diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/tab-datatable.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/tab-datatable.js
index 06279b8354..9dd205f7cd 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/tab-datatable.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/tab-datatable.js
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ define(function(require) {
     var checked_row_ids = new Array();
     var that = this;
 
+    if (that.preUpdateView) {
+      that.preUpdateView();
+    }
+
     var row_id_index = this.dataTable.attr("row_id");
 
     if (row_id_index != undefined) {
@@ -371,10 +375,6 @@ define(function(require) {
 
       this.dataTable.fnClearTable(false);
 
-      if (that.onUpdateView) {
-        that.onUpdateView();
-      }
-
       var item_list;
       if (fromArray) {
         item_list = list;
@@ -434,6 +434,10 @@ define(function(require) {
         }
       });
     }
+
+    if (that.postUpdateView) {
+      that.postUpdateView();
+    }
   }
 
   //replaces an element with id 'tag' in a dataTable with a new one