--- a/modules/org.openbravo.client.application/web/org.openbravo.client.application/js/ob-formitem-widgets.js	Mon Jan 03 21:44:36 2011 +0100
+++ b/modules/org.openbravo.client.application/web/org.openbravo.client.application/js/ob-formitem-widgets.js	Mon Jan 03 22:47:04 2011 +0100
@@ -103,6 +103,26 @@
 isc.OBSearchItem.addProperties({
   showPickerIcon: true,
 
+  setValue: function(value) {
+    var ret = this.Super('setValue', arguments);
+    // in this case the clearIcon needs to be shown or hidden
+    if (!this.disabled && !this.required) {
+      if (value) {
+        this.showIcon(this.instanceClearIcon);
+      } else {        
+        this.hideIcon(this.instanceClearIcon);
+      }
+    }
+    return ret;
+  },
+
+  init: function() {
+    this.instanceClearIcon = isc.shallowClone(this.clearIcon); 
+    this.icons = [this.instanceClearIcon];
+    this.icons[0].formItem = this;
+    return this.Super('init', arguments);
+  },
+
   getTitleHTML: function() {
     // calls the method from the OBLinkTitleItem interface
     return this.getLinkTitleHTML();

--- a/modules/org.openbravo.client.application/web/org.openbravo.userinterface.smartclient/openbravo/skins/3.00/org.openbravo.client.application/ob-form-styles.js	Mon Jan 03 21:44:36 2011 +0100
+++ b/modules/org.openbravo.client.application/web/org.openbravo.userinterface.smartclient/openbravo/skins/3.00/org.openbravo.client.application/ob-form-styles.js	Mon Jan 03 22:47:04 2011 +0100
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
  * All Rights Reserved.
  * Contributor(s):  ______________________________________.
  ************************************************************************
-*/
-
-
+ */
 isc.OBViewForm.addProperties({
   styleName: 'OBViewForm',
   //cellBorder: 1, // debug layout
@@ -48,6 +46,30 @@
   pickerIconHeight: 21,
   pickerIconWidth: 21,
   pickerIconSrc: '[SKINIMG]../../org.openbravo.client.application/images/form/search_picker.png',
+  clearIcon: {
+    height: 15,
+    width: 15,
+    // note: TODO: show a helpfull text, need to be present in the messages table
+    //prompt: 'test',
+    showIf: function(form, item){
+      if (item.disabled) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (item.required) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (item.getValue()) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      return false;
+    },
+    
+    click: function() {
+      this.formItem.clearValue();
+    },
+    
+    src: '[SKINIMG]../../org.openbravo.client.application/images/form/clear-field.png'
+  },
   newTabIconSrc: '[SKINIMG]../../org.openbravo.client.application/images/form/ico-to-new-tab.png',
   newTabIconSize: 8
 });