diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataaccess/databases/utils/DatabaseManagement.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataaccess/databases/utils/DatabaseManagement.java
index 2d49e3f..5f95f2f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataaccess/databases/utils/DatabaseManagement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataaccess/databases/utils/DatabaseManagement.java
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ public class DatabaseManagement {
 
 	// file that will contain result
 	private BufferedWriter out;
+	
+	//total rows for a result of a submit query operation
+	private int submitQueryTotalRows;
 
 	// file in which the table result is stored when sample
 	// operations are executed
@@ -357,6 +360,8 @@ public class DatabaseManagement {
 		if (results != null) {
 			AnalysisLogger.getLogger().debug(
 					"DatabaseManagement-> Query result retrieved");
+			
+			submitQueryTotalRows = results.size();
 		}
 
 		// // store table in a file
@@ -430,6 +435,7 @@ public class DatabaseManagement {
 
 		return results;
 	}
+		
 
 	/**
 	 * Get the table's names for a database.
@@ -1843,6 +1849,11 @@ public class DatabaseManagement {
 
 		return mapResult;
 	}
+	
+	//get total rows for a result of a submit query operation
+	public int getSubmitQueryTotalRows(){
+			return submitQueryTotalRows;
+		}
 
 	// method that allows to translate the query in another language
 	public String smartCorrectionOnQuery(String OriginalQuery, int dialect)