diff --git a/models/registration/register.go b/models/registration/register.go
index 02dde7f5..14005b7f 100644
--- a/models/registration/register.go
+++ b/models/registration/register.go
@@ -51,9 +51,13 @@ func (rh *RegistrationHelper) register(pkg PackagingUnit) {
 		//silently exit if the model does not conatin any components or relationships
 		return
 	}
+	ignored := model.ModelDefinitionStatusIgnored
 	// 1. Register the model
 	model := pkg.Model
-
+	modelstatus := model.Status
+	if modelstatus == ignored {
+		return
+	}
 	// Don't register anything else if registrant is not there
 	if model.Registrant.Kind == "" {
 		err := ErrMissingRegistrant(model.Name)
@@ -100,6 +104,11 @@ func (rh *RegistrationHelper) register(pkg PackagingUnit) {
 	var registeredRelationships []relationship.RelationshipDefinition
 	// 2. Register components
 	for _, comp := range pkg.Components {
+		status := *comp.Status
+		if status == component.Ignored {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		comp.Model = model
 
 		if comp.Styles != nil {
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 737ca1c0..25a7338a 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -402,7 +402,9 @@ func CreateDirectory(path string) error {
 func ReplaceSpacesAndConvertToLowercase(s string) string {
 	return strings.ToLower(strings.ReplaceAll(s, " ", ""))
 }
-
+func ReplaceSpacesWithHyphenAndConvertToLowercase(s string) string {
+	return strings.ToLower(strings.ReplaceAll(s, " ", "-"))
+}
 func ExtractDomainFromURL(location string) string {
 	parsedURL, err := url.Parse(location)
 	// If unable to extract domain return the location as is.