diff --git a/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/2_creation.ipynb b/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/2_creation.ipynb
index b075b7c..6eeaaa3 100644
--- a/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/2_creation.ipynb
+++ b/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/2_creation.ipynb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 12,
+   "execution_count": 1,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 13,
+   "execution_count": 2,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -62,71 +62,26 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 14,
+   "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [
     {
-     "data": {
-      "text/plain": [
-       "KItem(\n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tname = Machine-1, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tid = c4128bec-3ecd-4c92-a307-7015bc9f2e86, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tktype_id = KTypes.TestingMachine, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tin_backend = False, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tslug = machine-1-c4128bec, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tannotations = [], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tattachments = [], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tlinked_kitems = [], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\taffiliations = [], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tauthors = [], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tavatar_exists = False, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tcontacts = [], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tcreated_at = None, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tupdated_at = None, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\texternal_links = [], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tkitem_apps = [], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tsummary = None, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tuser_groups = [], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tcustom_properties = {\n",
-       "\t\tProducer: TestingLab GmBH, \n",
-       "\t\tLocation: A404, \n",
-       "\t\tModel Number: Bending Test Machine No 777\n",
-       "\t}, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tdataframe = None, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\trdf_exists = False\n",
-       ")"
-      ]
-     },
-     "execution_count": 14,
-     "metadata": {},
-     "output_type": "execute_result"
+     "ename": "AttributeError",
+     "evalue": "TestingMachine",
+     "output_type": "error",
+     "traceback": [
+      "\u001b[0;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m",
+      "\u001b[0;31mAttributeError\u001b[0m                            Traceback (most recent call last)",
+      "Cell \u001b[0;32mIn[3], line 3\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m      1\u001b[0m item \u001b[38;5;241m=\u001b[39m KItem(\n\u001b[1;32m      2\u001b[0m     name\u001b[38;5;241m=\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124m\"\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124mMachine-1\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124m\"\u001b[39m,\n\u001b[0;32m----> 3\u001b[0m     ktype_id\u001b[38;5;241m=\u001b[39m\u001b[43mdsms\u001b[49m\u001b[38;5;241;43m.\u001b[39;49m\u001b[43mktypes\u001b[49m\u001b[38;5;241;43m.\u001b[39;49m\u001b[43mTestingMachine\u001b[49m,\n\u001b[1;32m      4\u001b[0m     custom_properties\u001b[38;5;241m=\u001b[39m{\u001b[38;5;124m\"\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124mProducer\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124m\"\u001b[39m: \u001b[38;5;124m\"\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124mTestingLab GmBH\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124m\"\u001b[39m,\n\u001b[1;32m      5\u001b[0m                        \u001b[38;5;124m\"\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124mLocation\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124m\"\u001b[39m: \u001b[38;5;124m\"\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124mA404\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124m\"\u001b[39m,\n\u001b[1;32m      6\u001b[0m                        \u001b[38;5;124m\"\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124mModel Number\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124m\"\u001b[39m : \u001b[38;5;124m\"\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124mBending Test Machine No 777\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124m\"\u001b[39m\n\u001b[1;32m      7\u001b[0m                        },\n\u001b[1;32m      8\u001b[0m )\n\u001b[1;32m     10\u001b[0m item\n",
+      "File \u001b[0;32m/usr/local/lib/python3.10/enum.py:437\u001b[0m, in \u001b[0;36mEnumMeta.__getattr__\u001b[0;34m(cls, name)\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m    435\u001b[0m     \u001b[38;5;28;01mreturn\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;28mcls\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;241m.\u001b[39m_member_map_[name]\n\u001b[1;32m    436\u001b[0m \u001b[38;5;28;01mexcept\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;167;01mKeyError\u001b[39;00m:\n\u001b[0;32m--> 437\u001b[0m     \u001b[38;5;28;01mraise\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;167;01mAttributeError\u001b[39;00m(name) \u001b[38;5;28;01mfrom\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;28;01mNone\u001b[39;00m\n",
+      "\u001b[0;31mAttributeError\u001b[0m: TestingMachine"
+     ]
     }
    ],
    "source": [
     "item = KItem(\n",
     "    name=\"Machine-1\",\n",
-    "    ktype_id=dsms.ktypes.TestingMachine,\n",
+    "    ktype_id=dsms.ktypes.Specimen,\n",
     "    custom_properties={\"Producer\": \"TestingLab GmBH\",\n",
     "                       \"Location\": \"A404\",\n",
     "                       \"Model Number\" : \"Bending Test Machine No 777\"\n",
@@ -365,7 +320,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "sdk",
+   "display_name": "Python 3",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -379,7 +334,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.12.2"
+   "version": "3.10.15"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
diff --git a/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/3_updation.ipynb b/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/3_updation.ipynb
index cfa9245..4a5d7ba 100644
--- a/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/3_updation.ipynb
+++ b/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/3_updation.ipynb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 13,
+   "execution_count": 1,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 14,
+   "execution_count": 2,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -55,20 +55,76 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 15,
+   "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [
     {
      "name": "stdout",
      "output_type": "stream",
      "text": [
-      "Machine-1\n"
+      "81\n"
      ]
     }
    ],
    "source": [
-    "item = dsms.kitems[-1]\n",
-    "print(item.name)"
+    "items = dsms.get_kitems(limit=200)[-1]"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 11,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "kitem:\n",
+       "  name: Machine-1\n",
+       "  id: 73046897-4569-4b7b-9d2f-2d8a72002432\n",
+       "  ktype_id: specimen\n",
+       "  slug: machine-1-73046897\n",
+       "  annotations: []\n",
+       "  attachments:\n",
+       "  - name: subgraph.ttl\n",
+       "    content: null\n",
+       "  linked_kitems: []\n",
+       "  affiliations: []\n",
+       "  authors:\n",
+       "  - user_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
+       "  avatar_exists: false\n",
+       "  contacts: []\n",
+       "  created_at: 2025-01-08 14:46:22.262147\n",
+       "  updated_at: 2025-01-08 14:46:22.262147\n",
+       "  external_links: []\n",
+       "  kitem_apps: []\n",
+       "  user_groups: []\n",
+       "  custom_properties:\n",
+       "    sections:\n",
+       "    - id: id17363475782033gesrh\n",
+       "      name: Misc\n",
+       "      entries:\n",
+       "      - id: id1736347578203ff9n04\n",
+       "        type: Text\n",
+       "        label: Producer\n",
+       "        value: TestingLab GmBH\n",
+       "      - id: id1736347578203kpxtjv\n",
+       "        type: Text\n",
+       "        label: Location\n",
+       "        value: A404\n",
+       "      - id: id1736347578203a9211r\n",
+       "        type: Text\n",
+       "        label: Model Number\n",
+       "        value: Bending Test Machine No 777\n",
+       "  rdf_exists: true"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 11,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "item"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -91,14 +147,14 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 16,
+   "execution_count": 12,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "item.name = \"Machine-1\"\n",
     "item.custom_properties.Producer = \"Machinery GmBH\"\n",
     "item.attachments.append(\"testfile.txt\")\n",
-    "item.annotations.append(\"www.machinery.org/\")\n",
+    "item.annotations.append(\"www.machinery.org/testingmachine\")\n",
     "item.external_links.append(\n",
     "    {\"url\": \"http://machine.org\", \"label\": \"machine-link\"}\n",
     ")\n",
@@ -109,7 +165,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 17,
+   "execution_count": 5,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -132,98 +188,66 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 19,
+   "execution_count": 13,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [
     {
      "data": {
       "text/plain": [
-       "KItem(\n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tname = Machine-1, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tid = dd091666-a7c9-4b3b-8832-910bdec5c63c, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tktype_id = testing-machine, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tin_backend = True, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tslug = machine-1-dd091666, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tannotations = [\n",
-       "\t\t{\n",
-       "\t\t\tiri: www.machinery.org/,\n",
-       "\t\t\tname: ,\n",
-       "\t\t\tnamespace: www.machinery.org,\n",
-       "\t\t\tdescription: None\n",
-       "\t\t}\n",
-       "\t], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tattachments = [\n",
-       "\t\t{\n",
-       "\t\t\tname: testfile.txt\n",
-       "\t\t}\n",
-       "\t], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tlinked_kitems = [], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\taffiliations = [\n",
-       "\t\t{\n",
-       "\t\t\tname: machine-team\n",
-       "\t\t}\n",
-       "\t], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tauthors = [\n",
-       "\t\t{\n",
-       "\t\t\tuser_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
-       "\t\t}\n",
-       "\t], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tavatar_exists = False, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tcontacts = [\n",
-       "\t\t{\n",
-       "\t\t\tname: machinesupport,\n",
-       "\t\t\temail: machinesupport@group.mail,\n",
-       "\t\t\tuser_id: None\n",
-       "\t\t}\n",
-       "\t], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tcreated_at = 2024-08-19 18:12:11.338394, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tupdated_at = 2024-08-19 18:12:11.338394, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\texternal_links = [\n",
-       "\t\t{\n",
-       "\t\t\tlabel: machine-link,\n",
-       "\t\t\turl: http://machine.org/\n",
-       "\t\t}\n",
-       "\t], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tkitem_apps = [], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tsummary = None, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tuser_groups = [\n",
-       "\t\t{\n",
-       "\t\t\tname: machinegroup,\n",
-       "\t\t\tgroup_id: 123\n",
-       "\t\t}\n",
-       "\t], \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tcustom_properties = {\n",
-       "\t\tProducer: Machinery GmBH, \n",
-       "\t\tLocation: A404, \n",
-       "\t\tModel Number: Bending Test Machine No 777\n",
-       "\t}, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\tdataframe = None, \n",
-       "\n",
-       "\trdf_exists = False\n",
-       ")"
+       "kitem:\n",
+       "  name: Machine-1\n",
+       "  id: 73046897-4569-4b7b-9d2f-2d8a72002432\n",
+       "  ktype_id: specimen\n",
+       "  slug: machine-1-73046897\n",
+       "  annotations:\n",
+       "  - iri: www.machinery.org/testingmachine\n",
+       "    label: testingmachine\n",
+       "    namespace: www.machinery.org\n",
+       "  attachments:\n",
+       "  - name: subgraph.ttl\n",
+       "    content: null\n",
+       "  - name: testfile.txt\n",
+       "    content: null\n",
+       "  linked_kitems: []\n",
+       "  affiliations:\n",
+       "  - name: machine-team\n",
+       "  authors:\n",
+       "  - user_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
+       "  avatar_exists: false\n",
+       "  contacts:\n",
+       "  - name: machinesupport\n",
+       "    email: machinesupport@group.mail\n",
+       "    user_id: null\n",
+       "  created_at: 2025-01-08 14:46:22.262147\n",
+       "  updated_at: 2025-01-08 14:46:22.262147\n",
+       "  external_links:\n",
+       "  - label: machine-link\n",
+       "    url: http://machine.org\n",
+       "  kitem_apps: []\n",
+       "  user_groups:\n",
+       "  - name: machinegroup\n",
+       "    group_id: '123'\n",
+       "  custom_properties:\n",
+       "    sections:\n",
+       "    - id: id17363475782033gesrh\n",
+       "      name: Misc\n",
+       "      entries:\n",
+       "      - id: id1736347578203ff9n04\n",
+       "        type: Text\n",
+       "        label: Producer\n",
+       "        value: Machinery GmBH\n",
+       "      - id: id1736347578203kpxtjv\n",
+       "        type: Text\n",
+       "        label: Location\n",
+       "        value: A404\n",
+       "      - id: id1736347578203a9211r\n",
+       "        type: Text\n",
+       "        label: Model Number\n",
+       "        value: Bending Test Machine No 777\n",
+       "  rdf_exists: true"
       ]
      },
-     "execution_count": 19,
+     "execution_count": 13,
      "metadata": {},
      "output_type": "execute_result"
     }
@@ -241,18 +265,20 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 18,
+   "execution_count": 7,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [
     {
      "name": "stdout",
      "output_type": "stream",
      "text": [
-      "\t\t\t Downloaded file: {\n",
-      "\t\t\tname: testfile.txt\n",
-      "\t\t}\n",
+      "\t\t\t Downloaded file: attachment:\n",
+      "  name: testfile.txt\n",
+      "  content: null\n",
+      "\n",
       "|------------------------------------Beginning of file------------------------------------|\n",
       "This is a calibration protocol!\n",
+      "\n",
       "|---------------------------------------End of file---------------------------------------|\n"
      ]
     }
@@ -270,7 +296,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "sdk",
+   "display_name": "Python 3",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -284,7 +310,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.10.12"
+   "version": "3.10.15"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
diff --git a/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/4_deletion.ipynb b/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/4_deletion.ipynb
index fe44b17..d95039e 100644
--- a/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/4_deletion.ipynb
+++ b/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/4_deletion.ipynb
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@
     }
    ],
    "source": [
-    "item = dsms.kitems[-1]\n",
-    "print(item)"
+    "items = dsms.get_kitems(limit=200)[-1]"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -386,7 +385,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "sdk",
+   "display_name": "Python 3",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -400,7 +399,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.10.12"
+   "version": "3.10.15"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
diff --git a/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/5_search.ipynb b/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/5_search.ipynb
index f72fac7..954e881 100644
--- a/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/5_search.ipynb
+++ b/docs/dsms_sdk/tutorials/5_search.ipynb
@@ -67,13 +67,23 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 3,
+   "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "name": "stderr",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "/app/dsms/knowledge/kitem.py:575: UserWarning: A flat dictionary was provided for custom properties.\n",
+      "                    Will be transformed into `KItemCustomPropertiesModel`.\n",
+      "  warnings.warn(\n"
+     ]
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "item1 = KItem(\n",
     "    name=\"Machine-1\",\n",
-    "    ktype_id=dsms.ktypes.TestingMachine,\n",
+    "    ktype_id=dsms.ktypes.Specimen,\n",
     "    annotations=[\"https://w3id.org/steel/ProcessOntology/TestingMachine\"],\n",
     "    custom_properties={\"Producer\": \"TestingLab GmBH\",\n",
     "                       \"Room Number\": \"A404\",\n",
@@ -83,7 +93,7 @@
     "\n",
     "item2 = KItem(\n",
     "    name=\"Machine-2\",\n",
-    "    ktype_id=dsms.ktypes.TestingMachine,\n",
+    "    ktype_id=dsms.ktypes.Specimen,\n",
     "    annotations=[\"https://w3id.org/steel/ProcessOntology/TestingMachine\"],\n",
     "    custom_properties={\"Producer\": \"StressStrain GmBH\",\n",
     "                       \"Room Number\": \"B500\",\n",
@@ -136,126 +146,192 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 4,
+   "execution_count": 7,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [
     {
      "name": "stdout",
      "output_type": "stream",
      "text": [
-      "KItem(\n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tname = Machine-1, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tid = d1524272-5f34-454b-bb61-7b0ab3a825a7, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tktype_id = testing-machine, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tin_backend = True, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tslug = machine-1-d1524272, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tannotations = [], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tattachments = [], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tlinked_kitems = [\n",
-      "\t\t\n",
-      "\t\t\tid: ba1a7871-ff75-465f-8625-a7a0202edca4\n",
-      "\t\t\tname: Specimen-1\n",
-      "\t\t\tslug: specimen-1-ba1a7871\n",
-      "\t\t\tktype_id: specimen\n",
-      "\t\t\tsummary: None\n",
-      "\t\t\tavatar_exists: False\n",
-      "\t\t\tannotations: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tlinked_kitems: [{\n",
-      "\t\t\tid: d1524272-5f34-454b-bb61-7b0ab3a825a7\n",
-      "\t\t}]\n",
-      "\t\t\texternal_links: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tcontacts: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tauthors: [{\n",
-      "\t\t\tuser_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
-      "\t\t}]\n",
-      "\t\t\tlinked_affiliations: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tattachments: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tuser_groups: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tcustom_properties: {'sampletype': None, 'sampleinformation': None, 'sampleproductionprocess': None, 'Geometry': 'Cylindrical 150mm x 20mm x 40mm', 'Material': 'Concrete', 'Project ID': 'ConstructionProject2024'}\n",
-      "\t\t\tcreated_at: 2024-08-23T17:15:46.876917\n",
-      "\t\t\tupdated_at: 2024-08-23T17:15:46.876917\n",
-      "\t\t, \n",
-      "\t\t\n",
-      "\t\t\tid: 2335f57a-efc2-47ce-83b3-866cdeb6d30d\n",
-      "\t\t\tname: Research Institute ABC\n",
-      "\t\t\tslug: researchinstituteabc-2335f57a\n",
-      "\t\t\tktype_id: organization\n",
-      "\t\t\tsummary: None\n",
-      "\t\t\tavatar_exists: False\n",
-      "\t\t\tannotations: [{\n",
-      "\t\t\tiri: www.researchBACiri.org/foo,\n",
-      "\t\t\tname: research ABC Institute,\n",
-      "\t\t\tnamespace: research,\n",
-      "\t\t\tdescription: None\n",
-      "\t\t}]\n",
-      "\t\t\tlinked_kitems: [{\n",
-      "\t\t\tid: d1524272-5f34-454b-bb61-7b0ab3a825a7\n",
-      "\t\t}]\n",
-      "\t\t\texternal_links: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tcontacts: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tauthors: [{\n",
-      "\t\t\tuser_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
-      "\t\t}]\n",
-      "\t\t\tlinked_affiliations: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tattachments: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tuser_groups: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tcustom_properties: None\n",
-      "\t\t\tcreated_at: 2024-08-23T17:15:47.998202\n",
-      "\t\t\tupdated_at: 2024-08-23T17:15:47.998202\n",
-      "\t\t\n",
-      "\t], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\taffiliations = [], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tauthors = [\n",
-      "\t\t{\n",
-      "\t\t\tuser_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
-      "\t\t}\n",
-      "\t], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tavatar_exists = False, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tcontacts = [], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tcreated_at = 2024-08-23 17:15:45.431622, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tupdated_at = 2024-08-23 17:15:45.431622, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\texternal_links = [], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tkitem_apps = [], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tsummary = None, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tuser_groups = [], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tcustom_properties = {\n",
-      "\t\tProducer: TestingLab GmBH, \n",
-      "\t\tRoom Number: A404, \n",
-      "\t\tDescription: Bending Test Machine\n",
-      "\t}, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tdataframe = None, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\trdf_exists = False\n",
-      ")\n",
-      "\n",
-      "\n"
+      "Results:\n",
+      "hits:\n",
+      "- kitem:\n",
+      "    name: Specimen-2\n",
+      "    id: 8cb51ac4-4d05-4bc1-b9f0-9d54333f7d50\n",
+      "    ktype_id: specimen\n",
+      "    slug: specimen-2-8cb51ac4\n",
+      "    annotations:\n",
+      "    - iri: https://w3id.org/steel/ProcessOntology/TestPiece\n",
+      "      label: TestPiece\n",
+      "      namespace: https://w3id.org/steel/ProcessOntology\n",
+      "    attachments: []\n",
+      "    linked_kitems:\n",
+      "    - id: bdeebac2-a14c-44fb-9277-637e9c3d4036\n",
+      "      name: Machine-2\n",
+      "      slug: machine-2-bdeebac2\n",
+      "      ktype_id: material\n",
+      "      summary: null\n",
+      "      avatar_exists: false\n",
+      "      annotations:\n",
+      "      - iri: https://w3id.org/steel/ProcessOntology/TestingMachine\n",
+      "        label: TestingMachine\n",
+      "        namespace: https://w3id.org/steel/ProcessOntology\n",
+      "      linked_kitems:\n",
+      "      - id: 8cb51ac4-4d05-4bc1-b9f0-9d54333f7d50\n",
+      "      - id: 2b769463-8f9b-4479-a525-6819abd22124\n",
+      "      external_links: []\n",
+      "      contacts: []\n",
+      "      authors:\n",
+      "      - user_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
+      "      linked_affiliations: []\n",
+      "      attachments: []\n",
+      "      user_groups: []\n",
+      "      custom_properties:\n",
+      "        sections:\n",
+      "        - id: id1734433260058gxhvl1\n",
+      "          name: Misc\n",
+      "          entries:\n",
+      "          - id: id1734433260058dgkepy\n",
+      "            type: Text\n",
+      "            label: Producer\n",
+      "            value: StressStrain GmBH\n",
+      "            measurementUnit: null\n",
+      "            relationMapping: null\n",
+      "          - id: id1734433260058hbxapc\n",
+      "            type: Text\n",
+      "            label: Room Number\n",
+      "            value: B500\n",
+      "            measurementUnit: null\n",
+      "            relationMapping: null\n",
+      "          - id: id1734433260058sd3zvi\n",
+      "            type: Text\n",
+      "            label: Description\n",
+      "            value: Compression Test Machine\n",
+      "            measurementUnit: null\n",
+      "            relationMapping: null\n",
+      "      created_at: '2024-12-17T11:01:00.817233'\n",
+      "      updated_at: '2024-12-17T11:01:00.817233'\n",
+      "    affiliations: []\n",
+      "    authors:\n",
+      "    - user_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
+      "    avatar_exists: false\n",
+      "    contacts: []\n",
+      "    created_at: 2024-12-17 11:01:01.118746\n",
+      "    updated_at: 2024-12-17 11:01:01.118746\n",
+      "    external_links: []\n",
+      "    kitem_apps: []\n",
+      "    user_groups: []\n",
+      "    custom_properties:\n",
+      "      sections:\n",
+      "      - id: id1734433260403g4wr5h\n",
+      "        name: Misc\n",
+      "        entries:\n",
+      "        - id: id1734433260403a84ajz\n",
+      "          type: Text\n",
+      "          label: Geometry\n",
+      "          value: Rectangular 200mm x 30mm x 20mm\n",
+      "        - id: id1734433260403x81qse\n",
+      "          type: Text\n",
+      "          label: Material\n",
+      "          value: Metal\n",
+      "        - id: id1734433260403c0jaxc\n",
+      "          type: Text\n",
+      "          label: Project ID\n",
+      "          value: MetalBlenders2024\n",
+      "    rdf_exists: false\n",
+      "  fuzzy: false\n",
+      "- kitem:\n",
+      "    name: asdf\n",
+      "    id: 5b2c234e-9532-4d09-8970-43c1fd645a61\n",
+      "    ktype_id: specimen\n",
+      "    slug: asdf\n",
+      "    annotations: []\n",
+      "    attachments:\n",
+      "    - name: subgraph.ttl\n",
+      "      content: null\n",
+      "    linked_kitems:\n",
+      "    - id: a065f1cb-58a4-4c53-98e2-c2ff4b7c3b98\n",
+      "      name: data345\n",
+      "      slug: data345\n",
+      "      ktype_id: material\n",
+      "      summary: null\n",
+      "      avatar_exists: false\n",
+      "      annotations: []\n",
+      "      linked_kitems:\n",
+      "      - id: 5b2c234e-9532-4d09-8970-43c1fd645a61\n",
+      "      external_links: []\n",
+      "      contacts: []\n",
+      "      authors:\n",
+      "      - user_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
+      "      linked_affiliations: []\n",
+      "      attachments:\n",
+      "      - name: subgraph.ttl\n",
+      "        content: null\n",
+      "      user_groups: []\n",
+      "      custom_properties:\n",
+      "        sections:\n",
+      "        - id: id37bef167f3118\n",
+      "          name: Material spec\n",
+      "          entries:\n",
+      "          - id: id052c20aaf2f2d\n",
+      "            type: Number\n",
+      "            label: Minimum Tensile Strength\n",
+      "            value: 40.0\n",
+      "            measurementUnit:\n",
+      "              iri: http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/MegaPA\n",
+      "              label: Megapascal\n",
+      "              symbol: null\n",
+      "              namespace: http://qudt.org/vocab/unit\n",
+      "            relationMapping:\n",
+      "              iri: https://w3id.org/steel/ProcessOntology/hasTensileStrength_Object\n",
+      "              type: object_property\n",
+      "              class_iri: https://w3id.org/steel/ProcessOntology/TensileStrength\n",
+      "      created_at: '2024-12-10T13:37:00.345483'\n",
+      "      updated_at: '2024-12-10T13:37:00.345483'\n",
+      "    affiliations: []\n",
+      "    authors:\n",
+      "    - user_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
+      "    avatar_exists: false\n",
+      "    contacts: []\n",
+      "    created_at: 2024-12-20 09:41:10.103478\n",
+      "    updated_at: 2024-12-20 09:41:10.103478\n",
+      "    external_links: []\n",
+      "    kitem_apps: []\n",
+      "    user_groups: []\n",
+      "    custom_properties:\n",
+      "      sections:\n",
+      "      - id: idae07df653eaee8\n",
+      "        name: Untitled Section\n",
+      "        entries:\n",
+      "        - id: idc5302183f13488\n",
+      "          type: Slider\n",
+      "          label: Width\n",
+      "          value: 45.2\n",
+      "        - id: idd82012b5d5b3f\n",
+      "          type: Knowledge item\n",
+      "          label: material\n",
+      "          value:\n",
+      "          - id: a065f1cb-58a4-4c53-98e2-c2ff4b7c3b98\n",
+      "            ktype_id: material\n",
+      "            slug: data345\n",
+      "            name: data345\n",
+      "        - id: id1fd8f15fea9698\n",
+      "          type: File\n",
+      "          label: asdf\n",
+      "    rdf_exists: true\n",
+      "  fuzzy: false\n",
+      "total_count: 18\n",
+      "\n",
+      "Name of the first kitem\n",
+      "Specimen-2\n"
      ]
     }
    ],
    "source": [
-    "for result in dsms.search(ktypes=[dsms.ktypes.TestingMachine], limit=1):\n",
-    "    print(result.hit)\n",
-    "    print(\"\\n\")"
+    "result = dsms.search(ktypes=[dsms.ktypes.Specimen], limit=2)\n",
+    "print(result)\n",
+    "print(\"Name of the first kitem:\")\n",
+    "print(result.hits[0].kitem.name)"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -267,94 +343,143 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 5,
+   "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [
     {
      "name": "stdout",
      "output_type": "stream",
      "text": [
-      "KItem(\n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tname = Research Institute ABC, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tid = 2335f57a-efc2-47ce-83b3-866cdeb6d30d, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tktype_id = organization, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tin_backend = True, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tslug = researchinstituteabc-2335f57a, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tannotations = [\n",
-      "\t\t{\n",
-      "\t\t\tiri: www.researchBACiri.org/foo,\n",
-      "\t\t\tname: research ABC Institute,\n",
-      "\t\t\tnamespace: research,\n",
-      "\t\t\tdescription: None\n",
-      "\t\t}\n",
-      "\t], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tattachments = [], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tlinked_kitems = [\n",
-      "\t\t\n",
-      "\t\t\tid: d1524272-5f34-454b-bb61-7b0ab3a825a7\n",
-      "\t\t\tname: Machine-1\n",
-      "\t\t\tslug: machine-1-d1524272\n",
-      "\t\t\tktype_id: testing-machine\n",
-      "\t\t\tsummary: None\n",
-      "\t\t\tavatar_exists: False\n",
-      "\t\t\tannotations: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tlinked_kitems: [{\n",
-      "\t\t\tid: ba1a7871-ff75-465f-8625-a7a0202edca4\n",
-      "\t\t}, {\n",
-      "\t\t\tid: 2335f57a-efc2-47ce-83b3-866cdeb6d30d\n",
-      "\t\t}]\n",
-      "\t\t\texternal_links: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tcontacts: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tauthors: [{\n",
-      "\t\t\tuser_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
-      "\t\t}]\n",
-      "\t\t\tlinked_affiliations: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tattachments: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tuser_groups: []\n",
-      "\t\t\tcustom_properties: {'Producer': 'TestingLab GmBH', 'Room Number': 'A404', 'Description': 'Bending Test Machine'}\n",
-      "\t\t\tcreated_at: 2024-08-23T17:15:45.431622\n",
-      "\t\t\tupdated_at: 2024-08-23T17:15:45.431622\n",
-      "\t\t\n",
-      "\t], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\taffiliations = [], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tauthors = [\n",
-      "\t\t{\n",
-      "\t\t\tuser_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
-      "\t\t}\n",
-      "\t], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tavatar_exists = False, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tcontacts = [], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tcreated_at = 2024-08-23 17:15:47.998202, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tupdated_at = 2024-08-23 17:15:47.998202, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\texternal_links = [], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tkitem_apps = [], \n",
+      "kitem:\n",
+      "  name: Research Institute ABC\n",
+      "  id: 109e910b-e8dd-42ac-8b41-91f85e4b1be4\n",
+      "  ktype_id: organization\n",
+      "  slug: researchinstituteabc-109e910b\n",
+      "  annotations:\n",
+      "  - iri: www.researchBACiri.org/foo\n",
+      "    label: foo\n",
+      "    namespace: www.researchBACiri.org\n",
+      "  attachments: []\n",
+      "  linked_kitems:\n",
+      "  - id: 67f59cdb-38ae-4a22-996e-2bb33348e7c9\n",
+      "    name: Machine-1\n",
+      "    slug: machine-1-67f59cdb\n",
+      "    ktype_id: material\n",
+      "    summary: null\n",
+      "    avatar_exists: false\n",
+      "    annotations:\n",
+      "    - iri: https://w3id.org/steel/ProcessOntology/TestingMachine\n",
+      "      label: TestingMachine\n",
+      "      namespace: https://w3id.org/steel/ProcessOntology\n",
+      "    linked_kitems:\n",
+      "    - id: 79e87341-4714-46dc-a0ee-7a3f3ab9d160\n",
+      "    - id: 109e910b-e8dd-42ac-8b41-91f85e4b1be4\n",
+      "    external_links: []\n",
+      "    contacts: []\n",
+      "    authors:\n",
+      "    - user_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
+      "    linked_affiliations: []\n",
+      "    attachments:\n",
+      "    - name: subgraph.ttl\n",
+      "      content: null\n",
+      "    user_groups: []\n",
+      "    custom_properties:\n",
+      "      sections:\n",
+      "      - id: id1733827827537wke3oc\n",
+      "        name: Misc\n",
+      "        entries:\n",
+      "        - id: id17338278275379iwghc\n",
+      "          type: Text\n",
+      "          label: Producer\n",
+      "          value: TestingLab GmBH\n",
+      "          measurementUnit: null\n",
+      "          relationMapping: null\n",
+      "        - id: id1733827827537juf4dg\n",
+      "          type: Text\n",
+      "          label: Room Number\n",
+      "          value: A404\n",
+      "          measurementUnit: null\n",
+      "          relationMapping: null\n",
+      "        - id: id1733827827537q70q0q\n",
+      "          type: Text\n",
+      "          label: Description\n",
+      "          value: Bending Test Machine\n",
+      "          measurementUnit: null\n",
+      "          relationMapping: null\n",
+      "    created_at: '2024-12-10T10:50:28.246384'\n",
+      "    updated_at: '2024-12-10T10:50:28.246384'\n",
+      "  - id: 2c43e877-2f7c-45ef-822c-5523a6d8bead\n",
+      "    name: Machine-1\n",
+      "    slug: machine-2-2c43e877\n",
+      "    ktype_id: expert\n",
+      "    summary: null\n",
+      "    avatar_exists: false\n",
+      "    annotations:\n",
+      "    - iri: https://w3id.org/steel/ProcessOntology/TestingMachine\n",
+      "      label: TestingMachine\n",
+      "      namespace: https://w3id.org/steel/ProcessOntology\n",
+      "    - iri: www.machinery.org/\n",
+      "      label: ''\n",
+      "      namespace: www.machinery.org\n",
+      "    - iri: www.machinery.org/testingmachine\n",
+      "      label: testingmachine\n",
+      "      namespace: www.machinery.org\n",
+      "    linked_kitems:\n",
+      "    - id: a3a4ec06-d488-4582-b5ac-14ad978dd2d4\n",
+      "    - id: 109e910b-e8dd-42ac-8b41-91f85e4b1be4\n",
+      "    external_links:\n",
+      "    - label: machine-link\n",
+      "      url: http://machine.org\n",
+      "    contacts:\n",
+      "    - name: machinesupport\n",
+      "      email: machinesupport@group.mail\n",
+      "      user_id: null\n",
+      "    authors:\n",
+      "    - user_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
+      "    linked_affiliations: []\n",
+      "    attachments:\n",
+      "    - name: testfile.txt\n",
+      "      content: null\n",
+      "    user_groups:\n",
+      "    - name: machinegroup\n",
+      "      group_id: '123'\n",
+      "    custom_properties:\n",
+      "      sections:\n",
+      "      - id: id1733827827683ze7b2n\n",
+      "        name: Misc\n",
+      "        entries:\n",
+      "        - id: id1733827827683vp194x\n",
+      "          type: Text\n",
+      "          label: Producer\n",
+      "          value: Machinery GmBH\n",
+      "          measurementUnit: null\n",
+      "          relationMapping: null\n",
+      "        - id: id1733827827683as7zer\n",
+      "          type: Text\n",
+      "          label: Room Number\n",
+      "          value: B500\n",
+      "          measurementUnit: null\n",
+      "          relationMapping: null\n",
+      "        - id: id1733827827683lc3tnw\n",
+      "          type: Text\n",
+      "          label: Description\n",
+      "          value: Compression Test Machine\n",
+      "          measurementUnit: null\n",
+      "          relationMapping: null\n",
+      "    created_at: '2024-12-10T10:50:28.406930'\n",
+      "    updated_at: '2025-01-08T14:29:00.545742'\n",
+      "  affiliations: []\n",
+      "  authors:\n",
+      "  - user_id: 7f0e5a37-353b-4bbc-b1f1-b6ad575f562d\n",
+      "  avatar_exists: false\n",
+      "  contacts: []\n",
+      "  created_at: 2024-12-10 10:50:28.798372\n",
+      "  updated_at: 2024-12-10 10:50:28.798372\n",
+      "  external_links: []\n",
+      "  kitem_apps: []\n",
+      "  user_groups: []\n",
+      "  rdf_exists: false\n",
       "\n",
-      "\tsummary = None, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tuser_groups = [], \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tcustom_properties = None, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\tdataframe = None, \n",
-      "\n",
-      "\trdf_exists = False\n",
-      ")\n",
       "fuzziness:  False\n",
       "\n",
       "\n"
@@ -363,7 +488,7 @@
    ],
    "source": [
     "for result in dsms.search(ktypes=[dsms.ktypes.Organization, dsms.ktypes.DatasetCatalog], limit=1):\n",
-    "    print(result.hit)\n",
+    "    print(result.kitem)\n",
     "    print(\"fuzziness: \", result.fuzzy)\n",
     "    print(\"\\n\")\n",
     "    "
@@ -1339,7 +1464,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "sdk",
+   "display_name": "Python 3",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -1353,7 +1478,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.12.2"
+   "version": "3.10.15"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
diff --git a/dsms/core/dsms.py b/dsms/core/dsms.py
index a5bf18f..5d5f938 100644
--- a/dsms/core/dsms.py
+++ b/dsms/core/dsms.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
     from dsms.knowledge.ktype import KType
     from dsms.knowledge.search import KItemListModel, SearchResult
 
+warnings.simplefilter("always", DeprecationWarning)
+
 
 class DSMS:
     """
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ def headers(cls) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return header
 
     @property
-    def kitems(cls) -> "KItemListModel":
+    def kitems(self) -> "KItemListModel":
         """
         **DEPRECATED**
 
@@ -202,10 +204,10 @@ def kitems(cls) -> "KItemListModel":
         """
         message = """`kitems`-property is deprecated and only returns the 10 first kitems.
         Please use the `get_kitems`-method instead."""
-        warnings.warn(DeprecationWarning, message)
+        warnings.warn(message, DeprecationWarning)
         return _get_kitem_list()
 
-    def get_kitems(limit=10, offset=0) -> "KItemListModel":
+    def get_kitems(self, limit=10, offset=0) -> "KItemListModel":
         """
         Get all available KItems from the remote backend.
 
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ def get_kitems(limit=10, offset=0) -> "KItemListModel":
             offset (int): The offset in the list of KItems. Defaults to 0.
 
         """
-        return _get_kitem_list(limit, offset)
+        return _get_kitem_list(limit=limit, offset=offset)
 
     def app_configs(cls) -> "List[AppConfig]":
         """Return available app configs in the DSMS"""
diff --git a/dsms/knowledge/kitem.py b/dsms/knowledge/kitem.py
index 7f261e4..6536cd2 100644
--- a/dsms/knowledge/kitem.py
+++ b/dsms/knowledge/kitem.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class KItem(BaseModel):
     )
     slug: Optional[str] = Field(
         None,
-        description="Slug of the KContext.dsms",
+        description="Slug of the KItem",
         min_length=4,
         max_length=1000,
     )
diff --git a/dsms/knowledge/ktype.py b/dsms/knowledge/ktype.py
index ba9300e..440c070 100644
--- a/dsms/knowledge/ktype.py
+++ b/dsms/knowledge/ktype.py
@@ -133,9 +133,7 @@ def serialize(self):
         """Serialize ktype."""
         return {
             key: (
-                value.dict(  # pylint: disable=no-member
-                    exclude_none=False, by_alias=False
-                )
+                value.model_dump(exclude_none=False, by_alias=False)
                 if key == "webform"
                 and value is not None
                 and not isinstance(value, dict)
diff --git a/dsms/knowledge/search.py b/dsms/knowledge/search.py
index 2c92ef4..c72f148 100644
--- a/dsms/knowledge/search.py
+++ b/dsms/knowledge/search.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 """DSMS search model"""
 
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Generator, List, Union
 
+import oyaml as yaml
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
+from dsms.core.session import Session
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from dsms import KItem
 
@@ -18,6 +21,24 @@ class KItemSearchResult(BaseModel):
         If not a bool, a float indicates the distance from search term""",
     )
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        """Pretty print the KItemSearchResult"""
+        from dsms.knowledge.utils import dump_model
+
+        return yaml.dump(
+            {
+                "kitem": dump_model(
+                    self.kitem,
+                    exclude_extra=Session.dsms.config.hide_properties,
+                ),
+                "fuzzy": self.fuzzy,
+            }
+        )
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        """Pretty print the KItemSearchResult"""
+        return str(self)
+
 
 class SearchResult(BaseModel):
     """DSMS search result"""
@@ -27,6 +48,45 @@ class SearchResult(BaseModel):
     )
     total_count: int = Field(..., description="Total number of hits")
 
+    def __getitem__(self, key: str) -> "KItemSearchResult":
+        """Retrieve a KItemSearchResult from the search result by its index.
+
+        Args:
+            key (str): The index of the KItemSearchResult to retrieve.
+
+        Returns:
+            KItemSearchResult: The KItemSearchResult at the given index.
+        """
+        return self.hits[key]
+
+    def __iter__(self) -> "Generator[KItemSearchResult]":
+        """Iterate over the hits in the search result."""
+        yield from self.hits
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        """Pretty print the KItemSearchResult"""
+        from dsms.knowledge.utils import dump_model
+
+        return yaml.dump(
+            {
+                "hits": [
+                    {
+                        "kitem": dump_model(
+                            hit.kitem,
+                            exclude_extra=Session.dsms.config.hide_properties,
+                        ),
+                        "fuzzy": hit.fuzzy,
+                    }
+                    for hit in self.hits
+                ],
+                "total_count": self.total_count,
+            }
+        )
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        """Pretty print the KItemSearchResult"""
+        return str(self)
+
 
 class KItemListModel(BaseModel):
     """KItem list model returned by used id"""
@@ -36,11 +96,35 @@ class KItemListModel(BaseModel):
     )
     total_count: int = Field(..., description="Total number of hits")
 
+    def __getitem__(self, key: str) -> "KItem":
+        """Retrieve a KItem from the list by its index.
+
+        Args:
+            key (str): The index of the KItem to retrieve.
+
+        Returns:
+            KItem: The KItem at the given index.
+
+        Raises:
+            IndexError: If the index is out of range.
+        """
+        return self.kitems[key]
+
     def __str__(self):
         """Pretty print the KItemList"""
-        return "\n".join(
-            [str(item) for item in self.kitems]
-            + [f"Total count: {self.total_count}"]
+        from dsms.knowledge.utils import dump_model
+
+        return yaml.dump(
+            {
+                "kitems": [
+                    dump_model(
+                        kitem,
+                        exclude_extra=Session.dsms.config.hide_properties,
+                    )
+                    for kitem in self.kitems
+                ],
+                "total_count": self.total_count,
+            }
         )
 
     def __repr__(self):
diff --git a/dsms/knowledge/utils.py b/dsms/knowledge/utils.py
index 4d798ad..8349160 100644
--- a/dsms/knowledge/utils.py
+++ b/dsms/knowledge/utils.py
@@ -44,17 +44,34 @@ def _is_number(value):
 
 def print_model(self, key, exclude_extra: set = set()) -> str:
     """Pretty print the ktype fields"""
+    dumped = dump_model(self, exclude_extra)
+    return yaml.dump({key: dumped})
+
+
+def dump_model(self, exclude_extra: set = set()) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Dump the model fields into a dictionary format with optional exclusions.
+
+    This method converts the model's fields into a dictionary while allowing
+    specific fields to be excluded. UUID fields are converted to string
+    representation.
+
+    Args:
+        exclude_extra (set): Additional fields to exclude from the dump.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict[str, Any]: A dictionary of the model fields with specified exclusions.
+    """
     exclude = self.model_config.get("exclude", set()) | exclude_extra
     dumped = self.model_dump(
         exclude_none=True,
         exclude_unset=True,
         exclude=exclude,
     )
-    dumped = {
+    return {
         key: (str(value) if isinstance(value, UUID) else value)
         for key, value in dumped.items()
     }
-    return yaml.dump({key: dumped})
 
 
 def print_ktype(self) -> str:
@@ -721,10 +738,13 @@ def _search(
         raise RuntimeError(
             f"""Something went wrong while searching for KItems: {response.text}"""
         ) from excep
-    return [
-        SearchResult(hit=KItem(**item.get("hit")), fuzzy=item.get("fuzzy"))
-        for item in dumped
-    ]
+    return SearchResult(
+        hits=[
+            {"kitem": KItem(**item.get("kitem")), "fuzzy": item.get("fuzzy")}
+            for item in dumped.get("hits")
+        ],
+        total_count=dumped.get("total_count"),
+    )
 
 
 def _slugify(input_string: str, replacement: str = ""):
diff --git a/dsms/knowledge/webform.py b/dsms/knowledge/webform.py
index c488cdb..977d070 100644
--- a/dsms/knowledge/webform.py
+++ b/dsms/knowledge/webform.py
@@ -558,12 +558,12 @@ def _validate_inputs(cls, self: "Entry") -> "Entry":
             Widget.MULTI_SELECT.value,
         ):
             if self.type == Widget.MULTI_SELECT.value:
-                dtype = str
+                dtype = list
             else:
                 dtype = str
             choices = [choice.value for choice in select_options]
         elif self.type == Widget.KNOWLEDGE_ITEM.value:
-            dtype = (KnowledgeItemReference, type(self.kitem))
+            dtype = (KnowledgeItemReference, type(self.kitem), list)
         else:
             raise ValueError(
                 f"Widget type is not mapped to a data type: {self.type}"