-

diff --git a/vmdb/lib/acts_as_ar_model.rb b/vmdb/lib/acts_as_ar_model.rb
index e23a20f..d6838a8 100644
--- a/vmdb/lib/acts_as_ar_model.rb
+++ b/vmdb/lib/acts_as_ar_model.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-class ActsAsArModelColumn < ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::Column
-  attr_reader :options
-
-  def initialize(name, options)
-    type = options.kind_of?(Symbol) ? options : options[:type]
-    raise ArgumentError, "type must be specified" if type.nil?
-
-    @options = options.kind_of?(Hash) ? options : {}
-
-    super(name.to_s, @options[:default], type.to_s)
-  end
-end
-
 class ActsAsArModel
   def self.connection
     ActiveRecord::Base.connection
@@ -43,26 +30,27 @@ class ActsAsArModel
   #
 
   def self.columns_hash
-    @columns_hash ||= {}
+    {}
   end
 
   def self.columns
-    @columns ||= self.columns_hash.values
+    []
   end
 
   def self.column_names
-    @column_names ||= self.columns_hash.keys
+    []
   end
 
   def self.column_names_symbols
-    @column_names_symbols ||= self.column_names.collect(&:to_sym)
+    []
   end
 
   def self.set_columns_hash(hash)
     hash[:id] ||= :integer
 
     hash.each do |col, options|
-      self.columns_hash[col.to_s] = ActsAsArModelColumn.new(col.to_s, options)
+      options = {:type => options} if options.kind_of?(Symbol)
+      add_virtual_column col.to_s, options
 
       define_method(col) do
         read_attribute(col)
@@ -79,7 +67,7 @@ class ActsAsArModel
   #
 
   def self.reflections
-    @reflections ||= {}
+    {}
   end
 
   #
diff --git a/vmdb/lib/extensions/ar_virtual.rb b/vmdb/lib/extensions/ar_virtual.rb
index e762f85..59b8ae2 100644
--- a/vmdb/lib/extensions/ar_virtual.rb
+++ b/vmdb/lib/extensions/ar_virtual.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class VirtualColumn < ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::Column
     :integer     => ActiveRecord::Type::Integer.new, # TODO: does a virtual_column :integer care if it's a Integer or BigInteger
     :numeric_set => Type::NumericSet.new,
     :string      => ActiveRecord::Type::String.new,
+    :text        => ActiveRecord::Type::String.new,
     :string_set  => Type::StringSet.new,
     :symbol      => Type::Symbol.new,                # TODO: is this correct?
     :time        => ActiveRecord::Type::Time.new,