diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index 7747558..6c5963a 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {UserManagementService} from "./openaireLibrary/services/user-management.
 import {StakeholderService} from "./openaireLibrary/monitor/services/stakeholder.service";
 import {BehaviorSubject, Subscriber} from "rxjs";
 import {LayoutService} from "./openaireLibrary/dashboard/sharedComponents/sidebar/layout.service";
-import {MenuItem, RootMenuItem} from "./openaireLibrary/sharedComponents/menu";
+import {MenuItem} from "./openaireLibrary/sharedComponents/menu";
 import {Stakeholder, StakeholderEntities, Topic, Visibility} from "./openaireLibrary/monitor/entities/stakeholder";
 import {LinksResolver} from "./search/links-resolver";
 import {Header} from "./openaireLibrary/sharedComponents/navigationBar.component";
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   isViewPublic: boolean = false;
   sideBarItems: MenuItem[] = [];
   specialSideBarMenuItem: MenuItem = null;
-  menuItems: RootMenuItem[] = [];
+  menuItems: MenuItem[] = [];
   notificationGroups: Option[] = [];
   entities: string[];
   notificationGroupsInitialized: boolean = false;
@@ -281,44 +281,46 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
     if (this.stakeholder) {
       this.userMenuItems.push(new MenuItem("", "User information", "", "/" + this.stakeholder.alias + "/user-info", false, [], [], {}));
-      this.menuItems.push({
-        rootItem: new MenuItem("dashboard", "Dashboard",
+      this.menuItems.push(
+        new MenuItem("dashboard", "Dashboard",
           "", "/" + this.stakeholder.alias, false, [], null, {}
-          , null, null, null, null), items: []
-      });
+          , null, null, null, null)
+      );
       if (this.isPublicOrIsMember(this.stakeholder.visibility)) {
-        this.menuItems.push({
-          rootItem: new MenuItem("search", "Browse Data", "", this.properties.searchLinkToResults,
+        this.menuItems.push(
+          new MenuItem("search", "Browse Data", "", this.properties.searchLinkToResults,
             false, [], null, {resultbestaccessright: '"' + encodeURIComponent("Open Access") + '"'},
-            null, null, null, null),
-          items: []
-        });
+            null, null, null, null)
+        );
         if (this.properties.environment !== 'production') {
           this.resourcesService.setResourcesDeprecated(this.menuItems, "/" + this.stakeholder.alias);
         } else {
-          this.menuItems.push({
-            rootItem: new MenuItem("methodology", "Methodology",
-              "", "/" + this.stakeholder.alias + "/methodology", false, [], null, {}), items: [
-              new MenuItem("methodology", "Terminology and construction",
+          this.menuItems.push(
+            new MenuItem("methodology", "Methodology",
+              "", "/" + this.stakeholder.alias + "/methodology", false, [], null, {},
+              null, null, null, null, "_blank", "internal", false,
+              [
+                new MenuItem("methodology", "Terminology and construction",
                 "", "/" + this.stakeholder.alias + "/methodology", false, [], null, {}),
-              new MenuItem("methodology", "See how it works",
+                new MenuItem("methodology", "See how it works",
                 "", "/" + this.stakeholder.alias + "/methodology", false, [], null, {}, null, "how"),
-            ]
-          });
+              ]
+            )
+          );
         }
         if (this.stakeholder.type === "funder") {
-          this.menuItems.push({
-            rootItem: new MenuItem("develop", "Develop",
-              "", "/" + this.stakeholder.alias + "/develop", false, [], null, {}), items: []
-          });
+          this.menuItems.push(
+            new MenuItem("develop", "Develop",
+              "", "/" + this.stakeholder.alias + "/develop", false, [], null, {})
+          );
         }
       }
       if (this.isManager(this.stakeholder)) {
-        this.menuItems.push({
-          rootItem: new MenuItem("manage", "Manage",
+        this.menuItems.push(
+          new MenuItem("manage", "Manage",
             "", "/admin/" + this.stakeholder.alias, false, [], null, {}
-            , null, null, null, null), items: []
-        });
+            , null, null, null, null)
+        );
       }
       if (!this.hasAdminMenu && this.isFrontPage) {
         this.menuHeader = {
@@ -378,20 +380,18 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         badge: true,
         menuPosition: "center"
       };
-      this.menuItems.push({
-        rootItem: new MenuItem("stakeholders", "Browse " + this.stakeholderEntities.STAKEHOLDERS,
-          "https://" + (this.properties.environment == 'beta' ? 'beta.' : '') + 'monitor.openaire.eu/browse', "", false, [], null, {}, null, null, null, null, "_self"),
-        items: []
-      });
+      this.menuItems.push(
+        new MenuItem("stakeholders", "Browse " + this.stakeholderEntities.STAKEHOLDERS,
+          "https://" + (this.properties.environment == 'beta' ? 'beta.' : '') + 'monitor.openaire.eu/browse', "", false, [], null, {}, null, null, null, null, "_self")
+      );
       if (this.properties.environment === 'development') {
         // @ts-ignore
         this.resourcesService.setResourcesDeprecated(this.menuItems, '', "https://" + (this.properties.environment === 'beta' ? 'beta.' : '') + 'monitor.openaire.eu');
       }
-      this.menuItems.push({
-        rootItem: new MenuItem("about", "About",
-          "https://" + (this.properties.environment == 'beta' ? 'beta.' : '') + 'monitor.openaire.eu/about/learn-how', "", false, [], null, {}, null, null, null, null, "_self"),
-        items: []
-      });
+      this.menuItems.push(
+        new MenuItem("about", "About",
+          "https://" + (this.properties.environment == 'beta' ? 'beta.' : '') + 'monitor.openaire.eu/about/learn-how', "", false, [], null, {}, null, null, null, null, "_self")
+      );
       if (this.hasAdminMenu) {
         this.adminMenuItems = [];
         this.specialSideBarMenuItem = null;