diff --git a/models/utils/abstracts.go b/models/utils/abstracts.go
index 28e43a6..d9603e1 100755
--- a/models/utils/abstracts.go
+++ b/models/utils/abstracts.go
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ type AbstractObject struct {
 func (ri *AbstractObject) GetAccessor(request *tools.APIRequest) Accessor {
 	return nil
 }
-
+func (r *AbstractObject) SetNotInCatalog(ok bool) {
+	r.NotInCatalog = ok
+}
 func (r *AbstractObject) IsNotInCatalog() bool {
 	return r.NotInCatalog
 }
diff --git a/models/utils/interfaces.go b/models/utils/interfaces.go
index 170a0c2..6c22382 100755
--- a/models/utils/interfaces.go
+++ b/models/utils/interfaces.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type ShallowDBObject interface {
 // DBObject is an interface that defines the basic methods for a DBObject
 type DBObject interface {
 	GenerateID()
+	SetNotInCatalog(bool)
 	IsNotInCatalog() bool
 	SetID(id string)
 	GetID() string