diff --git a/views/ngXosLib/.gitignore b/views/ngXosLib/.gitignore
index 34bf3a1..5df6f2d 100644
--- a/views/ngXosLib/.gitignore
+++ b/views/ngXosLib/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 node_modules
 bower_components
 docs
-xosHelpers/.tmp
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+xosHelpers/.tmp
+xos
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diff --git a/views/ngXosLib/xosHelpers/spec/ui/alert.test.js b/views/ngXosLib/xosHelpers/spec/ui/alert.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c67d03a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/ngXosLib/xosHelpers/spec/ui/alert.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/**
+ * © OpenCORD
+ *
+ * Created by teone on 4/15/16.
+ */
+
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  describe('The xos.helper module', function(){
+    describe('The xos-alert component', () => {
+
+      let element, scope, isolatedScope;
+
+      let message = 'Test Error Message';
+
+      beforeEach(module('xos.helpers'));
+
+      it('should throw an error if no config is specified', inject(($compile, $rootScope) => {
+        function errorFunctionWrapper(){
+          $compile(angular.element('<xos-alert></xos-alert>'))($rootScope);
+          $rootScope.$digest();
+        }
+        expect(errorFunctionWrapper).toThrow(new Error('[xosAlert] Please provide a configuration via the "config" attribute'));
+      }));
+
+      describe('when correctly configured', () => {
+        beforeEach(inject(($compile, $rootScope) => {
+
+          scope = $rootScope.$new();
+
+          scope.config = {
+            type: 'danger',
+            closeBtn: true
+          };
+
+          element = angular.element(`<xos-alert config="config">${message}</xos-alert>`);
+          $compile(element)(scope);
+          scope.$digest();
+          isolatedScope = element.isolateScope().vm;
+        }));
+
+        it('should transclude the message', () => {
+          let textContainer = element[0].getElementsByTagName('p')[0];
+          let text = angular.element(textContainer).text();
+          expect(text).toEqual(message)
+        });
+
+        it('should have a close button', () => {
+          let btn = element[0].getElementsByTagName('button');
+          expect(btn.length).toEqual(1);
+        });
+
+        describe('when the close button is clicked', () => {
+          it('should hide the alert', () => {
+            let btn = element[0].getElementsByTagName('button')[0];
+            btn.click();
+            let alert = angular.element(element[0].querySelectorAll('.alert')[0]);
+            expect(alert.hasClass('ng-hide')).toBeTruthy();
+          });
+        });
+
+        describe('when autoHide is set', () => {
+
+          let to;
+
+          beforeEach(inject(($compile, $rootScope, $timeout) => {
+            scope = $rootScope.$new();
+
+            scope.config = {
+              type: 'danger',
+              closeBtn: true,
+              autoHide: 500
+            };
+
+            to = $timeout;
+
+            element = angular.element(`<xos-alert config="config">${message}</xos-alert>`);
+            $compile(element)(scope);
+            scope.$digest();
+            isolatedScope = element.isolateScope().vm;
+          }));
+
+          it('should hide the alert', () => {
+            to.flush();
+            expect(isolatedScope.show).toBeFalsy();
+            let alert = angular.element(element[0].querySelectorAll('.alert')[0]);
+            expect(alert.hasClass('ng-hide')).toBeTruthy();
+          });
+        });
+
+        describe('when show is set to false', () => {
+
+          beforeEach(inject(($compile, $rootScope) => {
+            scope = $rootScope.$new();
+
+            scope.config = {
+              type: 'danger',
+              closeBtn: true
+            };
+
+            scope.show = false;
+
+            element = angular.element(`<xos-alert config="config" show="show">${message}</xos-alert>`);
+            $compile(element)(scope);
+            scope.$digest();
+            isolatedScope = element.isolateScope().vm;
+          }));
+
+          it('should hide the alert', () => {
+            let alert = angular.element(element[0].querySelectorAll('.alert')[0]);
+            expect(alert.hasClass('ng-hide')).toBeTruthy();
+          });
+
+          describe('when show is changed to true', () => {
+            beforeEach(() => {
+              scope.show = true;
+              scope.$digest();
+            });
+
+            it('should show the alert', () => {
+              let alert = angular.element(element[0].querySelectorAll('.alert')[0]);
+              expect(alert.hasClass('ng-hide')).toBeFalsy();
+            });
+          });
+        });
+
+      });
+    });
+  });
+})();
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diff --git a/views/ngXosLib/xosHelpers/src/ui_components/table/alert.component.js b/views/ngXosLib/xosHelpers/src/ui_components/table/alert.component.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d7a026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/ngXosLib/xosHelpers/src/ui_components/table/alert.component.js
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/**
+ * © OpenCORD
+ *
+ * Visit http://guide.xosproject.org/devguide/addview/ for more information
+ *
+ * Created by teone on 4/15/16.
+ */
+
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  angular.module('xos.uiComponents')
+
+  /**
+    * @ngdoc directive
+    * @name xos.uiComponents.directive:xosAlert
+    * @restrict E
+    * @description The xos-alert directive
+    * @param {Object} config The configuration object
+    * ```
+    * {
+    *   type: 'danger', //info, success, warning
+    *   closeBtn: true, //default false
+    *   autoHide: 3000 //delay to automatically hide the alert
+    * }
+    * ```
+    * @param {Boolean=} show Binding to show and hide the alert, default to true
+    * @element ANY
+    * @scope
+    * @example
+  <example module="sampleAlert1">
+    <file name="index.html">
+      <div ng-controller="SampleCtrl1 as vm">
+        <xos-alert config="vm.config1">
+          A sample alert message
+        </xos-alert>
+        <xos-alert config="vm.config2">
+          A sample alert message (with close button)
+        </xos-alert>
+        <xos-alert config="vm.config3">
+          A sample info message
+        </xos-alert>
+        <xos-alert config="vm.config4">
+          A sample success message
+        </xos-alert>
+        <xos-alert config="vm.config5">
+          A sample warning message
+        </xos-alert>
+      </div>
+    </file>
+    <file name="script.js">
+      angular.module('sampleAlert1', ['xos.uiComponents'])
+      .controller('SampleCtrl1', function(){
+        this.config1 = {
+          type: 'danger'
+        };
+
+        this.config2 = {
+          type: 'danger',
+          closeBtn: true
+        };
+
+        this.config3 = {
+          type: 'info'
+        };
+
+        this.config4 = {
+          type: 'success'
+        };
+
+        this.config5 = {
+          type: 'warning'
+        };
+      });
+    </file>
+  </example>
+
+  <example module="sampleAlert2">
+    <file name="index.html">
+      <div ng-controller="SampleCtrl as vm" class="row">
+        <div class="col-sm-4">
+          <a class="btn btn-default btn-block" ng-show="!vm.show" ng-click="vm.show = true">Show Alert</a>
+          <a class="btn btn-default btn-block" ng-show="vm.show" ng-click="vm.show = false">Hide Alert</a>
+        </div>
+        <div class="col-sm-8">
+          <xos-alert config="vm.config1" show="vm.show">
+            A sample alert message, not displayed by default.
+          </xos-alert>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </file>
+    <file name="script.js">
+      angular.module('sampleAlert2', ['xos.uiComponents'])
+      .controller('SampleCtrl', function(){
+        this.config1 = {
+          type: 'success'
+        };
+
+        this.show = false;
+      });
+    </file>
+  </example>
+  **/
+
+  .directive('xosAlert', function(){
+    return {
+      restrict: 'E',
+      scope: {
+        config: '=',
+        show: '=?'
+      },
+      template: `
+        <div class="alert alert-{{vm.config.type}}" ng-show="vm.show">
+          <button type="button" class="close" ng-if="vm.config.closeBtn" ng-click="vm.dismiss()">
+            <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
+          </button>
+          <p ng-transclude></p>
+        </div>
+      `,
+      transclude: true,
+      bindToController: true,
+      controllerAs: 'vm',
+      controller: function($timeout){
+
+        if(!this.config){
+          throw new Error('[xosAlert] Please provide a configuration via the "config" attribute');
+        }
+
+        // default the value to true
+        this.show = this.show !== false;
+        
+        this.dismiss = () => {
+          this.show = false;
+        }
+
+        if(this.config.autoHide){
+          let to = $timeout(() => {
+            this.dismiss();
+            $timeout.cancel(to);
+          }, this.config.autoHide);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  })
+})();
diff --git a/views/ngXosLib/xosHelpers/src/ui_components/table/pagination.component.js b/views/ngXosLib/xosHelpers/src/ui_components/table/pagination.component.js
index 6266303..b7b1701 100644
--- a/views/ngXosLib/xosHelpers/src/ui_components/table/pagination.component.js
+++ b/views/ngXosLib/xosHelpers/src/ui_components/table/pagination.component.js
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@
             this.pages = Math.ceil(this.totalElements / this.pageSize);
             this.pageList = this.createPages(this.pages);
           }
-          // scope.getPages();
         });
       }
     }