diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/images-tab/dialogs/clone.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/images-tab/dialogs/clone.js
index 12888cb49d..0a292f4e4f 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/images-tab/dialogs/clone.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/images-tab/dialogs/clone.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   function _onShow(dialog) {
     var sel_elems = Sunstone.getDataTable(IMAGES_TAB_ID).elements({names: true});
 
-    this.setNames(sel_elems);
+    this.setNames( {elements: sel_elems} );
 
     //show different text depending on how many elements are selected
     if (sel_elems.length > 1) {
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-services-tab/dialogs/scale.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-services-tab/dialogs/scale.js
index b3edd5e5a2..50c1b33189 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-services-tab/dialogs/scale.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-services-tab/dialogs/scale.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(context) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
   }
 
   function _setup(context) {
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/dialogs/clone.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/dialogs/clone.js
index 342eacd1dc..40e9fb5f8a 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/dialogs/clone.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/dialogs/clone.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   function _onShow(context) {
     var sel_elems = Sunstone.getDataTable(ONEFLOW_TEMPLATES_TAB_ID).elements({names: true});
 
-    this.setNames(sel_elems);
+    this.setNames( {elements: sel_elems} );
 
     //show different text depending on how many elements are selected
     if (sel_elems.length > 1) {
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/secgroups-tab/dialogs/clone.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/secgroups-tab/dialogs/clone.js
index c7758d3e94..674db95384 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/secgroups-tab/dialogs/clone.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/secgroups-tab/dialogs/clone.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   function _onShow(context) {
     var sel_elems = Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true});
 
-    this.setNames(sel_elems);
+    this.setNames( {elements: sel_elems} );
 
     //show different text depending on how many elements are selected
     if (sel_elems.length > 1) {
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/dialogs/clone.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/dialogs/clone.js
index 186c67a4de..a76e63837f 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/dialogs/clone.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/dialogs/clone.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   function _onShow(context) {
     var sel_elems = Sunstone.getDataTable(this.tabId).elements({names: true});
 
-    this.setNames(sel_elems);
+    this.setNames( {elements: sel_elems} );
 
     //show different text depending on how many elements are selected
     if (sel_elems.length > 1) {
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/dialogs/auth-driver.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/dialogs/auth-driver.js
index 6352e28424..1355aed277 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/dialogs/auth-driver.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/dialogs/auth-driver.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(context) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
 
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/dialogs/groups.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/dialogs/groups.js
index 2a03df1c27..801cf3034f 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/dialogs/groups.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/dialogs/groups.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(dialog) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
 
     this.groupsTable.refreshResourceTableSelect();
 
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/dialogs/password.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/dialogs/password.js
index aef764aca4..974a50cea5 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/dialogs/password.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/dialogs/password.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ define(function(require) {
     var tabId = Sunstone.getTab();
 
     if (tabId == USERS_TAB_ID){
-      this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(USERS_TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+      this.setNames( {tabId: USERS_TAB_ID} );
     }
 
     return false;
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/attach-disk.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/attach-disk.js
index 412e0b2a06..062b28d981 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/attach-disk.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/attach-disk.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(context) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
 
     this.diskTab.onShow(context);
 
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/attach-nic.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/attach-nic.js
index 0633088ec3..9c75d342fa 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/attach-nic.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/attach-nic.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(context) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
 
     this.nicTab.onShow(context);
 
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/deploy.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/deploy.js
index 1f8fc38597..75096aebd6 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/deploy.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/deploy.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(dialog) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
     this.datastoresTable.resetResourceTableSelect();
     this.hostsTable.resetResourceTableSelect();
 
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/disk-saveas.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/disk-saveas.js
index 6f09c183c2..490211ef3b 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/disk-saveas.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/disk-saveas.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(context) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
     $("#disk_id", context).val(this.diskId);
     $("#snapshot_id", context).val(this.snapshotId);
     $("#image_name", context).focus();
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/disk-snapshot.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/disk-snapshot.js
index 94634a97a5..f7dd9c3f46 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/disk-snapshot.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/disk-snapshot.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(context) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
     $("#disk_id", context).val(this.diskId);
     $("#snapshot_name", context).focus();
     return false;
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/resize.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/resize.js
index 329d5acb86..95f3660b27 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/resize.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/resize.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   function _onShow(context) {
     var that = this;
 
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
 
     CapacityInputs.fill(context, that.element);
 
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/saveas-template.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/saveas-template.js
index 20c68e2d61..2b54982b56 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/saveas-template.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/saveas-template.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(context) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
     $("#template_name", context).focus();
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/snapshot.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/snapshot.js
index baaae8222b..532037a2f8 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/snapshot.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/dialogs/snapshot.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(context) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
     $("#snapshot_name", context).focus();
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vnets-tab/dialogs/add-ar.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vnets-tab/dialogs/add-ar.js
index 1b532d9afc..70f3505936 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vnets-tab/dialogs/add-ar.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vnets-tab/dialogs/add-ar.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(context) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
 
     this.arTab.onShow();
   }
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vnets-tab/dialogs/reserve.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vnets-tab/dialogs/reserve.js
index cd734496f5..e907bc0d4f 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vnets-tab/dialogs/reserve.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vnets-tab/dialogs/reserve.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(context) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
 
     this.vnetsTable.refreshResourceTableSelect();
     this.arsTable.refreshResourceTableSelect();
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vnets-tab/dialogs/update-ar.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vnets-tab/dialogs/update-ar.js
index 7a71b8530a..6249df1f35 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vnets-tab/dialogs/update-ar.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vnets-tab/dialogs/update-ar.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(context) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
 
     this.arTab.onShow();
   }
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vrouters-tab/dialogs/attach-nic.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vrouters-tab/dialogs/attach-nic.js
index e68c407639..d18b27592d 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vrouters-tab/dialogs/attach-nic.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vrouters-tab/dialogs/attach-nic.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(context) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: TAB_ID} );
 
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/clusters.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/clusters.js
index f34b26f8e6..3c8af4c31d 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/clusters.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/clusters.js
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ define(function(require) {
 
   function _onShow(dialog) {
     if(this.resource == "datastore"){
-      this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(DATASTORES_TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+      this.setNames( {tabId: DATASTORES_TAB_ID} );
     }else{
-      this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(VNETS_TAB_ID).elements({names: true}) );
+      this.setNames( {tabId: VNETS_TAB_ID} );
     }
 
     this.clustersTable.refreshResourceTableSelect();
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/confirm-with-select.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/confirm-with-select.js
index 655cd0d363..8656daf0b1 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/confirm-with-select.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/confirm-with-select.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ define(function(require) {
     }
 
     var action = Sunstone.getAction(this.actionId);
-    this.setNames( action.elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {elements: action.elements({names: true})} );
 
     if (this.button.custom_select) {
       $('div#confirm_select', dialog).html(this.button.custom_select);
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/confirm.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/confirm.js
index f8a57b6514..4eb2aadd38 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/confirm.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/confirm.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ define(function(require) {
     }
 
     var action = Sunstone.getAction(actionId);
-    this.setNames( action.elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {elements: action.elements({names: true})} );
 
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/dialog.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/dialog.js
index 22e0632dd5..f564b1dada 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/dialog.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/dialog.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 define(function(require) {
   var TemplateUtils = require('utils/template-utils');
+  var Sunstone = require('sunstone');
 
   function BaseDialog() {
     return this;
@@ -72,9 +73,27 @@ define(function(require) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  function _setNames(elements){
+  /**
+   * Sets the ID & names of the selected objects
+   *
+   * @param   {Object}  opts
+   *          - tabId: Optional. If given, the object names will be taken from
+   *                   the selected elements of this tab's dataTable
+   *          - elements: Optional. Array of objects: [{id, name}]
+   */
+  function _setNames(opts){
     var html = "";
 
+    var elements = undefined;
+
+    if (opts.elements != undefined) {
+      elements = opts.elements;
+    } else if ( opts.tabId != undefined &&
+                Sunstone.getDataTable(opts.tabId) != undefined){
+
+      elements = Sunstone.getDataTable(opts.tabId).elements({names: true})
+    }
+
     if (elements) {
       html = '<h6 class="subheader">';
 
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/generic-confirm.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/generic-confirm.js
index 2326f10a76..1efea60629 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/generic-confirm.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/generic-confirm.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ define(function(require) {
     }
 
     if (this.params.headerTabId != undefined){
-      this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(this.params.headerTabId).elements({names: true}) );
+      this.setNames( {tabId: this.params.headerTabId} );
     }
 
     return false;
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/overcommit.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/overcommit.js
index 453c5d1940..6f670405d8 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/overcommit.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/dialogs/overcommit.js
@@ -88,13 +88,8 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _onShow(context) {
-    this.setNames( Sunstone.getDataTable(this.tabId).elements({names: true}) );
+    this.setNames( {tabId: this.tabId} );
 
-/*
-    $("#element_id", context).text(this.element.ID);
-    $("#element_name", context).text(this.element.NAME);
-    $("#resource_name", context).text(this.resourceName);
-*/
     WizardFields.fill(context, this.element.TEMPLATE);
 
     return false;