diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/TDGWTServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/TDGWTServiceImpl.java
index eefb4c2..b1869a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/TDGWTServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/TDGWTServiceImpl.java
@@ -412,11 +412,33 @@ public class TDGWTServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements
 								cData.setLabel("nolabel");
 								logger.debug("ColumnLabel no label in en");
 							} else {
-								cData.setLabel(cl.getValue());
-								logger.debug("Column Set Label: "
-										+ cl.getValue());
+								if (cl.getValue() == null
+										|| cl.getValue().isEmpty()) {
+									cData.setLabel("nolabel");
+									logger.debug("ColumnLabel no label in en");
+								} else {
+									cData.setLabel(cl.getValue());
+									logger.debug("Column Set Label: "
+											+ cl.getValue());
+								}
 							}
 						}
+
+						DataLocaleMetadata dataLocaleMetadata = null;
+						try {
+							dataLocaleMetadata = c
+									.getMetadata(DataLocaleMetadata.class);
+						} catch (NoSuchMetadataException e) {
+							logger.debug("DataLocaleMetadata: NoSuchMetadataException "
+									+ e.getLocalizedMessage());
+						}
+
+						if (dataLocaleMetadata == null) {
+							logger.debug("No DataLocaleMetadata");
+						} else {
+							cData.setLocale(dataLocaleMetadata.getLocale());
+						}
+
 						cData.setTrId(trId);
 						columns.add(cData);
 						i++;
@@ -495,11 +517,33 @@ public class TDGWTServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements
 								cData.setLabel("nolabel");
 								logger.debug("ColumnLabel no label in en");
 							} else {
-								cData.setLabel(cl.getValue());
-								logger.debug("Column Set Label: "
-										+ cl.getValue());
+								if (cl.getValue() == null
+										|| cl.getValue().isEmpty()) {
+									cData.setLabel("nolabel");
+									logger.debug("ColumnLabel no label in en");
+								} else {
+									cData.setLabel(cl.getValue());
+									logger.debug("Column Set Label: "
+											+ cl.getValue());
+								}
 							}
 						}
+
+						DataLocaleMetadata dataLocaleMetadata = null;
+						try {
+							dataLocaleMetadata = c
+									.getMetadata(DataLocaleMetadata.class);
+						} catch (NoSuchMetadataException e) {
+							logger.debug("DataLocaleMetadata: NoSuchMetadataException "
+									+ e.getLocalizedMessage());
+						}
+
+						if (dataLocaleMetadata == null) {
+							logger.debug("No DataLocaleMetadata");
+						} else {
+							cData.setLocale(dataLocaleMetadata.getLocale());
+						}
+
 						cData.setTrId(trId);
 						columns.add(cData);
 						i++;
@@ -517,8 +561,7 @@ public class TDGWTServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements
 					+ e.getLocalizedMessage());
 		}
 	}
-	
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * {@inheritDoc}
@@ -533,10 +576,11 @@ public class TDGWTServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements
 					aslSession.getUsername()));
 			TabularDataService service = TabularDataServiceFactory.getService();
 
-			Table table = service.getTable(new TableId(Long.valueOf(trId.getTableId())));
+			Table table = service.getTable(new TableId(Long.valueOf(trId
+					.getTableId())));
 
 			ColumnData cData = new ColumnData();
-			ColumnLocalId columnId=new ColumnLocalId(columnLocalId);
+			ColumnLocalId columnId = new ColumnLocalId(columnLocalId);
 			Column c = table.getColumnById(columnId);
 			if (c.getColumnType() instanceof IdColumnType) {
 
@@ -588,10 +632,33 @@ public class TDGWTServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements
 						cData.setLabel("nolabel");
 						logger.debug("ColumnLabel no label in en");
 					} else {
-						cData.setLabel(cl.getValue());
-						logger.debug("Column Set Label: " + cl.getValue());
+						if (cl.getValue() == null
+								|| cl.getValue().isEmpty()) {
+							cData.setLabel("nolabel");
+							logger.debug("ColumnLabel no label in en");
+						} else {
+							cData.setLabel(cl.getValue());
+							logger.debug("Column Set Label: "
+									+ cl.getValue());
+						}
 					}
 				}
+
+				DataLocaleMetadata dataLocaleMetadata = null;
+				try {
+					dataLocaleMetadata = c
+							.getMetadata(DataLocaleMetadata.class);
+				} catch (NoSuchMetadataException e) {
+					logger.debug("DataLocaleMetadata: NoSuchMetadataException "
+							+ e.getLocalizedMessage());
+				}
+
+				if (dataLocaleMetadata == null) {
+					logger.debug("No DataLocaleMetadata");
+				} else {
+					cData.setLocale(dataLocaleMetadata.getLocale());
+				}
+
 				cData.setTrId(trId);
 
 			}
@@ -676,10 +743,33 @@ public class TDGWTServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements
 						cData.setLabel("nolabel");
 						logger.debug("ColumnLabel no label in en");
 					} else {
-						cData.setLabel(cl.getValue());
-						logger.debug("Column Set Label: " + cl.getValue());
+						if (cl.getValue() == null
+								|| cl.getValue().isEmpty()) {
+							cData.setLabel("nolabel");
+							logger.debug("ColumnLabel no label in en");
+						} else {
+							cData.setLabel(cl.getValue());
+							logger.debug("Column Set Label: "
+									+ cl.getValue());
+						}
 					}
 				}
+
+				DataLocaleMetadata dataLocaleMetadata = null;
+				try {
+					dataLocaleMetadata = c
+							.getMetadata(DataLocaleMetadata.class);
+				} catch (NoSuchMetadataException e) {
+					logger.debug("DataLocaleMetadata: NoSuchMetadataException "
+							+ e.getLocalizedMessage());
+				}
+
+				if (dataLocaleMetadata == null) {
+					logger.debug("No DataLocaleMetadata");
+				} else {
+					cData.setLocale(dataLocaleMetadata.getLocale());
+				}
+
 				cData.setTrId(trId);
 
 			}
@@ -3412,7 +3502,8 @@ public class TDGWTServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements
 					operationDefinition.getOperationId(), map);
 			break;
 		case CODENAME:
-			DataLocaleMetadata locale=new DataLocaleMetadata(changeColumnTypeSession.getLocale());
+			DataLocaleMetadata locale = new DataLocaleMetadata(
+					changeColumnTypeSession.getLocale());
 			map.put(Constants.PARAMETER_ADDITIONAL_META, locale);
 			operationDefinition = OperationDefinitionMap.map(
 					OperationsId.ChangeToCodeName.toString(), capabilities);
@@ -4438,11 +4529,33 @@ public class TDGWTServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements
 									cData.setLabel("nolabel");
 									logger.debug("ColumnLabel no label in en");
 								} else {
-									cData.setLabel(cl.getValue());
-									logger.debug("Column Set Label: "
-											+ cl.getValue());
+									if (cl.getValue() == null
+											|| cl.getValue().isEmpty()) {
+										cData.setLabel("nolabel");
+										logger.debug("ColumnLabel no label in en");
+									} else {
+										cData.setLabel(cl.getValue());
+										logger.debug("Column Set Label: "
+												+ cl.getValue());
+									}
 								}
 							}
+
+							DataLocaleMetadata dataLocaleMetadata = null;
+							try {
+								dataLocaleMetadata = c
+										.getMetadata(DataLocaleMetadata.class);
+							} catch (NoSuchMetadataException e) {
+								logger.debug("DataLocaleMetadata: NoSuchMetadataException "
+										+ e.getLocalizedMessage());
+							}
+
+							if (dataLocaleMetadata == null) {
+								logger.debug("No DataLocaleMetadata");
+							} else {
+								cData.setLocale(dataLocaleMetadata.getLocale());
+							}
+
 							cData.setTrId(trId);
 							columns.add(cData);
 							i++;
@@ -4950,13 +5063,15 @@ public class TDGWTServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements
 		try {
 			HttpSession session = this.getThreadLocalRequest().getSession();
 			ASLSession aslSession = SessionUtil.getAslSession(session);
-			logger.debug("GetOccurencesForBatchReplace: " + occurrencesForReplaceBatchColumnSession.toString());
+			logger.debug("GetOccurencesForBatchReplace: "
+					+ occurrencesForReplaceBatchColumnSession.toString());
 			AuthorizationProvider.instance.set(new AuthorizationToken(
 					aslSession.getUsername()));
 			TabularDataService service = TabularDataServiceFactory.getService();
 
 			ArrayList<Occurrences> occurences = QueryService.queryOccurences(
-					service, occurrencesForReplaceBatchColumnSession, Direction.ASC);
+					service, occurrencesForReplaceBatchColumnSession,
+					Direction.ASC);
 
 			logger.debug("Retrieved Occurences");
 			return occurences;
@@ -5502,37 +5617,32 @@ public class TDGWTServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements
 
 	}
 
-	
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * {@inheritDoc}
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public ArrayList<String> getLocales()
-			throws TDGWTServiceException {
+	public ArrayList<String> getLocales() throws TDGWTServiceException {
 		try {
 			HttpSession session = this.getThreadLocalRequest().getSession();
 			@SuppressWarnings("unused")
 			ASLSession aslSession = SessionUtil.getAslSession(session);
 
 			logger.debug("getLocales()");
-			List<String> listLocales=Arrays.asList(Locales.ALLOWED_LOCALES);
-		    ArrayList<String> locales=new ArrayList<String>();
-		    locales.addAll(listLocales);
-		    
-		    logger.debug("locales :"+locales);
-		    return locales;
-			
-			
+			List<String> listLocales = Arrays.asList(Locales.ALLOWED_LOCALES);
+			ArrayList<String> locales = new ArrayList<String>();
+			locales.addAll(listLocales);
+
+			logger.debug("locales :" + locales);
+			return locales;
+
 		} catch (Throwable e) {
-			logger.debug("getLocales(): "+e.getLocalizedMessage());
+			logger.debug("getLocales(): " + e.getLocalizedMessage());
 			e.printStackTrace();
-			throw new TDGWTServiceException(
-					"Error retrieving locales: "
-							+ e.getLocalizedMessage());
+			throw new TDGWTServiceException("Error retrieving locales: "
+					+ e.getLocalizedMessage());
 		}
 
 	}
-	
-	
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/tr/ColumnData.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/tr/ColumnData.java
index 42d5f72..47a0ddb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/tr/ColumnData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/tr/ColumnData.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ public class ColumnData implements Serializable {
 	protected String typeCode;
 	protected String dataTypeName;
 	protected String label;
+	protected String locale;
+	
 	protected TRId trId;
 	protected boolean viewColumn;
 	protected ColumnViewData columnViewData;
@@ -133,22 +135,31 @@ public class ColumnData implements Serializable {
 	public ArrayList<String> getValidationColumnReferences() {
 		return validationColumnReferences;
 	}
-
+	
 	public void setValidationColumnReferences(
 			ArrayList<String> validationColumnReferences) {
 		this.validationColumnReferences = validationColumnReferences;
 	}
+	
+	public String getLocale() {
+		return locale;
+	}
+
+	public void setLocale(String locale) {
+		this.locale = locale;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		return "ColumnData [id=" + id + ", columnId=" + columnId + ", name="
 				+ name + ", typeName=" + typeName + ", typeCode=" + typeCode
 				+ ", dataTypeName=" + dataTypeName + ", label=" + label
-				+ ", trId=" + trId + ", viewColumn=" + viewColumn
-				+ ", columnViewData=" + columnViewData
+				+ ", locale=" + locale + ", trId=" + trId + ", viewColumn="
+				+ viewColumn + ", columnViewData=" + columnViewData
 				+ ", validationColumnReferences=" + validationColumnReferences
 				+ ", validationColumn=" + validationColumn
 				+ ", validatedColumns=" + validatedColumns + "]";
 	}
 
+	
 }