diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.js
index b848f0e60..fddaac55e 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.js
@@ -257,9 +257,7 @@ HistoryPanel.prototype._showExtractOperationsDialog = function(json) {
 
   var level = DialogSystem.showDialog(frame);
     
-    function setFocusToTextBox() {
-      document.getElementById("filterInput").focus();
-    }
+  elmts.getElementById("filterInput").focus();
 
   elmts.textarea[0].select();
 };
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/views/data-table/menu-edit-cells.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/views/data-table/menu-edit-cells.js
index 928adc8c2..5543761e5 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/views/data-table/menu-edit-cells.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/views/data-table/menu-edit-cells.js
@@ -305,10 +305,8 @@ DataTableColumnHeaderUI.extendMenu(function(column, columnHeaderUI, menu) {
     var level = DialogSystem.showDialog(frame);
     var dismiss = function() { DialogSystem.dismissUntil(level - 1); };
     
-    function setFocusToTextBox() {
-      document.getElementById("separatorInput").focus();
-    }
-
+    elmts.getElementById("separatorInput").focus();
+    
     elmts.cancelButton.click(dismiss);
     elmts.okButton.click(function() {
       var mode = $("input[name='split-by-mode']:checked")[0].value;
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/views/data-table/menu-edit-column.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/views/data-table/menu-edit-column.js
index 3c2ab81c7..798ec3ac9 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/views/data-table/menu-edit-column.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/views/data-table/menu-edit-column.js
@@ -278,9 +278,7 @@ DataTableColumnHeaderUI.extendMenu(function(column, columnHeaderUI, menu) {
     var level = DialogSystem.showDialog(frame);
     var dismiss = function() { DialogSystem.dismissUntil(level - 1); };
     
-    function setFocusToTextBox() {
-      document.getElementById("separatorInput").focus();
-    }
+    elmts.getElementById("separatorInput").focus();
 
     elmts.cancelButton.click(dismiss);
     elmts.okButton.click(function() {