diff --git a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/dao/utils/DsmMappingUtils.java b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/dao/utils/DsmMappingUtils.java
index 25f8ee99..67a8630c 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/dao/utils/DsmMappingUtils.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/dao/utils/DsmMappingUtils.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public class DsmMappingUtils {
 		if (d.getOrganizations() != null) {
 			ds.setOrganizations(d.getOrganizations().stream().map(DsmMappingUtils::asOrganizationDetail).collect(Collectors.toSet()));
 		}
+		ds.setTypology(d.getTypology());
 		return ds;
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/domain/DatasourceDetails.java b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/domain/DatasourceDetails.java
index f03f98bf..a5d27048 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/domain/DatasourceDetails.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/domain/DatasourceDetails.java
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ public class DatasourceDetails extends DatasourceIgnoredProperties {
 	@ApiModelProperty(position = 32)
 	private String status;
 
+	@Deprecated
+	@ApiModelProperty(position = 32)
+	private String typology;
+
 	public String getId() {
 		return id;
 	}
@@ -411,4 +415,14 @@ public class DatasourceDetails extends DatasourceIgnoredProperties {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	@Deprecated
+	public String getTypology() {
+		return typology;
+	}
+
+	@Deprecated
+	public void setTypology(final String typology) {
+		this.typology = typology;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/domain/DatasourceSnippetExtended.java b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/domain/DatasourceSnippetExtended.java
index 9c544658..168a249f 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/domain/DatasourceSnippetExtended.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/domain/DatasourceSnippetExtended.java
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ public class DatasourceSnippetExtended {
 	@ApiModelProperty(position = 13)
 	private Set<OrganizationDetails> organizations;
 
+	@Deprecated
+	@ApiModelProperty(position = 14)
+	private String typology;
+
 	public String getId() {
 		return id;
 	}
@@ -167,4 +171,14 @@ public class DatasourceSnippetExtended {
 		this.organizations = organizations;
 	}
 
+	@Deprecated
+	public String getTypology() {
+		return typology;
+	}
+
+	@Deprecated
+	public void setTypology(final String typology) {
+		this.typology = typology;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/domain/db/DatasourceDbEntry.java b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/domain/db/DatasourceDbEntry.java
index 8dc269e1..fad3e190 100755
--- a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/domain/db/DatasourceDbEntry.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/dsm/domain/db/DatasourceDbEntry.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.dnetlib.openaire.dsm.domain.db;
 
+import javax.persistence.Column;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
 import javax.persistence.Transient;
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ public class DatasourceDbEntry extends Datasource<OrganizationDbEntry, IdentityD
 	@Transient
 	private String openaireId;
 
+	@Deprecated
+	@Column(name = "_typology_to_remove_")
+	private String typology;
+
 	public String getOpenaireId() {
 		return openaireId;
 	}
@@ -28,4 +33,14 @@ public class DatasourceDbEntry extends Datasource<OrganizationDbEntry, IdentityD
 	public void setOpenaireId(final String openaireId) {
 		this.openaireId = openaireId;
 	}
+
+	@Deprecated
+	public String getTypology() {
+		return typology;
+	}
+
+	@Deprecated
+	public void setTypology(final String typology) {
+		this.typology = typology;
+	}
 }