diff --git a/taipy/core/data/_data_converter.py b/taipy/core/data/_data_converter.py
index 10442e626e..d934d42497 100644
--- a/taipy/core/data/_data_converter.py
+++ b/taipy/core/data/_data_converter.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from copy import copy
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from pydoc import locate
+from typing import Dict
 
 from .._repository._abstract_converter import _AbstractConverter
 from ..common._utils import _load_fct
@@ -120,14 +121,13 @@ def __serialize_exposed_type(properties: dict, exposed_type_key: str, valid_str_
                     for v in properties[exposed_type_key]
                 ]
             else:
-                properties[
-                    exposed_type_key
-                ] = f"{properties[exposed_type_key].__module__}.{properties[exposed_type_key].__qualname__}"
+                properties[exposed_type_key] = (
+                    f"{properties[exposed_type_key].__module__}.{properties[exposed_type_key].__qualname__}"
+                )
         return properties
 
     @classmethod
-    def _entity_to_model(cls, data_node: DataNode) -> _DataNodeModel:
-        properties = data_node._properties.data.copy()
+    def _serialize_properties(cls, data_node: DataNode, properties: Dict) -> Dict:
         if data_node.storage_type() == GenericDataNode.storage_type():
             properties = cls.__serialize_generic_dn_properties(properties)
 
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ def _entity_to_model(cls, data_node: DataNode) -> _DataNodeModel:
             properties = cls.__serialize_exposed_type(
                 properties, cls._EXPOSED_TYPE_KEY, cls._VALID_STRING_EXPOSED_TYPES
             )
+        return properties
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _entity_to_model(cls, data_node: DataNode) -> _DataNodeModel:
+        properties = cls._serialize_properties(data_node, data_node._properties.data.copy())
 
         return _DataNodeModel(
             data_node.id,
@@ -273,25 +278,28 @@ def __deserialize_exposed_type(properties: dict, exposed_type_key: str, valid_st
         return properties
 
     @classmethod
-    def _model_to_entity(cls, model: _DataNodeModel) -> DataNode:
-        data_node_properties = model.data_node_properties.copy()
-
+    def _deserialize_properties(cls, model: _DataNodeModel, properties: Dict) -> Dict:
         if model.storage_type == GenericDataNode.storage_type():
-            data_node_properties = cls.__deserialize_generic_dn_properties(data_node_properties)
+            properties = cls.__deserialize_generic_dn_properties(properties)
 
         if model.storage_type == JSONDataNode.storage_type():
-            data_node_properties = cls.__deserialize_json_dn_properties(data_node_properties)
+            properties = cls.__deserialize_json_dn_properties(properties)
 
         if model.storage_type == SQLDataNode.storage_type():
-            data_node_properties = cls.__deserialize_sql_dn_model_properties(data_node_properties)
+            properties = cls.__deserialize_sql_dn_model_properties(properties)
 
         if model.storage_type == MongoCollectionDataNode.storage_type():
-            data_node_properties = cls.__deserialize_mongo_collection_dn_model_properties(data_node_properties)
+            properties = cls.__deserialize_mongo_collection_dn_model_properties(properties)
 
-        if cls._EXPOSED_TYPE_KEY in data_node_properties.keys():
-            data_node_properties = cls.__deserialize_exposed_type(
-                data_node_properties, cls._EXPOSED_TYPE_KEY, cls._VALID_STRING_EXPOSED_TYPES
+        if cls._EXPOSED_TYPE_KEY in properties.keys():
+            properties = cls.__deserialize_exposed_type(
+                properties, cls._EXPOSED_TYPE_KEY, cls._VALID_STRING_EXPOSED_TYPES
             )
+        return properties
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _model_to_entity(cls, model: _DataNodeModel) -> DataNode:
+        data_node_properties = cls._deserialize_properties(model, model.data_node_properties.copy())
 
         validity_period = None
         if model.validity_seconds is not None and model.validity_days is not None: