diff --git a/models/collaborative_area/collaborative_area.go b/models/collaborative_area/collaborative_area.go
index 2d2a282..6ee3fef 100644
--- a/models/collaborative_area/collaborative_area.go
+++ b/models/collaborative_area/collaborative_area.go
@@ -90,3 +90,7 @@ func (ao *CollaborativeArea) VerifyAuth(request *tools.APIRequest) bool {
 func (d *CollaborativeArea) GetAccessor(request *tools.APIRequest) utils.Accessor {
 	return NewAccessor(request) // Create a new instance of the accessor
 }
+
+func (d *CollaborativeArea) Trim() *CollaborativeArea {
+	return d
+}