diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/fw/widget/tableBuilder.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/fw/widget/tableBuilder.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae5f13b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/fw/widget/tableBuilder.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/*
+ ONOS GUI -- Widget -- Table Service
+ */
+(function () {
+    'use strict';
+
+    // injected refs
+    var $log, $window, fs, wss;
+
+    // example params to buildTable:
+    // {
+    //    self: this,
+    //    scope: $scope,
+    //    tag: 'device'
+    // }
+
+    function buildTable(o) {
+        var handlers = {},
+            root = o.tag + 's',
+            req = o.tag + 'DataRequest',
+            resp = o.tag + 'DataResponse';
+
+        o.self.tableData = [];
+
+        function respCb(data) {
+            o.self.tableData = data[root];
+            o.scope.$apply();
+        }
+
+        function sortCb(params) {
+            wss.sendEvent(req, params);
+        }
+        o.scope.sortCallback = sortCb;
+
+        handlers[resp] = respCb;
+        wss.bindHandlers(handlers);
+
+        // Cleanup on destroyed scope
+        o.scope.$on('$destroy', function () {
+            wss.unbindHandlers(handlers);
+        });
+
+        sortCb();
+    }
+
+    angular.module('onosWidget')
+        .factory('TableBuilderService',
+        ['$log', '$window', 'FnService', 'WebSocketService',
+
+            function (_$log_, _$window_, _fs_, _wss_) {
+                $log = _$log_;
+                $window = _$window_;
+                fs = _fs_;
+                wss = _wss_;
+
+                return {
+                    buildTable: buildTable
+                };
+            }]);
+
+}());
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/app/app.html b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/app/app.html
index eb3e547..380db5e 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/app/app.html
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/app/app.html
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
             <tr>
                 <th colId="state" class="table-icon" sortable></th>
                 <th colId="id" sortable>App ID </th>
-                <th colId="version" sortable>Version</th>
+                <th colId="version" sortable>Version </th>
                 <th colId="origin" sortable>Origin </th>
-                <th colId="desc">Description </th>
+                <th colId="desc" col-width="400px">Description </th>
             </tr>
         </thead>
 
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/device/device.html b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/device/device.html
index 1db7900..7d3d735 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/device/device.html
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/device/device.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!-- Device partial HTML -->
 <div id="ov-device">
-    <h2>Devices ({{ctrl.deviceData.length}} total)</h2>
+    <h2>Devices ({{ctrl.tableData.length}} total)</h2>
     <table class="summary-list"
            onos-fixed-header
            onos-sortable-header
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         </thead>
 
         <tbody>
-            <tr ng-repeat="dev in ctrl.deviceData"
+            <tr ng-repeat="dev in ctrl.tableData"
                 ng-repeat-done>
                 <td class="table-icon">
                     <div icon icon-id="{{dev._iconid_available}}"></div>
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/device/device.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/device/device.js
index a201e3f..cd8d8b0 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/device/device.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/device/device.js
@@ -23,33 +23,15 @@
 
     angular.module('ovDevice', [])
     .controller('OvDeviceCtrl',
-        ['$log', '$scope', 'WebSocketService',
+        ['$log', '$scope', 'TableBuilderService',
 
-        function ($log, $scope, wss) {
-            var self = this;
-            self.deviceData = [];
-
-            $scope.responseCallback = function(data) {
-                self.deviceData = data.devices;
-                $scope.$apply();
-            };
-
-            $scope.sortCallback = function (requestParams) {
-                wss.sendEvent('deviceDataRequest', requestParams);
-            };
-
-            var handlers = {
-                deviceDataResponse: $scope.responseCallback
-            };
-            wss.bindHandlers(handlers);
-
-            // Cleanup on destroyed scope
-            $scope.$on('$destroy', function () {
-                wss.unbindHandlers(handlers);
+        function ($log, $scope, tbs) {
+            tbs.buildTable({
+                self: this,
+                scope: $scope,
+                tag: 'device'
             });
 
-            $scope.sortCallback();
-
             $log.log('OvDeviceCtrl has been created');
         }]);
 }());
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/host/host.html b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/host/host.html
index c7ac52a..72e4d6d 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/host/host.html
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/host/host.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!-- Host partial HTML -->
 <div id="ov-host">
-    <h2>Hosts ({{ctrl.hostData.length}} total)</h2>
+    <h2>Hosts ({{ctrl.tableData.length}} total)</h2>
     <table class="summary-list"
            onos-fixed-header
            onos-sortable-header
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         </thead>
 
         <tbody>
-        <tr ng-repeat="host in ctrl.hostData"
+        <tr ng-repeat="host in ctrl.tableData"
             ng-repeat-done>
             <td class="table-icon">
                 <div icon icon-id="{{host._iconid_type}}"></div>
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/host/host.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/host/host.js
index c090c73..470f78a 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/host/host.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/host/host.js
@@ -23,33 +23,15 @@
 
     angular.module('ovHost', [])
     .controller('OvHostCtrl',
-        ['$log', '$scope', 'FnService', 'WebSocketService',
+        ['$log', '$scope', 'TableBuilderService',
 
-        function ($log, $scope, fs, wss) {
-            var self = this;
-            self.hostData = [];
-
-            $scope.responseCallback = function(data) {
-                self.hostData = data.hosts;
-                $scope.$apply();
-            };
-
-            $scope.sortCallback = function (requestParams) {
-                wss.sendEvent('hostDataRequest', requestParams);
-            };
-
-            var handlers = {
-                hostDataResponse: $scope.responseCallback
-            };
-            wss.bindHandlers(handlers);
-
-            // Cleanup on destroyed scope
-            $scope.$on('$destroy', function () {
-                wss.unbindHandlers(handlers);
+        function ($log, $scope, tbs) {
+            tbs.buildTable({
+                self: this,
+                scope: $scope,
+                tag: 'host'
             });
-
-            $scope.sortCallback();
-
+            
             $log.log('OvHostCtrl has been created');
         }]);
 }());
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/intent/intent.html b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/intent/intent.html
index 15be2c2..2464c65 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/intent/intent.html
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/intent/intent.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 <!-- Intent partial HTML -->
 <div id="ov-intent">
-    <h2>Intents ({{ctrl.intentData.length}} total)</h2>
+    <h2>Intents ({{ctrl.tableData.length}} total)</h2>
     <table class="summary-list"
            onos-fixed-header
            onos-sortable-header
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         </thead>
 
         <tbody>
-        <tr ng-repeat-start="intent in ctrl.intentData">
+        <tr ng-repeat-start="intent in ctrl.tableData">
             <td>{{intent.appId}}</td>
             <td>{{intent.key}}</td>
             <td>{{intent.type}}</td>
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/intent/intent.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/intent/intent.js
index 314bdf8..16f9fb8 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/intent/intent.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/intent/intent.js
@@ -23,33 +23,15 @@
 
     angular.module('ovIntent', [])
         .controller('OvIntentCtrl',
-        ['$log', '$scope', 'FnService', 'WebSocketService',
+        ['$log', '$scope', 'TableBuilderService',
 
-            function ($log, $scope, fs, wss) {
-                var self = this;
-                self.intentData = [];
-
-                $scope.responseCallback = function(data) {
-                    self.intentData = data.intents;
-                    $scope.$apply();
-                };
-
-                $scope.sortCallback = function (requestParams) {
-                    wss.sendEvent('intentDataRequest', requestParams);
-                };
-
-                var handlers = {
-                    intentDataResponse: $scope.responseCallback
-                };
-                wss.bindHandlers(handlers);
-
-                // Cleanup on destroyed scope
-                $scope.$on('$destroy', function () {
-                    wss.unbindHandlers(handlers);
+            function ($log, $scope, tbs) {
+                tbs.buildTable({
+                    self: this,
+                    scope: $scope,
+                    tag: 'intent'
                 });
 
-                $scope.sortCallback();
-
                 $log.log('OvIntentCtrl has been created');
             }]);
 }());