diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/databasesmanager/client/panels/GxtBorderLayoutPanel.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/databasesmanager/client/panels/GxtBorderLayoutPanel.java
index 3a0d05b..9cce800 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/databasesmanager/client/panels/GxtBorderLayoutPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/databasesmanager/client/panels/GxtBorderLayoutPanel.java
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ public class GxtBorderLayoutPanel extends ContentPanel {
 					public void onSelectedItem(
 							SelectedItemEvent selectedItemEvent) {
 
+						centerBottom.removeAll();
+						centerBottom.layout(true);
+
 						// System.out
 						// .println("GxtBorderLayoutPanel: Event received");
 
@@ -332,7 +335,18 @@ public class GxtBorderLayoutPanel extends ContentPanel {
 							ShowCreateTableEvent showCreateTableEvent) {
 						// TODO Auto-generated method stub
 
-						getTableDetails();
+						// get the selected table
+
+						List<FileModel> data = treePanel.getTreePanel()
+								.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItems();
+
+						// the selected item is a table
+						FileModel selectedTable = data.get(0);
+
+						rootLogger.log(Level.INFO, "the selected table is: "
+								+ selectedTable);
+
+						getTableDetails(selectedTable);
 
 					}
 				});
@@ -782,7 +796,6 @@ public class GxtBorderLayoutPanel extends ContentPanel {
 		column.setHeader("Index");
 		column.setWidth(100);
 		column.setSortable(false);
-		
 
 		configs.add(column);
 
@@ -838,20 +851,18 @@ public class GxtBorderLayoutPanel extends ContentPanel {
 	}
 
 	private ColumnModel createColumnModelForDBInfo(List<Result> result) {
-		
+
 		List<ColumnConfig> configs = new ArrayList<ColumnConfig>();
 
 		ColumnConfig column = new ColumnConfig();
 		column.setId("index");
 		column.setHeader("Property");
 		column.setWidth(100);
-//		column1.setSortable(false);
-		
-		TextField<String> textProperty = new TextField<String>(); 
-//		text.setAllowBlank(false); 
+		// column1.setSortable(false);
+
+		TextField<String> textProperty = new TextField<String>();
+		// text.setAllowBlank(false);
 		column.setEditor(new CellEditor(textProperty));
-		
-			
 
 		configs.add(column);
 
@@ -859,11 +870,11 @@ public class GxtBorderLayoutPanel extends ContentPanel {
 		column.setId("value");
 		column.setHeader("Value");
 		column.setWidth(600);
-        
-//		column2.setSortable(false);
-		
-		TextField<String> textValue = new TextField<String>(); 
-//		text.setAllowBlank(false); 
+
+		// column2.setSortable(false);
+
+		TextField<String> textValue = new TextField<String>();
+		// text.setAllowBlank(false);
 		column.setEditor(new CellEditor(textValue));
 
 		configs.add(column);
@@ -891,46 +902,47 @@ public class GxtBorderLayoutPanel extends ContentPanel {
 		ListStore<Result> store = new ListStore<Result>();
 		store.add(dataDB);
 
-//		Grid<Result> grid = new Grid<Result>(store,
-//				createColumnModelForDBInfo(dataDB));
-		
-			EditorGrid<Result> grid = new EditorGrid<Result>(store,
-		createColumnModelForDBInfo(dataDB));
+		// Grid<Result> grid = new Grid<Result>(store,
+		// createColumnModelForDBInfo(dataDB));
+
+		EditorGrid<Result> grid = new EditorGrid<Result>(store,
+				createColumnModelForDBInfo(dataDB));
 
 		// grid.setAutoExpandColumn("name");
 		grid.setBorders(true);
 
 		// grid.setAutoWidth(true);
 
-//		RowData data = new RowData(.5, 1);
-//		data.setMargins(new Margins(6));
+		// RowData data = new RowData(.5, 1);
+		// data.setMargins(new Margins(6));
 
 		centerUpper.removeAll();
 
-//		centerUpper.add(grid, data);
-		
+		// centerUpper.add(grid, data);
+
 		centerUpper.add(grid);
 		centerUpper.layout(true);
 
 	}
 
-	private void getTableDetails() {
-		
+	private void getTableDetails(final FileModel selectedTable) {
+
 		this.mask("Loading", "x-mask-loading");
 
 		// System.out.println("Start RPC - submitQuery");
 
 		rootLogger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Start RPC - getTableDetails");
 
-		// get the selected table
-
-		List<FileModel> data = treePanel.getTreePanel().getSelectionModel()
-				.getSelectedItems();
-
-		// the selected item is a table
-		final FileModel selectedTable = data.get(0);
-
-		rootLogger.log(Level.INFO, "the selected table is: " + selectedTable);
+		// // get the selected table
+		//
+		// List<FileModel> data = treePanel.getTreePanel().getSelectionModel()
+		// .getSelectedItems();
+		//
+		// // the selected item is a table
+		// final FileModel selectedTable = data.get(0);
+		//
+		// rootLogger.log(Level.INFO, "the selected table is: " +
+		// selectedTable);
 
 		// recover data inputs
 
@@ -974,106 +986,116 @@ public class GxtBorderLayoutPanel extends ContentPanel {
 					.log(Level.INFO, "SchemaName: " + selectedTable.getName());
 		}
 
-		// call remote service
-		RPCservice.getTableDetails(dataInput,
-				new AsyncCallback<LinkedHashMap<String, FileModel>>() {
+		if (selectedTable.isTableDetailsDisplayed()) {
 
-					@Override
-					public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
-						// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+			displayTableDetails(selectedTable);
+			
+		} else {
 
-						rootLogger.log(Level.SEVERE,
-								"FAILURE RPC getTableDetails");
+			// call remote service
+			RPCservice.getTableDetails(dataInput,
+					new AsyncCallback<LinkedHashMap<String, FileModel>>() {
 
-						MessageBox.alert("Error ",
-								"<br/>Message:" + caught.getMessage(), null);
+						@Override
+						public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
+							// TODO Auto-generated method stub
 
-					}
+							rootLogger.log(Level.SEVERE,
+									"FAILURE RPC getTableDetails");
 
-					@Override
-					public void onSuccess(
-							LinkedHashMap<String, FileModel> result) {
-						// TODO Auto-generated method stub
-
-						rootLogger.log(Level.SEVERE,
-								"SUCCESS RPC getTableDetails");
-
-						// details are recovered about the selected table
-
-						if (result.size() != 0) {
-
-							// recover keys from the result
-
-							Set<String> keys = result.keySet();
-
-							Object[] array = keys.toArray();
-
-							// System.out.println("array size: " +
-							// array.length);
-
-							// recover details
-
-							List<Result> TableDetails = new ArrayList<Result>();
-
-							for (int i = 0; i < result.size(); i++) {
-
-								if (array[i].toString().contains("CreateTable")) {
-
-									// recover the showCreateTable statement
-
-									Result row = new Result("CreateTable",
-											result.get(array[i].toString())
-													.getName());
-
-									TableDetails.add(row);
-
-								}
-
-								if (array[i].toString()
-										.contains("Column Names")) {
-
-									// recover the column names
-
-									Result row = new Result("Column Names",
-											result.get(array[i].toString())
-													.getName());
-
-									TableDetails.add(row);
-
-								}
-
-								if (array[i].toString().contains("NumberRows")) {
-
-									// recover the column names
-
-									Result row = new Result("NumberRows",
-											result.get(array[i].toString())
-													.getName());
-
-									TableDetails.add(row);
-
-								}
-
-							}
-
-							selectedTable.setTableDetails(TableDetails);
-							
-							displayTableDetails(selectedTable);
+							MessageBox.alert("Error ",
+									"<br/>Message:" + caught.getMessage(), null);
 
 						}
 
-					}
-				});
+						@Override
+						public void onSuccess(
+								LinkedHashMap<String, FileModel> result) {
+							// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+							rootLogger.log(Level.SEVERE,
+									"SUCCESS RPC getTableDetails");
+
+							// details are recovered about the selected table
+
+							if (result.size() != 0) {
+
+								// recover keys from the result
+
+								Set<String> keys = result.keySet();
+
+								Object[] array = keys.toArray();
+
+								// System.out.println("array size: " +
+								// array.length);
+
+								// recover details
+
+								List<Result> TableDetails = new ArrayList<Result>();
+
+								for (int i = 0; i < result.size(); i++) {
+
+									if (array[i].toString().contains(
+											"CreateTable")) {
+
+										// recover the showCreateTable statement
+
+										Result row = new Result("CreateTable",
+												result.get(array[i].toString())
+														.getName());
+
+										TableDetails.add(row);
+
+									}
+
+									if (array[i].toString().contains(
+											"Column Names")) {
+
+										// recover the column names
+
+										Result row = new Result("Column Names",
+												result.get(array[i].toString())
+														.getName());
+
+										TableDetails.add(row);
+
+									}
+
+									if (array[i].toString().contains(
+											"NumberRows")) {
+
+										// recover the column names
+
+										Result row = new Result("NumberRows",
+												result.get(array[i].toString())
+														.getName());
+
+										TableDetails.add(row);
+
+									}
+
+								}
+
+								selectedTable.setTableDetails(TableDetails);
+
+								displayTableDetails(selectedTable);
+								
+								selectedTable.setTableDetailsDisplayed(true);
+							
+
+							}
+
+						}
+					});
+
+		}
 
 	}
 
 	private void displayTableDetails(FileModel table) {
 
 		rootLogger.log(Level.INFO, "displaying table details");
-		
-		
 
-		
 		List<Result> tableDetails = table.getTableDetails();
 
 		// System.out.println("GxtBorderLayout->size info: " + dataDB.size());
@@ -1081,35 +1103,33 @@ public class GxtBorderLayoutPanel extends ContentPanel {
 		rootLogger.log(Level.INFO, "details size: " + tableDetails.size());
 
 		ListStore<Result> store = new ListStore<Result>();
-		
+
 		store.add(tableDetails);
 
-//		Grid<Result> grid = new Grid<Result>(store,
-//				createColumnModelForDBInfo(tableDetails));
-		
+		// Grid<Result> grid = new Grid<Result>(store,
+		// createColumnModelForDBInfo(tableDetails));
+
 		EditorGrid<Result> grid = new EditorGrid<Result>(store,
 				createColumnModelForDBInfo(tableDetails));
 
-//		grid.setAutoExpandColumn("name");
+		// grid.setAutoExpandColumn("name");
 		grid.setBorders(true);
-		
 
 		// grid.setAutoWidth(true);
 
-//		RowData data = new RowData(.5, .1);
-//		data.setMargins(new Margins(6));
+		// RowData data = new RowData(.5, .1);
+		// data.setMargins(new Margins(6));
 
 		centerBottom.removeAll();
 
-//		centerBottom.add(grid, data);
-		
+		// centerBottom.add(grid, data);
+
 		centerBottom.add(grid);
 		centerBottom.layout(true);
-		
+
 		if (this.isMasked()) {
 			this.unmask();
 		}
-	
 
 	}