diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Border/Attribute/Story.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Border/Attribute/Story.php
index 9c24bd0a8d..80a5a8ece0 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Border/Attribute/Story.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Border/Attribute/Story.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Story implements AttributeInterface
      */
     public function __construct(\record_adapter $story)
     {
-        if ( ! $story->is_grouping()) {
+        if ( ! $story->isStory()) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Unable to fetch a story from string');
         }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Story implements AttributeInterface
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Unable to fetch a story from string');
         }
 
-        if ( ! $story->is_grouping()) {
+        if ( ! $story->isStory()) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Unable to fetch a story from string');
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
index 9318e013bc..21fbe3e8f0 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ class V1Controller extends Controller
             }
 
 
-            if ($record->is_grouping()) {
+            if ($record->isStory()) {
                 $ret['results']['stories'][] = $this->listStory($request, $record);
             } else {
                 $ret['results']['records'][] = $this->listRecord($request, $record);
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ class V1Controller extends Controller
      */
     public function listStory(Request $request, \record_adapter $story)
     {
-        if (!$story->is_grouping()) {
+        if (!$story->isStory()) {
             return Result::createError($request, 404, 'Story not found')->createResponse();
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/PropertyController.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/PropertyController.php
index a6bdf3c5dd..f3d9a1e2c0 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/PropertyController.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/PropertyController.php
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class PropertyController extends Controller
             }
 
             //update children if current record is a story
-            if (isset($applyStatusToChildren[$sbasId]) && $record->is_grouping()) {
+            if (isset($applyStatusToChildren[$sbasId]) && $record->isStory()) {
                 foreach ($record->get_children() as $child) {
                     if (null !== $updatedStatus = $this->updateRecordStatus($child, $postStatus)) {
                         $updated[$record->get_serialize_key()] = $updatedStatus;
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/StoryController.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/StoryController.php
index bd1cceadc4..4185a1e520 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/StoryController.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/StoryController.php
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class StoryController extends Controller
     {
         $story = new \record_adapter($this->app, $sbas_id, $record_id);
 
-        if (!$story->is_grouping()) {
+        if (!$story->isStory()) {
             throw new \Exception('This is not a story');
         }
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class StoryController extends Controller
         try {
             $story = new \record_adapter($this->app, $sbas_id, $record_id);
 
-            if (!$story->is_grouping()) {
+            if (!$story->isStory()) {
                 throw new \Exception('This is not a story');
             }
 
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/ToolsController.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/ToolsController.php
index 42e9539944..1917d3f581 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/ToolsController.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/ToolsController.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ToolsController extends Controller
 
         if (count($records) == 1) {
             $record = $records->first();
-            if (!$record->is_grouping()) {
+            if (!$record->isStory()) {
                 try {
                     $metadata = $this->getExifToolReader()
                         ->files($record->get_subdef('document')->get_pathfile())
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/WorkzoneController.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/WorkzoneController.php
index e1b18f8743..b1de4e2bf5 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/WorkzoneController.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/WorkzoneController.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class WorkzoneController extends Controller
             $element = explode('_', $element);
             $story = new \record_adapter($this->app, $element[0], $element[1]);
 
-            if (!$story->is_grouping()) {
+            if (!$story->isStory()) {
                 throw new \Exception('You can only attach stories');
             }
 
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/RecordsRequest.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/RecordsRequest.php
index 0d3257c290..6c223c13a7 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/RecordsRequest.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/RecordsRequest.php
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ class RecordsRequest extends ArrayCollection
         parent::__construct($elements);
         $this->received = $received;
         $this->basket = $basket;
-        $this->isSingleStory = ($flatten !== self::FLATTEN_YES && 1 === count($this) && $this->first()->is_grouping());
+        $this->isSingleStory = ($flatten !== self::FLATTEN_YES && 1 === count($this) && $this->first()->isStory());
 
         if (self::FLATTEN_NO !== $flatten) {
             $to_remove = [];
             foreach ($this as $key => $record) {
-                if ($record->is_grouping()) {
+                if ($record->isStory()) {
                     if (self::FLATTEN_YES === $flatten) {
                         $to_remove[] = $key;
                     }
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class RecordsRequest extends ArrayCollection
     {
         return new ArrayCollection(
                 array_filter($this->toArray(), function (\record_adapter $record) {
-                        return $record->is_grouping();
+                        return $record->isStory();
                     })
         );
     }
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Event/Subscriber/RecordEditSubscriber.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Event/Subscriber/RecordEditSubscriber.php
index be89f0349e..856b45f1e2 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Event/Subscriber/RecordEditSubscriber.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Event/Subscriber/RecordEditSubscriber.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class RecordEditSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface
 
     private function updateRecord($record, $field)
     {
-        if (false === $record->is_grouping()) {
+        if (false === $record->isStory()) {
             foreach ($record->get_grouping_parents() as $story) {
                 $this->updateEditField($story, $field);
             }
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Media/SubdefSubstituer.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Media/SubdefSubstituer.php
index 4f2b248f24..c41815b9ee 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Media/SubdefSubstituer.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Media/SubdefSubstituer.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class SubdefSubstituer
             $subdefFile = $pathhd . $filehd;
             $meta_writable = true;
         } else {
-            $type = $record->is_grouping() ? 'image' : $record->get_type();
+            $type = $record->isStory() ? 'image' : $record->get_type();
             $subdef_def = $record->get_databox()->get_subdef_structure()->get_subdef($type, $name);
 
             if ($record->has_subdef($name) && $record->get_subdef($name)->is_physically_present()) {
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Model/Serializer/ESRecordSerializer.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Model/Serializer/ESRecordSerializer.php
index 77c894be7d..2384591497 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Model/Serializer/ESRecordSerializer.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Model/Serializer/ESRecordSerializer.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class ESRecordSerializer extends AbstractSerializer
             'sha256'                 => $record->get_sha256(),
             'technical_informations' => $technicalInformation,
             'phrasea_type'           => $record->get_type(),
-            'type'                   => $record->is_grouping() ? 'story' : 'record',
+            'type'                   => $record->isStory() ? 'story' : 'record',
             'uuid'                   => $record->getUuid(),
             'caption'                => $caption,
             'status'                 => $status,
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/TaskManager/Job/RecordMoverJob.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/TaskManager/Job/RecordMoverJob.php
index 13b79f4727..71922028ba 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/TaskManager/Job/RecordMoverJob.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/TaskManager/Job/RecordMoverJob.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class RecordMoverJob extends AbstractJob
                 break;
 
             case 'DELETE':
-                if ($row['deletechildren'] && $rec->is_grouping()) {
+                if ($row['deletechildren'] && $rec->isStory()) {
                     /** @var record_adapter $child */
                     foreach ($rec->get_children() as $child) {
                         $child->delete();
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class RecordMoverJob extends AbstractJob
                         break;
                     case 'DELETE':
                         $tmp['deletechildren'] = false;
-                        if ($sxtask['deletechildren'] && $rec->is_grouping()) {
+                        if ($sxtask['deletechildren'] && $rec->isStory()) {
                             $tmp['deletechildren'] = true;
                         }
                         $ret[] = $tmp;
diff --git a/lib/classes/media/subdef.php b/lib/classes/media/subdef.php
index 7264be71ae..3658b02061 100644
--- a/lib/classes/media/subdef.php
+++ b/lib/classes/media/subdef.php
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class media_subdef extends media_abstract implements cache_cacheableInterface
      */
     protected function find_substitute_file()
     {
-        if ($this->record->is_grouping()) {
+        if ($this->record->isStory()) {
             $this->mime = 'image/png';
             $this->width = 256;
             $this->height = 256;
diff --git a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
index 5092025ba0..332be2274b 100644
--- a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
+++ b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
     private $subdefs;
     private $type;
     private $sha256;
-    private $grouping;
+    private $isStory;
     private $duration;
     /** @var databox */
     private $databox;
@@ -232,10 +232,16 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
      * Return true if the record is a grouping
      *
      * @return bool
+     * @deprecated use {@link self::isStory} instead
      */
     public function is_grouping()
     {
-        return $this->grouping;
+        return $this->isStory();
+    }
+
+    public function isStory()
+    {
+        return $this->isStory;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -506,7 +512,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
 
         $searchDevices = array_merge((array) $devices, (array) databox_subdef::DEVICE_ALL);
 
-        $type = $this->is_grouping() ? 'image' : $this->get_type();
+        $type = $this->isStory() ? 'image' : $this->get_type();
 
         foreach ($this->databox->get_subdef_structure() as $group => $databoxSubdefs) {
 
@@ -828,7 +834,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
 
             $meta_writable = true;
         } else {
-            $type = $this->is_grouping() ? 'image' : $this->get_type();
+            $type = $this->isStory() ? 'image' : $this->get_type();
 
             $subdef_def = $this->get_databox()->get_subdef_structure()->get_subdef($type, $name);
 
@@ -1605,7 +1611,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
      */
     public function get_children()
     {
-        if (!$this->is_grouping()) {
+        if (!$this->isStory()) {
             throw new Exception('This record is not a grouping');
         }
 
@@ -1697,7 +1703,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
 
     public function appendChild(\record_adapter $record)
     {
-        if (!$this->is_grouping()) {
+        if (!$this->isStory()) {
             throw new \Exception('Only stories can append children');
         }
 
@@ -1746,7 +1752,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
 
     public function removeChild(\record_adapter $record)
     {
-        if (!$this->is_grouping()) {
+        if (!$this->isStory()) {
             throw new \Exception('Only stories can append children');
         }
 
@@ -1792,12 +1798,6 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
         return $this->get_databox()->get_sbas_id();
     }
 
-    /** {@inheritdoc} */
-    public function isStory()
-    {
-        return $this->is_grouping();
-    }
-
     /** {@inheritdoc} */
     public function getMimeType()
     {
@@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
         $this->sha256 = $data['sha256'];
         $this->original_name = $data['original_name'];
         $this->type = $data['type'];
-        $this->grouping = $data['grouping'];
+        $this->isStory = $data['grouping'];
         $this->uuid = $data['uuid'];
         $this->updated = $data['modification_date'];
         $this->created = $data['creation_date'];
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
             'sha256'            => $this->sha256,
             'original_name'     => $this->original_name,
             'type'              => $this->type,
-            'grouping'          => $this->grouping,
+            'grouping'          => $this->isStory,
             'uuid'              => $this->uuid,
             'modification_date' => $this->updated,
             'creation_date'     => $this->created,
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
         $this->updated = new DateTime($row['moddate']);
         $this->uuid = $row['uuid'];
 
-        $this->grouping = ($row['parent_record_id'] == '1');
+        $this->isStory = ($row['parent_record_id'] == '1');
         $this->type = $row['type'];
         $this->original_name = $row['originalname'];
         $this->sha256 = $row['sha256'];
diff --git a/lib/classes/set/abstract.php b/lib/classes/set/abstract.php
index 17ab3a0688..ac2f61c55f 100644
--- a/lib/classes/set/abstract.php
+++ b/lib/classes/set/abstract.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ abstract class set_abstract implements IteratorAggregate
     {
         $n = 0;
         foreach ($this->elements as $record) {
-            if ($record->is_grouping())
+            if ($record->isStory())
                 $n ++;
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/classes/set/export.php b/lib/classes/set/export.php
index 3f82b508fc..6d0958833b 100644
--- a/lib/classes/set/export.php
+++ b/lib/classes/set/export.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class set_export extends set_abstract
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if ($record->is_grouping()) {
+                if ($record->isStory()) {
                     foreach ($record->get_children() as $child_basrec) {
                         $base_id = $child_basrec->get_base_id();
                         $record_id = $child_basrec->get_record_id();
diff --git a/lib/classes/set/selection.php b/lib/classes/set/selection.php
index 87e3b1f964..20bdd40199 100644
--- a/lib/classes/set/selection.php
+++ b/lib/classes/set/selection.php
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class set_selection extends set_abstract
                 } catch (\Exception $e) {
                     continue;
                 }
-                if ($record->is_grouping() && $flatten_groupings === true) {
+                if ($record->isStory() && $flatten_groupings === true) {
                     foreach ($record->get_children() as $rec) {
                         $this->add_element($rec);
                     }
diff --git a/templates/web/client/answers.html.twig b/templates/web/client/answers.html.twig
index f70c21f41e..87f94128ae 100644
--- a/templates/web/client/answers.html.twig
+++ b/templates/web/client/answers.html.twig
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
                                         {% endif %}
                                     {% endif %}
 
-                                    {% if record.is_grouping %}
+                                    {% if record.isStory %}
                                         {% set on_click_html = "openPreview('REG',0, '" ~ record.get_serialize_key() ~ "');" %}
                                     {% else %}
                                         {% set on_click_html = "openPreview('RESULT','" ~ record.getNumber() ~ "');" %}
diff --git a/templates/web/prod/actions/Property/type.html.twig b/templates/web/prod/actions/Property/type.html.twig
index dfa7b17cec..c415e96bf8 100644
--- a/templates/web/prod/actions/Property/type.html.twig
+++ b/templates/web/prod/actions/Property/type.html.twig
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                                 <p>
                                     <select name="types[{{record.get_serialize_key()}}]" class="input-block-level">
                                         {% for option in typesEnum %}
-                                            <option value="{{ option }}" {{ record.is_grouping() ? "disabled='disabled'": "" }} {{ option == record.get_type() ? "selected='selected'" : '' }}>{{ option }}</option>
+                                            <option value="{{ option }}" {{ record.isStory() ? "disabled='disabled'": "" }} {{ option == record.get_type() ? "selected='selected'" : '' }}>{{ option }}</option>
                                         {% endfor %}
                                     </select>
                                     <input class="input-block-level" type="text" name="mimes[{{record.get_serialize_key()}}]" value="{{ record.get_mime }}" style="width:100%">
diff --git a/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/UploadTest.php b/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/UploadTest.php
index 864bd41bc1..db8959ee7d 100644
--- a/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/UploadTest.php
+++ b/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/UploadTest.php
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ class UploadTest extends \PhraseanetAuthenticatedWebTestCase
 
         $id = explode('_', $datas['id']);
         $record = new \record_adapter(self::$DI['app'], $id[0], $id[1]);
-        $this->assertFalse($record->is_grouping());
+        $this->assertFalse($record->isStory());
         $this->assertEquals([], $datas['reasons']);
     }
 
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class UploadTest extends \PhraseanetAuthenticatedWebTestCase
 
         $id = explode('_', $datas['id']);
         $record = new \record_adapter(self::$DI['app'], $id[0], $id[1]);
-        $this->assertFalse($record->is_grouping());
+        $this->assertFalse($record->isStory());
         $this->assertEquals(1, substr(strrev($record->get_status()), 4, 1));
         $this->assertEquals([], $datas['reasons']);
     }
diff --git a/tests/classes/record/adapterTest.php b/tests/classes/record/adapterTest.php
index 52587f51bc..0f2c853c24 100644
--- a/tests/classes/record/adapterTest.php
+++ b/tests/classes/record/adapterTest.php
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ class record_adapterTest extends \PhraseanetAuthenticatedTestCase
 
     public function testIs_grouping()
     {
-        $this->assertFalse($this->getRecord1()->is_grouping());
-        $this->assertTrue($this->getRecordStory1()->is_grouping());
+        $this->assertFalse($this->getRecord1()->isStory());
+        $this->assertTrue($this->getRecordStory1()->isStory());
     }
 
     public function testGet_base_id()