diff --git a/views/bootstrap/class.Bootstrap.php b/views/bootstrap/class.Bootstrap.php
index 9ebe5ea3d..7a21af57d 100644
--- a/views/bootstrap/class.Bootstrap.php
+++ b/views/bootstrap/class.Bootstrap.php
@@ -1851,6 +1851,45 @@ $(function() {
 		return '';
 	} /* }}} */
 
+	/**
+	 * Output left-arrow with link which takes over a number of ids into
+	 * a select box.
+	 *
+	 * Clicking in the button will preset the comma seperated list of ids
+	 * in data-ref as options in the select box with name $name
+	 *
+	 * @param string $name id of select box
+	 * @param array $ids list of option values
+	 */
+	function printSelectPresetButtonHtml($name, $ids) { /* {{{ */
+?>
+	<span id="<?php echo $name; ?>_btn" class="selectpreset_btn" style="cursor: pointer;" title="<?php printMLText("takeOver".$name); ?>" data-ref="<?php echo $name; ?>" data-ids="<?php echo implode(",", $ids);?>"><i class="icon-arrow-left"></i></span>
+<?php
+	} /* }}} */
+
+	/**
+	 * Javascript code for select preset button
+	 */
+	function printSelectPresetButtonJs() { /* {{{ */
+?>
+$(document).ready( function() {
+	$('.selectpreset_btn').click(function(ev){
+		ev.preventDefault();
+		if (typeof $(ev.currentTarget).data('ids') != 'undefined') {
+			target = $(ev.currentTarget).data('ref');
+			// Use attr() instead of data() because data() converts to int which cannot be split
+			items = $(ev.currentTarget).attr('data-ids');
+			arr = items.split(",");
+			for(var i in arr) {
+				$("#"+target+" option[value='"+arr[i]+"']").attr("selected", "selected");
+			}
+			$("#"+target).trigger("chosen:updated");
+		}
+	});
+});
+<?php
+	} /* }}} */
+
 	/**
 	 * Return HTML of a single row in the document list table
 	 *
diff --git a/views/bootstrap/class.UpdateDocument.php b/views/bootstrap/class.UpdateDocument.php
index 76eb1c105..990c64213 100644
--- a/views/bootstrap/class.UpdateDocument.php
+++ b/views/bootstrap/class.UpdateDocument.php
@@ -31,30 +31,12 @@ require_once("class.Bootstrap.php");
  */
 class SeedDMS_View_UpdateDocument extends SeedDMS_Bootstrap_Style {
 
-	function __takeOverButton($name, $users) { /* {{{ */
-?>
-	<span id="<?php echo $name; ?>_btn" style="cursor: pointer;" title="<?php printMLText("takeOver".$name); ?>"><i class="icon-arrow-left"></i></span>
-<script>
-$(document).ready( function() {
-	$('#<?php echo $name; ?>_btn').click(function(ev){
-		ev.preventDefault();
-<?php
-		foreach($users as $_id) {
-			echo "$(\"#".$name." option[value='".$_id."']\").attr(\"selected\", \"selected\");\n";
-		}
-?>
-		$("#<?php echo $name; ?>").trigger("chosen:updated");
-	});
-});
-</script>
-<?php
-	} /* }}} */
-
 	function js() { /* {{{ */
 		$strictformcheck = $this->params['strictformcheck'];
 		$dropfolderdir = $this->params['dropfolderdir'];
 		header('Content-Type: application/javascript');
 		$this->printDropFolderChooserJs("form1");
+		$this->printSelectPresetButtonJs();
 ?>
 function checkForm()
 {
@@ -278,7 +260,7 @@ $(document).ready( function() {
 					}
 				}
 				if($tmp) {
-					$this->__takeOverButton("IndReviewer", $tmp);
+					$this->printSelectPresetButtonHtml("IndReviewer", $tmp);
 				}
 				/* List all mandatory reviewers */
 				if($res) {
@@ -361,7 +343,7 @@ $(document).ready( function() {
 					}
 				}
 				if($tmp) {
-					$this->__takeOverButton("GrpReviewer", $tmp);
+					$this->printSelectPresetButtonHtml("GrpReviewer", $tmp);
 				}
 				/* List all mandatory groups of reviewers */
 				if($res) {
@@ -439,7 +421,7 @@ $(document).ready( function() {
 					}
 				}
 				if($tmp) {
-					$this->__takeOverButton("IndApprover", $tmp);
+					$this->printSelectPresetButtonHtml("IndApprover", $tmp);
 				}
 				/* List all mandatory approvers */
 				if($res) {
@@ -524,7 +506,7 @@ $(document).ready( function() {
 					}
 				}
 				if($tmp) {
-					$this->__takeOverButton("GrpApprover", $tmp);
+					$this->printSelectPresetButtonHtml("GrpApprover", $tmp);
 				}
 				/* List all mandatory groups of approvers */
 				if($res) {