diff --git a/limereport/items/lrabstractlayout.cpp b/limereport/items/lrabstractlayout.cpp
index 47283b7..3b143c7 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrabstractlayout.cpp
+++ b/limereport/items/lrabstractlayout.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,34 @@ void AbstractLayout::updateItemSize(DataSourceManager* dataManager, RenderPass p
     BaseDesignIntf::updateItemSize(dataManager, pass, maxHeight);
 }
 
+void AbstractLayout::rebuildChildrenIfNeeded(){
+    if (layoutsChildren().count() < childItems().size()-1){
+        layoutsChildren().clear();
+        foreach (BaseDesignIntf* childItem, childBaseItems()) {
+            layoutsChildren().append(childItem);
+        }
+        sortChildren();
+    }
+}
+
+BaseDesignIntf *AbstractLayout::findNext(BaseDesignIntf *item)
+{
+    rebuildChildrenIfNeeded();
+    for (int i=0; i<layoutsChildren().count();++i){
+        if (layoutsChildren()[i]==item && layoutsChildren().size()>i+1){ return layoutsChildren()[i+1];}
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+BaseDesignIntf *AbstractLayout::findPrior(BaseDesignIntf *item)
+{
+    rebuildChildrenIfNeeded();
+    for (int i=0; i<layoutsChildren().count();++i){
+        if (layoutsChildren()[i]==item && i!=0){ return layoutsChildren()[i-1];}
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void AbstractLayout::slotOnChildDestroy(QObject* child)
 {
     m_children.removeAll(static_cast<BaseDesignIntf*>(child));
@@ -323,6 +351,13 @@ void AbstractLayout::setHideEmptyItems(bool hideEmptyItems)
     }
 }
 
+BaseDesignIntf *AbstractLayout::at(int index)
+{
+    rebuildChildrenIfNeeded();
+    if (layoutsChildren().size() > index) return layoutsChildren()[index];
+    return 0;
+}
+
 LayoutMarker* AbstractLayout::layoutMarker() const
 {
     return m_layoutMarker;
diff --git a/limereport/items/lrabstractlayout.h b/limereport/items/lrabstractlayout.h
index 6f5e796..90d9b9d 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrabstractlayout.h
+++ b/limereport/items/lrabstractlayout.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public:
 
     bool hideEmptyItems() const;
     void setHideEmptyItems(bool hideEmptyItems);
-
+    BaseDesignIntf* at(int index);
 protected:
     int  childrenCount();
     void beforeDelete();
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ protected:
     bool isNeedUpdateSize(RenderPass pass) const;
     QVariant itemChange(GraphicsItemChange change, const QVariant &value);
     void updateItemSize(DataSourceManager* dataManager, RenderPass pass, int maxHeight);
+    void rebuildChildrenIfNeeded();
 private:
+    virtual void sortChildren() = 0;
     virtual void divideSpace() = 0;
     virtual void updateLayoutSize() = 0;
     virtual void relocateChildren() = 0;
-    virtual BaseDesignIntf *findNext(BaseDesignIntf *item) = 0;
-    virtual BaseDesignIntf *findPrior(BaseDesignIntf *item) = 0;
+    virtual BaseDesignIntf* findNext(BaseDesignIntf *item);
+    virtual BaseDesignIntf* findPrior(BaseDesignIntf *item);
     virtual void placeItemInLayout(BaseDesignIntf* item) = 0;
     virtual void insertItemInLayout(BaseDesignIntf* item) = 0;
 private slots:
diff --git a/limereport/items/lrhorizontallayout.cpp b/limereport/items/lrhorizontallayout.cpp
index 0fd3207..e5cd0af 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrhorizontallayout.cpp
+++ b/limereport/items/lrhorizontallayout.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ void HorizontalLayout::setItemAlign(const BaseDesignIntf::ItemAlign &itemAlign)
     BaseDesignIntf::setItemAlign(itemAlign);
 }
 
+void HorizontalLayout::sortChildren()
+{
+    qSort(layoutsChildren().begin(),layoutsChildren().end(),horizontalLessThen);
+}
+
 void HorizontalLayout::updateLayoutSize()
 {
     int spaceBorder = (borderLines() != 0) ? borderLineSize() : 0;
@@ -183,34 +188,6 @@ void HorizontalLayout::relocateChildren()
     setIsRelocating(false);
 }
 
-BaseDesignIntf* HorizontalLayout::findNext(BaseDesignIntf* item){
-    if (layoutsChildren().count() < childItems().size()-1){
-        layoutsChildren().clear();
-        foreach (BaseDesignIntf* childItem, childBaseItems()) {
-            layoutsChildren().append(childItem);
-        }
-    }
-    qSort(layoutsChildren().begin(),layoutsChildren().end(),horizontalLessThen);
-    for (int i=0; i<layoutsChildren().count();++i){
-        if (layoutsChildren()[i]==item && layoutsChildren().size()>i+1){ return layoutsChildren()[i+1];}
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-BaseDesignIntf* HorizontalLayout::findPrior(BaseDesignIntf* item){
-    if (layoutsChildren().count()<childItems().size()-1){
-        layoutsChildren().clear();
-        foreach (BaseDesignIntf* childItem, childBaseItems()) {
-            layoutsChildren().append(childItem);
-        }
-    }
-    qSort(layoutsChildren().begin(),layoutsChildren().end(),horizontalLessThen);
-    for (int i=0; i<layoutsChildren().count();++i){
-        if (layoutsChildren()[i]==item && i!=0){ return layoutsChildren()[i-1];}
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
 void HorizontalLayout::divideSpace(){
     setIsRelocating(true);
     qreal itemsSumSize = 0;
diff --git a/limereport/items/lrhorizontallayout.h b/limereport/items/lrhorizontallayout.h
index 1e4c536..fcd9e93 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrhorizontallayout.h
+++ b/limereport/items/lrhorizontallayout.h
@@ -53,16 +53,13 @@ public:
 protected:
     void updateLayoutSize();
     void relocateChildren();
-    BaseDesignIntf *findNext(BaseDesignIntf *item);
-    BaseDesignIntf *findPrior(BaseDesignIntf *item);
-
     bool canBeSplitted(int height) const;
     BaseDesignIntf* cloneUpperPart(int height, QObject* owner=0, QGraphicsItem* parent=0);
     BaseDesignIntf* cloneBottomPart(int height, QObject *owner=0, QGraphicsItem *parent=0);
-
     void setItemAlign(const ItemAlign &itemAlign);
 
 private:
+    void sortChildren();
     void divideSpace();
     void placeItemInLayout(BaseDesignIntf* item);
     void insertItemInLayout(BaseDesignIntf* item);
diff --git a/limereport/items/lrverticallayout.cpp b/limereport/items/lrverticallayout.cpp
index 547225c..1958e0e 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrverticallayout.cpp
+++ b/limereport/items/lrverticallayout.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ BaseDesignIntf* VerticalLayout::cloneBottomPart(int height, QObject* owner, QGra
     return bottomPart;
 }
 
+void VerticalLayout::sortChildren()
+{
+    qSort(layoutsChildren().begin(),layoutsChildren().end(),verticalLessThen);
+}
+
 void VerticalLayout::divideSpace()
 {
     setIsRelocating(true);
@@ -187,34 +192,4 @@ void VerticalLayout::insertItemInLayout(BaseDesignIntf* item)
     }
 }
 
-BaseDesignIntf*VerticalLayout::findNext(BaseDesignIntf* item)
-{
-    if (layoutsChildren().count() < childItems().size()-1){
-        layoutsChildren().clear();
-        foreach (BaseDesignIntf* childItem, childBaseItems()) {
-            layoutsChildren().append(childItem);
-        }
-    }
-    qSort(layoutsChildren().begin(),layoutsChildren().end(),verticalLessThen);
-    for (int i=0; i<layoutsChildren().count();++i){
-        if (layoutsChildren()[i]==item && layoutsChildren().size()>i+1){ return layoutsChildren()[i+1];}
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-BaseDesignIntf*VerticalLayout::findPrior(BaseDesignIntf* item)
-{
-    if (layoutsChildren().count()<childItems().size()-1){
-        layoutsChildren().clear();
-        foreach (BaseDesignIntf* childItem, childBaseItems()) {
-            layoutsChildren().append(childItem);
-        }
-    }
-    qSort(layoutsChildren().begin(),layoutsChildren().end(),verticalLessThen);
-    for (int i=0; i<layoutsChildren().count();++i){
-        if (layoutsChildren()[i]==item && i!=0){ return layoutsChildren()[i-1];}
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-}
+} // namespace LimeReport
diff --git a/limereport/items/lrverticallayout.h b/limereport/items/lrverticallayout.h
index 17341ba..90ecb0a 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrverticallayout.h
+++ b/limereport/items/lrverticallayout.h
@@ -24,13 +24,10 @@ protected:
     BaseDesignIntf* cloneUpperPart(int height, QObject* owner=0, QGraphicsItem* parent=0);
     BaseDesignIntf* cloneBottomPart(int height, QObject *owner=0, QGraphicsItem *parent=0);
 private:
+    void sortChildren();
     void divideSpace();
     void placeItemInLayout(BaseDesignIntf* item);
     void insertItemInLayout(BaseDesignIntf* item);
-    BaseDesignIntf *findNext(BaseDesignIntf *item);
-    BaseDesignIntf *findPrior(BaseDesignIntf* item);
-private:
-
 };
 
 } // namespace LimeReport