diff --git a/static/plugin_dbui/src/appform.js b/static/plugin_dbui/src/appform.js
index a347915353949b98300a416d23d4b5fbe0f08d15..09e39dc478e152d93ea8e435198d555852e6ea3c 100644
--- a/static/plugin_dbui/src/appform.js
+++ b/static/plugin_dbui/src/appform.js
@@ -60,8 +60,37 @@ App.form.FormPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.form.FormPanel, {
         
         // reset the form
         this.buttonClear.on('click', resetForm, this.getForm());
+        
+        // activate fields tooltip listeners
+        this.fieldToolTipsListeners();
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Private function to link fields tooltip
+     * Require the configuration parameter Ext.form.Field.tipText.
+     */
+    fieldToolTipsListeners: function () {
+        var form;
+
+        function createToolTip (c) {
+            //NOTE: don't remove the new keyword although JSlint require it
+            new Ext.ToolTip({
+                target: c.getEl(),
+                title: c.fieldLabel,
+                anchor: 'left',
+                trackMouse: false,
+                html: Ext.util.Format.htmlEncode(c.tipText)
+            }); 
+        }   
+             
+        form = this.getForm();
+        form.items.each(function (field) {
+            if (field.tipText) {
+                field.on('render', createToolTip);
+            }
+        });
+    },
+    
     /**
      * Helper function to enable/disable all fields of the form
      * @param {Object} boolean
diff --git a/static/plugin_dbui/src/appform2.js b/static/plugin_dbui/src/appform2.js
index d1f557a050a6eb5f01fdb0933f3a2179693625b8..8eeea9a14e2bcc2bbfaf30194ab72b4e77e2486f 100644
--- a/static/plugin_dbui/src/appform2.js
+++ b/static/plugin_dbui/src/appform2.js
@@ -21,21 +21,6 @@
 
 Ext.namespace('App.form');
 
-/**
- * Helper function to render the tooltip associate to a field
- * @param {Object} c
- */
-App.form.setToolTip = function (c) {
-	//NOTE: don't remove the new keyword although JSlint require it
-    new Ext.ToolTip({
-        target: c.getEl(),
-        title: c.fieldLabel,
-        anchor: 'left',
-        trackMouse: false,
-        html: Ext.util.Format.htmlEncode(c.tipText)
-    });	
-};
-
 
 App.form.EntryFormPanel = Ext.extend(App.form.FormPanel, {
 
@@ -59,24 +44,12 @@ App.form.EntryFormPanel = Ext.extend(App.form.FormPanel, {
      */	
     initComponent: function () {
 
-        var fields, field, i;
-        
         if (!this.tableName) {
             throw new Error("the property tablename is missing !!!");
         }
 
         App.form.EntryFormPanel.superclass.initComponent.call(this);
-        this.buttonCreate.on("click", this.onSubmit, this);
-        
-        // Add handler to display tool tip for each field
-        // Require the configuration parameter tipText.
-        fields = this.findByType('field');
-        for (i = 0; i < fields.length; i += 1) {
-            field = fields[i];
-            if (field.tipText) {
-                field.on('render', App.form.setToolTip);
-            }
-        }
+        this.buttonCreate.on("click", this.onSubmit, this);        
     },
 
     /**