diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
index 193ab995586..612a078ecf2 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@ import java.util.List;
 import com.cloud.api.response.AccountResponse;
 import com.cloud.api.response.DiskOfferingResponse;
 import com.cloud.api.response.DomainResponse;
+import com.cloud.api.response.ResourceLimitResponse;
+import com.cloud.api.response.ServiceOfferingResponse;
 import com.cloud.api.response.UserResponse;
 import com.cloud.configuration.ResourceCount.ResourceType;
+import com.cloud.configuration.ResourceLimitVO;
 import com.cloud.domain.DomainVO;
+import com.cloud.offering.NetworkOffering.GuestIpType;
 import com.cloud.server.Criteria;
+import com.cloud.service.ServiceOfferingVO;
 import com.cloud.storage.DiskOfferingVO;
 import com.cloud.user.Account;
 import com.cloud.user.UserAccount;
@@ -182,5 +187,45 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper {
        diskOfferingResponse.setTags(offering.getTags());
        return diskOfferingResponse;
    }
+   
+   public static ResourceLimitResponse createResourceLimitResponse (ResourceLimitVO limit) {
+       ResourceLimitResponse resourceLimitResponse = new ResourceLimitResponse();
+       if (limit.getDomainId() != null) {
+           resourceLimitResponse.setDomainId(limit.getDomainId());
+           resourceLimitResponse.setDomainName(ApiDBUtils.findDomainById(limit.getDomainId()).getName());
+       }
+           
+       if (limit.getAccountId() != null) {
+           Account accountTemp = ApiDBUtils.findAccountById(limit.getAccountId());
+           if (accountTemp != null) {
+               resourceLimitResponse.setAccountName(accountTemp.getAccountName());
+               resourceLimitResponse.setDomainId(accountTemp.getDomainId());
+               resourceLimitResponse.setDomainName(ApiDBUtils.findDomainById(accountTemp.getDomainId()).getName());
+           }
+       }
+       resourceLimitResponse.setResourceType(Integer.valueOf(limit.getType().ordinal()).toString());
+       resourceLimitResponse.setMax(limit.getMax());
+       
+       return resourceLimitResponse;
+   }
+   
+   
+   public static ServiceOfferingResponse createServiceOfferingResponse (ServiceOfferingVO offering) {
+       ServiceOfferingResponse offeringResponse = new ServiceOfferingResponse();
+       offeringResponse.setId(offering.getId());
+       offeringResponse.setName(offering.getName());
+       offeringResponse.setDisplayText(offering.getDisplayText());
+       offeringResponse.setCpuNumber(offering.getCpu());
+       offeringResponse.setCpuSpeed(offering.getSpeed());
+       offeringResponse.setMemory(offering.getRamSize());
+       offeringResponse.setCreated(offering.getCreated());
+       offeringResponse.setStorageType(offering.getUseLocalStorage() ? "local" : "shared");
+       offeringResponse.setOfferHa(offering.getOfferHA());
+       offeringResponse.setUseVirtualNetwork(offering.getGuestIpType().equals(GuestIpType.Virtualized));
+       offeringResponse.setTags(offering.getTags());
+       
+       return offeringResponse;
+   }
+   
 
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateServiceOfferingCmd.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateServiceOfferingCmd.java
index 020178d4308..f0fe155dc4b 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateServiceOfferingCmd.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateServiceOfferingCmd.java
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ package com.cloud.api.commands;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.cloud.api.ApiConstants;
+import com.cloud.api.ApiResponseHelper;
 import com.cloud.api.BaseCmd;
 import com.cloud.api.Implementation;
 import com.cloud.api.Parameter;
 import com.cloud.api.response.ServiceOfferingResponse;
 import com.cloud.configuration.ConfigurationManager;
-import com.cloud.offering.NetworkOffering.GuestIpType;
 import com.cloud.service.ServiceOfferingVO;
 
 @Implementation(method="createServiceOffering", manager=ConfigurationManager.class, description="Creates a service offering.")
@@ -117,20 +117,7 @@ public class CreateServiceOfferingCmd extends BaseCmd {
 	@Override @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public ServiceOfferingResponse getResponse() {
 	    ServiceOfferingVO offering = (ServiceOfferingVO)getResponseObject();
-
-	    ServiceOfferingResponse response = new ServiceOfferingResponse();
-	    response.setId(offering.getId());
-	    response.setName(offering.getName());
-	    response.setDisplayText(offering.getDisplayText());
-	    response.setCpuNumber(offering.getCpu());
-	    response.setCpuSpeed(offering.getSpeed());
-	    response.setCreated(offering.getCreated());
-	    response.setMemory(offering.getRamSize());
-	    response.setOfferHa(offering.getOfferHA());
-	    response.setStorageType(offering.getUseLocalStorage() ? "local" : "shared");
-	    response.setTags(offering.getTags());
-	    response.setUseVirtualNetwork(offering.getGuestIpType().equals(GuestIpType.Virtualized));
-
+	    ServiceOfferingResponse response = ApiResponseHelper.createServiceOfferingResponse(offering);
         response.setResponseName(getName());
         return response;
 	}
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListResourceLimitsCmd.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListResourceLimitsCmd.java
index 6958471b263..f1982d1094c 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListResourceLimitsCmd.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListResourceLimitsCmd.java
@@ -24,14 +24,13 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.cloud.api.ApiConstants;
-import com.cloud.api.ApiDBUtils;
+import com.cloud.api.ApiResponseHelper;
 import com.cloud.api.BaseListCmd;
 import com.cloud.api.Implementation;
 import com.cloud.api.Parameter;
 import com.cloud.api.response.ListResponse;
 import com.cloud.api.response.ResourceLimitResponse;
 import com.cloud.configuration.ResourceLimitVO;
-import com.cloud.user.Account;
 import com.cloud.user.AccountManager;
 
 @Implementation(method="searchForLimits", manager=AccountManager.class, description="Lists resource limits.")
@@ -96,24 +95,7 @@ public class ListResourceLimitsCmd extends BaseListCmd {
         ListResponse<ResourceLimitResponse> response = new ListResponse<ResourceLimitResponse>();
         List<ResourceLimitResponse> limitResponses = new ArrayList<ResourceLimitResponse>();
         for (ResourceLimitVO limit : limits) {
-            ResourceLimitResponse resourceLimitResponse = new ResourceLimitResponse();
-            if (limit.getDomainId() != null) {
-                resourceLimitResponse.setDomainId(limit.getDomainId());
-                resourceLimitResponse.setDomainName(ApiDBUtils.findDomainById(limit.getDomainId()).getName());
-            }
-                
-            if (limit.getAccountId() != null) {
-                Account accountTemp = ApiDBUtils.findAccountById(limit.getAccountId());
-                if (accountTemp != null) {
-                    resourceLimitResponse.setAccountName(accountTemp.getAccountName());
-                    resourceLimitResponse.setDomainId(accountTemp.getDomainId());
-                    resourceLimitResponse.setDomainName(ApiDBUtils.findDomainById(accountTemp.getDomainId()).getName());
-                }
-            }
-
-            resourceLimitResponse.setResourceType(Integer.valueOf(limit.getType().ordinal()).toString());
-            resourceLimitResponse.setMax(limit.getMax());
-
+            ResourceLimitResponse resourceLimitResponse = ApiResponseHelper.createResourceLimitResponse(limit);
             resourceLimitResponse.setResponseName("resourcelimit");
             limitResponses.add(resourceLimitResponse);
         }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListServiceOfferingsCmd.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListServiceOfferingsCmd.java
index ff09dddd63f..b395cf7ca23 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListServiceOfferingsCmd.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListServiceOfferingsCmd.java
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.cloud.api.ApiConstants;
+import com.cloud.api.ApiResponseHelper;
 import com.cloud.api.BaseListCmd;
 import com.cloud.api.Implementation;
 import com.cloud.api.Parameter;
 import com.cloud.api.response.ListResponse;
 import com.cloud.api.response.ServiceOfferingResponse;
-import com.cloud.offering.NetworkOffering.GuestIpType;
 import com.cloud.service.ServiceOfferingVO;
 
 @Implementation(method="searchForServiceOfferings", description="Lists all available service offerings.")
@@ -82,19 +82,7 @@ public class ListServiceOfferingsCmd extends BaseListCmd {
         ListResponse<ServiceOfferingResponse> response = new ListResponse<ServiceOfferingResponse>();
         List<ServiceOfferingResponse> offeringResponses = new ArrayList<ServiceOfferingResponse>();
         for (ServiceOfferingVO offering : offerings) {
-            ServiceOfferingResponse offeringResponse = new ServiceOfferingResponse();
-            offeringResponse.setId(offering.getId());
-            offeringResponse.setName(offering.getName());
-            offeringResponse.setDisplayText(offering.getDisplayText());
-            offeringResponse.setCpuNumber(offering.getCpu());
-            offeringResponse.setCpuSpeed(offering.getSpeed());
-            offeringResponse.setMemory(offering.getRamSize());
-            offeringResponse.setCreated(offering.getCreated());
-            offeringResponse.setStorageType(offering.getUseLocalStorage() ? "local" : "shared");
-            offeringResponse.setOfferHa(offering.getOfferHA());
-            offeringResponse.setUseVirtualNetwork(offering.getGuestIpType().equals(GuestIpType.Virtualized));
-            offeringResponse.setTags(offering.getTags());
-
+            ServiceOfferingResponse offeringResponse = ApiResponseHelper.createServiceOfferingResponse(offering);
             offeringResponse.setResponseName("serviceoffering");
             offeringResponses.add(offeringResponse);
         }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateResourceLimitCmd.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateResourceLimitCmd.java
index 3b473bb608a..0c4f1ed0a7e 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateResourceLimitCmd.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateResourceLimitCmd.java
@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@ package com.cloud.api.commands;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.cloud.api.ApiConstants;
-import com.cloud.api.ApiDBUtils;
+import com.cloud.api.ApiResponseHelper;
 import com.cloud.api.BaseCmd;
 import com.cloud.api.Implementation;
 import com.cloud.api.Parameter;
 import com.cloud.api.response.ResourceLimitResponse;
 import com.cloud.configuration.ResourceLimitVO;
-import com.cloud.user.Account;
 import com.cloud.user.AccountManager;
 
 @Implementation(method="updateResourceLimit", manager=AccountManager.class, description="Updates resource limits for an account or domain.")
@@ -89,24 +88,7 @@ public class UpdateResourceLimitCmd extends BaseCmd {
     @Override @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public ResourceLimitResponse getResponse() {
         ResourceLimitVO limit = (ResourceLimitVO) getResponseObject();
-
-        ResourceLimitResponse response = new ResourceLimitResponse();
-        if (limit.getDomainId() != null) {
-            response.setDomainId(limit.getDomainId());
-            response.setDomainName(ApiDBUtils.findDomainById(limit.getDomainId()).getName());
-        }
-
-        if (limit.getAccountId() != null) {
-            Account accountTemp = ApiDBUtils.findAccountById(limit.getAccountId());
-            if (accountTemp != null) {
-                response.setAccountName(accountTemp.getAccountName());
-                response.setDomainId(accountTemp.getDomainId());
-                response.setDomainName(ApiDBUtils.findDomainById(accountTemp.getDomainId()).getName());
-            }
-        }
-        response.setResourceType(Integer.valueOf(limit.getType().ordinal()).toString());
-        response.setMax(limit.getMax());
-
+        ResourceLimitResponse response = ApiResponseHelper.createResourceLimitResponse(limit);
         response.setResponseName(getName());
         return response;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateServiceOfferingCmd.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateServiceOfferingCmd.java
index 57f65597c45..8d6033614bc 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateServiceOfferingCmd.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateServiceOfferingCmd.java
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ package com.cloud.api.commands;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.cloud.api.ApiConstants;
+import com.cloud.api.ApiResponseHelper;
 import com.cloud.api.BaseCmd;
 import com.cloud.api.Implementation;
 import com.cloud.api.Parameter;
 import com.cloud.api.response.ServiceOfferingResponse;
 import com.cloud.configuration.ConfigurationManager;
-import com.cloud.offering.NetworkOffering.GuestIpType;
 import com.cloud.service.ServiceOfferingVO;
 
 @Implementation(method="updateServiceOffering", manager=ConfigurationManager.class, description="Updates a service offering.")
@@ -95,21 +95,7 @@ public class UpdateServiceOfferingCmd extends BaseCmd {
     @Override @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public ServiceOfferingResponse getResponse() {
         ServiceOfferingVO offering = (ServiceOfferingVO) getResponseObject();
-
-        ServiceOfferingResponse response = new ServiceOfferingResponse();
-        response.setId(offering.getId());
-        response.setName(offering.getName());
-        response.setDisplayText(offering.getDisplayText());
-        response.setCpuNumber(offering.getCpu());
-        response.setCpuSpeed(offering.getSpeed());
-        response.setMemory(offering.getRamSize());
-        response.setCreated(offering.getCreated());
-        String storageType = offering.getUseLocalStorage() ? "local" : "shared";
-        response.setStorageType(storageType);
-        response.setOfferHa(offering.getOfferHA());
-        response.setUseVirtualNetwork(offering.getGuestIpType().equals(GuestIpType.Virtualized));
-        response.setTags(offering.getTags());
-
+        ServiceOfferingResponse response = ApiResponseHelper.createServiceOfferingResponse(offering);
         response.setResponseName(getName());
         return response;
     }