diff --git a/account.py b/account.py
index 1757019379..9e4ea20b93 100644
--- a/account.py
+++ b/account.py
@@ -359,19 +359,13 @@ class AccountTemplate(ModelSQL, ModelView):
                 res[template.id] = template.name
         return res
 
-    def search_rec_name(self, cursor, user, name, args, context=None):
-        args2 = []
-        i = 0
-        while i < len(args):
-            ids = self.search(cursor, user, [
-                ('code', args[i][1], args[i][2]),
-                ], limit=1, context=context)
-            if ids:
-                args2.append(('code', args[i][1], args[i][2]))
-            else:
-                args2.append((self._rec_name, args[i][1], args[i][2]))
-            i += 1
-        return args2
+    def search_rec_name(self, cursor, user, name, clause, context=None):
+        ids = self.search(cursor, user, [
+            ('code',) + clause[1:],
+            ], limit=1, context=context)
+        if ids:
+            return [('code',) + clause[1:]]
+        return [(self._rec_name,) + clause[1:]]
 
     def _get_account_value(self, cursor, user, template, context=None,
             account=None):
@@ -862,19 +856,13 @@ class Account(ModelSQL, ModelView):
                 res[account.id] = account.name
         return res
 
-    def search_rec_name(self, cursor, user, name, args, context=None):
-        args2 = []
-        i = 0
-        while i < len(args):
-            ids = self.search(cursor, user, [
-                ('code', args[i][1], args[i][2]),
-                ], limit=1, context=context)
-            if ids:
-                args2.append(('code', args[i][1], args[i][2]))
-            else:
-                args2.append((self._rec_name, args[i][1], args[i][2]))
-            i += 1
-        return args2
+    def search_rec_name(self, cursor, user, name, clause, context=None):
+        ids = self.search(cursor, user, [
+            ('code',) + clause[1:],
+            ], limit=1, context=context)
+        if ids:
+            return [('code',) + clause[1:]]
+        return [(self._rec_name,) + clause[1:]]
 
     def copy(self, cursor, user, ids, default=None, context=None):
         if default is None:
@@ -1065,17 +1053,12 @@ class AccountDeferral(ModelSQL, ModelView):
                     deferral.fiscalyear.rec_name
         return res
 
-    def search_rec_name(self, cursor, user, name, args, context=None):
-        args2 = []
-        i = 0
-        while i < len(args):
-            ids = self.search(cursor, user, ['OR',
-                ('account.rec_name', args[i][1], args[i][2]),
-                ('fiscalyear.rec_name', args[i][1], args[i][2]),
-                ], context=context)
-            args2.append(('id', 'in', ids))
-            i += 1
-        return args2
+    def search_rec_name(self, cursor, user, name, clause, context=None):
+        ids = self.search(cursor, user, ['OR',
+            ('account.rec_name',) + clause[1:],
+            ('fiscalyear.rec_name',) + clause[1:],
+            ], context=context)
+        return [('id', 'in', ids)]
 
     def write(self, cursor, user, ids, vals, context=None):
         self.raise_user_error(cursor, 'write_deferral', context=context)
diff --git a/journal.py b/journal.py
index 0e0096c863..d9ee94fa5d 100644
--- a/journal.py
+++ b/journal.py
@@ -150,19 +150,13 @@ class Journal(ModelSQL, ModelView):
         types = type_obj.browse(cursor, user, type_ids, context=context)
         return [(x.code, x.name) for x in types]
 
-    def search_rec_name(self, cursor, user, name, args, context=None):
-        args2 = []
-        i = 0
-        while i < len(args):
-            ids = self.search(cursor, user, [
-                ('code', args[i][1], args[i][2]),
-                ], limit=1, context=context)
-            if ids:
-                args2.append(('code', args[i][1], args[i][2]))
-            else:
-                args2.append((self._rec_name, args[i][1], args[i][2]))
-            i += 1
-        return args2
+    def search_rec_name(self, cursor, user, name, clause, context=None):
+        ids = self.search(cursor, user, [
+            ('code',) + clause[1:],
+            ], limit=1, order=[], context=context)
+        if ids:
+            return [('code',) + clause[1:]]
+        return [(self._rec_name,) + clause[1:]]
 
 Journal()
 
diff --git a/move.py b/move.py
index 6dfec9cc02..758312e15a 100644
--- a/move.py
+++ b/move.py
@@ -156,17 +156,12 @@ class Move(ModelSQL, ModelView):
                 return False
         return True
 
-    def search_rec_name(self, cursor, user, name, args, context=None):
-        args2 = []
-        i = 0
-        while i < len(args):
-            ids = self.search(cursor, user, ['OR',
-                ('reference', args[i][1], args[i][2]),
-                (self._rec_name, args[i][1], args[i][2]),
-                ], context=context)
-            args2.append(('id', 'in', ids))
-            i += 1
-        return args2
+    def search_rec_name(self, cursor, user, name, clause, context=None):
+        ids = self.search(cursor, user, ['OR',
+            ('reference',) + clause[1:],
+            (self._rec_name,) + clause[1:],
+            ], context=context)
+        return [('id', 'in', ids)]
 
     def write(self, cursor, user, ids, vals, context=None):
         res = super(Move, self).write(cursor, user, ids, vals, context=context)
@@ -965,16 +960,10 @@ class Line(ModelSQL, ModelView):
             name: value,
             }, context=context)
 
-    def search_move_field(self, cursor, user, name, args, context=None):
-        args2 = []
-        i = 0
-        while i < len(args):
-            field = args[i][0]
-            if args[i][0] == 'move_state':
-                field = 'state'
-            args2.append(('move.' + field, args[i][1], args[i][2]))
-            i += 1
-        return args2
+    def search_move_field(self, cursor, user, name, clause, context=None):
+        if name == 'move_state':
+            name = 'state'
+        return [('move.' + name,) + clause[1:]]
 
     def query_get(self, cursor, user, obj='l', context=None):
         '''
diff --git a/party.py b/party.py
index db08b95e16..208e4d6fec 100644
--- a/party.py
+++ b/party.py
@@ -125,10 +125,8 @@ class Party(ModelSQL, ModelView):
                 res[name][party_id] = sum
         return res
 
-    def search_receivable_payable(self, cursor, user_id, name, args,
+    def search_receivable_payable(self, cursor, user_id, name, clause,
             context=None):
-        if not len(args):
-            return []
         move_line_obj = self.pool.get('account.move.line')
         company_obj = self.pool.get('company.company')
         user_obj = self.pool.get('res.user')
@@ -167,22 +165,21 @@ class Party(ModelSQL, ModelView):
 
         line_query, _ = move_line_obj.query_get(cursor, user_id, context=context)
 
-        cursor.execute('SELECT l.party ' \
-                'FROM account_move_line AS l, ' \
-                    'account_account AS a ' \
-                'WHERE a.id = l.account ' \
-                    'AND a.active ' \
-                    'AND a.kind = %s ' \
-                    'AND l.party IS NOT NULL ' \
-                    'AND l.reconciliation IS NULL ' \
+        cursor.execute('SELECT l.party '
+                'FROM account_move_line AS l, '
+                    'account_account AS a '
+                'WHERE a.id = l.account '
+                    'AND a.active '
+                    'AND a.kind = %s '
+                    'AND l.party IS NOT NULL '
+                    'AND l.reconciliation IS NULL '
                     'AND ' + line_query + ' ' \
                     + today_query + \
-                    'AND a.company = %s ' \
-                'GROUP BY l.party ' \
-                'HAVING ' + \
-                    'AND'.join('(SUM((COALESCE(l.debit, 0) - COALESCE(l.credit, 0))) ' \
-                        + ' ' + x[1] + ' %s) ' for x in args),
-                    [code] + today_value + [company_id] + [x[2] for x in args])
+                    'AND a.company = %s '
+                'GROUP BY l.party '
+                'HAVING (SUM((COALESCE(l.debit, 0) - COALESCE(l.credit, 0))) ' \
+                        + clause[1] + ' %s)',
+                    [code] + today_value + [company_id] + [clause[2]])
         return [('id', 'in', [x[0] for x in cursor.fetchall()])]
 
 Party()
diff --git a/tax.py b/tax.py
index 6b2782a81c..7fd8fdab27 100644
--- a/tax.py
+++ b/tax.py
@@ -248,18 +248,12 @@ class Code(ModelSQL, ModelView):
                 res[code.id] = code.name
         return res
 
-    def search_rec_name(self, cursor, user, name, args, context=None):
-        args2 = []
-        i = 0
-        while i < len(args):
-            ids = self.search(cursor, user, [('code', args[i][1], args[i][2])],
-                    context=context)
-            if ids:
-                args2.append(('code', args[i][1], args[i][2]))
-            else:
-                args2.append(('name', args[i][1], args[i][2]))
-            i += 1
-        return args2
+    def search_rec_name(self, cursor, user, name, clause, context=None):
+        ids = self.search(cursor, user, [('code',) + clause[1:]], limit=1,
+                order=[], context=context)
+        if ids:
+            return [('code',) + clause[1:]]
+        return [('name',) + clause[1:]]
 
     def delete(self, cursor, user, ids, context=None):
         if isinstance(ids, (int, long)):