diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index cdeb31f96436..03350903df16 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   helper JsHelper
   helper QuadiconHelper
   helper ImageEncodeHelper
+  helper ViewFormattingHelper
 
   helper CloudResourceQuotaHelper
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/miq_ae_class_controller.rb b/app/controllers/miq_ae_class_controller.rb
index 81394c138e0b..737f4723b68a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/miq_ae_class_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/miq_ae_class_controller.rb
@@ -1733,16 +1733,14 @@ def playbook_inputs(method)
   end
 
   def set_playbook_data
-    data = {
-      :repository_id  => params['repository_id'],
-      :playbook_id    => params['playbook_id'],
-      :credential_id  => params['credential_id'],
-      :become_enabled => params['become_enabled'],
-      :verbosity      => params['verbosity'],
-    }
-    data[:network_credential_id] = params['network_credential_id'] if params['network_credential_id']
-    data[:cloud_credential_id] = params['cloud_credential_id'] if params['cloud_credential_id']
-    data
+    params_list = %i(repository_id
+                     playbook_id
+                     credential_id
+                     become_enabled
+                     verbosity
+                     network_credential_id
+                     cloud_credential_id)
+    copy_params_if_set({}, params, params_list)
   end
 
   def angular_form_specific_data
diff --git a/app/helpers/view_formatting_helper.rb b/app/helpers/view_formatting_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..185a66b911cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/view_formatting_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module ViewFormattingHelper
+  def format_form_group(label, value = nil)
+    output = content_tag(:label, :class => "col-md-2 control-label") do
+               _(label)
+    end
+    output << content_tag(:div, :class => "col-md-8") do
+                content_tag(:p, :class => "form-control-static") do
+                  value
+                end
+    end
+    output
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/miq_ae_class/_method_inputs.html.haml b/app/views/miq_ae_class/_method_inputs.html.haml
index 8fd3bfd62a86..b1d797c46504 100644
--- a/app/views/miq_ae_class/_method_inputs.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/miq_ae_class/_method_inputs.html.haml
@@ -10,35 +10,15 @@
       = _('Main Info')
     .form-horizontal.static
       .form-group
-        %label.col-md-2.control-label
-          = _('Type')
-        .col-md-8
-          %p.form-control-static
-            = @ae_method.location
+        = format_form_group(_('Type'), @ae_method.location)
       .form-group
-        %label.col-md-2.control-label
-          = Dictionary.gettext('fqname', :type => :column, :notfound => :titleize)
-        .col-md-8
-          %p.form-control-static
-            = h(@sb[:namespace_path])
+        = format_form_group(Dictionary.gettext('fqname', :type => :column, :notfound => :titleize), @sb[:namespace_path])
       .form-group
-        %label.col-md-2.control-label
-          = _('Name')
-        .col-md-8
-          %p.form-control-static
-            = @ae_method.name
+        = format_form_group(_('Name'), @ae_method.name)
       .form-group
-        %label.col-md-2.control-label
-          = _('Display Name')
-        .col-md-8
-          %p.form-control-static
-            = @ae_method.display_name
+        = format_form_group(_('Display Name'), @ae_method.display_name)
       .form-group
-        %label.col-md-2.control-label
-          = _('Created On')
-        .col-md-8
-          %p.form-control-static
-            = h(format_timezone(@ae_method.created_on, Time.zone, "gtl"))
+        = format_form_group(_('Created On'), format_timezone(@ae_method.created_on, Time.zone, "gtl"))
     = render :partial => "domain_overrides", :locals => {:node_prefix => "aem", :model => "Method"}
     %h3= (@ae_method.location == 'builtin') ? _('Builtin name') : _('Data')
     - if @ae_method.location == "inline"
@@ -59,35 +39,17 @@
     - elsif @ae_method.location == 'playbook'
       .form-horizontal.static
         .form-group
-          %label.col-md-2.control-label
-            = _('Repository')
-          .col-md-8
-            = h(@playbook_details[:repository])
+          = format_form_group(_('Repository'), @playbook_details[:repository])
         .form-group
-          %label.col-md-2.control-label
-            = _('Playbook')
-          .col-md-8
-            = h(@playbook_details[:playbook])
+          = format_form_group(_('Playbook'), @playbook_details[:playbook])
         .form-group
-          %label.col-md-2.control-label
-            = _('Machine Credential')
-          .col-md-8
-            = h(@playbook_details[:machine_credential])
+          = format_form_group(_('Machine Credential'), @playbook_details[:machine_credential])
         .form-group
-          %label.col-md-2.control-label
-            = _('Cloud Credential')
-          .col-md-8
-            = h(@playbook_details[:cloud_credential])
+          = format_form_group(_('Cloud Credential'), @playbook_details[:cloud_credential])
         .form-group
-          %label.col-md-2.control-label
-            = _('Escalate Privilege')
-          .col-md-8
-            = h(@playbook_details[:become_enabled])
+          = format_form_group(_('Escalate Privilege'), @playbook_details[:become_enabled])
         .form-group
-          %label.col-md-2.control-label
-            = _('Verbosity')
-          .col-md-8
-            = h(verbosity_display(@playbook_details[:verbosity]))
+          = format_form_group(_('Verbosity'), verbosity_display(@playbook_details[:verbosity]))
     - else
       = @ae_method.data
     -# show inputs parameters grid if there are any inputs
diff --git a/spec/views/miq_ae_class/_method_inputs.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/miq_ae_class/_method_inputs.html.haml_spec.rb
index b3c3edf25a31..486a2506f36e 100644
--- a/spec/views/miq_ae_class/_method_inputs.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/miq_ae_class/_method_inputs.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 describe "miq_ae_class/_method_inputs.html.haml" do
   include Spec::Support::AutomationHelper
+  helper(ViewFormattingHelper)
 
   context 'display method inputs' do
     before do