diff --git a/addons/account/product_view.xml b/addons/account/product_view.xml
index 4d64af3e154..9b54647e726 100644
--- a/addons/account/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/product_view.xml
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="product.product_category_form_view"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <data>
-                    <xpath expr="/form/sheet//group[@name='account_property']" position="inside">
-                        <field name="property_account_income_categ" domain="[('type','&lt;&gt;','view'),('type','&lt;&gt;','consolidation')]"/>
-                        <field name="property_account_expense_categ" domain="[('type','&lt;&gt;','view'),('type','&lt;&gt;','consolidation')]"/>
+                    <xpath expr="//group[@name='parent']" position="inside">
+                        <group name="account_property" string="Account Properties" colspan="2">
+                            <field name="property_account_income_categ" domain="[('type','&lt;&gt;','view'),('type','&lt;&gt;','consolidation')]"/>
+                            <field name="property_account_expense_categ" domain="[('type','&lt;&gt;','view'),('type','&lt;&gt;','consolidation')]"/>
+                        </group>
                     </xpath>
                 </data>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/account_anglo_saxon/product_view.xml b/addons/account_anglo_saxon/product_view.xml
index 4acc69b7595..43029616c5b 100644
--- a/addons/account_anglo_saxon/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account_anglo_saxon/product_view.xml
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
         <record id="view_category_property_form" model="ir.ui.view">
             <field name="name">product.category.property.form.inherit.stock</field>
             <field name="model">product.category</field>
-            <field name="inherit_id" ref="product.product_category_form_view"/>
+            <field name="inherit_id" ref="account.view_category_property_form"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <data>
-                    <xpath expr="/form/sheet//group[@name='account_property']" position="inside">
+                    <xpath expr="//field[@name='property_account_income_categ']" position="before">
                         <field name="property_account_creditor_price_difference_categ" domain="[('type','&lt;&gt;','view'),('type','&lt;&gt;','consolidation')]"/>
                     </xpath>
                 </data>
diff --git a/addons/product/product.py b/addons/product/product.py
index 6c6c5f2650c..bc28ca86fd8 100644
--- a/addons/product/product.py
+++ b/addons/product/product.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class product_uom(osv.osv):
         'category_id': fields.many2one('product.uom.categ', 'Category', required=True, ondelete='cascade',
             help="Quantity conversions may happen automatically between Units of Measure in the same category, according to their respective ratios."),
         'factor': fields.float('Ratio', required=True,digits=(12, 12),
-            help='How many times this Unit of Measure is smaller than the reference Unit of Measure in this category:\n'\
+            help='How much bigger or smaller this unit is compared to the reference Unit of Measure for this category:\n'\
                     '1 * (reference unit) = ratio * (this unit)'),
         'factor_inv': fields.function(_factor_inv, digits=(12,12),
             fnct_inv=_factor_inv_write,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class product_category(osv.osv):
         'parent_id': fields.many2one('product.category','Parent Category', select=True, ondelete='cascade'),
         'child_id': fields.one2many('product.category', 'parent_id', string='Child Categories'),
         'sequence': fields.integer('Sequence', select=True, help="Gives the sequence order when displaying a list of product categories."),
-        'type': fields.selection([('view','View'), ('normal','Normal')], 'Category Type'),
+        'type': fields.selection([('view','View'), ('normal','Normal')], 'Category Type', help="A category of the view type is a virtual category that can be used as the parent of another category to create hierarchical structure."),
         'parent_left': fields.integer('Left Parent', select=1),
         'parent_right': fields.integer('Right Parent', select=1),
     }
diff --git a/addons/product/product_view.xml b/addons/product/product_view.xml
index b7fbcd560f7..f204970777b 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_view.xml
@@ -318,17 +318,11 @@
                             </h1>
                         </div>
                         <group>
-                            <group>
+                            <group name="parent" col="4">
                                 <field name="parent_id"/>
-                            </group>
-                            <group>
                                 <field name="type"/>
                             </group>
                         </group>
-                        <group name="basic">
-                            <group name="account_property" string="Account Properties"/>
-                            <group name="account_stock_property" string="Account Stock Properties"/>
-                        </group>
                     </sheet>
                 </form>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/stock/product_view.xml b/addons/stock/product_view.xml
index 3908fecd850..0e8e9f5da2d 100644
--- a/addons/stock/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/product_view.xml
@@ -17,15 +17,17 @@
         <record id="view_category_property_form" model="ir.ui.view">
             <field name="name">product.category.stock.property.form.inherit</field>
             <field name="model">product.category</field>
-            <field name="inherit_id" ref="product.product_category_form_view"/>
+            <field name="inherit_id" ref="account.view_category_property_form"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <data>
-                    <xpath expr="/form/sheet//group[@name='account_stock_property']" position="inside">
-                        <field name="property_stock_account_input_categ" domain="[('type','&lt;&gt;','view'),('type','&lt;&gt;','consolidation')]"/>
-                        <field name="property_stock_account_output_categ" domain="[('type','&lt;&gt;','view'),('type','&lt;&gt;','consolidation')]"/>
-                        <field name="property_stock_valuation_account_id" domain="[('type','&lt;&gt;','view'), ('type','&lt;&gt;','consolidation')]"/>
-                        <field name="property_stock_journal"/>
-                    </xpath>
+                    <group name="account_property" position="after">
+                        <group name="account_stock_property" string="Account Stock Properties" colspan="2">
+                            <field name="property_stock_account_input_categ" domain="[('type','&lt;&gt;','view'),('type','&lt;&gt;','consolidation')]"/>
+                            <field name="property_stock_account_output_categ" domain="[('type','&lt;&gt;','view'),('type','&lt;&gt;','consolidation')]"/>
+                            <field name="property_stock_valuation_account_id" domain="[('type','&lt;&gt;','view'), ('type','&lt;&gt;','consolidation')]"/>
+                            <field name="property_stock_journal"/>
+                        </group>
+                    </group>
                 </data>
             </field>
         </record>