diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/utils/ActionUtils.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/utils/ActionUtils.java
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+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+$Id$
+|                                                                          |
+| Copyright 2011 ForTISS GmbH                     |
+|                                                                          |
+| Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");          |
+| you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.         |
+| You may obtain a copy of the License at                                  |
+|                                                                          |
+|    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                            |
+|                                                                          |
+| Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software      |
+| distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,        |
+| WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
+| See the License for the specific language governing permissions and      |
+| limitations under the License.                                           |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+package org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui.utils;
+
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.Action;
+import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
+
+/**
+ * Utility methods for handling JFace {@link Action}s.
+ * 
+ * @author hoelzl
+ * @author $Author$
+ * @version $Rev$
+ * @ConQAT.Rating RED Hash:
+ */
+public class ActionUtils {
+
+	/** Setup an enabled action with name, tool tip, and icons. */
+	public static void setUpAction(Action action, String name, String toolTip,
+			ImageDescriptor icon, ImageDescriptor disabledIcon) {
+		action.setText(name);
+		action.setToolTipText(toolTip);
+		action.setEnabled(true);
+		action.setImageDescriptor(icon);
+		action.setDisabledImageDescriptor(disabledIcon);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/utils/TableViewerUtils.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/utils/TableViewerUtils.java
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+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+$Id$
+|                                                                          |
+| Copyright 2011 ForTISS GmbH                     |
+|                                                                          |
+| Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");          |
+| you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.         |
+| You may obtain a copy of the License at                                  |
+|                                                                          |
+|    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                            |
+|                                                                          |
+| Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software      |
+| distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,        |
+| WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
+| See the License for the specific language governing permissions and      |
+| limitations under the License.                                           |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+package org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui.utils;
+
+import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ColumnLabelProvider;
+import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.TableViewer;
+import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.TableViewerColumn;
+import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
+
+/**
+ * Utility methods for JFace {@link TableViewer}s.
+ * 
+ * @author hoelzl
+ * @author $Author$
+ * @version $Rev$
+ * @ConQAT.Rating RED Hash:
+ */
+public class TableViewerUtils {
+
+	/** Creates a simple column in the table viewer. */
+	public static TableViewerColumn makeColumn(TableViewer viewer, int bound,
+			String title, String tooltip, ColumnLabelProvider labelProvider) {
+		final TableViewerColumn column = new TableViewerColumn(viewer, SWT.LEFT);
+		column.getColumn().setWidth(bound);
+		column.getColumn().setText(title);
+		column.getColumn().setToolTipText(tooltip);
+		column.setLabelProvider(labelProvider);
+		return column;
+	}
+}