diff --git a/.settings/com.google.appengine.eclipse.core.prefs b/.settings/com.google.appengine.eclipse.core.prefs
index a60576c..82c36af 100644
--- a/.settings/com.google.appengine.eclipse.core.prefs
+++ b/.settings/com.google.appengine.eclipse.core.prefs
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-#Thu Jun 16 10:18:26 CEST 2011
 eclipse.preferences.version=1
 filesCopiedToWebInfLib=
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/reportgenerator/server/servlet/ImagesUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/reportgenerator/server/servlet/ImagesUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f3276e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/reportgenerator/server/servlet/ImagesUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package org.gcube.portlets.user.reportgenerator.server.servlet;
+
+import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.folder.FolderItem;
+import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.folder.FolderItemType;
+import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.folder.items.ExternalImage;
+import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.folder.items.gcube.ImageDocument;
+
+public class ImagesUtil {
+	public static final String GIF = "image/gif";
+	public static final String PNG = "image/png";
+	public static final String JPEG = "image/jpeg";
+	public static final String JPG = "image/jpg";	
+	public static final String TIFF = "image/tiff";
+	public static final String BMP = "image/bmp";
+	/**
+	 * return a string for the file extension given a mimetype
+	 * 
+	 * @param bi the basketItem 
+	 * @return a string for the file extension given a mimetype
+	 */
+	public static String getImageExtension(FolderItem bi) {
+
+		String mimetype = "";
+		if (bi.getFolderItemType()==FolderItemType.EXTERNAL_IMAGE){
+			ExternalImage image = (ExternalImage) bi;
+			mimetype = image.getMimeType();			
+		}
+
+		if (bi.getFolderItemType()==FolderItemType.IMAGE_DOCUMENT){
+			ImageDocument image = (ImageDocument) bi;
+			mimetype = image.getMimeType();	
+		}
+
+		if (mimetype.equals(GIF))
+			return "gif";
+		else if (mimetype.equals(PNG))
+			return "png";
+		else if (mimetype.equals(JPG))			
+			return "jpg";
+		else if (mimetype.equals(JPEG))
+			return "jpg";
+		else if (mimetype.equals(TIFF))
+			return "png";
+		else if (mimetype.equals(BMP))
+			return "bmp";
+		else 
+			return "jpg";
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/reportgenerator/server/servlet/ReportServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/reportgenerator/server/servlet/ReportServiceImpl.java
index 4512b4f..714c5ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/reportgenerator/server/servlet/ReportServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/reportgenerator/server/servlet/ReportServiceImpl.java
@@ -100,30 +100,7 @@ public class ReportServiceImpl  extends RemoteServiceServlet implements ReportSe
 	private boolean withinPortal = true;
 
 	private static final String TEST_SCOPE = "/gcube/devsec/devVRE";
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 */
-	public static final String GIF = "image/gif";
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 */
-	public static final String PNG = "image/png";
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 */
-	public static final String JPEG = "image/jpeg";
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 */
-	public static final String JPG = "image/jpg";	
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 */
-	public static final String TIFF = "image/tiff";
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 */
-	public static final String BMP = "image/bmp";
+	
 
 	/**
 	 * 
@@ -731,7 +708,7 @@ public class ReportServiceImpl  extends RemoteServiceServlet implements ReportSe
 				if (data != null) {
 					_log.debug("Encoding image in base64");
 					byte[] imageBytes = IOUtils.toByteArray(data);
-					String extension = getImageExtension(imageItem);
+					String extension = ImagesUtil.getImageExtension(imageItem);
 					String srcAttrValue = "data:image/"+extension+";base64,"+DatatypeConverter.printBase64Binary(imageBytes);
 					_log.debug("Encoded image=" + srcAttrValue);
 					return srcAttrValue;
@@ -746,71 +723,6 @@ public class ReportServiceImpl  extends RemoteServiceServlet implements ReportSe
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * return a string for the file extension given a mimetype
-	 * 
-	 * @param bi the basketItem 
-	 * @return a string for the file extension given a mimetype
-	 */
-	public static String getImageExtension(FolderItem bi) {
-
-		String mimetype = "";
-		if (bi.getFolderItemType()==FolderItemType.EXTERNAL_IMAGE){
-			ExternalImage image = (ExternalImage) bi;
-			mimetype = image.getMimeType();			
-		}
-
-		if (bi.getFolderItemType()==FolderItemType.IMAGE_DOCUMENT){
-			ImageDocument image = (ImageDocument) bi;
-			mimetype = image.getMimeType();	
-		}
-
-		if (mimetype.equals(GIF))
-			return "gif";
-		else if (mimetype.equals(PNG))
-			return "png";
-		else if (mimetype.equals(JPG))			
-			return "jpg";
-		else if (mimetype.equals(JPEG))
-			return "jpg";
-		else if (mimetype.equals(TIFF))
-			return "png";
-		else if (mimetype.equals(BMP))
-			return "bmp";
-		else 
-			return "jpg";
-	}
-	/**
-	 * Copies a image from fromTemplate/images/imageNameFile to toTemplate/images/imageNameFile
-	 * @param fromTemplate the origin template
-	 * @param toTemplate the target template
-	 * @param imageNameFile .
-	 * @return true if the copy went fine
-	 */
-	public boolean copyImage(String fromTemplate, String toTemplate, String imageNameFile) {
-		ServiceUtil myUtil = new ServiceUtil(getASLSession());
-		String imageFrom = myUtil.getTemplatePath(fromTemplate, getVreName(), getUsername()) + "images" + File.separator + imageNameFile;
-		String imageTarget = myUtil.getTemplatePath(toTemplate, getVreName(), getUsername()) + "images" + File.separator + imageNameFile;
-
-		String imageNewFolder = myUtil.getTemplatePath(toTemplate, getVreName(), getUsername()) + "images" + File.separator;
-
-		_log.debug("Copying:" + imageFrom + "\nto: " + imageTarget);
-
-		File from = new File(imageFrom);
-		File to = new File(imageTarget);
-
-		try {
-			myUtil.copyFile(from, to, imageNewFolder);
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			_log.error("Error While Copying: " + e.getMessage());
-			return false;
-		}
-		_log.debug("Copying Success");
-		return true;
-	}
-
-
-
 	/**
 	 * @param reportItemid the report itemd id in basket to store in the session
 	 */