diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/datatable.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/datatable.js
index c24bdc92b0..8e9e97810b 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/datatable.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/datatable.js
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ define(function(require) {
    */
   
   var TabDataTable = require('utils/tab-datatable');
+  var VMsTableUtils = require('./utils/datatable-common');
   var SunstoneConfig = require('sunstone-config');
   var Locale = require('utils/locale');
-  var Humanize = require('utils/humanize');
-  var TemplateUtils = require('utils/template-utils');
-  var OpenNebulaVM = require('opennebula/vm');
   var StateActions = require('./utils/state-actions');
   var Sunstone = require('sunstone');
   var Vnc = require('utils/vnc');
@@ -47,20 +45,7 @@ define(function(require) {
       ]
     }
 
-    this.columns = [
-      Locale.tr("ID") ,
-      Locale.tr("Owner") ,
-      Locale.tr("Group"),
-      Locale.tr("Name"),
-      Locale.tr("Status"),
-      Locale.tr("Used CPU"),
-      Locale.tr("Used Memory"),
-      Locale.tr("Host"),
-      Locale.tr("IPs"),
-      Locale.tr("Start Time"),
-      Locale.tr(""),
-      Locale.tr("Hidden Template")
-    ];
+    this.columns = VMsTableUtils.columns;
 
     this.selectOptions = {
       "id_index": 1,
@@ -94,10 +79,6 @@ define(function(require) {
    */
 
   function _elementArray(element_json) {
-    var element = element_json[XML_ROOT];
-
-    var state = OpenNebulaVM.stateStr(element.STATE);
-
     this.totalVms++;
     switch (state) {
       case "INIT":
@@ -120,37 +101,7 @@ define(function(require) {
         break;
     }
 
-    if (state == "ACTIVE") {
-      state = OpenNebulaVM.shortLcmStateStr(element.LCM_STATE);
-    };
-
-    // VNC icon
-    var vncIcon;
-    if (OpenNebulaVM.isVNCSupported(element)) {
-      vncIcon = '<a class="vnc" href="#" vm_id="' + element.ID + '"><i class="fa fa-desktop"/></a>';
-    } else if (OpenNebulaVM.isSPICESupported(element)) {
-      vncIcon = '<a class="spice" href="#" vm_id="' + element.ID + '"><i class="fa fa-desktop"/></a>';
-    } else {
-      vncIcon = '';
-    }
-
-    return [
-      '<input class="check_item" type="checkbox" id="' + RESOURCE.toLowerCase() + '_' +
-                             element.ID + '" name="selected_items" value="' +
-                             element.ID + '"/>',
-       element.ID,
-       element.UNAME,
-       element.GNAME,
-       element.NAME,
-       state,
-       element.CPU,
-       Humanize.size(element.MEMORY),
-       OpenNebulaVM.hostnameStr(element),
-       OpenNebulaVM.ipsStr(element),
-       Humanize.prettyTime(element.STIME),
-       vncIcon,
-       TemplateUtils.templateToString(element)
-    ];
+    return VMsTableUtils.elementArray(element_json);
   }
 
   function _preUpdateView() {
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/utils/datatable-common.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/utils/datatable-common.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56baa67ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/utils/datatable-common.js
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+define(function(require) {
+
+  var OpenNebulaVM = require('opennebula/vm');
+  var Locale = require('utils/locale');
+  var Humanize = require('utils/humanize');
+  var TemplateUtils = require('utils/template-utils');
+
+  var RESOURCE = "VM";
+  var XML_ROOT = "VM";
+
+  var _columns = [
+    Locale.tr("ID") ,
+    Locale.tr("Owner") ,
+    Locale.tr("Group"),
+    Locale.tr("Name"),
+    Locale.tr("Status"),
+    Locale.tr("Used CPU"),
+    Locale.tr("Used Memory"),
+    Locale.tr("Host"),
+    Locale.tr("IPs"),
+    Locale.tr("Start Time"),
+    Locale.tr(""),
+    Locale.tr("Hidden Template")
+  ];
+
+  return {
+    'elementArray': _elementArray,
+    'emptyElementArray': _emptyElementArray,
+    'columns': _columns
+  };
+
+  function _elementArray(element_json) {
+    var element = element_json[XML_ROOT];
+
+    var state = OpenNebulaVM.stateStr(element.STATE);
+
+    // TODO bug: will not work if state is translated
+    if (state == "ACTIVE") {
+      state = OpenNebulaVM.shortLcmStateStr(element.LCM_STATE);
+    }
+
+    // VNC icon
+    var vncIcon;
+    if (OpenNebulaVM.isVNCSupported(element)) {
+      vncIcon = '<a class="vnc" href="#" vm_id="' + element.ID + '"><i class="fa fa-desktop"/></a>';
+    } else if (OpenNebulaVM.isSPICESupported(element)) {
+      vncIcon = '<a class="spice" href="#" vm_id="' + element.ID + '"><i class="fa fa-desktop"/></a>';
+    } else {
+      vncIcon = '';
+    }
+
+    return [
+      '<input class="check_item" type="checkbox" id="' + RESOURCE.toLowerCase() + '_' +
+                             element.ID + '" name="selected_items" value="' +
+                             element.ID + '"/>',
+       element.ID,
+       element.UNAME,
+       element.GNAME,
+       element.NAME,
+       state,
+       element.CPU,
+       Humanize.size(element.MEMORY),
+       OpenNebulaVM.hostnameStr(element),
+       OpenNebulaVM.ipsStr(element),
+       Humanize.prettyTime(element.STIME),
+       vncIcon,
+       TemplateUtils.templateToString(element)
+    ];
+  }
+
+  function _emptyElementArray(vmId) {
+    return [
+      '<input class="check_item" type="checkbox" id="' + RESOURCE.toLowerCase() + '_' +
+                             vmId + '" name="selected_items" value="' +
+                             vmId + '"/>',
+       vmId,
+       "",
+       "",
+       "",
+       "",
+       "",
+       "",
+       "",
+       "",
+       "",
+       "",
+       ""
+    ];
+  }
+});