diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/GSResourceEncoder.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/GSResourceEncoder.java
index 8780c27..3d38c3b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/GSResourceEncoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/GSResourceEncoder.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import org.jdom.filter.Filter;
 public abstract class GSResourceEncoder
 		extends PropertyXMLEncoder {
 	public final static String NAME = "name";
+	public final static String NATIVENAME = "nativeName";
 	public final static String METADATA="metadata";
 	public final static String KEYWORDS="keywords";
 	public final static String METADATALINKS="metadataLinks";
@@ -236,6 +237,42 @@ public abstract class GSResourceEncoder
 			return null;
 	}
 	
+
+	/**
+	 * Add the 'nativename' node with a text value from 'name'
+	 * 
+	 * 
+	 */
+	protected void addNativeName(final String nativename) {
+		add(NATIVENAME, nativename);
+	}
+
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set or modify the 'nativename' node with a text value from 'name'
+	 * 
+	 * @note if not specified, the nativeName will be set with the value of the
+	 *       'name' node.
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public void setNativeName(final String nativename) {
+		set(NATIVENAME, nativename);
+	}
+
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the nativeName
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getNativeName() {
+		final Element nameNode = ElementUtils.contains(getRoot(), NATIVENAME, 1);
+		if (nameNode != null)
+			return nameNode.getText();
+		else
+			return null;
+	}
+	
     private final static String DESCRIPTION = "description";
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureTypeEncoder.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureTypeEncoder.java
index d55e528..ff59e84 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureTypeEncoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureTypeEncoder.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSResourceEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable.GSVirtualTableEncoder;
 
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
@@ -60,6 +61,34 @@ public class GSFeatureTypeEncoder extends GSResourceEncoder {
         super.setMetadata(key, dimensionInfo);
     }
 
+	/**
+	 * Add a VirtualTable (SQL View feature type)
+	 * 
+	 * @param virtualtable
+	 */
+	protected void addMetadataVirtualTable(
+			final GSVirtualTableEncoder virtualtable) {
+		super.addMetadata("JDBC_VIRTUAL_TABLE", virtualtable);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set a VirtualTable (SQL View feature type)
+	 * 
+	 * @param virtualtable
+	 */
+	public void setMetadataVirtualTable(final GSVirtualTableEncoder virtualtable) {
+		super.setMetadata("JDBC_VIRTUAL_TABLE", virtualtable);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the VirtualTable metadata
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if deleted, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public boolean delMetadataVirtualTable() {
+		return super.delMetadata("JDB_VIRTUAL_TABLE");
+	}
+    
     /**
      * delete a keyword from the list
      * 
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/GSVirtualTableEncoder.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/GSVirtualTableEncoder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7c36ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/GSVirtualTableEncoder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,341 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2011 GeoSolutions S.A.S.
+ *  http://www.geo-solutions.it
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ * 
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.jdom.Element;
+import org.jdom.filter.Filter;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.XmlElement;
+
+/**
+ * GSVirtualTableEncoder - Encodes a metadata VirtualTable for a GeoServer
+ * featureType.
+ * 
+ * Example (based on the example provided in the Geoserver documentation - see
+ * {@link http://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/data/database/sqlview.html#
+ * parameterizing-sql-views}):
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ * {
+ * 	@code
+ * 	// Set-up the vtGeom
+ * 	final VTGeometryEncoder vtGeom = new VTGeometryEncoder();
+ * 	vtGeom.setName("the_geom");
+ * 	vtGeom.setType("MultiPolygon");
+ * 	vtGeom.setSrid("4326");
+ * 
+ * 	// Set-up 2 virtual table parameters
+ * 	final VTParameterEncoder vtParam1 = new VTParameterEncoder("high",
+ * 			"100000000", "^[\\d]+$");
+ * 	final VTParameterEncoder vtParam2 = new VTParameterEncoder("low", "0",
+ * 			"^[\\d]+$");
+ * 
+ * 	// sql
+ * 	String sql = "select gid, state_name, the_geom from pgstates where persons between %low% and %high%";
+ * 
+ * 	// Set-up the virtual table
+ * 	final GSVirtualTableEncoder vte = new GSVirtualTableEncoder();
+ * 	vte.setName("popstates");
+ * 	vte.setSql("select gid, state_name, the_geom from pgstates where persons between %low% and %high%");
+ * 	vte.addKeyColumn("gid");
+ * 	vte.addVirtualTableGeometry(vtGeom);
+ * 	vte.addVirtualTableParameter(vtParam1);
+ * 	vte.addVirtualTableParameter(vtParam2);
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * 
+ * For this example, the XML output is:
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ * {@code
+ * <virtualTable>
+ * 	<name>popstates</name>
+ * 	<sql>select gid, state_name, the_geom from pgstates where persons between %low% and %high%</sql>
+ * 	<geometry>
+ * 		<name>the_geom</name>
+ * 		<type>MultiPolygon</type>
+ * 		<srid>4326</srid>
+ * 	</geometry>
+ *  <keyColumn>gid</keyColumn>
+ * 	<parameter>
+ * 		<name>high</name>
+ * 		<defaultValue>100000000</defaultValue>
+ * 		<regexpValidator>^[\d]+$</regexpValidator>
+ * 	</parameter>
+ * 	<parameter>
+ * 		<name>low</name>
+ * 		<defaultValue>0</defaultValue>
+ * 		<regexpValidator>^[\d]+$</regexpValidator>
+ * 	</parameter>
+ * </virtualTable>
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * 
+ * @author Emmanuel Blondel - emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com |
+ *         emmanuel.blondel@fao.org
+ * 
+ */
+public class GSVirtualTableEncoder extends XmlElement {
+
+	public final static String NAME = "name";
+	public final static String SQL = "sql";
+	public final static String KEYCOLUMN = "keyColumn";
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a GSVirtualTableEncoder
+	 */
+	public GSVirtualTableEncoder() {
+		super("virtualTable");	
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs directly a GSVirtualTableEncoder
+	 * 
+	 * @param name (required)
+	 * @param sql (required)
+	 * @param keyColumns (optional)
+	 * @param geomEncList (optional for geometryless sql view)
+	 * @param paramEncList (optional)
+	 */
+	public GSVirtualTableEncoder(String name, String sql, List<String> keyColumns,
+			List<VTGeometryEncoder> geomEncList,
+			List<VTParameterEncoder> paramEncList){
+		super("virtualTable");
+		this.setup(name, sql, keyColumns, geomEncList, paramEncList);
+	}		
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set-up quickly a GSVirtualTableEncoder
+	 * 
+	 * @param name (must be the same as the featureType nativeName)
+	 * @param sql
+	 * @param keyColumns
+	 * @param geomEncList
+	 * @param paramEncList
+	 */
+	protected void setup(String name, String sql, List<String> keyColumns,
+			List<VTGeometryEncoder> geomEncList,
+			List<VTParameterEncoder> paramEncList) {
+
+		setName(name);
+		setSql(sql);
+
+		if (keyColumns != null) {	
+			for (String pk : keyColumns) {
+				addKeyColumn(pk);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (geomEncList != null) {
+			for (VTGeometryEncoder geomEnc : geomEncList) {
+				addVirtualTableGeometry(geomEnc);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (paramEncList != null) {
+			for(VTParameterEncoder paramEnc : paramEncList){
+				addVirtualTableParameter(paramEnc);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add the 'name' node with a text value from 'name'
+	 * 
+	 * @note REQUIRED to configure a virtual table
+	 */
+	protected void addName(final String name){
+		add(NAME, name);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set or modify the 'name' node with a text value from 'name'
+	 * 
+	 * @note REQUIRED to configure a virtual table
+	 */
+	public void setName(final String name) {
+		set(NAME, name);
+	}	
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Get the name of the virtual table
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getName() {
+		final Element nameNode = ElementUtils.contains(getRoot(), NAME, 1);
+		if (nameNode != null)
+			return nameNode.getText();
+		else
+			return null;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Add the 'sql' node with a text value from 'sql'
+	 * 
+	 * @note REQUIRED to configure a virtual table
+	 */
+	protected void addSql(final String sql){
+		add(SQL, sql);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set or modify the 'sql' node with a text value from 'sql'
+	 * 
+	 * @note REQUIRED to configure a virtual table
+	 */
+	public void setSql(final String sql) {
+		set(SQL, sql);
+	}	
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Get the sql query
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getSql() {
+		final Element sqlNode = ElementUtils.contains(getRoot(), SQL, 1);
+		if (sqlNode != null)
+			return sqlNode.getText();
+		else
+			return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds a keyColumn
+	 * 
+	 * @param keycolumn
+	 */
+	public void addKeyColumn(String keycolumn){
+		final Element el = new Element(KEYCOLUMN);
+		el.setText(keycolumn);
+		this.getRoot().addContent(el);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Deletes a keyColumn
+	 * 
+	 * @param keycolumn
+	 * @return true if the keycolumn was removed
+	 */
+	public boolean delKeyColumn(final String keycolumn){
+		final Element el = new Element(KEYCOLUMN);
+		el.setText(keycolumn);
+		return (this.getRoot().removeContent(new Filter() {
+			private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+			public boolean matches(Object obj) {
+				if (((Element) obj).getText().equals(keycolumn)) {
+					return true;
+				}
+				return false;
+			}
+		})).size() == 0 ? false : true;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Adds a geometry to the VirtualTable
+	 * 
+	 * @param geomEnc
+	 */
+	public void addVirtualTableGeometry(VTGeometryEncoder geomEnc){
+		this.getRoot().addContent(geomEnc.getRoot());
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Adds quickly a geometry to the virtual table
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 * @param geometryType
+	 * @param srid
+	 */
+	public void addVirtualTableGeometry(String name, String geometryType, String srid){
+		final VTGeometryEncoder gEnc = new VTGeometryEncoder();
+		gEnc.setup(name, geometryType, srid);
+		this.getRoot().addContent(gEnc.getRoot());
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Deletes a geometry from the VirtualTable
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 * @return true if the geometry was removed, otherwise false
+	 */
+	public boolean delVirtualTableGeometry(String name){
+		return (this.getRoot()
+				.removeContent(VTGeometryEncoder
+						.getFilterByName(name))).size() == 0 ? false
+				: true;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Adds a parameter to the VirtualTable
+	 * 
+	 * @param paramEnc
+	 */
+	public void addVirtualTableParameter(VTParameterEncoder paramEnc){
+		this.getRoot().addContent(paramEnc.getRoot());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds quickly a parameter to the VirtualTable
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 * @param defaultValue
+	 * @param regexpValidator
+	 */
+	public void addVirtualTableParameter(String name, String defaultValue, String regexpValidator){
+		final VTParameterEncoder pEnc = new VTParameterEncoder();
+		pEnc.setup(name, defaultValue, regexpValidator);
+		this.getRoot().addContent(pEnc.getRoot());
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Deletes a parameter from the VirtualTable
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public boolean delVirtualTableParameter(String name){
+		return (this.getRoot()
+				.removeContent(VTParameterEncoder
+						.getFilterByName(name))).size() == 0 ? false
+				: true;
+	}
+	
+	
+	/*
+	 * a method to check either the virtual parameters as specified in the sql
+	 * query map those encoded in VTParameterEncoder, i.e. check the number and
+	 * names of parameters.
+	 */
+	public boolean validate() throws IllegalStateException{
+		 throw new UnsupportedOperationException("not yet implemented");
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/VTGeometry.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/VTGeometry.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..602d352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/VTGeometry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2011 GeoSolutions S.A.S.
+ *  http://www.geo-solutions.it
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ * 
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable;
+
+/**
+ * Enumeration of Virtual Table geometry members
+ * 
+ * @author Emmanuel Blondel - emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com |
+ *         emmanuel.blondel@fao.org
+ * 
+ */
+public enum VTGeometry {
+	name, type, srid
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/VTGeometryEncoder.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/VTGeometryEncoder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf85741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/VTGeometryEncoder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2011 GeoSolutions S.A.S.
+ *  http://www.geo-solutions.it
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ * 
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.XmlElement;
+
+import org.jdom.Element;
+import org.jdom.filter.Filter;
+
+/**
+ * VTGeometryEncoder - Encodes a metadata VirtualTable geometry for a
+ * GeoServer featureType, as follows:
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ * {
+ * 	@code
+ * 	final VTGeometryEncoder vtGeom = new VTGeometryEncoder();
+ * 	vtGeom.setName("the_geom");
+ * 	vtGeom.setType("MultiPolygon");
+ * 	vtGeom.setSrid("4326");
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * 
+ * For this example, the XML output is:
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ * {@code
+ * <geometry>
+ * 	<name>the_geom</name>
+ * 	<type>MultiPolygon</type>
+ * 	<srid>4326</srid>
+ * </geometry>
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * 
+ * @author Emmanuel Blondel - emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com |
+ *         emmanuel.blondel@fao.org
+ * 
+ */
+public class VTGeometryEncoder extends XmlElement {
+
+	/** 
+	 * A class to filter the VirtualTable geometries by name
+	 *
+	 */
+	private static class filterByName implements Filter {
+
+		final private String key;
+
+		public filterByName(String name) {
+			this.key = name;
+		}
+
+		private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+		public boolean matches(Object obj) {
+			Element el = ((Element) obj)
+					.getChild(VTGeometry.name.toString());
+			if (el != null && el.getTextTrim().equals(key)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** 
+	 * Get a Filter using the VTGeometry name
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 * @return the filter
+	 */
+	public static Filter getFilterByName(String name) {
+		return new filterByName(name);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a GSVirtualTableGeomEncoder
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public VTGeometryEncoder() {
+		super("geometry");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs quickly a VTGeometryEncoder
+	 * 
+	 * @param name (required)
+	 * @param geometryType (required)
+	 * @param srid (required)
+	 */
+	public VTGeometryEncoder(String name, String geometryType, String srid) {
+		super("geometry");
+		this.setup(name, geometryType, srid);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set-up quickly a GSVirtualTableGeomEncoder
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 * @param geometryType
+	 * @param srid
+	 */
+	protected void setup(String name, String geometryType, String srid) {
+		setName(name);
+		setType(geometryType);
+		setSrid(srid);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set a VirtualTable Geometry member
+	 * 
+	 * @param type
+	 * @param value
+	 */
+	protected void setMember(VTGeometry type,
+			String value) {
+		set(type.toString(), value);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set a geometry name
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 */
+	public void setName(String name){
+		this.setMember(VTGeometry.name, name);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set a geometry type
+	 * 
+	 * @param type
+	 */
+	public void setType(String type){
+		this.setMember(VTGeometry.type, type);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set a geometry srid
+	 * 
+	 * @param srid
+	 */
+	public void setSrid(String srid){
+		this.setMember(VTGeometry.srid, srid);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Deletes a VirtualTableGeometry member
+	 * 
+	 * @param type
+	 * @return true if removed, false otherwise
+	 */
+	protected boolean delMember(VTGeometry type) {
+		return ElementUtils.remove(this.getRoot(), this.getRoot().getChild(type.toString()));
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the name
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if removed, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public boolean delName(){
+		return this.delMember(VTGeometry.name);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the type
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if removed, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public boolean delType(){
+		return this.delMember(VTGeometry.type);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the srid
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if removed, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public boolean delSrid(){
+		return this.delMember(VTGeometry.srid);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the VirtualTableGeometry member value
+	 * 
+	 * @param type
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	protected String getMember(VTGeometry type) {
+		Element el = this.getRoot().getChild(type.toString());
+		if (el != null)
+			return el.getTextTrim();
+		else
+			return null;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the geometry column name
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getName(){
+		return this.getMember(VTGeometry.name);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the geometry column type
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getType(){
+		return this.getMember(VTGeometry.type);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the geometry column srid
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getSrid(){
+		return this.getMember(VTGeometry.srid);
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/VTParameter.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/VTParameter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a454c67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/VTParameter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2011 GeoSolutions S.A.S.
+ *  http://www.geo-solutions.it
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ * 
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable;
+
+/**
+ * Enumeration of SQL View featureType virtual table parameter members
+ * 
+ * @author Emmanuel Blondel - emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com |
+ *         emmanuel.blondel@fao.org
+ * 
+ */
+public enum VTParameter {
+	name, defaultValue, regexpValidator
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/VTParameterEncoder.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/VTParameterEncoder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a2995f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/metadata/virtualtable/VTParameterEncoder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2011 GeoSolutions S.A.S.
+ *  http://www.geo-solutions.it
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ * 
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.XmlElement;
+
+import org.jdom.Element;
+import org.jdom.filter.Filter;
+
+/**
+ * VTParameterEncoder - Encodes a metadata VirtualTable parameter for a
+ * GeoServer featureType, as follows:
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ * { @code
+ * 	final VTParameterEncoder vtParam = new VTParameterEncoder();
+ * 	vtParam.setName("fieldname");
+ * 	vtParam.setDefaultValue("default_value");
+ * 	vtParam.setRegexpValidator("^[\\w\\d\\s]+$");
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * 
+ * For this example, the XML output is:
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ * { @code
+ * <parameter>
+ * 	<name>fieldname</name>
+ * 	<defaultValue>default_value</defaultValue>
+ * 	<regexpValidator>^[\w\d\s]+$</regexpValidator>
+ * </parameter>
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * 
+ * @author Emmanuel Blondel - emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com |
+ *         emmanuel.blondel@fao.org
+ * 
+ */
+public class VTParameterEncoder extends XmlElement {
+
+	/** 
+	 * A class to filter the VirtualTable parameters by name
+	 *
+	 */
+	private static class filterByName implements Filter {
+
+		final private String key;
+
+		public filterByName(String name) {
+			this.key = name;
+		}
+
+		private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+		public boolean matches(Object obj) {
+			Element el = ((Element) obj)
+					.getChild(VTParameter.name.toString());
+			if (el != null && el.getTextTrim().equals(key)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** 
+	 * Get a Filter using the VTParameter name
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 * @return the filter
+	 */
+	public static Filter getFilterByName(String name) {
+		return new filterByName(name);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a GSVirtualTableParamEncoder
+	 */
+	public VTParameterEncoder() {
+		super("parameter");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs quickly a VTParameterEncoder
+	 * 
+	 * @param name (required)
+	 * @param defaultValue (required)
+	 * @param regexpValidator (required)
+	 */
+	public VTParameterEncoder(String name, String defaultValue, String regexpValidator){
+		super("parameter");
+		this.setup(name, defaultValue, regexpValidator);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set-up quickly a VirtualTable parameter
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 * @param defaultValue
+	 * @param regexpValidator
+	 */
+	protected void setup(String name, String defaultValue, String regexpValidator) {
+		setName(name);
+		setDefaultValue(defaultValue);
+		setRegexpValidator(regexpValidator);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set a VirtualTableParameter member
+	 * 
+	 * @param type
+	 * @param value
+	 */
+	protected void setMember(VTParameter type,
+			String value) {
+		set(type.toString(), value);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the parameter name
+	 * 
+	 * @param name
+	 */
+	public void setName(String name){
+		this.setMember(VTParameter.name, name);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the parameter default value
+	 * 
+	 * @param value
+	 */
+	public void setDefaultValue(String value){
+		this.setMember(VTParameter.defaultValue, value);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the parameter regexp validator
+	 * 
+	 * @param validator
+	 */
+	public void setRegexpValidator(String validator){
+		this.setMember(VTParameter.regexpValidator, validator);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Deletes a VirtualTableParameter member
+	 * 
+	 * @param type
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	protected boolean delMember(VTParameter type) {
+		return ElementUtils.remove(this.getRoot(), this.getRoot().getChild(type.toString()));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the name
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if removed, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public boolean delName(){
+		return this.delMember(VTParameter.name);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the default value
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if removed, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public boolean delDefaultValue(){
+		return this.delMember(VTParameter.defaultValue);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the Regexp validator
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if removed, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public boolean delRegexpValidator(){
+		return this.delMember(VTParameter.regexpValidator);
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get a VirtualTableParameter member
+	 * 
+	 * @param type
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	protected String getMember(VTParameter type) {
+		Element el = getRoot().getChild(type.toString());
+		if (el != null)
+			return el.getTextTrim();
+		else
+			return null;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the parameter name
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getName(){
+		return this.getMember(VTParameter.name);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the parameter default value
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getDefaultValue(){
+		return this.getMember(VTParameter.defaultValue);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the parameter regexp validator
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getRegexpValidator(){
+		return this.getMember(VTParameter.regexpValidator);
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureEncoderTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureEncoderTest.java
index fb2172a..019183c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureEncoderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureEncoderTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder.Presentation;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder.PresentationDiscrete;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable.GSVirtualTableEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable.VTGeometryEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable.VTParameterEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadatalink.GSMetadataLinkInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.ElementUtils;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.publisher.GeoserverRESTPublisherTest;
@@ -229,4 +232,89 @@ public class GSFeatureEncoderTest extends GeoserverRESTPublisherTest {
             LOGGER.info("REMOVED");
 
     }
+    
+    /**
+    * Test method for virtual table encoding / SQL view layer integration
+    *
+    * Settings information for integration tests
+    * - test is based on the data used in http://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/data/database/sqlview.html#parameterizing-sql-views
+    * (states shapefile - available in testdata/states.zip)
+    * - create a postgis db
+    * - import the states shapefile (using shp2pgsql or Postgis shapefile uploader)
+    * - In Geoserver, create a postgis datastore for this DB, with the name "statesdb"
+    *
+    */
+	@Test
+	public void testSQLViewIntegration() {
+
+		if (!enabled())
+			return;
+		deleteAll();
+		GeoServerRESTPublisher publisher = new GeoServerRESTPublisher(RESTURL,
+				RESTUSER, RESTPW);
+
+		String storeName = "statesdb"; // name of the datastore setup for tests
+		String layerName = "my_sqlviewlayer";
+		String nativeName = "popstates";
+
+		GSFeatureTypeEncoder fte = new GSFeatureTypeEncoder();
+		fte.setName(layerName);
+		fte.setNativeName(nativeName);
+		fte.setTitle("title");
+
+		fte.addKeyword("keyword1");
+		fte.addKeyword("keyword2");
+		fte.setNativeCRS("EPSG:4326");
+		fte.setDescription("desc");
+		fte.setEnabled(true);
+
+		// virtual table
+		// -------------
+		// Set-up the vtGeom
+		final VTGeometryEncoder vtGeom = new VTGeometryEncoder("the_geom",
+				"Point", "4326");
+
+		// Set-up 2 virtual table parameters
+		final VTParameterEncoder vtParam1 = new VTParameterEncoder("high",
+				"100000000", "^[\\d]+$");
+		final VTParameterEncoder vtParam2 = new VTParameterEncoder("low", "0",
+				"^[\\d]+$");
+
+		// sql
+		String sql = "select gid, state_name, the_geom from pgstates where persons between %low% and %high% and state_abbr = '%state%'";
+
+		// set-up the virtual table
+		final GSVirtualTableEncoder vte = new GSVirtualTableEncoder();
+		vte.setName(nativeName);
+		vte.setSql(sql);
+		vte.addVirtualTableGeometry(vtGeom);
+		vte.addVirtualTableParameter(vtParam1);
+		vte.addVirtualTableParameter(vtParam2);
+		fte.setMetadataVirtualTable(vte); // Set the virtual table
+
+		// modif the vte
+		vte.delVirtualTableGeometry("the_geom");
+		vte.addVirtualTableGeometry("the_geom", "MultiPolygon", "4326");
+
+		final VTParameterEncoder vtParam3 = new VTParameterEncoder("state",
+				"FL", "^[\\w\\d\\s]+$");
+		vte.addVirtualTableParameter(vtParam3);
+		vte.addKeyColumn("gid");
+
+		// Layer encoder
+		// -------------
+		GSLayerEncoder layerEncoder = new GSLayerEncoder();
+		layerEncoder.setEnabled(true);
+		layerEncoder.setQueryable(true);
+		layerEncoder.setDefaultStyle("polygon");
+
+		// test insert
+		// ------------
+		publisher.createWorkspace(DEFAULT_WS);
+		boolean published = publisher.publishDBLayer(DEFAULT_WS, storeName,
+				fte, layerEncoder);
+		assertTrue("Successfull publication", published);
+		assertTrue(existsLayer(layerName));
+
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSVirtualTableEncoderTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSVirtualTableEncoderTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f808f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSVirtualTableEncoderTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable.GSVirtualTableEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable.VTGeometryEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable.VTParameterEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable.VTGeometry;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable.VTParameter;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.utils.XmlElement;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+
+import org.jdom.Element;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author eblondel
+ * 
+ */
+public class GSVirtualTableEncoderTest {
+
+	@Test
+	public void virtualTableTest() {
+
+		// Set-up the vtGeom
+		final VTGeometryEncoder vtGeom = new VTGeometryEncoder("the_geom",
+				"MultiPolygon", "4326");
+
+		// Set-up 2 virtual table parameters
+		final VTParameterEncoder vtParam1 = new VTParameterEncoder(
+				"fieldname1", "default_value1", "^[\\w\\d\\s]+$");
+		final VTParameterEncoder vtParam2 = new VTParameterEncoder(
+				"fieldname2", "default_value2", "^[\\w\\d\\s]+$");
+
+		// sql
+		String sql = "select the_geom, id, field1, field2 from mytable where field1 = '%fieldname1%' and field2 = '%fieldname2%'";
+
+		// Set-up the virtual table
+		final GSVirtualTableEncoder vte = new GSVirtualTableEncoder();
+		vte.setName("mysqlview");
+		vte.setSql(sql);
+		vte.addKeyColumn("id");
+		vte.addVirtualTableGeometry(vtGeom);
+		vte.addVirtualTableParameter(vtParam1);
+		vte.addVirtualTableParameter(vtParam2);
+
+		// TESTS
+
+		Assert.assertEquals("mysqlview", vte.getName());
+		Assert.assertEquals(sql, vte.getSql());
+		Assert.assertEquals("id", vte.getRoot().getChildText("keyColumn"));
+
+		final Element ge = (Element) vte.getRoot().getChild("geometry");
+		Assert.assertEquals("the_geom",
+				ge.getChildText(VTGeometry.name.toString()));
+		Assert.assertEquals("MultiPolygon",
+				ge.getChildText(VTGeometry.type.toString()));
+		Assert.assertEquals("4326", ge.getChildText(VTGeometry.srid.toString()));
+
+		final Element p1 = (Element) vte.getRoot().getChildren("parameter")
+				.get(0);
+		final Element p2 = (Element) vte.getRoot().getChildren("parameter")
+				.get(1);
+		Assert.assertEquals("fieldname1",
+				p1.getChildText(VTParameter.name.toString()));
+		Assert.assertEquals("default_value1",
+				p1.getChildText(VTParameter.defaultValue.toString()));
+		Assert.assertEquals("^[\\w\\d\\s]+$",
+				p1.getChildText(VTParameter.regexpValidator.toString()));
+		Assert.assertEquals("fieldname2",
+				p2.getChildText(VTParameter.name.toString()));
+		Assert.assertEquals("default_value2",
+				p2.getChildText(VTParameter.defaultValue.toString()));
+		Assert.assertEquals("^[\\w\\d\\s]+$",
+				p2.getChildText(VTParameter.regexpValidator.toString()));
+
+		vte.delKeyColumn("id");
+		Assert.assertNull(vte.getRoot().getChildText("keyColumn"));
+		Assert.assertEquals("mysqlview", vte.getName());
+		Assert.assertEquals(sql, vte.getSql());
+
+		vtGeom.setType("Point");
+		vtParam1.setName("newfieldname");
+
+		Assert.assertEquals("Point",
+				((Element) vte.getRoot().getChildren("geometry").get(0))
+						.getChildText(VTGeometry.type.toString()));
+		Assert.assertEquals("newfieldname", ((Element) vte.getRoot()
+				.getChildren("parameter").get(0)).getChildText(VTParameter.name
+				.toString()));
+
+		Assert.assertTrue(vtGeom.delSrid());
+		Assert.assertTrue(vtParam1.delRegexpValidator());
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/testdata/states.zip b/src/test/resources/testdata/states.zip
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