diff --git a/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Classes/CISDOBIpadServiceManager.h b/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Classes/CISDOBIpadServiceManager.h
index 6cac92e2859e3cc8551a69ed19683e9f3e654404..78ea6764b45eddca1fdd1c95a5e2fbaa1312e0b6 100644
--- a/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Classes/CISDOBIpadServiceManager.h
+++ b/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Classes/CISDOBIpadServiceManager.h
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@
 - (NSArray *)entitiesByPermId:(NSArray *)permIds error:(NSError **)error;
 - (NSArray *)entitiesNotUpdatedSince:(NSDate *)date error:(NSError **)error;
 
-- (NSFetchRequest *)entityFetchRequest;
+- (NSFetchRequest *)fetchRequestForEntities;
+- (NSFetchRequest *)fetchRequestForEntitiesByPermId:(NSArray *)permIds;
+- (NSFetchRequest *)fetchRequestForEntitiesNotUpdatedSince:(NSDate *)date;
+
 - (NSArray *)executeFetchRequest:(NSFetchRequest *)fetchRequest error:(NSError **)error;
 
 @end
diff --git a/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Classes/CISDOBIpadServiceManager.m b/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Classes/CISDOBIpadServiceManager.m
index 38d4f1149334e871363c98d38bd188783d6c86ee..3163a053e491b84426b4f3362644fe29ba7bd0c1 100644
--- a/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Classes/CISDOBIpadServiceManager.m
+++ b/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Classes/CISDOBIpadServiceManager.m
@@ -165,25 +165,23 @@ static NSManagedObjectContext* GetMainThreadManagedObjectContext(NSURL* storeUrl
 
 - (NSArray *)allIpadEntitiesOrError:(NSError **)error;
 {
-	NSFetchRequest* request = self.entityFetchRequest;
+	NSFetchRequest* request = [self fetchRequestForEntities];
 	return [self executeFetchRequest: request error: error];
 }
 
 - (NSArray *)entitiesByPermId:(NSArray *)permIds error:(NSError **)error
 {
-    NSDictionary *fetchVariables = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject: permIds forKey: @"PERM_IDS"];
-    NSFetchRequest *request = [self.managedObjectModel fetchRequestFromTemplateWithName: @"EntitiesByPermIds" substitutionVariables: fetchVariables];
+    NSFetchRequest *request = [self fetchRequestForEntitiesByPermId: permIds];
     return [self executeFetchRequest: request error: error];
 }
 
 - (NSArray *)entitiesNotUpdatedSince:(NSDate *)date error:(NSError **)error
 {
-    NSDictionary *fetchVariables = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject: date forKey: @"LAST_UPDATE_DATE"];
-    NSFetchRequest *request = [self.managedObjectModel fetchRequestFromTemplateWithName: @"EntitiesNotUpdatedSince" substitutionVariables: fetchVariables];
+    NSFetchRequest *request = [self fetchRequestForEntitiesNotUpdatedSince: date];
     return [self executeFetchRequest: request error: error];
 }
 
-- (NSFetchRequest *)entityFetchRequest
+- (NSFetchRequest *)fetchRequestForEntities
 {
 	NSFetchRequest *request = [[NSFetchRequest alloc] init];
     [request setEntity: self.ipadEntityDescription];
@@ -195,6 +193,20 @@ static NSManagedObjectContext* GetMainThreadManagedObjectContext(NSURL* storeUrl
     return [self.managedObjectContext executeFetchRequest: fetchRequest error: error];
 }
 
+- (NSFetchRequest *)fetchRequestForEntitiesByPermId:(NSArray *)permIds
+{
+    NSDictionary *fetchVariables = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject: permIds forKey: @"PERM_IDS"];
+    NSFetchRequest *request = [self.managedObjectModel fetchRequestFromTemplateWithName: @"EntitiesByPermIds" substitutionVariables: fetchVariables];
+    return request;
+}
+
+- (NSFetchRequest *)fetchRequestForEntitiesNotUpdatedSince:(NSDate *)date
+{
+    NSDictionary *fetchVariables = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject: date forKey: @"LAST_UPDATE_DATE"];
+    NSFetchRequest *request = [self.managedObjectModel fetchRequestFromTemplateWithName: @"EntitiesNotUpdatedSince" substitutionVariables: fetchVariables];
+    return request;
+}
+
 @end
 
 @implementation CISDOBIpadServiceManagerCall
diff --git a/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Tests/CISDOBIpadServiceManagerTest.m b/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Tests/CISDOBIpadServiceManagerTest.m
index 2c7b914f15728e3e7716f32739b76cffe7bf15f3..31e6efbb7ee0e345fdb0aa0b9641bb76de455c45 100644
--- a/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Tests/CISDOBIpadServiceManagerTest.m
+++ b/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Tests/CISDOBIpadServiceManagerTest.m
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 - (NSArray *)entitiesWithChildren
 {
 	NSError *error;
-	NSFetchRequest* request = self.serviceManager.entityFetchRequest;
+	NSFetchRequest* request = [self.serviceManager fetchRequestForEntities];
     
    	NSArray *elements = [self.serviceManager executeFetchRequest: request error: &error];