diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/suggestion/suggestion.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/suggestion/suggestion.tt
index 38d74c8ad3..075b7c62a9 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/suggestion/suggestion.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/suggestion/suggestion.tt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
     <div id="toolbar" class="btn-toolbar">
         <a class="btn btn-default" id="editsuggestion" href="suggestion.pl?op=edit&amp;suggestionid=[% suggestionid | html %]"><i class="fa fa-pencil"></i> Edit</a>
-        <a class="btn btn-default deletesuggestion" href="suggestion.pl?op=delete&amp;edit_field=[% suggestionid | html %]"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i> Delete</a>
+        <a class="btn btn-default deletesuggestion" href="suggestion.pl?op=delete&amp;suggestionid=[% suggestionid | html %]"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i> Delete</a>
     </div>
 
     <fieldset class="rows">
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
     <ul class="ui-tabs-nav">
         [% FOREACH suggestion IN suggestions %]
                 <li>
-            <a href="#[% suggestion.suggestiontype | uri %]">
+            <a href="#tab_[% loop.count %]">
             [% IF ( suggestion.suggestiontypelabel ) %]
                 [% IF (suggestion.suggestiontypelabel == "Pending") %]Pending
                 [% ELSIF (suggestion.suggestiontypelabel == "Accepted") %]Accepted
@@ -494,12 +494,12 @@
 [% END %]
 
 [% FOREACH suggestion IN suggestions %]
-<div id="[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]">
-<form class="update_suggestions" name="f[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]" method="post" action="/cgi-bin/koha/suggestion/suggestion.pl#[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]">
+<div id="tab_[% loop.count %]">
+<form class="update_suggestions" name="f" method="post" action="/cgi-bin/koha/suggestion/suggestion.pl#tab_[% loop.count %]">
 
 [% IF ( suggestion.suggestions_loop ) %]
-<p><a id="CheckAll[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]" href="#">Check all</a> | <a id="UncheckAll[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]" href="#">Uncheck all</a></p>
-    <table id="[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]t" class="sorted">
+<p><a class="checkall" href="#">Check all</a> | <a name="uncheckall" href="#">Uncheck all</a></p>
+    <table id="table_[% loop.count %]" class="sorted">
         <thead>
             <tr>
                 <th class="NoSort noExport">&nbsp;</th>
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
             [% FOREACH suggestions_loo IN suggestion.suggestions_loop %]
                 <tr>
                 <td>
-                    <input type="checkbox" name="edit_field" value="[% suggestions_loo.suggestionid | html %]" />
+                    <input type="checkbox" name="suggestionid" value="[% suggestions_loo.suggestionid | html %]" />
                 </td>
                 <td>
                     <a href="suggestion.pl?suggestionid=[% suggestions_loo.suggestionid | uri %]&amp;op=show" title="suggestion" >
@@ -571,80 +571,93 @@
                 </td>
                 <td class="actions">
                     <a class="btn btn-xs btn-default" href="suggestion.pl?suggestionid=[% suggestions_loo.suggestionid | html %]&amp;op=edit"><i class="fa fa-pencil"></i> Edit</a>
-                    <a class="btn btn-default btn-xs deletesuggestion" href="suggestion.pl?op=delete&amp;edit_field=[% suggestions_loo.suggestionid | html %]"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i> Delete</a>
+                    <a class="btn btn-default btn-xs deletesuggestion" href="suggestion.pl?op=delete&amp;suggestionid=[% suggestions_loo.suggestionid | html %]"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i> Delete</a>
                 </td>
         </tr>
         [% END %]</tbody>
-        </table>  <fieldset>
-    <div id="select-reason[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]">
-        <div id="status[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]">
-            <label for="STATUS[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]">Mark selected as: </label>
-            <select name="STATUS" id="STATUS[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]">
-                <option value=""> -- Choose a status --</option>
+        </table>
 
-                [% IF (statusselected_ASKED ) %]
-                    <option value="ASKED" selected="selected">Pending</option>
-                [% ELSE %]
-                    <option value="ASKED">Pending</option>
-                [% END %]
+        <div class="row">
+            <h2 style="padding-left:1em;">Change selected suggestions</h3>
+            <div class="col-sm-4">
+                <fieldset>
+                    <div id="select-reason">
+                       <label for="STATUS">Mark selected as: </label>
+                       <select name="STATUS" id="STATUS">
+                           <option value=""> -- Choose a status --</option>
 
-                [% IF (statusselected_ACCEPTED ) %]
-                    <option value="ACCEPTED" selected="selected">Accepted</option>
-                [% ELSE %]
-                    <option value="ACCEPTED">Accepted</option>
-                [% END %]
+                           [% IF (statusselected_ASKED ) %]
+                               <option value="ASKED" selected="selected">Pending</option>
+                           [% ELSE %]
+                               <option value="ASKED">Pending</option>
+                           [% END %]
 
-                [% IF (statusselected_CHECKED ) %]
-                    <option value="CHECKED" selected="selected">Checked</option>
-                [% ELSE %]
-                    <option value="CHECKED">Checked</option>
-                [% END %]
+                           [% IF (statusselected_ACCEPTED ) %]
+                               <option value="ACCEPTED" selected="selected">Accepted</option>
+                           [% ELSE %]
+                               <option value="ACCEPTED">Accepted</option>
+                           [% END %]
 
-                [% IF ( statusselected_REJECTED ) %]
-                    <option value="REJECTED" selected="selected">Rejected</option>
-                [% ELSE %]
-                    <option value="REJECTED">Rejected</option>
-                [% END %]
+                           [% IF (statusselected_CHECKED ) %]
+                               <option value="CHECKED" selected="selected">Checked</option>
+                           [% ELSE %]
+                               <option value="CHECKED">Checked</option>
+                           [% END %]
 
-                [% FOREACH s IN SuggestionStatuses %]
-                    <option value="[% s.authorised_value | html %]">[% s.lib | html %]</option>
-                [% END %]
-            </select>
+                           [% IF ( statusselected_REJECTED ) %]
+                               <option value="REJECTED" selected="selected">Rejected</option>
+                           [% ELSE %]
+                               <option value="REJECTED">Rejected</option>
+                           [% END %]
 
-            <label for="reason[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]">with this reason:</label>
-            <select id="reason[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]" name="reason[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]">
-                <option value=""> -- Choose a reason -- </option>
-                [% FOREACH reasonsloo IN suggestion.reasonsloop %]
-                    <option value="[% reasonsloo.lib | html %]">[% reasonsloo.lib | html %]</option>
-                [% END %]
-                <option value="other">Others...</option>
-            </select>
+                           [% FOREACH s IN SuggestionStatuses %]
+                               <option value="[% s.authorised_value | html %]">[% s.lib | html %]</option>
+                           [% END %]
+                       </select>
 
-            <span id="other_reason[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]">
-                <input type="text" size="31" id="select-other_reason[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]" name="other_reason[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]" placeholder="please note your reason here..." />
-                <a href="#back[% suggestion.suggestiontype | uri %]">Cancel</a>
-            </span>
+                       <label for="reason">with this reason:</label>
+                       <select name="reason">
+                           <option value=""> -- Choose a reason -- </option>
+                           [% FOREACH reasonsloo IN suggestion.reasonsloop %]
+                               <option value="[% reasonsloo.lib | html %]">[% reasonsloo.lib | html %]</option>
+                           [% END %]
+                           <option value="other">Others...</option>
+                       </select>
 
-            <strong style="padding: 0 1em;">OR:</strong>
+                       <span class="other_reason">
+                           <input type="text" size="31" name="other_reason" placeholder="please note your reason here..." />
+                           <a href="#" class="cancel_note">Cancel</a>
+                       </span>
+                    </div>
 
-            <label for="[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]delete">Delete selected</label>
-            <input type="checkbox" name="op" id="[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]delete" />
+                    <input type="hidden" name="branchcode" value="[% branchfilter | html %]" />
+                    <fieldset class="action"><button type="submit" class="btn btn-default btn-xs" value="update_status"/>Submit</button></fieldset>
+                </fieldset>
+            </div>
+            <div class="col-sm-4">
+                <fieldset>
+                    <label for="itemtype">Update item types with: </label>
+                    [% PROCESS 'av-build-dropbox.inc' name="suggestion_itemtype", category="SUGGEST_FORMAT", size = 20  %]
+                    <input type="hidden" name="branchcode" value="[% branchfilter | html %]" />
+                    <fieldset class="action"><button type="submit" class="btn btn-default btn-xs" value="update_itemtype"/>Submit</button></fieldset>
+                </fieldset>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-sm-4">
+                <fieldset>
+                    <label for="delete_[% loop.count %]">Delete selected</label>
+                    <input type="hidden" name="branchcode" value="[% branchfilter | html %]" />
+                    <fieldset class="action"><button type="submit" class="btn btn-default btn-xs" value="delete"/>Delete</button></fieldset>
+                </fieldset>
+            </div>
         </div>
-    </div>
 
-    <input type="hidden" name="branchcode" value="[% branchfilter | html %]" />
-    <input type="hidden" name="tabcode" value="[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]" />
-    <input type="hidden" name="op" value="change" />
-</fieldset>
-        <fieldset class="action">
-    <input type="submit" value="Submit" /></fieldset>
-</form>
 [% ELSE %]
     <b>No results.</b>
 [% END %]
+</form>
 </div>
 [% END %]
-    </div>
 [% END %]
 
 [% UNLESS ( op_save ) %]
@@ -823,15 +836,8 @@
         [% INCLUDE 'datatables.inc' %]
         [% INCLUDE 'columns_settings.inc' %]
         [% Asset.js("lib/jquery/plugins/jquery.checkboxes.min.js") | $raw %]
-        <script>
-            /**
-            *  displayOther.
-            *  This function display the select or an textaera to write a reason.
-            */
-            function displayOther(id,show,hide){
-                $("#"+hide+id).hide();
-                $("#"+show+id).show();
-            }
+
+        <script type="text/javascript">
             $(document).ready(function() {
                 $('#suggestiontabs').tabs();
 
@@ -849,36 +855,26 @@
                     [% END %]
                 [% END %]
 
-            [% FOREACH suggestion IN suggestions %]
-                // functions for [% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %] interactions
-                $("#CheckAll[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]").click(function(e){
-                    $("#[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]t").checkCheckboxes();
-                    e.preventDefault();
+                $(".checkall").click(function(e){
+                    $(this).parent(form).checkCheckboxes();
+                    return false;
                 });
-                $("#UncheckAll[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]").click(function(e){
-                    $("#[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]t").unCheckCheckboxes();
-                    e.preventDefault();
+                $(".uncheckall").click(function(e){
+                    $(this).parent(form).unCheckCheckboxes();
+                    return false;
                 });
-                $("#other_reason[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]").hide();
-                $("#reason[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]").change(function(){
+                $(".other_reason").hide();
+                $("select[name='reason']").change(function(){
                     if($(this).val() == "other"){
                         $(this).hide();
-                        $("#other_reason[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]").show();
-                }
-                });
-                $("#[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]delete").change(function(){
-                    if(this.checked){
-                        $("form[name='f[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]'] input[name=op]").attr("value","delete");
-                    } else {
-                        $("form[name='f[% suggestion.suggestiontype | html %]'] input[name=op]").attr("value","change");
+                        $(this).siblings(".other_reason").show();
                     }
                 });
 
-            [% END %]
-                $("a[href*=back]").click(function(){
-                var sid = $(this).attr("href").replace(/#back/,"");
-                    $("#reason"+sid).show().find("option[value='']").attr("selected","selected");
-                    $("#other_reason"+sid).hide();
+                $("a.cancel_note").click(function(e) {
+                    $(this).parent().siblings("select").show().find("option[value='']").attr("selected","selected");
+                    $(this).siblings("input[name='other_reason']").hide();
+                    e.preventDefault();
                 });
                 $("h4.local_collapse a").click(function(){
                     $(this).parent().parent().find("ol").toggle();
@@ -925,27 +921,33 @@
                     }
                 });
 
-                $("form.update_suggestions").on("submit", function(e){
-                    var form = this;
-                    var action_delete_selected = $(this).find("input[value='delete']").is(":checked");
-                    if ( action_delete_selected ) {
-                        var suggestions_to_delete = $(this).find("input[name='edit_field']:checked");
-                        if ( suggestions_to_delete.length == 0 ) {
-                            alert(_("Please select at least one suggestion to delete"));
-                            e.preventDefault();
-                            return false;
-                        } else if ( suggestions_to_delete.length == 1 ) {
+                $("button[type='submit']").on("click", function(e) {
+                    var form = $(this).parents("form");
+                    var action = $(this).val();
+                    var selected_suggestions = $(form).find("input[name='suggestionid']:checked");
+                    if ( selected_suggestions.length == 0 ) {
+                        alert(_("Please select at least one suggestion"));
+                        e.preventDefault();
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    if ( action == "delete" ) {
+                        if ( selected_suggestions.length == 1 ) {
                             if ( ! confirm(_("Are you sure you want to delete this suggestion?")) ) {
                                 e.preventDefault();
                                 return false;
                             }
-                        } else if ( suggestions_to_delete.length > 1 ) {
+                        } else if ( selected_suggestions.length > 1 ) {
                             if ( ! confirm(_("Are you sure you want to delete these suggestions?")) ) {
                                 e.preventDefault();
                                 return false;
                             }
                         }
                     }
+
+                    $('<input />').attr('type', 'hidden')
+                                  .attr('name', "op")
+                                  .attr('value', action)
+                                  .appendTo(form);
                     return true;
                 });
             });
diff --git a/suggestion/suggestion.pl b/suggestion/suggestion.pl
index 6a93e7a1dc..bc9c14c087 100755
--- a/suggestion/suggestion.pl
+++ b/suggestion/suggestion.pl
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ my $input           = CGI->new;
 my $redirect  = $input->param('redirect');
 my $suggestedbyme   = (defined $input->param('suggestedbyme')? $input->param('suggestedbyme'):1);
 my $op              = $input->param('op')||'else';
-my @editsuggestions = $input->multi_param('edit_field');
+my @editsuggestions = $input->multi_param('suggestionid');
 my $suggestedby     = $input->param('suggestedby');
 my $returnsuggestedby = $input->param('returnsuggestedby');
 my $returnsuggested = $input->param('returnsuggested');
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ $suggestion_only->{STATUS} = $suggestion_ref->{STATUS};
 
 delete $$suggestion_ref{$_} foreach qw( suggestedbyme op displayby tabcode edit_field );
 foreach (keys %$suggestion_ref){
-    delete $$suggestion_ref{$_} if (!$$suggestion_ref{$_} && ($op eq 'else' || $op eq 'change'));
+    delete $$suggestion_ref{$_} if (!$$suggestion_ref{$_} && ($op eq 'else' ));
 }
 my ( $template, $borrowernumber, $cookie, $userflags ) = get_template_and_user(
         {
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ elsif ($op=~/edit/) {
     Init($suggestion_ref);
     $op ='save';
 }  
-elsif ($op eq "change" ) {
+elsif ($op eq "update_status" ) {
 
     my $suggestion;
     # set accepted/rejected/managed informations if applicable
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ elsif ($op eq "change" ) {
         $suggestion->{managedby}   = C4::Context->userenv->{number};
         $suggestion->{STATUS}      = $STATUS;
     }
-    if ( my $reason = $input->param("reason$tabcode") ) {
+    if ( my $reason = $input->param("reason") ) {
         if ( $reason eq "other" ) {
-            $reason = $input->param("other_reason$tabcode");
+            $reason = $input->param("other_reason");
         }
         $suggestion->{reason} = $reason;
     }
@@ -266,6 +266,13 @@ elsif ($op eq "change" ) {
     }
     $op = 'else';
 }
+elsif ( $op eq 'update_itemtype' ) {
+    my $new_itemtype = $input->param('suggestion_itemtype');
+    foreach my $suggestionid (@editsuggestions) {
+        next unless $suggestionid;
+        &ModSuggestion({ suggestionid => $suggestionid, itemtype => $new_itemtype });
+    }
+}
 elsif ( $op eq 'show' ) {
     $suggestion_ref=&GetSuggestion($$suggestion_ref{'suggestionid'});
     my $budget = GetBudget $$suggestion_ref{budgetid};