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 74eed31..8061162 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
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.commons.webservice.types.resources.Re
 import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.commons.webservice.types.tasks.ValidationDescriptor;
 import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.expression.Expression;
 import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.metadata.NoSuchMetadataException;
+import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.model.DataTypeFormats;
 import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.model.ValueFormat;
 import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.model.column.Column;
 import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.model.column.ColumnLocalId;
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.model.column.type.DimensionColumnType
 import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.model.column.type.IdColumnType;
 import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.model.column.type.TimeDimensionColumnType;
 import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.model.column.type.ValidationColumnType;
+import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.model.datatype.DataType;
 import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.model.datatype.value.TDTypeValue;
 import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.model.metadata.Locales;
 import org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata.model.metadata.column.DataLocaleMetadata;
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.gwtservice.server.opexecution.OpExecutionDirec
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.gwtservice.server.resource.ResourceTDCreator;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.gwtservice.server.resource.ResourceTDTypeMap;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.gwtservice.server.storage.FilesStorage;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.gwtservice.server.trservice.ColumnDataTypeMap;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.gwtservice.server.trservice.ExtractReferences;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.gwtservice.server.trservice.LicenceMap;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.gwtservice.server.trservice.OperationDefinitionMap;
@@ -265,6 +268,7 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.gwtservice.shared.user.UserInfo;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.widgetcommonevent.shared.TRId;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.widgetcommonevent.shared.operations.OperationsId;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.widgetcommonevent.shared.operations.UIOperationsId;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.widgetcommonevent.shared.tr.column.ColumnDataType;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.widgetcommonevent.shared.tr.column.ColumnTypeCode;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.td.widgetcommonevent.shared.tr.column.RelationshipData;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.uriresolvermanager.UriResolverManager;
@@ -405,6 +409,44 @@ public class TDGWTServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements
 		}
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param columnDataType
+	 * @return
+	 * @throws TDGWTServiceException
+	 */
+	public ArrayList<ValueDataFormat> getValueDataFormats(ColumnDataType columnDataType)
+			throws TDGWTServiceException {
+		try {
+			HttpSession session = this.getThreadLocalRequest().getSession();
+			SessionUtil.getAslSession(session);
+			
+			ArrayList<ValueDataFormat> valueDataFormats = new ArrayList<ValueDataFormat>();
+
+			Class<? extends DataType> dataType=ColumnDataTypeMap.mapToDataTypeClass(columnDataType);
+			
+			for (ValueFormat valueF: DataTypeFormats.getFormatsPerDataType(dataType)) {
+					ValueDataFormat valueDataFormat = new ValueDataFormat(
+							valueF.getId(), valueF.getExample(), valueF.getRegExpr());
+					valueDataFormats.add(valueDataFormat);
+			}
+				
+			
+			logger.debug("ValueDataFormats: "+valueDataFormats);
+			return valueDataFormats;
+
+		} catch (TDGWTServiceException e) {
+			throw e;
+		} catch (SecurityException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			throw new TDGWTServiceException(SECURITY_EXCEPTION_RIGHTS);
+		} catch (Throwable e) {
+			logger.error("getValueDataFormats(): " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e);
+			throw new TDGWTServiceException("Error retrieving value data formats: "
+					+ e.getLocalizedMessage());
+		}
+	}
+	
 	
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/trservice/ColumnDataTypeMap.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/trservice/ColumnDataTypeMap.java
index fc5b397..4b5e1ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/trservice/ColumnDataTypeMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/trservice/ColumnDataTypeMap.java
@@ -46,4 +46,33 @@ public class ColumnDataTypeMap {
 	}
 	
 	
+	public static Class<? extends DataType> mapToDataTypeClass(ColumnDataType columnDataType){
+		if(columnDataType==ColumnDataType.Integer){
+			return IntegerType.class ;
+		} else {
+			if(columnDataType==ColumnDataType.Numeric){
+				return NumericType.class;
+			} else {
+				if(columnDataType==ColumnDataType.Boolean){
+					return BooleanType.class;
+				} else {
+					if(columnDataType==ColumnDataType.Geometry){
+						return GeometryType.class;
+					} else {
+						if(columnDataType==ColumnDataType.Text){
+							return TextType.class;
+						} else {
+							if(columnDataType==ColumnDataType.Date){
+								return DateType.class;
+							} else {
+								return null;
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	
 }