diff --git a/src/Entity.jl b/src/Entity.jl
index c1a259358379241f9f06455e73f3cc17de840d41..ef2ea915da9de96539fefbba550254af8f42b418 100644
--- a/src/Entity.jl
+++ b/src/Entity.jl
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ function create_property(;
         set_id(property, id)
     end
 
-    if value
+    if value != ""
         set_value(property, value)
     end
 
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ function get_error(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Cint)
         Cint,
         (Ref{_Entity}, Cint),
         entity,
-        index - 1,
+        index - Cint(1),
     )
 
     CaosDB.Exceptions.evaluate_return_code(err_code)
@@ -817,6 +817,19 @@ function get_error(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Cint)
     return CaosDB.Exceptions.CaosDBMessage(message_text, code)
 end
 
+"""
+    function get_error(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Integer)
+
+Convenience wrapper for `get_error(::Ref{_Entity}, ::Cint)`. Convert
+`index` to Int32 and return the error at position `index` of the given
+`entity`.
+"""
+function get_error(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Integer)
+
+    return get_error(entity, Cint(index))
+
+end
+
 """
     function get_warning(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Cint)
 
@@ -832,7 +845,7 @@ function get_warning(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Cint)
         Cint,
         (Ref{_Entity}, Cint),
         entity,
-        index - 1,
+        index - Cint(1),
     )
 
     CaosDB.Exceptions.evaluate_return_code(err_code)
@@ -844,6 +857,18 @@ function get_warning(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Cint)
     return CaosDB.Exceptions.CaosDBMessage(message_text, code)
 end
 
+"""
+    function get_warning(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Integer)
+
+Convenience wrapper for `get_warning(::Ref{_Entity}, ::Cint)`. Convert
+`index` to Int32 and return the warning at position `index` of the given
+`entity`.
+"""
+function get_warning(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Integer)
+
+    return get_warning(entity, Cint(index))
+
+end
 
 """
     function get_info(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Cint)
@@ -860,7 +885,7 @@ function get_info(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Cint)
         Cint,
         (Ref{_Entity}, Cint),
         entity,
-        index - 1,
+        index - Cint(1),
     )
 
     CaosDB.Exceptions.evaluate_return_code(err_code)
@@ -872,6 +897,20 @@ function get_info(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Cint)
     return CaosDB.Exceptions.CaosDBMessage(message_text, code)
 end
 
+"""
+    function get_info(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Integer)
+
+Convenience wrapper for `get_info(::Ref{_Entity}, ::Cint)`. Convert
+`index` to Int32 and return the info at position `index` of the given
+`entity`.
+"""
+function get_info(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Integer)
+
+    return get_info(entity, Cint(index))
+
+end
+
+
 """
     function get_errors(entity::Ref{_Entity})
 
@@ -954,12 +993,16 @@ function get_parent(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Cint)
 
     parent = Ref{_Parent}(_Parent())
 
+    println(index - Cint(1))
+    println(typeof(index - Cint(1)))
+
     err_code = ccall(
         (:caosdb_entity_entity_get_parent, CaosDB.library_name),
         Cint,
-        (Ref{_Entity}, Ref{Cint}),
+        (Ref{_Entity}, Ref{_Parent}, Ref{Cint}),
         entity,
-        index - 1,
+        parent,
+        index - Cint(1),
     )
 
     CaosDB.Exceptions.evaluate_return_code(err_code)
@@ -967,6 +1010,20 @@ function get_parent(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Cint)
     return parent
 end
 
+"""
+    function get_parent(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Integer)
+
+Convenience wrapper for `get_parent(::Ref{_Entity}, ::Cint)`. Convert
+`index` to Int32 and return the parent at position `index` of the given
+`entity`.
+"""
+function get_parent(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Integer)
+
+    return get_parent(entity, Cint(index))
+
+end
+
+
 """
     function get_parents(entity::Ref{_Entity})
 
@@ -1003,9 +1060,10 @@ function get_property(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Cint)
     err_code = ccall(
         (:caosdb_entity_entity_get_property, CaosDB.library_name),
         Cint,
-        (Ref{_Entity}, Ref{Cint}),
+        (Ref{_Entity}, Ref{_Property}, Ref{Cint}),
         entity,
-        index - 1,
+        property,
+        index - Cint(1),
     )
 
     CaosDB.Exceptions.evaluate_return_code(err_code)
@@ -1013,6 +1071,21 @@ function get_property(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Cint)
     return property
 end
 
+
+"""
+    function get_property(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Integer)
+
+Convenience wrapper for `get_property(::Ref{_Entity}, ::Cint)`. Convert
+`index` to Int32 and return the property at position `index` of the given
+`entity`.
+"""
+function get_property(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Integer)
+
+    return get_property(entity, Cint(index))
+
+end
+
+
 """
     function get_properties(entity::Ref{_Entity})
 
@@ -1339,7 +1412,7 @@ function remove_parent(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Cint)
         Cint,
         (Ref{_Entity}, Cint),
         entity,
-        index - 1,
+        index - Cint(1),
     )
 
     CaosDB.Exceptions.evaluate_return_code(err_code)
@@ -1391,7 +1464,7 @@ function remove_property(entity::Ref{_Entity}, index::Cint)
         Cint,
         (Ref{_Entity}, Cint),
         entity,
-        index - 1,
+        index - Cint(1),
     )
 
     CaosDB.Exceptions.evaluate_return_code(err_code)
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 6350b16b02f1bd36013117a61c6657be1ce88d88..cbb339ee74ce7b85b7aa744f1631e9d5cfa249f1 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -116,11 +116,12 @@ using CaosDB
         par2 = CaosDB.Entity.create_parent(name = "Parent2", id = "id_of_parent_2")
         CaosDB.Entity.append_parents(rec_with_parent_and_props, [par1, par2])
         @test length(CaosDB.Entity.get_parents(rec_with_parent_and_props)) == 2
+        # Getting has to work with all Integers that can be cast to Cint
         @test CaosDB.Entity.get_name(
             CaosDB.Entity.get_parent(rec_with_parent_and_props, Cint(1)),
         ) == "Parent1"
         @test CaosDB.Entity.get_name(
-            CaosDB.Entity.get_parent(rec_with_parent_and_props, Cint(2)),
+            CaosDB.Entity.get_parent(rec_with_parent_and_props, 2),
         ) == "Parent2"
         @test CaosDB.Entity.get_id(
             CaosDB.Entity.get_parent(rec_with_parent_and_props, Cint(2)),