptions.InvalidContainerError("Could not find container with id {id}".format(id = new_material_id))
+
     @pyqtProperty(InstanceContainer, notify = pyqtContainersChanged)
     def material(self) -> InstanceContainer:
         return self._containers[_ContainerIndexes.Material]
@@ -56,10 +78,27 @@ class GlobalStack(ContainerStack):
     def setVariant(self, new_variant: InstanceContainer) -> None:
         self.replaceContainer(_ContainerIndexes.Variant, new_variant)
 
+    def setVariantById(self, new_variant_id: str) -> None:
+        variant = ContainerRegistry.getInstance().findInstanceContainers(id = new_variant_id)
+        if variant:
+            self.setVariant(variant[0])
+        else:
+            raise Exceptions.InvalidContainerError("Could not find container with id {id}".format(id = new_variant_id))
+
     @pyqtProperty(InstanceContainer, notify = pyqtContainersChanged)
     def variant(self) -> InstanceContainer:
         return self._containers[_ContainerIndexes.Variant]
 
+    def setDefinitionChanges(self, new_definition_changes: InstanceContainer) -> None:
+        self.replaceContainer(_ContainerIndexes.DefinitionChanges, new_definition_changes)
+
+    def setDefinitionChangesById(self, new_definition_changes_id: str) -> None:
+        new_definition_changes = ContainerRegistry.getInstance().findInstanceContainers(id = new_definition_changes_id)
+        if new_definition_changes:
+            self.setDefinitionChanges(new_definition_changes[0])
+        else:
+            raise Exceptions.InvalidContainerError("Could not find container with id {id}".format(id = new_definition_changes_id))
+
     @pyqtProperty(InstanceContainer, notify = pyqtContainersChanged)
     def definitionChanges(self) -> InstanceContainer:
         return self._containers[_ContainerIndexes.DefinitionChanges]
@@ -97,7 +136,7 @@ class GlobalStack(ContainerStack):
 
     ##  Overridden from ContainerStack
     @override(ContainerStack)
-    def getProperty(self, key: str, property_name: str):
+    def getProperty(self, key: str, property_name: str) -> Any:
         if property_name == "value":
             if not self.hasUserValue(key):
                 resolve = super().getProperty(key, "resolve")
@@ -106,6 +145,13 @@ class GlobalStack(ContainerStack):
 
         return super().getProperty(key, property_name)
 
+    def setProperty(self, key: str, property_name: str, new_value: Any, target_container: str = "user") -> None:
+        container_index = _ContainerIndexes.indexForType(target_container)
+        if container_index != -1:
+            self._containers[container_index].setProperty(key, property_name, new_value)
+        else:
+            raise IndexError("Invalid target container {type}".format(type = target_container))
+
     ##  Overridden from ContainerStack
     @override(ContainerStack)
     def setNextStack(self, next_stack: ContainerStack) -> None:
@@ -145,6 +191,7 @@ class GlobalStack(ContainerStack):
         super().deserialize(contents)
 
         new_containers = self._containers.copy()
+        print("containers before", new_containers)
         while(len(new_containers) < len(_ContainerIndexes.IndexTypeMap)):
             new_containers.append(self._empty_instance_container)
 
@@ -169,6 +216,7 @@ class GlobalStack(ContainerStack):
                 if actual_container:
                     new_containers[index] = actual_container
 
+        print("containers after", new_containers)
         self._containers = new_containers
 
     def _onContainersChanged(self, container):
@@ -204,3 +252,11 @@ class _ContainerIndexes:
         DefinitionChanges: "definition_changes",
         Definition: "definition",
     }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def indexForType(cls, type_name: str) -> int:
+        for key, value in cls.IndexTypeMap.items():
+            if value == type_name:
+                return key
+
+        return -1