diff --git a/csst_common/pipeline.py b/csst_common/pipeline.py
index 9eb9dccb9c9e4e168f954369a1e981f06692293c..a8fc8c6c6b7fdb2b6acf37d1d0607289d2a4ae48 100644
--- a/csst_common/pipeline.py
+++ b/csst_common/pipeline.py
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ class Pipeline:
         # Reset warning filters
         warnings.resetwarnings()
 
-    def init_file(self, file_path):
+    def file(self, file_path):
         return File(file_path, new_dir=self.dir_output)
 
-    def new_file(self, file_name="test.fits"):
+    def new(self, file_name="test.fits"):
         return os.path.join(self.dir_output, file_name)