diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/CommonBusinessObjectFactory.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/CommonBusinessObjectFactory.java
index 98bcce0253860e08b466c1f080e4ada67eb24985..e220ade5f280a08bb8a7704e2d23224ba21c43c3 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/CommonBusinessObjectFactory.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/CommonBusinessObjectFactory.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.ExperimentBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.ExperimentTable;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.GridCustomColumnBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.GridCustomFilterBO;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.GroupBO;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.SpaceBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IAttachmentBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IAuthorizationGroupBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.ICommonBusinessObjectFactory;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IEntityTypePropertyTy
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IExperimentBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IExperimentTable;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IGridCustomFilterOrColumnBO;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IGroupBO;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.ISpaceBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IMaterialBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IMaterialTable;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IProjectBO;
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ public final class CommonBusinessObjectFactory extends AbstractBusinessObjectFac
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final IGroupBO createGroupBO(final Session session)
+    public final ISpaceBO createSpaceBO(final Session session)
     {
-        return new GroupBO(getDaoFactory(), session);
+        return new SpaceBO(getDaoFactory(), session);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/CommonServer.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/CommonServer.java
index 4ec94869c027cf775a46c2732b3c7792d3338b92..81cc91ce41ca51842ad65e3565b4a25c3b3dfb46 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/CommonServer.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/CommonServer.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IEntityTypePropertyTy
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IExperimentBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IExperimentTable;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IGridCustomFilterOrColumnBO;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IGroupBO;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.ISpaceBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IMaterialBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IMaterialTable;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IProjectBO;
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public final class CommonServer extends AbstractCommonServer<ICommonServerForInt
             final String descriptionOrNull)
     {
         final Session session = getSession(sessionToken);
-        final IGroupBO groupBO = businessObjectFactory.createGroupBO(session);
+        final ISpaceBO groupBO = businessObjectFactory.createSpaceBO(session);
         groupBO.define(spaceCode, descriptionOrNull);
         groupBO.save();
     }
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ public final class CommonServer extends AbstractCommonServer<ICommonServerForInt
         assert updates != null : "Unspecified updates";
 
         final Session session = getSession(sessionToken);
-        final IGroupBO groupBO = businessObjectFactory.createGroupBO(session);
+        final ISpaceBO groupBO = businessObjectFactory.createSpaceBO(session);
         groupBO.update(updates);
     }
 
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ public final class CommonServer extends AbstractCommonServer<ICommonServerForInt
     public void deleteSpaces(String sessionToken, List<TechId> groupIds, String reason)
     {
         Session session = getSession(sessionToken);
-        IGroupBO groupBO = businessObjectFactory.createGroupBO(session);
+        ISpaceBO groupBO = businessObjectFactory.createSpaceBO(session);
         for (TechId id : groupIds)
         {
             groupBO.deleteByTechId(id, reason);
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java
index 84aa27b101e7f4ea14f5d86b2738db5283399d53..037b58e14471641296d3bebc95e403e4c52fc99c 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IDataBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IDataSetTable;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IExperimentBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IExperimentTable;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IGroupBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IMaterialBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IProjectBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IRoleAssignmentTable;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.ISampleBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.ISampleTable;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.ISpaceBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.datasetlister.IDatasetLister;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.fetchoptions.experimentlister.ExperimentLister;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.materiallister.IMaterialLister;
@@ -1288,14 +1288,14 @@ public class ETLService extends AbstractCommonServer<IETLLIMSService> implements
     {
 
         Session session = getSession(sessionToken);
-        IGroupBO groupBO = businessObjectFactory.createGroupBO(session);
+        ISpaceBO spaceBO = businessObjectFactory.createSpaceBO(session);
         GroupIdentifier identifier =
                 new GroupIdentifier(spaceIdentifier.getDatabaseInstanceCode(),
                         spaceIdentifier.getSpaceCode());
         try
         {
-            groupBO.load(identifier);
-            return SpaceTranslator.translate(groupBO.getGroup());
+            spaceBO.load(identifier);
+            return SpaceTranslator.translate(spaceBO.getSpace());
         } catch (UserFailureException ufe)
         {
             // space does not exist
@@ -1502,17 +1502,17 @@ public class ETLService extends AbstractCommonServer<IETLLIMSService> implements
             String registratorUserIdOrNull)
     {
         // create space
-        IGroupBO groupBO = businessObjectFactory.createGroupBO(session);
+        ISpaceBO groupBO = businessObjectFactory.createSpaceBO(session);
         groupBO.define(newSpace.getCode(), newSpace.getDescription());
         if (registratorUserIdOrNull != null)
         {
-            groupBO.getGroup().setRegistrator(
+            groupBO.getSpace().setRegistrator(
                     getOrCreatePerson(session.getSessionToken(), registratorUserIdOrNull));
         }
         groupBO.save();
 
         // create ADMIN role assignemnt
-        SpacePE space = groupBO.getGroup();
+        SpacePE space = groupBO.getSpace();
         if (newSpace.getSpaceAdminUserId() != null)
         {
             IRoleAssignmentTable roleTable =
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/ICommonBusinessObjectFactory.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/ICommonBusinessObjectFactory.java
index abed0522e86c000df2f6561bd9083b0b96f72eb1..8a31995d4f7812e8a7bb127feb6cdc05ca18f71e 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/ICommonBusinessObjectFactory.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/ICommonBusinessObjectFactory.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public interface ICommonBusinessObjectFactory extends IAbstractBussinessObjectFa
 {
     public IAttachmentBO createAttachmentBO(final Session session);
 
-    public IGroupBO createGroupBO(final Session session);
+    public ISpaceBO createSpaceBO(final Session session);
 
     public IScriptBO createScriptBO(final Session session);
 
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/IGroupBO.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/ISpaceBO.java
similarity index 65%
rename from openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/IGroupBO.java
rename to openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/ISpaceBO.java
index 2e828405cd5fcdb2fec2c87cb0ec005e0e8a44e6..e7c3957fe0da5cfa082a7d8a217fa0684d14199d 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/IGroupBO.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/ISpaceBO.java
@@ -20,49 +20,49 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.exceptions.UserFailureException;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.TechId;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.ISpaceUpdates;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.SpacePE;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.identifier.GroupIdentifier;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.identifier.SpaceIdentifier;
 
 /**
- * Business object of a group. Holds an instance of {@link SpacePE}.
+ * Business object of a data space. Holds an instance of {@link SpacePE}.
  * 
  * @author Christian Ribeaud
  */
-public interface IGroupBO extends IEntityBusinessObject
+public interface ISpaceBO extends IEntityBusinessObject
 {
 
     /**
-     * Defines a new group of specified code for the home database instance. After invocation of
+     * Defines a new space of specified code for the home database instance. After invocation of
      * this method {@link IBusinessObject#save()} should be invoked to store the new group in the
      * <i>Data Access Layer</i>.
      * 
      * @throws UserFailureException if <code>group</code> does already exist.
      */
-    public void define(String groupCode, String descriptionOrNull) throws UserFailureException;
+    public void define(String spaceCode, String descriptionOrNull) throws UserFailureException;
 
     /**
-     * Loads a group described by identifier from Database Layer.
+     * Loads a space described by identifier from Database Layer.
      * 
      * @throws UserFailureException if <code>groupIdentifier</code> does not describe existing
      *             group.
      */
-    public void load(GroupIdentifier groupIdentifier) throws UserFailureException;
+    public void load(SpaceIdentifier spaceIdentifier) throws UserFailureException;
 
     /**
-     * Returns the group or null.
+     * Returns the space or <code>null</code>.
      */
-    public SpacePE getGroup() throws UserFailureException;
+    public SpacePE getSpace() throws UserFailureException;
 
     /**
-     * Updates the group.
+     * Updates the space.
      */
     public void update(ISpaceUpdates updates);
 
     /**
-     * Deletes group for specified reason.
+     * Deletes space for specified reason.
      * 
-     * @param groupId group technical identifier
-     * @throws UserFailureException if group with given technical identifier is not found.
+     * @param spaceId space technical identifier
+     * @throws UserFailureException if space with given technical identifier is not found.
      */
-    public void deleteByTechId(TechId groupId, String reason);
+    public void deleteByTechId(TechId spaceId, String reason);
 
 }
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/GroupBO.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/SpaceBO.java
similarity index 68%
rename from openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/GroupBO.java
rename to openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/SpaceBO.java
index 0e43a317effbdb00e5ec503e5ad13ee48095d071..555cf8a9e37d3f08a824a83cb95518043bf77a2c 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/GroupBO.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/SpaceBO.java
@@ -36,19 +36,20 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.SpacePE;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.identifier.DatabaseInstanceIdentifier;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.identifier.GroupIdentifier;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.identifier.IdentifierHelper;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.identifier.SpaceIdentifier;
 
 /**
- * The only productive implementation of {@link IGroupBO}. We are using an interface here to keep
+ * The only productive implementation of {@link ISpaceBO}. We are using an interface here to keep
  * the system testable.
  * 
  * @author Christian Ribeaud
  */
-public final class GroupBO extends AbstractBusinessObject implements IGroupBO
+public final class SpaceBO extends AbstractBusinessObject implements ISpaceBO
 {
 
-    private SpacePE group;
+    private SpacePE space;
 
-    public GroupBO(final IDAOFactory daoFactory, final Session session)
+    public SpaceBO(final IDAOFactory daoFactory, final Session session)
     {
         super(daoFactory, session);
     }
@@ -60,18 +61,18 @@ public final class GroupBO extends AbstractBusinessObject implements IGroupBO
     @Override
     public final void save() throws UserFailureException
     {
-        assert group != null : "Space not defined";
+        assert space != null : "Space not defined";
         try
         {
-            if (group.getDatabaseInstance().isOriginalSource() == false)
+            if (space.getDatabaseInstance().isOriginalSource() == false)
             {
-                throw new UserFailureException("Registration of space " + group
+                throw new UserFailureException("Registration of space " + space
                         + " on a non-home database is not allowed.");
             }
-            getSpaceDAO().createSpace(group);
+            getSpaceDAO().createSpace(space);
         } catch (final DataAccessException e)
         {
-            throwException(e, "Space '" + IdentifierHelper.createGroupIdentifier(group) + "'");
+            throwException(e, "Space '" + IdentifierHelper.createGroupIdentifier(space) + "'");
         }
     }
 
@@ -80,14 +81,14 @@ public final class GroupBO extends AbstractBusinessObject implements IGroupBO
     {
         loadDataByTechId(TechId.create(updates));
 
-        group.setDescription(updates.getDescription());
+        space.setDescription(updates.getDescription());
 
         validateAndSave();
     }
 
     private void validateAndSave()
     {
-        getSpaceDAO().validateAndSaveUpdatedEntity(group);
+        getSpaceDAO().validateAndSaveUpdatedEntity(space);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -95,40 +96,40 @@ public final class GroupBO extends AbstractBusinessObject implements IGroupBO
             throws UserFailureException
     {
         assert groupCode != null : "Unspecified space code.";
-        group = new SpacePE();
+        space = new SpacePE();
         final GroupIdentifier groupIdentifier =
                 new GroupIdentifier(DatabaseInstanceIdentifier.HOME, groupCode);
         final DatabaseInstancePE databaseInstance =
                 SpaceIdentifierHelper.getDatabaseInstance(groupIdentifier, this);
-        group.setDatabaseInstance(databaseInstance);
-        group.setCode(groupIdentifier.getSpaceCode());
-        group.setDescription(descriptionOrNull);
-        group.setRegistrator(findPerson());
+        space.setDatabaseInstance(databaseInstance);
+        space.setCode(groupIdentifier.getSpaceCode());
+        space.setDescription(descriptionOrNull);
+        space.setRegistrator(findPerson());
     }
 
     @Override
-    public SpacePE getGroup() throws UserFailureException
+    public SpacePE getSpace() throws UserFailureException
     {
-        return group;
+        return space;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void load(final GroupIdentifier groupIdentifier) throws UserFailureException
+    public void load(final SpaceIdentifier spaceIdentifier) throws UserFailureException
     {
-        group = SpaceIdentifierHelper.tryGetSpace(groupIdentifier, session.tryGetPerson(), this);
-        if (group == null)
+        space = SpaceIdentifierHelper.tryGetSpace(spaceIdentifier, session.tryGetPerson(), this);
+        if (space == null)
         {
             throw new UserFailureException(String.format("Space '%s' does not exist.",
-                    groupIdentifier));
+                    spaceIdentifier));
         }
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void loadDataByTechId(TechId groupId)
+    public void loadDataByTechId(TechId spaceId)
     {
         try
         {
-            group = getSpaceDAO().getByTechId(groupId);
+            space = getSpaceDAO().getByTechId(spaceId);
         } catch (DataRetrievalFailureException exception)
         {
             throw new UserFailureException(exception.getMessage());
@@ -136,34 +137,34 @@ public final class GroupBO extends AbstractBusinessObject implements IGroupBO
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void deleteByTechId(TechId groupId, String reason) throws UserFailureException
+    public void deleteByTechId(TechId spaceId, String reason) throws UserFailureException
     {
-        loadDataByTechId(groupId);
+        loadDataByTechId(spaceId);
         try
         {
-            getSpaceDAO().delete(group);
-            getEventDAO().persist(createDeletionEvent(group, session.tryGetPerson(), reason));
+            getSpaceDAO().delete(space);
+            getEventDAO().persist(createDeletionEvent(space, session.tryGetPerson(), reason));
         } catch (final DataAccessException ex)
         {
-            throwException(ex, String.format("Space '%s'", group.getCode()));
+            throwException(ex, String.format("Space '%s'", space.getCode()));
         }
     }
 
-    public static EventPE createDeletionEvent(SpacePE group, PersonPE registrator, String reason)
+    public static EventPE createDeletionEvent(SpacePE space, PersonPE registrator, String reason)
     {
         EventPE event = new EventPE();
         event.setEventType(EventType.DELETION);
         event.setEntityType(EntityType.SPACE);
-        event.setIdentifiers(Collections.singletonList(group.getCode()));
-        event.setDescription(getDeletionDescription(group));
+        event.setIdentifiers(Collections.singletonList(space.getCode()));
+        event.setDescription(getDeletionDescription(space));
         event.setReason(reason);
         event.setRegistrator(registrator);
 
         return event;
     }
 
-    private static String getDeletionDescription(SpacePE group)
+    private static String getDeletionDescription(SpacePE space)
     {
-        return String.format("%s", group.getCode());
+        return String.format("%s", space.getCode());
     }
 }
diff --git a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/CommonServerTest.java b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/CommonServerTest.java
index b326dece9c7076a81ace9c4a26df0ddcdb008edf..557b35d453ea27da82d6f370f993a7e5f8bdd08e 100644
--- a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/CommonServerTest.java
+++ b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/CommonServerTest.java
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ public final class CommonServerTest extends AbstractServerTestCase
         context.checking(new Expectations()
             {
                 {
-                    one(commonBusinessObjectFactory).createGroupBO(SESSION);
+                    one(commonBusinessObjectFactory).createSpaceBO(SESSION);
                     will(returnValue(groupBO));
 
                     one(groupBO).define(groupCode, description);
diff --git a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/GroupBOTest.java b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/SpaceBOTest.java
similarity index 85%
rename from openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/GroupBOTest.java
rename to openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/SpaceBOTest.java
index 7bd0fab75a7395e4f578ee96e7d075874e0c38af..3e6775ed177bc379cad77134c40e7c2d7260a339 100644
--- a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/GroupBOTest.java
+++ b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/SpaceBOTest.java
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.DatabaseInstancePE;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.SpacePE;
 
 /**
- * Test cases for corresponding {@link GroupBO} class.
+ * Test cases for corresponding {@link SpaceBO} class.
  * 
  * @author Christian Ribeaud
  */
-public final class GroupBOTest extends AbstractBOTest
+public final class SpaceBOTest extends AbstractBOTest
 {
-    private final GroupBO createGroupBO()
+    private final SpaceBO createSpaceBO()
     {
-        return new GroupBO(daoFactory, ManagerTestTool.EXAMPLE_SESSION);
+        return new SpaceBO(daoFactory, ManagerTestTool.EXAMPLE_SESSION);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public final class GroupBOTest extends AbstractBOTest
         boolean fail = true;
         try
         {
-            createGroupBO().save();
+            createSpaceBO().save();
         } catch (final AssertionError ex)
         {
             fail = false;
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ public final class GroupBOTest extends AbstractBOTest
     @Test
     public final void testDefineWithNullCode()
     {
-        final GroupBO groupBO = createGroupBO();
+        final SpaceBO spaceBO = createSpaceBO();
         boolean fail = true;
         try
         {
-            groupBO.define(null, null);
+            spaceBO.define(null, null);
         } catch (final AssertionError ex)
         {
             fail = false;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public final class GroupBOTest extends AbstractBOTest
     @Test
     public final void testDefineAndSave()
     {
-        final GroupBO spaceBO = createGroupBO();
+        final SpaceBO spaceBO = createSpaceBO();
         final DatabaseInstancePE instance = new DatabaseInstancePE();
         instance.setOriginalSource(true);
         final SpacePE groupDTO = new SpacePE();
diff --git a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/AbstractServerTestCase.java b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/AbstractServerTestCase.java
index afd7156800fc0189e3797b866d916c5b15aa9f61..ede4af9e3d2dc668c385b5f915f98e6561e5ad33 100644
--- a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/AbstractServerTestCase.java
+++ b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/AbstractServerTestCase.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IEntityTypeBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IEntityTypePropertyTypeBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IExperimentBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IExperimentTable;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IGroupBO;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.ISpaceBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IMaterialBO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IMaterialTable;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.business.bo.IPropertyTypeBO;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractServerTestCase extends AssertJUnit
 
     protected ISampleDAO sampleDAO;
 
-    protected IGroupBO groupBO;
+    protected ISpaceBO groupBO;
 
     protected ISampleBO sampleBO;
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractServerTestCase extends AssertJUnit
         hibernateSearchDAO = context.mock(IHibernateSearchDAO.class);
         entityOperationsLogDAO = context.mock(IEntityOperationsLogDAO.class);
         // BO
-        groupBO = context.mock(IGroupBO.class);
+        groupBO = context.mock(ISpaceBO.class);
         entityTypeBO = context.mock(IEntityTypeBO.class);
         sampleBO = context.mock(ISampleBO.class);
         materialBO = context.mock(IMaterialBO.class);