diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-form/collection-form.component.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-form/collection-form.component.ts
index d91d9fc1fb..a1d6a08290 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-form/collection-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-form/collection-form.component.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { DynamicFormService, DynamicInputModel, DynamicTextAreaModel } from '@ng
 import { DynamicFormControlModel } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core/src/model/dynamic-form-control.model';
 import { Collection } from '../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { ComColFormComponent } from '../../shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component';
-import { NormalizedCollection } from '../../core/cache/models/normalized-collection.model';
 import { Location } from '@angular/common';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ export class CollectionFormComponent extends ComColFormComponent<Collection> {
   /**
    * @type {Collection.type} This is a collection-type form
    */
-  protected type = Collection.type;
+  type = Collection.type;
 
   /**
    * The dynamic form fields used for creating/editing a collection
diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/edit-collection-page.component.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/edit-collection-page.component.ts
index 21671fe112..209ce5149a 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/edit-collection-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/edit-collection-page.component.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { getCollectionPageRoute } from '../collection-page-routing.module';
   templateUrl: '../../shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component.html'
 })
 export class EditCollectionPageComponent extends EditComColPageComponent<Collection> {
-  protected type = 'collection';
+  type = 'collection';
 
   public constructor(
     protected router: Router,
diff --git a/src/app/+community-page/community-form/community-form.component.ts b/src/app/+community-page/community-form/community-form.component.ts
index fc1e77c445..8e4f98c14e 100644
--- a/src/app/+community-page/community-form/community-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+community-page/community-form/community-form.component.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class CommunityFormComponent extends ComColFormComponent<Community> {
   /**
    * @type {Community.type} This is a community-type form
    */
-  protected type = Community.type;
+  type = Community.type;
 
   /**
    * The dynamic form fields used for creating/editing a community
diff --git a/src/app/+community-page/edit-community-page/edit-community-page.component.ts b/src/app/+community-page/edit-community-page/edit-community-page.component.ts
index a8d4d32b7d..c0adfe0ff1 100644
--- a/src/app/+community-page/edit-community-page/edit-community-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+community-page/edit-community-page/edit-community-page.component.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { getCommunityPageRoute } from '../community-page-routing.module';
   templateUrl: '../../shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component.html'
 })
 export class EditCommunityPageComponent extends EditComColPageComponent<Community> {
-  protected type = 'community';
+  type = 'community';
 
   public constructor(
     protected router: Router,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.ts b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.ts
index 6e8b04e589..1fdaac33dd 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export class ComColFormComponent<T extends DSpaceObject> implements OnInit, OnDe
   /**
    * Type of DSpaceObject that the form represents
    */
-  protected type: ResourceType;
+  type: ResourceType;
 
   /**
    * @type {string} Key prefix used to generate form labels
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class ComColFormComponent<T extends DSpaceObject> implements OnInit, OnDe
    * Observable keeping track whether or not the uploader has finished initializing
    * Used to start rendering the uploader component
    */
-  private initializedUploaderOptions = new BehaviorSubject(false);
+  initializedUploaderOptions = new BehaviorSubject(false);
 
   /**
    * Array to track all subscriptions and unsubscribe them onDestroy
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component.ts b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component.ts
index b1b37f265e..0f9d4c55b4 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class EditComColPageComponent<TDomain extends DSpaceObject> implements On
   /**
    * The type of DSpaceObject (used to create i18n messages)
    */
-  protected type: string;
+  public type: string;
 
   /**
    * The current page outlet string
diff --git a/src/app/shared/uploader/uploader.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/uploader/uploader.component.spec.ts
index a36bd7241b..dcdac911bf 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/uploader/uploader.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/uploader/uploader.component.spec.ts
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ describe('Chips component', () => {
   template: ``
 })
 class TestComponent {
-  public uploadFilesOptions: UploaderOptions = {
+  public uploadFilesOptions: UploaderOptions = Object.assign(new UploaderOptions(), {
     url: 'http://test',
     authToken: null,
     disableMultipart: false,
     itemAlias: null
-  };
+  });
 
   /* tslint:disable:no-empty */
   public onBeforeUpload = () => {
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/submission-upload-files/submission-upload-files.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/form/submission-upload-files/submission-upload-files.component.spec.ts
index 60a572df54..34d291f0e4 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/submission-upload-files/submission-upload-files.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/submission-upload-files/submission-upload-files.component.spec.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { SubmissionJsonPatchOperationsServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testin
 import { SubmissionJsonPatchOperationsService } from '../../../core/submission/submission-json-patch-operations.service';
 import { SharedModule } from '../../../shared/shared.module';
 import { createTestComponent } from '../../../shared/testing/utils';
+import { UploaderOptions } from '../../../shared/uploader/uploader-options.model';
 
 describe('SubmissionUploadFilesComponent Component', () => {
 
@@ -112,12 +113,12 @@ describe('SubmissionUploadFilesComponent Component', () => {
       comp.submissionId = submissionId;
       comp.collectionId = collectionId;
       comp.sectionId = 'upload';
-      comp.uploadFilesOptions = {
+      comp.uploadFilesOptions = Object.assign(new UploaderOptions(),{
         url: '',
         authToken: null,
         disableMultipart: false,
         itemAlias: null
-      };
+      });
 
     });
 
@@ -208,11 +209,11 @@ class TestComponent {
   submissionId = mockSubmissionId;
   collectionId = mockSubmissionCollectionId;
   sectionId = 'upload';
-  uploadFilesOptions = {
+  uploadFilesOptions = Object.assign(new UploaderOptions(), {
     url: '',
     authToken: null,
     disableMultipart: false,
     itemAlias: null
-  };
+  });
 
 }