diff --git a/public/js/components/DashboardWidget/Abstract.js b/public/js/components/DashboardWidget/Abstract.js
index 8d0416e28..40cf7ce4f 100644
--- a/public/js/components/DashboardWidget/Abstract.js
+++ b/public/js/components/DashboardWidget/Abstract.js
@@ -8,5 +8,23 @@ export default {
 	],
 	emits: [
 		"change" // TODO(chris): do we need this?
-	]
+	],
+	computed: {
+		apiurl() {
+			const app_root = FHC_JS_DATA_STORAGE_OBJECT.app_root;
+			const ci_router = FHC_JS_DATA_STORAGE_OBJECT.ci_router;
+			return app_root + ci_router;
+		}
+	},
+	methods: {
+		formatDateTime: function(dateTime) {
+			const dt = new Date(dateTime);
+			return dt.getDate() + '.' + dt.getMonth() + '.' + dt.getFullYear() + ' | '
+				+ dt.getHours() + ':' + dt.getMinutes();
+		},
+		getDate: function(dateTime){
+			const dt = new Date(dateTime);
+			return dt.getDate() + '.' + dt.getMonth() + '.' + dt.getFullYear();
+		}
+	}
 }