diff --git a/src-tauri/src/config.rs b/src-tauri/src/config.rs
index 06a1332..e5c4ca1 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/config.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/config.rs
@@ -50,20 +50,6 @@ impl UserConfig {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn from_dto(dto: UserConfigDTO) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            month: Month::try_from(dto.month as u8).unwrap(),
-            year: dto.year,
-            holidays: dto.holidays,
-            residents: dto.residents.into_iter().map(Resident::from_dto).collect(),
-            toxic_pairs: dto.toxic_pairs,
-            workload_limits: HashMap::new(),
-            holiday_limits: HashMap::new(),
-            shift_type_limits: HashMap::new(),
-            shift_type_threshold: HashMap::new(),
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn with_holidays(mut self, holidays: Vec<usize>) -> Self {
         self.holidays = holidays;
         self
@@ -184,7 +170,7 @@ impl UserConfig {
         }
     }
 
-     /// shift type count fairness
+    /// shift type count fairness
     pub fn calculate_shift_type_fairness(&mut self) {
         let mut global_supply = self.get_initial_supply();
         let mut local_limits = HashMap::new();
@@ -323,6 +309,22 @@ impl UserConfig {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<UserConfigDTO> for UserConfig {
+    fn from(value: UserConfigDTO) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            month: Month::try_from(value.month as u8).unwrap(),
+            year: value.year,
+            holidays: value.holidays,
+            residents: value.residents.into_iter().map(Resident::from).collect(),
+            toxic_pairs: value.toxic_pairs,
+            workload_limits: HashMap::new(),
+            holiday_limits: HashMap::new(),
+            shift_type_limits: HashMap::new(),
+            shift_type_threshold: HashMap::new(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::collections::HashMap;
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index b12839a..6a645e7 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct AppState {
 #[tauri::command]
 fn generate(config: UserConfigDTO, state: tauri::State<'_, AppState>) -> MonthlySchedule {
     info!("{:?}", config);
-    let mut config = UserConfig::from_dto(config);
+    let mut config = UserConfig::from(config);
     config.calculate_workload_limits();
     config.calculate_holiday_limits();
     config.calculate_shift_type_fairness();
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fn generate(config: UserConfigDTO, state: tauri::State<'_, AppState>) -> Monthly
 /// export into docx
 #[tauri::command]
 fn export(config: UserConfigDTO, state: tauri::State<'_, AppState>) {
-    let config = UserConfig::from_dto(config);
+    let config = UserConfig::from(config);
     let schedule = state.schedule.lock().unwrap();
     schedule.export(FileType::Docx, &config);
 }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/resident.rs b/src-tauri/src/resident.rs
index 34fc8f1..3d8e62b 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/resident.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/resident.rs
@@ -70,17 +70,19 @@ impl Resident {
         self.manual_shifts = manual_shifts;
         self
     }
+}
 
-    pub fn from_dto(dto: ResidentDTO) -> Self {
+impl From<ResidentDTO> for Resident {
+    fn from(value: ResidentDTO) -> Self {
         Self {
-            id: dto.id,
-            name: dto.name,
-            negative_shifts: dto
+            id: value.id,
+            name: value.name,
+            negative_shifts: value
                 .negative_shifts
                 .into_iter()
                 .map(|d| Day(d as u8))
                 .collect(),
-            manual_shifts: dto
+            manual_shifts: value
                 .manual_shifts
                 .into_iter()
                 .map(|s| {
@@ -91,9 +93,9 @@ impl Resident {
                     }
                 })
                 .collect(),
-            max_shifts: dto.max_shifts,
-            allowed_types: dto.allowed_types,
-            reduced_load: dto.reduced_load,
+            max_shifts: value.max_shifts,
+            allowed_types: value.allowed_types,
+            reduced_load: value.reduced_load,
         }
     }
-}
+}
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