diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/impl/entities/EntityTypeImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/impl/entities/EntityTypeImpl.java
index 7d49f2a..2d27bb6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/impl/entities/EntityTypeImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/impl/entities/EntityTypeImpl.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.gcube.informationsystem.types.impl.entities;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
 
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeName;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.AccessType;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.entities.EntityElement;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.context.reference.entities.Context;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.entities.Facet;
@@ -97,5 +98,23 @@ public class EntityTypeImpl extends TypeImpl implements EntityType {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public AccessType getAccessType() {
+		
+		if(name.compareTo(Context.NAME)==0) {
+			return AccessType.CONTEXT;
+		}
+		
+		if(name.compareTo(EntityType.NAME)==0) {
+			return AccessType.ENTITY_TYPE;
+		}
+		
+		if(name.compareTo(EntityElement.NAME)==0) {
+			return AccessType.ENTITY_ELEMENT;
+		}
+		
+		return AccessType.ENTITY;
+	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/impl/properties/PropertyTypeImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/impl/properties/PropertyTypeImpl.java
index 6a88fea..1a840f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/impl/properties/PropertyTypeImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/impl/properties/PropertyTypeImpl.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.gcube.informationsystem.types.impl.properties;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeName;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.AccessType;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.properties.PropertyElement;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.impl.TypeImpl;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.reference.properties.PropertyDefinition;
@@ -39,4 +40,13 @@ public final class PropertyTypeImpl<P extends PropertyElement> extends TypeImpl
 		return properties;
 	}
 	
+	@Override
+	public AccessType getAccessType() {
+		
+		if(name.compareTo(PropertyElement.NAME)==0) {
+			return AccessType.PROPERTY_ELEMENT;
+		}
+		
+		return AccessType.PROPERTY;
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/impl/relations/RelationTypeImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/impl/relations/RelationTypeImpl.java
index 645e808..c1cfacf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/impl/relations/RelationTypeImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/impl/relations/RelationTypeImpl.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeName;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.AccessType;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.entities.EntityElement;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.relations.RelationElement;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.context.reference.relations.IsParentOf;
@@ -132,4 +133,21 @@ public class RelationTypeImpl<S extends EntityType, T extends EntityType>
 		this.target = target;
 	}
 	
+	@Override
+	public AccessType getAccessType() {
+		
+		if(name.compareTo(IsParentOf.NAME)==0) {
+			return AccessType.IS_PARENT_OF;
+		}
+		
+		if(name.compareTo(RelationType.NAME)==0) {
+			return AccessType.RELATION_TYPE;
+		}
+		
+		if(name.compareTo(RelationElement.NAME)==0) {
+			return AccessType.RELATION_ELEMENT;
+		}
+		
+		return AccessType.RELATION;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/Type.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/Type.java
index 4ec070c..bd5159b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/Type.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/Type.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonGetter;
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.AccessType;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.IdentifiableElement;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.annotations.Abstract;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.reference.properties.PropertyDefinition;
@@ -52,5 +53,10 @@ public interface Type extends IdentifiableElement {
 	public Set<String> getSuperClasses();
 	
 	public Set<PropertyDefinition> getProperties();
+
+	@JsonIgnore
+	public default AccessType getAccessType() {
+		return null;
+	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/entities/EntityType.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/entities/EntityType.java
index 1127ebc..ad60a87 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/entities/EntityType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/entities/EntityType.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties;
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.AccessType;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.entities.EntityElement;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.annotations.ISProperty;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.impl.entities.EntityTypeImpl;
@@ -43,5 +44,9 @@ public interface EntityType extends Type, EntityElement {
 
 	/* {@link Type} is just a Java useful class. The type is not created in the IS. Hence the fields must be redefined */
 	
+	@Override
+	public default AccessType getAccessType() {
+		return AccessType.ENTITY_ELEMENT;
+	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/entities/FacetType.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/entities/FacetType.java
index 68b7bb3..9f8e09d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/entities/FacetType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/entities/FacetType.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties;
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.AccessType;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.annotations.ISProperty;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.impl.entities.FacetTypeImpl;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.reference.Change;
@@ -26,5 +27,9 @@ public interface FacetType extends EntityType {
 	@ISProperty(name = Type.PROPERTIES_PROPERTY, readonly = false, mandatory = true, nullable = false)
 	public Set<PropertyDefinition> getProperties();
 	
+	@Override
+	public default AccessType getAccessType() {
+		return AccessType.FACET;
+	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/entities/ResourceType.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/entities/ResourceType.java
index dbd8e2f..e5dae3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/entities/ResourceType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/entities/ResourceType.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.gcube.informationsystem.types.reference.entities;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.AccessType;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.annotations.ISProperty;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.impl.entities.ResourceTypeImpl;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.reference.Change;
@@ -29,4 +30,9 @@ public interface ResourceType extends EntityType {
 	@ISProperty(name = RESOURCES_PROPERTY, readonly = false, mandatory = true, nullable = false)
 	public List<LinkedEntity> getResources();
 	
+	@Override
+	public default AccessType getAccessType() {
+		return AccessType.RESOURCE;
+	}
+	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/properties/PropertyType.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/properties/PropertyType.java
index 095ca6a..c1b3151 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/properties/PropertyType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/properties/PropertyType.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties;
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.AccessType;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.IdentifiableElement;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.properties.PropertyElement;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.properties.Header;
@@ -52,5 +53,8 @@ public interface PropertyType<P extends PropertyElement> extends PropertyElement
 	public Set<PropertyDefinition> getProperties();
 	
 	/* TypeDefinition is just a Java useful class. The type is not created in the IS. Hence the fields must be redefined */
-	
+	@Override
+	public default AccessType getAccessType() {
+		return AccessType.PROPERTY_ELEMENT;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/relations/ConsistsOfType.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/relations/ConsistsOfType.java
index 7bee74b..4fb586c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/relations/ConsistsOfType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/relations/ConsistsOfType.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.types.reference.relations;
 
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.AccessType;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.impl.relations.ConsistsOfTypeImpl;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.reference.Change;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.reference.TypeMetadata;
@@ -18,4 +19,9 @@ public interface ConsistsOfType extends RelationType<ResourceType, FacetType> {
 	
 	public static final String NAME = "ConsistsOfType"; // ConsistsOfType.class.getSimpleName();
 	
+	@Override
+	public default AccessType getAccessType() {
+		return AccessType.CONSISTS_OF;
+	}
+	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/relations/IsRelatedToType.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/relations/IsRelatedToType.java
index 7c4c749..d3854be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/relations/IsRelatedToType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/relations/IsRelatedToType.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.types.reference.relations;
 
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.AccessType;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.impl.relations.IsRelatedToTypeImpl;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.reference.Change;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.reference.TypeMetadata;
@@ -17,4 +18,9 @@ public interface IsRelatedToType extends RelationType<ResourceType, ResourceType
 	
 	public static final String NAME = "IsRelatedToType"; // IsRelatedToType.class.getSimpleName();
 	
+	@Override
+	public default AccessType getAccessType() {
+		return AccessType.IS_RELATED_TO;
+	}
+	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/relations/RelationType.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/relations/RelationType.java
index a71297b..9502661 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/relations/RelationType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/reference/relations/RelationType.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties;
 import org.gcube.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.AccessType;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.relations.RelationElement;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.annotations.ISProperty;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.impl.relations.RelationTypeImpl;
@@ -61,4 +62,9 @@ public interface RelationType<S extends EntityType, T extends EntityType>
 	@JsonGetter(value=TARGET_PROPERTY)
 	public String getTargetType();*/
 	
+	@Override
+	public default AccessType getAccessType() {
+		return AccessType.RELATION_ELEMENT;
+	}
+	
 }