diff --git a/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/model/analytics/MetaDataItem.java b/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/model/analytics/MetaDataItem.java
index f0cab912..b5a5c6db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/model/analytics/MetaDataItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/model/analytics/MetaDataItem.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
  */
 package org.hisp.dhis.model.analytics;
 
+import static org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils.isNotEmpty;
+
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import java.io.Serializable;
@@ -110,6 +112,16 @@ public boolean isDimensionItemType(DimensionItemType dimensionItemType) {
     return this.dimensionItemType == dimensionItemType;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Indicates whether a name exists.
+   *
+   * @return true if a name exists.
+   */
+  @JsonIgnore
+  public boolean hasName() {
+    return isNotEmpty(name);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Indicates whether an {@link AnalyticsIndicatorType} exists.
    *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/model/dimension/DimensionItem.java b/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/model/dimension/DimensionItem.java
index 98a3f880..376c9ee4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/model/dimension/DimensionItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/model/dimension/DimensionItem.java
@@ -77,10 +77,13 @@ public DimensionItemType getDimensionItemType() {
   /**
    * Checks if the dimension item is of the given type.
    *
+   * <p>Note that the method uses the get method for dimension item type, as the method may be
+   * overridden by subclasses.
+   *
    * @param type the {@link DimensionItemType}.
    * @return true if the dimension item is of the given type.
    */
   public boolean isDimensionItemType(DimensionItemType type) {
-    return this.dimensionItemType == type;
+    return this.getDimensionItemType() == type;
   }
 }