1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ishtar_common/models_common.py b/ishtar_common/models_common.py
index 5e6e3af8f..151ab5650 100644
--- a/ishtar_common/models_common.py
+++ b/ishtar_common/models_common.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from django.core.serializers import serialize
 from django.urls import reverse, NoReverseMatch
 from django.core.validators import validate_slug
 from django.db import connection, transaction, OperationalError, IntegrityError
-from django.db.models import Q, Count, Max
+from django.db.models import Q, Count, Max, fields
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save, post_delete, m2m_changed
 from django.template import loader
 from django.template.defaultfilters import slugify
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ from ishtar_common.utils import (
     ugettext_lazy as _,
     pgettext_lazy,
     get_image_path,
+    get_columns_from_class,
     human_date,
-    reverse_list_coordinates
+    reverse_list_coordinates,
 )
 from simple_history.models import HistoricalRecords as BaseHistoricalRecords
 from simple_history.signals import (
@@ -4249,6 +4250,17 @@ class MainItem(ShortMenuItem, SerializeItem):
     def class_verbose_name(cls):
         return cls._meta.verbose_name
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_columns(cls, table_cols_attr="TABLE_COLS", dict_col_labels=True):
+        """
+        :param table_cols_attr: "TABLE_COLS" if not specified
+        :param dict_col_labels: (default: True) if set to False return list matching
+        with table_cols list
+        :return: (table_cols, table_col_labels)
+        """
+        return get_columns_from_class(cls, table_cols_attr=table_cols_attr,
+                                      dict_col_labels=dict_col_labels)
+
     def get_search_url(self):
         if self.SLUG:
             return reverse(self.SLUG + "_search")