diff --git a/src/main/java/com/researchspace/dataverse/entities/facade/DatasetBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/researchspace/dataverse/entities/facade/DatasetBuilder.java
index 52d6ae5..54dc3de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/researchspace/dataverse/entities/facade/DatasetBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/researchspace/dataverse/entities/facade/DatasetBuilder.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public Dataset build(DatasetFacade facade) {
 		return toSubmit;
 	}
 
-	private List<CitationField> createFields(DatasetFacade facade, Citation citation) {
+	protected List<CitationField> createFields(DatasetFacade facade, Citation citation) {
 		List<CitationField> fields = new ArrayList<>();
 		//mandatory fields
 		addTitle(facade, fields);	
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@ private List<CitationField> createFields(DatasetFacade facade, Citation citation
 
 	
 
-	private void addProductionDate(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addProductionDate(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		if( facade.getProductionDate() != null) {
 			CitationField prodDate = createPrimitiveSingleField("productionDate", isoDate(facade.getProductionDate()));
 			fields.add(prodDate);
 		}
 	}
 	
-	private void addProductionPlace(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addProductionPlace(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		if(!isEmpty(facade.getProductionPlace())){
 			CitationField prodPlace = createPrimitiveSingleField("productionPlace", facade.getProductionPlace());
 			fields.add(prodPlace);
@@ -132,47 +132,47 @@ private void addProductionPlace(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields
 	}
 	
 
-	private void addLanguages(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addLanguages(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		if (!facade.getLanguages().isEmpty()) {
 			CitationField field = createControlledVocabField("language", true, facade.getLanguages());
 			fields.add(field);
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void addNotes(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addNotes(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		if(!isEmpty(facade.getNote())){
 			CitationField altUrl = createPrimitiveSingleField("notesText", facade.getNote());
 			fields.add(altUrl);
 		}		
 	}
 
-	private void addAlternativeURL(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addAlternativeURL(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		if (facade.getAlternativeURL() != null) {
 			CitationField altUrl = createPrimitiveSingleField("alternativeURL", facade.getAlternativeURL().toString());
 			fields.add(altUrl);
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void addAlternativeTitle(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addAlternativeTitle(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		if (!isEmpty(facade.getAlternativeTitle())) {
 			CitationField title = createPrimitiveSingleField("alternativeTitle", facade.getAlternativeTitle());
 			fields.add(title);
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void addSubTitle(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addSubTitle(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		if (!isEmpty(facade.getSubtitle())) {
 			CitationField subtitle = createPrimitiveSingleField("subtitle", facade.getSubtitle());
 			fields.add(subtitle);
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void addSubject(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addSubject(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		CitationField subject = createControlledVocabField("subject", true, Arrays.asList(facade.getSubject()));
 		fields.add(subject);
 	}
 
-	private void addDescription(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addDescription(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		List<DatasetDescription> descs = facade.getDescriptions();
 		List<Map<String, Object>> descList = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (DatasetDescription desc: descs) {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ private void addDescription(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		fields.add(desc);
 	}
 	
-	private void addTopicClassifications(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addTopicClassifications(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		List<DatasetTopicClassification> topics = facade.getTopicClassifications();
 		List<Map<String, Object>> topicsList = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (DatasetTopicClassification topic: topics) {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ private void addTopicClassifications(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> f
 		fields.add(topicClassifn);	
 	}
 	
-	private void addProducers(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addProducers(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		List<DatasetProducer> topics = facade.getProducers();
 		List<Map<String, Object>> topicsList = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (DatasetProducer topic: topics) {
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ private void addProducers(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		fields.add(topicClassifn);			
 	}
 	
-	private void addContributor(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addContributor(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		List<DatasetContributor> contribs = facade.getContributors();
 		List<Map<String, Object>> contribList = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (DatasetContributor contrib: contribs) {
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ private void addContributor(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		fields.add(topicClassifn);			
 	}
 	
-	private void addPublications(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addPublications(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		List<DatasetPublication> publications = facade.getPublications();
 		List<Map<String, Object>> list = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (DatasetPublication publication: publications) {
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ private void addPublications(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		fields.add(publication);	
 	}
 	
-	private void addKeywords(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addKeywords(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		List<DatasetKeyword> keywords = facade.getKeywords();
 		List<Map<String, Object>> keysList = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (DatasetKeyword keyword: keywords) {
@@ -273,11 +273,11 @@ private void addKeywords(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		
 	}
 
-	private String isoDate(Date date) {
+	protected String isoDate(Date date) {
 		return String.format("%tF", date);
 	}
 
-	private void addContacts (DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addContacts (DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		List<DatasetContact> contacts = facade.getContacts();
 		List<Map<String, Object>> contactsList = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (DatasetContact contact : contacts) {
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ private void addContacts (DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		fields.add(contact);
 	}
 
-	private void addAuthors (DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addAuthors (DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		List<DatasetAuthor> authors = facade.getAuthors();
 		List<Map<String, Object>> authorsMap = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (DatasetAuthor author : authors) {
@@ -313,19 +313,19 @@ private void addAuthors (DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		fields.add(toAdd);
 	}
 
-	private void addOptionalPrimitiveField(String value,  Map<String, Object> map, String field) {
+	protected void addOptionalPrimitiveField(String value,  Map<String, Object> map, String field) {
 		if (!isEmpty(value)) {
 			CitationField affil = createPrimitiveSingleField(field, value);
 			map.put(field, affil);
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void addTitle(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addTitle(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		CitationField title = createPrimitiveSingleField("title", facade.getTitle());
 		fields.add(title);
 	}
 
-	private void addDepositor(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
+	protected void addDepositor(DatasetFacade facade, List<CitationField> fields) {
 		CitationField deposit = createPrimitiveSingleField("depositor", facade.getDepositor());
 		fields.add(deposit);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/researchspace/dataverse/http/AbstractOpsImplV1.java b/src/main/java/com/researchspace/dataverse/http/AbstractOpsImplV1.java
index f0710e4..d58038e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/researchspace/dataverse/http/AbstractOpsImplV1.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/researchspace/dataverse/http/AbstractOpsImplV1.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public void configure(DataverseConfig config) {
 		setServerURL(config.getServerURL().toString());		
 	}
 	
-	 <T> void handleError(ResponseEntity<DataverseResponse<T>> resp) {
+	protected <T> void handleError(ResponseEntity<DataverseResponse<T>> resp) {
 		log.debug("{}", resp.getBody());
 		if (RestUtil.isError(resp.getStatusCode())) {
 			String msg = String.format("Error  code returned %d with message [%s]", resp.getStatusCodeValue(),
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ RestTemplate createTemplate() {
 		return template;
 	}
 	
-	String createV1Url(String ... pathComponents) {
+	protected String createV1Url(String ... pathComponents) {
 		String url = serverAPIv1URL + "/" + StringUtils.join(pathComponents, "/") ;
 		log.info("URL is {}", url);
 		return url;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/researchspace/dataverse/http/DataverseOperationsImplV1.java b/src/main/java/com/researchspace/dataverse/http/DataverseOperationsImplV1.java
index a5fd29e..7eadf55 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/researchspace/dataverse/http/DataverseOperationsImplV1.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/researchspace/dataverse/http/DataverseOperationsImplV1.java
@@ -276,18 +276,18 @@ public DvMessage deleteDataset(Identifier dsIdentifier) {
 		return resp.getBody().getData();
 	}
 
-	private HttpEntity<String> createHttpEntity(String body) {
+	protected HttpEntity<String> createHttpEntity(String body) {
 		HttpHeaders headers = addAPIKeyToHeader();
 		HttpEntity<String> entity = new HttpEntity<String>(body, headers);
 		return entity;
 	}
 
-	private String getJsonFromFacade(DatasetFacade facade) {
+	protected String getJsonFromFacade(DatasetFacade facade) {
 		Dataset dataset = new DatasetBuilder().build(facade);
 		return marshalDataset(dataset);
 	}
 
-	private String marshalDataset(Object object) {
+	protected String marshalDataset(Object object) {
 		ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
 		String json = "";
 		try {