diff --git a/public/locales/en.json b/public/locales/en.json
index c14845ba..bf51c33f 100644
--- a/public/locales/en.json
+++ b/public/locales/en.json
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@
     "update": "Update"
   },
   "yaml": {
-    "YAML": "File"
+    "YAML": "File",
+    "showOnlyImportant": "Show only important fields"
   },
   "createMCP": {
     "dialogTitle": "Create Managed Control Plane",
diff --git a/src/components/Graphs/Graph.tsx b/src/components/Graphs/Graph.tsx
index f4974b54..dd816508 100644
--- a/src/components/Graphs/Graph.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Graphs/Graph.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { Legend, LegendItem } from './Legend';
 import { YamlViewDialog } from '../Yaml/YamlViewDialog';
 import YamlViewer from '../Yaml/YamlViewer';
 import { stringify } from 'yaml';
-import { removeManagedFieldsProperty } from '../../utils/removeManagedFieldsProperty';
+import { removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData, Resource } from '../../utils/removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData.ts';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useGraph } from './useGraph';
 import { ManagedResourceItem } from '../../lib/shared/types';
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ const Graph: React.FC = () => {
   const { nodes, edges, colorMap, loading, error } = useGraph(colorBy, handleYamlClick);
 
   const yamlString = useMemo(
-    () => (yamlResource ? stringify(removeManagedFieldsProperty(yamlResource)) : ''),
+    () => (yamlResource ? stringify(removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData(yamlResource as unknown as Resource, true)) : ''),
+    [yamlResource],
+  );
+
+  const yamlStringToCopy = useMemo(
+    () => (yamlResource ? stringify(removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData(yamlResource as unknown as Resource, false)) : ''),
     [yamlResource],
   );
 
@@ -134,7 +139,9 @@ const Graph: React.FC = () => {
       <YamlViewDialog
         isOpen={yamlDialogOpen}
         setIsOpen={setYamlDialogOpen}
-        dialogContent={<YamlViewer yamlString={yamlString} filename={yamlFilename} />}
+        dialogContent={
+          <YamlViewer yamlString={yamlString} yamlStringToCopy={yamlStringToCopy} filename={yamlFilename} />
+        }
       />
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/Yaml/YamlLoader.tsx b/src/components/Yaml/YamlLoader.tsx
index 553c2b6b..5e9934c7 100644
--- a/src/components/Yaml/YamlLoader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Yaml/YamlLoader.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { YamlViewButtonProps } from './YamlViewButtonWithLoader.tsx';
-import { FC } from 'react';
+import { FC, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { stringify } from 'yaml';
 
@@ -9,15 +9,35 @@ import Loading from '../Shared/Loading.tsx';
 import IllustratedError from '../Shared/IllustratedError.tsx';
 import YamlViewer from './YamlViewer.tsx';
 import { useApiResource } from '../../lib/api/useApiResource';
-import { removeManagedFieldsProperty, Resource } from '../../utils/removeManagedFieldsProperty.ts';
+import { removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData, Resource } from '../../utils/removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData.ts';
 
-export const YamlLoader: FC<YamlViewButtonProps> = ({ workspaceName, resourceType, resourceName }) => {
+interface YamlLoaderProps extends YamlViewButtonProps {
+  showOnlyImportantData?: boolean;
+  setShowOnlyImportantData?: (showOnlyImportantData: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+export const YamlLoader: FC<YamlLoaderProps> = ({
+  workspaceName,
+  resourceType,
+  resourceName,
+  showOnlyImportantData = false,
+  setShowOnlyImportantData,
+}) => {
   const { isLoading, data, error } = useApiResource(
     ResourceObject(workspaceName ?? '', resourceType, resourceName),
     undefined,
     true,
   );
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const yamlString = useMemo(() => {
+    if (isLoading || error) return '';
+    return stringify(removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData(data as Resource, showOnlyImportantData));
+  }, [data, error, isLoading, showOnlyImportantData]);
+
+  const yamlStringToCopy = useMemo(() => {
+    if (isLoading || error) return '';
+    return stringify(removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData(data as Resource, false));
+  }, [data, error, isLoading]);
   if (isLoading) return <Loading />;
   if (error) {
     return <IllustratedError details={t('common.cannotLoadData')} />;
@@ -25,8 +45,11 @@ export const YamlLoader: FC<YamlViewButtonProps> = ({ workspaceName, resourceTyp
 
   return (
     <YamlViewer
-      yamlString={stringify(removeManagedFieldsProperty(data as Resource))}
+      yamlString={yamlString}
+      yamlStringToCopy={yamlStringToCopy}
       filename={`${workspaceName ? `${workspaceName}_` : ''}${resourceType}_${resourceName}`}
+      setShowOnlyImportantData={setShowOnlyImportantData}
+      showOnlyImportantData={showOnlyImportantData}
     />
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewButton.tsx b/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewButton.tsx
index 2e6b7d78..4f1aef0a 100644
--- a/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewButton.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import styles from './YamlViewer.module.css';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import YamlViewer from './YamlViewer.tsx';
 import { stringify } from 'yaml';
-import { removeManagedFieldsProperty, Resource } from '../../utils/removeManagedFieldsProperty.ts';
+import { removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData, Resource } from '../../utils/removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData.ts';
 import { YamlIcon } from './YamlIcon.tsx';
 import { YamlViewDialog } from './YamlViewDialog.tsx';
 
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ export type YamlViewButtonProps = {
 };
 
 export const YamlViewButton: FC<YamlViewButtonProps> = ({ resourceObject }) => {
+  const [showOnlyImportantData, setShowOnlyImportantData] = useState(true);
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const resource = resourceObject as Resource;
 
   const yamlString = useMemo(() => {
-    return stringify(removeManagedFieldsProperty(resource));
+    return stringify(removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData(resource, showOnlyImportantData));
+  }, [resource, showOnlyImportantData]);
+  const yamlStringToCopy = useMemo(() => {
+    return stringify(removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData(resource, false));
   }, [resource]);
   return (
     <span>
@@ -27,10 +31,15 @@ export const YamlViewButton: FC<YamlViewButtonProps> = ({ resourceObject }) => {
         setIsOpen={setIsOpen}
         dialogContent={
           <YamlViewer
+            yamlStringToCopy={yamlStringToCopy}
             yamlString={yamlString}
             filename={`${resource?.kind ?? ''}${resource?.metadata?.name ? '_' : ''}${resource?.metadata?.name ?? ''}`}
+            setShowOnlyImportantData={setShowOnlyImportantData}
+            showOnlyImportantData={showOnlyImportantData}
           />
         }
+        setShowOnlyImportantData={setShowOnlyImportantData}
+        showOnlyImportantData={showOnlyImportantData}
       />
 
       <Button
diff --git a/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewButtonWithLoader.tsx b/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewButtonWithLoader.tsx
index 9e66a4e2..b5565b0f 100644
--- a/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewButtonWithLoader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewButtonWithLoader.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export type YamlViewButtonProps = {
 };
 
 export const YamlViewButtonWithLoader: FC<YamlViewButtonProps> = ({ workspaceName, resourceType, resourceName }) => {
+  const [showOnlyImportantData, setShowOnlyImportantData] = useState(true);
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   return (
@@ -21,8 +22,16 @@ export const YamlViewButtonWithLoader: FC<YamlViewButtonProps> = ({ workspaceNam
         isOpen={isOpen}
         setIsOpen={setIsOpen}
         dialogContent={
-          <YamlLoader workspaceName={workspaceName} resourceName={resourceName} resourceType={resourceType} />
+          <YamlLoader
+            workspaceName={workspaceName}
+            resourceName={resourceName}
+            resourceType={resourceType}
+            showOnlyImportantData={showOnlyImportantData}
+            setShowOnlyImportantData={setShowOnlyImportantData}
+          />
         }
+        setShowOnlyImportantData={setShowOnlyImportantData}
+        showOnlyImportantData={showOnlyImportantData}
       />
 
       <Button
diff --git a/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewDialog.tsx b/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewDialog.tsx
index f9648287..ca5826cb 100644
--- a/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewDialog.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Bar, Button, Dialog } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react';
+import { Bar, Button, CheckBox, Dialog } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react';
 
 import { FC, ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
@@ -7,19 +7,40 @@ export type YamlViewDialogProps = {
   isOpen: boolean;
   setIsOpen: (isOpen: boolean) => void;
   dialogContent: ReactNode;
+  showOnlyImportantData?: boolean;
+  setShowOnlyImportantData?: (showOnlyImportantData: boolean) => void;
 };
 
-export const YamlViewDialog: FC<YamlViewDialogProps> = ({ isOpen, setIsOpen, dialogContent }) => {
+export const YamlViewDialog: FC<YamlViewDialogProps> = ({
+  isOpen,
+  setIsOpen,
+  dialogContent,
+  showOnlyImportantData,
+  setShowOnlyImportantData,
+}) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const handleShowOnlyImportantData = () => {
+    setShowOnlyImportantData?.(!showOnlyImportantData);
+  };
   return (
     <Dialog
       open={isOpen}
       stretch
+      initialFocus={'closeButton'}
       footer={
         <Bar
+          startContent={
+            setShowOnlyImportantData && (
+              <CheckBox
+                text={t('yaml.showOnlyImportant')}
+                checked={showOnlyImportantData}
+                onChange={handleShowOnlyImportantData}
+              />
+            )
+          }
           design="Footer"
           endContent={
-            <Button design="Emphasized" onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)}>
+            <Button design="Emphasized" id={'closeButton'} onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)}>
               {t('common.close')}
             </Button>
           }
diff --git a/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewer.tsx b/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewer.tsx
index 090dc85d..e48dab60 100644
--- a/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Yaml/YamlViewer.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,18 @@ import styles from './YamlViewer.module.css';
 import { useCopyToClipboard } from '../../hooks/useCopyToClipboard.ts';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useTheme } from '../../hooks/useTheme.ts';
-type YamlViewerProps = { yamlString: string; filename: string };
-const YamlViewer: FC<YamlViewerProps> = ({ yamlString, filename }) => {
+type YamlViewerProps = {
+  yamlString: string;
+  yamlStringToCopy: string;
+  filename: string;
+  showOnlyImportantData?: boolean;
+  setShowOnlyImportantData?: (showOnlyImportantData: boolean) => void;
+};
+
+// Download button is hidden now due to stakeholder request
+const SHOW_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON = false;
+
+const YamlViewer: FC<YamlViewerProps> = ({ yamlString, filename, yamlStringToCopy }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { isDarkTheme } = useTheme();
   const { copyToClipboard } = useCopyToClipboard();
@@ -27,12 +37,14 @@ const YamlViewer: FC<YamlViewerProps> = ({ yamlString, filename }) => {
   return (
     <div className={styles.container}>
       <FlexBox className={styles.buttons} direction="Row" justifyContent="End" alignItems="Baseline" gap={16}>
-        <Button icon="copy" onClick={() => copyToClipboard(yamlString)}>
+        <Button icon="copy" onClick={() => copyToClipboard(yamlStringToCopy)}>
           {t('buttons.copy')}
         </Button>
-        <Button icon="download" onClick={downloadYaml}>
-          {t('buttons.download')}
-        </Button>
+        {SHOW_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON && (
+          <Button icon="download" onClick={downloadYaml}>
+            {t('buttons.download')}
+          </Button>
+        )}
       </FlexBox>
       <SyntaxHighlighter
         language="yaml"
diff --git a/src/lib/api/types/shared/keyNames.ts b/src/lib/api/types/shared/keyNames.ts
index db4a6531..f15257fd 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/types/shared/keyNames.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/types/shared/keyNames.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ export const CHARGING_TARGET_LABEL: string = 'openmcp.cloud.sap/charging-target'
 export const CHARGING_TARGET_TYPE_LABEL: string = 'openmcp.cloud.sap/charging-target-type';
 export const PROJECT_NAME_LABEL: string = 'openmcp.cloud/mcp-project';
 export const WORKSPACE_LABEL: string = 'openmcp.cloud/mcp-workspace';
+export const LAST_APPLIED_CONFIGURATION_ANNOTATION = 'kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration';
diff --git a/src/utils/removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData.ts b/src/utils/removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc01ee20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { LAST_APPLIED_CONFIGURATION_ANNOTATION } from '../lib/api/types/shared/keyNames';
+
+export type Resource = {
+  apiVersion: string;
+  kind: string;
+  items?: Omit<Resource, 'items'>[];
+  metadata: {
+    name: string;
+    namespace?: string;
+    labels?: Record<string, string>;
+    annotations?: {
+      [LAST_APPLIED_CONFIGURATION_ANNOTATION]?: string;
+      [key: string]: string | undefined;
+    };
+    managedFields?: unknown;
+    creationTimestamp?: string;
+    finalizers?: string[];
+    generation?: number;
+    resourceVersion?: string;
+    uid?: string;
+  };
+  spec?: unknown;
+  status?: unknown;
+};
+
+const cleanUpResource = (
+  resource: Omit<Resource, 'items'>,
+  showOnlyImportantData: boolean,
+): Omit<Resource, 'items'> => {
+  const newResource = { ...resource };
+
+  if (newResource.metadata) {
+    newResource.metadata = { ...newResource.metadata };
+    delete newResource.metadata.managedFields;
+
+    if (showOnlyImportantData) {
+      if (newResource.metadata.annotations) {
+        newResource.metadata.annotations = { ...newResource.metadata.annotations };
+        delete newResource.metadata.annotations[LAST_APPLIED_CONFIGURATION_ANNOTATION];
+      }
+      delete newResource.metadata.generation;
+      delete newResource.metadata.uid;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return newResource;
+};
+
+export const removeManagedFieldsAndFilterData = (
+  resourceObject: Resource,
+  showOnlyImportantData: boolean,
+): Resource => {
+  if (!resourceObject) {
+    return {} as Resource;
+  }
+  if (resourceObject.items) {
+    return {
+      ...cleanUpResource(resourceObject, showOnlyImportantData),
+      items: resourceObject.items.map((item) => cleanUpResource(item, showOnlyImportantData)),
+    };
+  }
+
+  return cleanUpResource(resourceObject, showOnlyImportantData);
+};
diff --git a/src/utils/removeManagedFieldsProperty.ts b/src/utils/removeManagedFieldsProperty.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2706ead3..00000000
--- a/src/utils/removeManagedFieldsProperty.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-export type Resource = {
-  kind: string;
-  items?: {
-    metadata: {
-      name: string;
-      managedFields?: unknown;
-    };
-  }[];
-  metadata: {
-    name: string;
-    managedFields?: unknown;
-  };
-};
-
-export const removeManagedFieldsProperty = (resourceObject: Resource) => {
-  if (resourceObject?.metadata?.managedFields) {
-    return {
-      ...resourceObject,
-      metadata: {
-        ...resourceObject.metadata,
-        managedFields: undefined,
-      },
-    };
-  }
-  if (resourceObject?.items) {
-    return {
-      ...resourceObject,
-      items: resourceObject.items.map((item) => ({
-        ...item,
-        metadata: { ...item.metadata, managedFields: undefined },
-      })),
-    };
-  }
-
-  return resourceObject;
-};