diff --git a/packages/ui-tests/stories/canvas/Aggregate.stories.tsx b/packages/ui-tests/stories/canvas/Aggregate.stories.tsx
index 49fd0d0a8..41d1ba3f5 100644
--- a/packages/ui-tests/stories/canvas/Aggregate.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-tests/stories/canvas/Aggregate.stories.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ const selectedNode: CanvasNode = {
       parentNode: undefined,
       previousNode: undefined,
       label: 'test',
+      getId: () => 'aggregate-6839',
+      getOmitFormFields: () => [],
       getComponentSchema: () => {
         return {
           title: 'aggregate',
diff --git a/packages/ui-tests/stories/canvas/CanvasSideBar.stories.tsx b/packages/ui-tests/stories/canvas/CanvasSideBar.stories.tsx
index 330b0d635..3c38d75c9 100644
--- a/packages/ui-tests/stories/canvas/CanvasSideBar.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-tests/stories/canvas/CanvasSideBar.stories.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ const selectedNode: CanvasNode = {
       parentNode: undefined,
       previousNode: undefined,
       label: 'test',
+      getId: () => 'log-sink-6839',
+      getOmitFormFields: () => [],
       getComponentSchema: () => {
         return {
           title: 'My Node',
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ const unknownSelectedNode: CanvasNode = {
         label: 'test',
         icon: NodeIconResolver.getIcon(''),
       } as IVisualizationNodeData,
+      getId: () => 'test',
+      getOmitFormFields: () => [],
       getComponentSchema: () => {
         return {
           title: 'My Node',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.test.tsx
index 8bb85bd44..cb8c9ea38 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.test.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   CamelCatalogService,
   CamelRouteVisualEntity,
   CatalogKind,
+  createVisualizationNode,
   ICamelComponentDefinition,
   ICamelProcessorDefinition,
   IKameletDefinition,
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import { CanvasForm } from './CanvasForm';
 import { CanvasNode } from './canvas.models';
 import { CanvasService } from './canvas.service';
 import { FormTabsModes } from './canvasformtabs.modes';
+import { ROOT_PATH } from '../../../utils';
 
 describe('CanvasForm', () => {
   let camelRouteVisualEntity: CamelRouteVisualEntity;
@@ -73,17 +75,23 @@ describe('CanvasForm', () => {
   });
 
   it('should render nothing if no schema is available', () => {
+    const vizNode = createVisualizationNode('route', {
+      path: ROOT_PATH,
+      entity: new CamelRouteVisualEntity(camelRouteJson),
+      isGroup: true,
+      processorName: 'route',
+    });
+
     const selectedNode: CanvasNode = {
       id: '1',
       type: 'node',
       data: {
-        vizNode: {
-          getComponentSchema: () => undefined,
-          getBaseEntity: () => new CamelRouteVisualEntity(camelRouteJson),
-        } as unknown as IVisualizationNode,
+        vizNode,
       },
     };
 
+    jest.spyOn(vizNode, 'getComponentSchema').mockReturnValue(undefined);
+
     const { container } = render(
       <EntitiesContext.Provider value={null}>
         <VisibleFlowsProvider>
@@ -102,17 +110,23 @@ describe('CanvasForm', () => {
       definition: null,
     };
 
+    const vizNode = createVisualizationNode('route', {
+      path: ROOT_PATH,
+      entity: new CamelRouteVisualEntity(camelRouteJson),
+      isGroup: true,
+      processorName: 'route',
+    });
+
     const selectedNode: CanvasNode = {
       id: '1',
       type: 'node',
       data: {
-        vizNode: {
-          getComponentSchema: () => visualComponentSchema,
-          getBaseEntity: () => new CamelRouteVisualEntity(camelRouteJson),
-        } as unknown as IVisualizationNode,
+        vizNode,
       },
     };
 
+    jest.spyOn(vizNode, 'getComponentSchema').mockReturnValue(visualComponentSchema);
+
     const { container } = render(
       <EntitiesContext.Provider value={null}>
         <VisibleFlowsProvider>
@@ -140,6 +154,8 @@ describe('CanvasForm', () => {
         vizNode: {
           getComponentSchema: () => visualComponentSchema,
           getBaseEntity: () => new CamelRouteVisualEntity(camelRouteJson),
+          getId: () => 'route-8888',
+          getOmitFields: () => [],
         } as unknown as IVisualizationNode,
       },
     };
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.tsx
index 17274e98e..fbcd9d96a 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.tsx
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ export const CanvasForm: FunctionComponent<CanvasFormProps> = (props) => {
 
   /** Store the flow's initial Id */
   useEffect(() => {
-    flowIdRef.current = props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode?.getBaseEntity()?.getId();
+    flowIdRef.current = props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode?.getId();
   }, []);
 
   const onClose = useCallback(() => {
     props.onClose?.();
-    const newId = props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode?.getBaseEntity()?.getId();
+    const newId = props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode?.getId();
     if (typeof flowIdRef.current === 'string' && typeof newId === 'string' && flowIdRef.current !== newId) {
       visualFlowsApi.renameFlow(flowIdRef.current, newId);
     }
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasFormTabs.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasFormTabs.tsx
index 6e712e443..c1e9bcbc5 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasFormTabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasFormTabs.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const CanvasFormTabs: FunctionComponent<CanvasFormTabsProps> = (props) =>
   const { selectedTab } = useContext(CanvasFormTabsContext);
   const divRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const formRef = useRef<CustomAutoFormRef>(null);
-  const omitFields = useRef(props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode?.getBaseEntity()?.getOmitFormFields() || []);
+  const omitFields = useRef(props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode?.getOmitFormFields() || []);
 
   const visualComponentSchema = useMemo(() => {
     const answer = props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode?.getComponentSchema();
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Custom/ContextMenu/ItemDeleteGroup.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Custom/ContextMenu/ItemDeleteGroup.tsx
index 5092d7549..10c31727f 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Custom/ContextMenu/ItemDeleteGroup.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Custom/ContextMenu/ItemDeleteGroup.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ interface ItemDeleteGroupProps extends PropsWithChildren<IDataTestID> {
 export const ItemDeleteGroup: FunctionComponent<ItemDeleteGroupProps> = (props) => {
   const entitiesContext = useContext(EntitiesContext);
   const deleteModalContext = useContext(DeleteModalContext);
-  const flowId = props.vizNode?.getBaseEntity()?.getId();
+  const flowId = props.vizNode?.getId();
 
   const onRemoveGroup = useCallback(async () => {
     /** Open delete confirm modal, get the confirmation  */
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/base-visual-entity.ts b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/base-visual-entity.ts
index 003d61a35..be104d8b5 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/base-visual-entity.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/base-visual-entity.ts
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ export interface IVisualizationNode<T extends IVisualizationNodeData = IVisualiz
   id: string;
   data: T;
 
-  /** This property is only set on the root node */
-  getBaseEntity(): BaseVisualCamelEntity | undefined;
+  getId(): string | undefined;
 
   /** This method returns the label to be used by the canvas nodes */
   getNodeLabel(labelType?: NodeLabelType): string;
@@ -87,6 +86,9 @@ export interface IVisualizationNode<T extends IVisualizationNodeData = IVisualiz
 
   getComponentSchema(): VisualComponentSchema | undefined;
 
+  /** Returnt fields that should be omitted when configuring this entity */
+  getOmitFormFields(): string[];
+
   updateModel(value: unknown): void;
 
   getParentNode(): IVisualizationNode | undefined;
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/visualization-node.test.ts b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/visualization-node.test.ts
index 1a9fc98f8..dab3c2e16 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/visualization-node.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/visualization-node.test.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ describe('VisualizationNode', () => {
     expect(node.id).toEqual('test-1234');
   });
 
-  it('should return the base visual entity', () => {
-    const visualEntity = {} as BaseVisualCamelEntity;
+  it('should return the base entity ID', () => {
+    const visualEntity = new CamelRouteVisualEntity(camelRouteJson);
     node = createVisualizationNode('test', { entity: visualEntity });
 
-    expect(node.getBaseEntity()).toEqual(visualEntity);
+    expect(node.getId()).toEqual('route-8888');
   });
 
   it('should return the component schema from the underlying BaseVisualCamelEntity', () => {
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ describe('VisualizationNode', () => {
     expect(getComponentSchemaSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(node.data.path);
   });
 
+  it('should delegate getOmitFormFields() to the underlying BaseVisualCamelEntity', () => {
+    const getOmitFormFieldsSpy = jest.fn();
+    const visualEntity = {
+      getOmitFormFields: getOmitFormFieldsSpy,
+    } as unknown as BaseVisualCamelEntity;
+
+    node = createVisualizationNode('test', { path: 'test-path', entity: visualEntity });
+    node.getOmitFormFields();
+
+    expect(getOmitFormFieldsSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   describe('getNodeLabel', () => {
     it('should return the label from the underlying BaseVisualCamelEntity', () => {
       const getNodeLabelSpy = jest.fn().mockReturnValue('test-label');
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/visualization-node.ts b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/visualization-node.ts
index e7ad546fd..5e5de73f8 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/visualization-node.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/visualization-node.ts
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class VisualizationNode<T extends IVisualizationNodeData = IVisualizationNodeDat
     public data: T,
   ) {}
 
-  getBaseEntity(): BaseVisualCamelEntity | undefined {
-    return this.getRootNode().data.entity;
+  getId(): string | undefined {
+    return this.getBaseEntity()?.getId();
   }
 
   getNodeLabel(labelType?: NodeLabelType): string {
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ class VisualizationNode<T extends IVisualizationNodeData = IVisualizationNodeDat
     return this.getBaseEntity()?.getComponentSchema(this.data.path);
   }
 
+  getOmitFormFields(): string[] {
+    return this.getBaseEntity()?.getOmitFormFields() ?? [];
+  }
+
   updateModel(value: unknown): void {
     this.getBaseEntity()?.updateModel(this.data.path, value);
   }
@@ -130,7 +134,15 @@ class VisualizationNode<T extends IVisualizationNodeData = IVisualizationNodeDat
     return this.getBaseEntity()?.getNodeValidationText(this.data.path);
   }
 
-  private getRootNode(): IVisualizationNode {
+  /**
+   * Get the underlying entity for the entire flow
+   * This property is only set on the root node
+   */
+  protected getBaseEntity(): BaseVisualCamelEntity | undefined {
+    return this.getRootNode().data.entity;
+  }
+
+  protected getRootNode(): IVisualizationNode {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-this-alias
     let rootNode: IVisualizationNode | undefined = this;