diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/hosts-tab.js b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/hosts-tab.js
index 7f9d4b6fa6..fbabbf1c29 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/hosts-tab.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/hosts-tab.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ var host_actions = {
                 callback : function (req) {
                     Sunstone.runAction("Host.show",req.request.data[0]);
                 },
-                dataTable: function() { return dataTable_hosts },
+                elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_hosts); },
                 error : onError,
                 notify: true
             },
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ var host_actions = {
                 callback : function (req) {
                     Sunstone.runAction("Host.show",req.request.data[0]);
                 },
-                dataTable: function() { return dataTable_hosts },
+                elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_hosts); },
                 error : onError
             },
             
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ var host_actions = {
                 type: "multiple",
                 call : OpenNebula.Host.delete,
                 callback : deleteHostElement,
-                dataTable: function() { return dataTable_hosts },
+                elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_hosts); },
                 error : onError
             },
             
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ var host_actions = {
                 callback : function(req){
                     Sunstone.runAction("Host.show",req.request.data);
 					},
-                dataTable: function() { return dataTable_hosts },
+                elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_hosts); },
                 error : onError
             },
             
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/images-tab.js b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/images-tab.js
index e9fbfbd7fe..271905e73e 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/images-tab.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/images-tab.js
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ var image_actions = {
         callback : function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("Image.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_images},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_images); },
         error: onError
     },
     
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ var image_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("Image.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_images},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_images); },
         error: onError,
     },
     
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ var image_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("Image.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_images},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_images); },
         error: onError
      },
             
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ var image_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("Image.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_images},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_images); },
         error: onError
      },
             
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ var image_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("Image.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_images},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_images); },
         error: onError
      },
             
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ var image_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("Image.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_images},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_images); },
         error: onError           
      },
             
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ var image_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("Image.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_images},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_images); },
         error: onError                 
      },
             
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ var image_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("Image.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_images},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_images); },
         error: onError               
      },
             
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ var image_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("Image.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_images},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_images); },
         error: onError                
      }
 }
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/users-tab.js b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/users-tab.js
index 9bf7efd6fc..85da5966e4 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/users-tab.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/users-tab.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ var user_actions = {
         type: "multiple",
         call: OpenNebula.User.delete,
         callback: deleteUserElement,
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_users},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_users); },
         error: onError
     },
 }
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vms-tab.js b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vms-tab.js
index 52d16e2422..6473e238f1 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vms-tab.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vms-tab.js
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ var vm_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("VM.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_vMachines},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vMachines); },
         error: onError,
     },
             
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ var vm_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("VM.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_vMachines},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vMachines); },
         error: onError
     },
             
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ var vm_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("VM.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_vMachines},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vMachines); },
         error: onError
     },
             
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ var vm_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("VM.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_vMachines},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vMachines); },
         error: onError
     },
             
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ var vm_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("VM.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_vMachines},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vMachines); },
         error: onError
     },
             
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ var vm_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("VM.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_vMachines},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vMachines); },
         error: onError
     },
             
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ var vm_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("VM.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_vMachines},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vMachines); },
         error: onError
     },
             
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ var vm_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("VM.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_vMachines},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vMachines); },
         error: onError
     },
             
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ var vm_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("VM.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_vMachines},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vMachines); },
         error: onError
     },
             
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ var vm_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("VM.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_vMachines},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vMachines); },
         error: onError
     },
             
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ var vm_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("VM.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_vMachines},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vMachines); },
         error: onError
     },
             
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ var vm_actions = {
         type: "multiple",
         call: OpenNebula.VM.delete,
         callback: deleteVMachineElement,
-        dataTable: function(){return dataTable_vMachines},
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vMachines); },
         error: onError
     },
     
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vnets-tab.js b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vnets-tab.js
index 2b77443143..d6036b34d5 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vnets-tab.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vnets-tab.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ var vnet_actions = {
         callback: function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("Network.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function() { return dataTable_vNetworks; },
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vNetworks); },
         error: onError
     },
             
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ var vnet_actions = {
         callback:  function (req) {
             Sunstone.runAction("Network.show",req.request.data[0]);
         },
-        dataTable: function() { return dataTable_vNetworks; },
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vNetworks); },
         error: onError
     },
             
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ var vnet_actions = {
         type: "multiple",
         call: OpenNebula.Network.delete,
         callback: deleteVNetworkElement,
-        dataTable: function() { return dataTable_vNetworks; },
+        elements: function() { return getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vNetworks); },
         error: onError
     }
     
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/js/sunstone-util.js b/src/sunstone/public/js/sunstone-util.js
index 5f64176755..c747649489 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/js/sunstone-util.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/js/sunstone-util.js
@@ -351,6 +351,19 @@ function setupTips(context){
 		});
 }
 
+//returns an array of ids of selected elements in a dataTable
+function getSelectedNodes(dataTable){
+    var selected_nodes = [];
+    if (dataTable != null){
+            //Which rows of the datatable are checked?
+            var nodes = $('input:checked',dataTable.fnGetNodes());
+            $.each(nodes,function(){
+                selected_nodes.push($(this).val());
+            });
+    }
+    return selected_nodes;
+}
+
 //functions that used as true and false conditions for testing mainly
 function True(){
     return true;
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/js/sunstone.js b/src/sunstone/public/js/sunstone.js
index df24ae8fda..8444c2c0d2 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/js/sunstone.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/js/sunstone.js
@@ -228,22 +228,22 @@ var Sunstone = {
     //Runs a predefined action on the selected nodes of a datatable.
     //Optionally they are run with an extra_parameter.
     //If no datatable is provided, it simply runs the action.
-    "runActionOnDatatableNodes": function(action,dataTable,extra_param){
-        if (dataTable != null){
-            
-            //Which rows of the datatable are checked?
-            var nodes = $('input:checked',dataTable.fnGetNodes());
-            var data = [];
-            $.each(nodes,function(){
-                data.push($(this).val());
-            });
-            Sunstone.runAction(action,data,extra_param);
-            
-        } else {
-            Sunstone.runAction(action,extra_param);
-        };
-    },
-    
+    //~ "runActionOnDatatableNodes": function(action,dataTable,extra_param){
+        //~ if (dataTable != null){
+            //~ 
+            //~ //Which rows of the datatable are checked?
+            //~ var nodes = $('input:checked',dataTable.fnGetNodes());
+            //~ var data = [];
+            //~ $.each(nodes,function(){
+                //~ data.push($(this).val());
+            //~ });
+            //~ Sunstone.runAction(action,data,extra_param);
+            //~ 
+        //~ } else {
+            //~ Sunstone.runAction(action,extra_param);
+        //~ };
+    //~ },
+    //~ 
     //returns a button object from the desired tab
     "getButton" : function(tab_name,button_name){
             var button = null;
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
         if (!action) { notifyError("Action "+value+" not defined."); return false;};
         switch (action.type){
             case "multiple": //find the datatable
-                table = action.dataTable();
-                Sunstone.runActionOnDatatableNodes(value,table);
+                var nodes = action.elements();
+                Sunstone.runAction(value,nodes);
                 break;
             default:
                 Sunstone.runAction(value);
@@ -610,11 +610,11 @@ function setupConfirmDialogs(){
         if (!action) { notifyError("Action "+value+" not defined."); return false;};
         switch (action.type){
             case "multiple": //find the datatable
-                var table = SunstoneCfg["actions"][value].dataTable();
-                Sunstone.runActionOnDatatableNodes(value,table,param);
+                var nodes = action.elements();
+                Sunstone.runAction(value,nodes,param);
                 break;
             default:
-                Sunstone.runAction(action,param);
+                Sunstone.runAction(value,param);
                 break;
         }
         return false;