diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/GSResourceEncoder.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/GSResourceEncoder.java
index 3d38c3b..140b374 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/GSResourceEncoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/GSResourceEncoder.java
@@ -95,10 +95,26 @@ public abstract class GSResourceEncoder
 		metadata.add(key, dimensionInfo.getRoot());
 	}
 
-	public void setMetadata(String key, XmlElement dimensionInfo) {
-		metadata.set(key, dimensionInfo.getRoot());
-	}
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #setMetadataDimension(String, GSDimensionInfoEncoder)} this method will be set as protected for internal use only
+     * @param key
+     * @param dimensionInfo
+     */
+    public void setMetadata(String key, XmlElement dimensionInfo) {
+        metadata.set(key, dimensionInfo.getRoot());
+    }
 	
+    /**
+     * @param key
+     * @param dimensionInfo
+     */
+    protected void addMetadataDimension(String key, GSDimensionInfoEncoder dimensionInfo) {
+        metadata.add(key, dimensionInfo.getRoot());
+    }
+
+    public void setMetadataDimension(String key, GSDimensionInfoEncoder dimensionInfo) {
+        metadata.set(key, dimensionInfo.getRoot());
+    }	
 
 	/**
 	 * @param key
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/coverage/GSCoverageEncoder.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/coverage/GSCoverageEncoder.java
index f07f5bf..f08c13a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/coverage/GSCoverageEncoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/coverage/GSCoverageEncoder.java
@@ -43,13 +43,19 @@ public class GSCoverageEncoder extends GSResourceEncoder {
 	}
 	
     /**
-	 * @param key
-	 * @param dimensionInfo
-	 */
+     * @param key
+     * @param dimensionInfo
+     * @deprecated Use {@link GSResourceEncoder#addMetadataDimension(String, GSDimensionInfoEncoder)} this method will be removed soon
+     */
 	protected void addMetadata(String key, GSDimensionInfoEncoder dimensionInfo) {
 		super.addMetadata(key, dimensionInfo);
 	}
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link GSResourceEncoder#setMetadataDimension(String, GSDimensionInfoEncoder)} this method will be removed soon
+     * @param key
+     * @param dimensionInfo
+     */
 	public void setMetadata(String key, GSDimensionInfoEncoder dimensionInfo) {
 		super.setMetadata(key, dimensionInfo);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureTypeEncoder.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureTypeEncoder.java
index ff59e84..ccb81de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureTypeEncoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureTypeEncoder.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSResourceEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable.GSVirtualTableEncoder;
 
@@ -49,7 +50,9 @@ public class GSFeatureTypeEncoder extends GSResourceEncoder {
         addContent(attributes);
     }
 
+
     /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link GSResourceEncoder#addMetadataDimension(String, GSDimensionInfoEncoder)} this method will be removed soon
      * @param key
      * @param dimensionInfo
      */
@@ -57,6 +60,14 @@ public class GSFeatureTypeEncoder extends GSResourceEncoder {
         super.addMetadata(key, dimensionInfo);
     }
 
+   
+    
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link GSResourceEncoder#setMetadataDimension(String, GSDimensionInfoEncoder)} this method will be removed soon
+     * @param key
+     * @param dimensionInfo
+     * 
+     */
     public void setMetadata(String key, GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoder dimensionInfo) {
         super.setMetadata(key, dimensionInfo);
     }