diff --git a/bciers/apps/reporting/src/app/components/datagrid/models/operations/operationGroupColumns.ts b/bciers/apps/reporting/src/app/components/datagrid/models/operations/operationGroupColumns.ts
index 0eeb20405e..97cf5bba70 100644
--- a/bciers/apps/reporting/src/app/components/datagrid/models/operations/operationGroupColumns.ts
+++ b/bciers/apps/reporting/src/app/components/datagrid/models/operations/operationGroupColumns.ts
@@ -5,53 +5,29 @@ import {
 import EmptyGroupCell from "@bciers/components/datagrid/cells/EmptyGroupCell";
 import { OPERATOR_COLUMN_INDEX } from "./operationColumns";
 
+const createColumnGroup = (
+  groupId: string,
+  headerName: string,
+  renderHeaderGroup: any,
+) => ({
+  groupId,
+  headerName,
+  renderHeaderGroup,
+  children: [{ field: groupId }],
+});
+
 const operationGroupColumns = (
   isOperatorColumn: boolean,
   SearchCell: (params: GridColumnGroupHeaderParams) => JSX.Element,
 ) => {
   const columnGroupModel = [
-    {
-      groupId: "bcghg_id",
-      headerName: "BC GHG ID",
-      renderHeaderGroup: SearchCell,
-      children: [{ field: "bcghg_id" }],
-    },
-    {
-      groupId: "name",
-      headerName: "Operation",
-      renderHeaderGroup: SearchCell,
-      children: [{ field: "name" }],
-    },
-    {
-      groupId: "submission_date",
-      headerName: "Submission Date",
-      renderHeaderGroup: EmptyGroupCell,
-      children: [{ field: "submission_date" }],
-    },
-    {
-      groupId: "bc_obps_regulated_operation",
-      headerName: "BORO ID",
-      renderHeaderGroup: SearchCell,
-      children: [{ field: "bc_obps_regulated_operation" }],
-    },
-    {
-      groupId: "status",
-      headerName: "Application Status",
-      renderHeaderGroup: SearchCell,
-      children: [{ field: "status" }],
-    },
-    {
-      groupId: "report_status",
-      headerName: "Status",
-      renderHeaderGroup: SearchCell,
-      children: [{ field: "report_status" }],
-    },
-    {
-      groupId: "action",
-      headerName: "Action",
-      renderHeaderGroup: EmptyGroupCell,
-      children: [{ field: "action" }],
-    },
+    createColumnGroup("bcghg_id", "BC GHG ID", SearchCell),
+    createColumnGroup("name", "Operation", SearchCell),
+    createColumnGroup("submission_date", "Submission Date", EmptyGroupCell),
+    createColumnGroup("bc_obps_regulated_operation", "BORO ID", SearchCell),
+    createColumnGroup("status", "Application Status", SearchCell),
+    createColumnGroup("report_status", "Status", SearchCell),
+    createColumnGroup("action", "Action", EmptyGroupCell),
   ] as GridColumnGroupingModel;
 
   if (isOperatorColumn) {