diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data_catalogue/grsf_publish_ws/utils/CommonServiceUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data_catalogue/grsf_publish_ws/utils/CommonServiceUtils.java
index 7b3a761..4f91a1a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data_catalogue/grsf_publish_ws/utils/CommonServiceUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data_catalogue/grsf_publish_ws/utils/CommonServiceUtils.java
@@ -218,6 +218,43 @@ public class CommonServiceUtils {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	public static final String GROUP_SUFFIX = "_group";
+	
+	/**
+	 * Convert a group name to its id on ckan
+	 * @param origName
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private static String getGroupIDOnCkan(String origName){
+		if(origName == null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("origName cannot be null");
+		}
+		String modified = origName.replaceAll("\\(", "");
+		modified = modified.replaceAll("\\)", "");
+		modified = modified.trim().toLowerCase().replaceAll("[^A-Za-z0-9-]", "-");
+		if(modified.startsWith("-")) {
+			modified = modified.substring(1);
+		}
+		if(modified.endsWith("-")) {
+			modified = modified.substring(0, modified.length() -1);
+		}
+		return modified;
+	}
+	
+	public static String getGroupId(String groupName) {
+		StringBuffer stringBuffer = new StringBuffer();
+		stringBuffer.append(groupName);
+		/*
+		 * The "_group" suffix is added to all groups to
+		 * avoid issues on groups and organizations having the same name
+		 * e.g. RAM organization (id=ram) and RAM group (id=ram_group)  
+		 */
+		if(!groupName.endsWith(GROUP_SUFFIX)) {
+			stringBuffer.append(GROUP_SUFFIX);
+		}
+		return getGroupIDOnCkan(stringBuffer.toString());
+	}
+	
 	private static void addGroup(Group group, Sources source, String value, Set<String> groups) {
 		String conditionToCheck = group.condition();
 		String groupNameOverValue = group.groupNameOverValue();
@@ -227,27 +264,44 @@ public class CommonServiceUtils {
 				: value.matches(conditionToCheck);
 		
 		if(match) {
-		
 			StringBuffer stringBuffer = new StringBuffer();
-			
 			if(prependSource) {
 				stringBuffer.append(source.toString());
 				stringBuffer.append(" ");
 			}
-			
 			if(groupNameOverValue.isEmpty()) {
 				stringBuffer.append(value);
 			}else {
 				stringBuffer.append(groupNameOverValue);
 			}
-			
-			String groupName = HelperMethods.getGroupNameOnCkan(stringBuffer.toString());
-							
-			groups.add(groupName);			
+			String groupId = getGroupId(stringBuffer.toString());
+			groups.add(groupId);			
 		}
 		
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Add the record to the group of sources
+	 * @param groups
+	 * @param sourcesList
+	 * @param productType
+	 * @param sourceInPath 
+	 */
+	private static void addRecordToGroups(Set<String> groups, Set<String> sourcesList,  Product_Type productType, Sources sourceInPath) {
+		if(sourceInPath == Sources.GRSF) {
+			groups.add(getGroupId(Sources.GRSF.getOrigName())); // i.e. grsf_group
+		}else {
+			groups.add(getGroupId(Constants.SYSTEM_TYPE_LEGACY_RECORD)); // i.e. legacy_group
+		}
+		
+		// evaluate the custom fields/tags, resources and groups
+		groups.add(getGroupId(productType.getOrigName())); //i.e. stock_group or fishery_group
+		
+		for(String source : sourcesList) {
+			groups.add(getGroupId(source)); // i.e. firms_group, fishsource_group, ram_group
+		}
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Retrieve the list of groups' names for this object
 	 */
@@ -522,28 +576,6 @@ public class CommonServiceUtils {
 		
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * Add the record to the group of sources
-	 * @param groups
-	 * @param sourcesList
-	 * @param productType
-	 * @param sourceInPath 
-	 */
-	private static void addRecordToGroups(Set<String> groups, Set<String> sourcesList,  Product_Type productType, Sources sourceInPath) {
-		if(sourceInPath == Sources.GRSF) {
-			groups.add(HelperMethods.getGroupNameOnCkan(Sources.GRSF.getOrigName())); // i.e. grsf
-		}else {
-			groups.add(HelperMethods.getGroupNameOnCkan(Constants.SYSTEM_TYPE_LEGACY_RECORD)); // i.e. legacy
-		}
-		
-		// evaluate the custom fields/tags, resources and groups
-		groups.add(HelperMethods.getGroupNameOnCkan(productType.getOrigName())); //i.e. stock or fishery
-		
-		for(String source : sourcesList) {
-			groups.add(HelperMethods.getGroupNameOnCkan(source)); // i.e. FIRMS, FishSource, RAM
-		}
-	}
-	
 //	/**
 //	 * Fetch the system:type property from a record
 //	 * @param itemIdOrName
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data_catalogue/grsf_publish_ws/utils/HelperMethods.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data_catalogue/grsf_publish_ws/utils/HelperMethods.java
index 32e3956..f1f01ce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data_catalogue/grsf_publish_ws/utils/HelperMethods.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data_catalogue/grsf_publish_ws/utils/HelperMethods.java
@@ -80,27 +80,6 @@ public abstract class HelperMethods {
 	private static CacheInterface<String, Map<String, String>> namespacesCache = new CacheImpl<String, Map<String, String>>(1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
 	private static CacheInterface<String, DataCatalogue> catalogueCache = new CacheImpl<String, DataCatalogue>(1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
 
-	/**
-	 * Convert a group name to its id on ckan
-	 * @param origName
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	public static String getGroupNameOnCkan(String origName){
-		if(origName == null) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("origName cannot be null");
-		}
-		String modified = origName.replaceAll("\\(", "");
-		modified = modified.replaceAll("\\)", "");
-		modified = modified.trim().toLowerCase().replaceAll("[^A-Za-z0-9-]", "-");
-		if(modified.startsWith("-")) {
-			modified = modified.substring(1);
-		}
-		if(modified.endsWith("-")) {
-			modified = modified.substring(0, modified.length() -1);
-		}
-		return modified;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Retrieve the running instance of the data catalogue for this scope
 	 * @return