diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
index adf15e93a89..7680f8c49e5 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
@@ -289,9 +289,21 @@ class crm_lead(base_stage, osv.osv):
         if not stage_id:
             return {'value':{}}
         stage = self.pool.get('crm.case.stage').browse(cr, uid, stage_id, context)
+        if stage.state == "draft":
+            return {'value':{'probability': 0.0}}
+        if stage.state == "open":
+            cases = self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context)
+            data = {'active': True}
+            for case in cases:
+                if case.stage_id and case.stage_id.state == 'draft':
+                    data['date_open'] = fields.datetime.now()
+                if not case.user_id:
+                    data['user_id'] = uid
+            return {'value':data}
         if not stage.on_change:
             return {'value':{}}
-        return {'value':{'probability': stage.probability}}
+        else:
+            return {'value':{'probability': stage.probability}}
 
     def _check(self, cr, uid, ids=False, context=None):
         """ Override of the base.stage method.
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
index 73c687e4ad0..dc17facc6be 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
@@ -432,26 +432,18 @@
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <form string="Opportunities" version="7.0">
                 <header>
-                    <button name="stage_previous" string="Previous" type="object"
-                            states="open" icon="gtk-go-back" context="{'stage_type': 'opportunity'}"/>
-                    <button name="stage_next" string="Next" type="object"  
-                            states="open" icon="gtk-go-forward" context="{'stage_type': 'opportunity'}"/>
                     <button name="case_mark_won" string="Mark Won" type="object"
                             states="open" class="oe_highlight"/>
                     <button name="case_mark_won" string="Mark Won" type="object"
                             states="draft,pending"/>
-                    <button name="case_open" string="Open" type="object" class="oe_highlight"
-                            states="draft,pending"/>
                     <button name="case_escalate" string="Escalate" type="object"
                             states="open" />
                     <button name="case_mark_lost" string="Mark Lost" type="object"
                             states="draft,open"/>
-                    <button name="case_reset" string="Reset to Draft" type="object"
-                            states="done,cancel" />
                     <button name="case_cancel" string="Cancel" type="object"
                             states="draft"/>
                     <field name="stage_id" widget="statusbar"
-                            on_change="onchange_stage_id(stage_id)"/>
+                            on_change="onchange_stage_id(stage_id)" clickable="1"/>
                 </header>
                 <sheet>
                     <div class="oe_right oe_button_box">
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index 7881d6f1e37..218a699a0e3 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -107,19 +107,9 @@
             <header>
                 <button name="%(action_hr_recruitment_hired_employee)d" string="Hire" type="action"
                         states="open,pending" class="oe_highlight"/>
-                <button name="case_open" string="Open" type="object"
-                        states="draft,pending" class="oe_highlight"/>
-                <button name="case_pending" string="Pending" type="object"
-                        states="open"/>
-                <button name="case_reset" string="Reset to New" type="object"
-                        states="done,cancel"/>
                 <button name="case_cancel" string="Refuse" type="object"
                         states="draft,open,pending" class="oe_highlight"/>
-                <button name="stage_previous" string="Previous" type="object"
-                        states="open" icon="gtk-go-back"/>
-                <button name="stage_next" string="Next" type="object"
-                        states="open" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
-                <field name="stage_id" widget="statusbar"/>
+                <field name="stage_id" widget="statusbar" clickable="true"/>
             </header>
             <sheet>
                 <div class="oe_right oe_button_box">