diff --git a/application/lib/transforms/add.js b/application/lib/transforms/add.js
index fa90bdd..ae9c274 100644
--- a/application/lib/transforms/add.js
+++ b/application/lib/transforms/add.js
@@ -1,38 +1,19 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const TinCan = require('tincanjs');
-const Microservices = require('../../configs/microservices');
-
 const xapi = require('../xapiUtil');
 
-const self = module.exports = {
-
-  transform: function(activity) {
-    let statement = new TinCan.Statement({
+module.exports = {
 
-      verb: {
-        id: 'http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/create',
-        display: {
-          en: 'created',
-        },
+  transform: function (activity) {
+    let statementCfg = xapi.prepareStatement(activity);
+    statementCfg.verb = {
+      id: 'http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/create',
+      display: {
+        en: 'created',
       },
-
-      actor: xapi.actor(activity.user),
-
-      object: {
-        id: `${Microservices.platform.uri}/${activity.content_kind}/${activity.content_id}`,
-        definition: {
-          name: {
-            en: activity.content.title,
-          },
-          description: {
-            en: activity.content.description || undefined,
-          },
-        },
-      },
-
-    });
-
+    };
+    let statement = new TinCan.Statement(statementCfg);
     return statement;
   },
 
diff --git a/application/lib/transforms/comment.js b/application/lib/transforms/comment.js
index fa14827..8b487c9 100644
--- a/application/lib/transforms/comment.js
+++ b/application/lib/transforms/comment.js
@@ -1,38 +1,18 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const TinCan = require('tincanjs');
-const Microservices = require('../../configs/microservices');
-
 const xapi = require('../xapiUtil');
 
-const self = module.exports = {
-
-  transform: function(activity) {
-    let statement = new TinCan.Statement({
-
-      verb: {
-        id: 'http://adlnet.gov/expapi/verbs/commented',
-        display: {
-          en: 'commented',
-        },
-      },
-
-      actor: xapi.actor(activity.user),
-
-      object: {
-        id: `${Microservices.platform.uri}/${activity.content_kind}/${activity.content_id}`,
-        definition: {
-          name: {
-            en: activity.content.title,
-          },
-          description: {
-            en: activity.content.description || undefined,
-          },
-        },
+module.exports = {
+  transform: function (activity) {
+    let statementCfg = xapi.prepareStatement(activity);
+    statementCfg.verb = {
+      id: 'http://adlnet.gov/expapi/verbs/commented',
+      display: {
+        en: 'commented',
       },
-
-    });
-
+    };
+    let statement = new TinCan.Statement(statementCfg);
     return statement;
   },
 
diff --git a/application/lib/transforms/delete.js b/application/lib/transforms/delete.js
index 79bb672..bebfbe1 100644
--- a/application/lib/transforms/delete.js
+++ b/application/lib/transforms/delete.js
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ const Microservices = require('../../configs/microservices');
 
 const xapi = require('../xapiUtil');
 
-const self = module.exports = {
+module.exports = {
 
-  transform: function(activity) {
+  transform: function (activity) {
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(activity));
     let deleted = activity.delete_info;
     let platformPath = deleted.content_kind === 'deck' ? 'deck' : 'slideview';
 
@@ -31,9 +32,10 @@ const self = module.exports = {
           description: {
             en: deleted.content_name,
           },
+          type: deleted.content_kind === 'deck' ? 'http://id.tincanapi.com/activitytype/slide-deck' : 'http://id.tincanapi.com/activitytype/slide',
         },
       },
-
+      context: xapi.context(activity),
     });
 
     return statement;
diff --git a/application/lib/transforms/download.js b/application/lib/transforms/download.js
index 7c747cc..a2be4e6 100644
--- a/application/lib/transforms/download.js
+++ b/application/lib/transforms/download.js
@@ -1,38 +1,18 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const TinCan = require('tincanjs');
-const Microservices = require('../../configs/microservices');
-
 const xapi = require('../xapiUtil');
 
-const self = module.exports = {
-
-  transform: function(activity) {
-    let statement = new TinCan.Statement({
-
-      verb: {
-        id: 'https://w3id.org/xapi/acrossx/verbs/downloaded',
-        display: {
-          en: 'downloaded',
-        },
-      },
-
-      actor: xapi.actor(activity.user),
-
-      object: {
-        id: `${Microservices.platform.uri}/${activity.content_kind}/${activity.content_id}`,
-        definition: {
-          name: {
-            en: activity.content.title,
-          },
-          description: {
-            en: activity.content.description || undefined,
-          },
-        },
+module.exports = {
+  transform: function (activity) {
+    let statementCfg = xapi.prepareStatement(activity);
+    statementCfg.verb = {
+      id: 'https://w3id.org/xapi/acrossx/verbs/downloaded',
+      display: {
+        en: 'downloaded',
       },
-
-    });
-
+    };
+    let statement = new TinCan.Statement(statementCfg);
     return statement;
   },
 
diff --git a/application/lib/transforms/edit.js b/application/lib/transforms/edit.js
index 416ca17..1f66b6e 100644
--- a/application/lib/transforms/edit.js
+++ b/application/lib/transforms/edit.js
@@ -1,38 +1,19 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const TinCan = require('tincanjs');
-const Microservices = require('../../configs/microservices');
-
 const xapi = require('../xapiUtil');
 
-const self = module.exports = {
-
-  transform: function(activity) {
-    let statement = new TinCan.Statement({
+module.exports = {
 
-      verb: {
-        id: 'https://w3id.org/xapi/acrossx/verbs/edited',
-        display: {
-          en: 'edited',
-        },
+  transform: function (activity) {
+    let statementCfg = xapi.prepareStatement(activity);
+    statementCfg.verb = {
+      id: 'https://w3id.org/xapi/acrossx/verbs/edited',
+      display: {
+        en: 'edited',
       },
-
-      actor: xapi.actor(activity.user),
-
-      object: {
-        id: `${Microservices.platform.uri}/${activity.content_kind}/${activity.content_id}`,
-        definition: {
-          name: {
-            en: activity.content.title,
-          },
-          description: {
-            en: activity.content.description || undefined,
-          },
-        },
-      },
-
-    });
-
+    };
+    let statement = new TinCan.Statement(statementCfg);
     return statement;
   },
 
diff --git a/application/lib/transforms/fork.js b/application/lib/transforms/fork.js
index 3165ed0..96c2432 100644
--- a/application/lib/transforms/fork.js
+++ b/application/lib/transforms/fork.js
@@ -1,38 +1,19 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const TinCan = require('tincanjs');
-const Microservices = require('../../configs/microservices');
-
 const xapi = require('../xapiUtil');
 
-const self = module.exports = {
-
-  transform: function(activity) {
-    let statement = new TinCan.Statement({
+module.exports = {
 
-      verb: {
-        id: 'https://w3id.org/xapi/acrossx/verbs/forked',
-        display: {
-          en: 'forked',
-        },
+  transform: function (activity) {
+    let statementCfg = xapi.prepareStatement(activity);
+    statementCfg.verb = {
+      id: 'https://w3id.org/xapi/acrossx/verbs/forked',
+      display: {
+        en: 'forked',
       },
-
-      actor: xapi.actor(activity.user),
-
-      object: {
-        id: `${Microservices.platform.uri}/${activity.content_kind}/${activity.content_id}`,
-        definition: {
-          name: {
-            en: activity.content.title,
-          },
-          description: {
-            en: activity.content.description || undefined,
-          },
-        },
-      },
-
-    });
-
+    };
+    let statement = new TinCan.Statement(statementCfg);
     return statement;
   },
 
diff --git a/application/lib/transforms/react.js b/application/lib/transforms/react.js
index 6a2d62f..534a9bc 100644
--- a/application/lib/transforms/react.js
+++ b/application/lib/transforms/react.js
@@ -3,44 +3,28 @@
 const boom = require('boom');
 
 const TinCan = require('tincanjs');
-const Microservices = require('../../configs/microservices');
-
 const xapi = require('../xapiUtil');
 
-const self = module.exports = {
+module.exports = {
 
-  transform: function(activity) {
+  transform: function (activity) {
     // TODO support more reaction types ?
     if (activity.react_type !== 'like') {
       throw boom.badData(`Unsupported reaction type: ${activity.react_type}`);
     }
 
-    let statement = new TinCan.Statement({
-
-      verb: {
-        id: 'https://w3id.org/xapi/acrossx/verbs/liked',
-        display: {
-          en: 'liked',
-        },
-      },
+    let statementCfg = xapi.prepareStatement(activity);
 
-      actor: xapi.actor(activity.user),
-
-      object: {
-        id: `${Microservices.platform.uri}/${activity.content_kind}/${activity.content_id}`,
-        definition: {
-          name: {
-            en: activity.content.title,
-          },
-          description: {
-            en: activity.content.description || undefined,
-          },
-        },
+    statementCfg.verb = {
+      id: 'https://w3id.org/xapi/acrossx/verbs/liked',
+      display: {
+        en: 'liked',
       },
+    };
 
-    });
-
+    let statement = new TinCan.Statement(statementCfg);
     return statement;
+
   },
 
 };
diff --git a/application/lib/transforms/reply.js b/application/lib/transforms/reply.js
index c6e6a55..6c4fb48 100644
--- a/application/lib/transforms/reply.js
+++ b/application/lib/transforms/reply.js
@@ -1,38 +1,19 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const TinCan = require('tincanjs');
-const Microservices = require('../../configs/microservices');
-
 const xapi = require('../xapiUtil');
 
-const self = module.exports = {
-
-  transform: function(activity) {
-    let statement = new TinCan.Statement({
+module.exports = {
 
-      verb: {
-        id: 'https://w3id.org/xapi/acrossx/verbs/replied',
-        display: {
-          en: 'replied',
-        },
+  transform: function (activity) {
+    let statementCfg = xapi.prepareStatement(activity);
+    statementCfg.verb = {
+      id: 'https://w3id.org/xapi/acrossx/verbs/replied',
+      display: {
+        en: 'replied',
       },
-
-      actor: xapi.actor(activity.user),
-
-      object: {
-        id: `${Microservices.platform.uri}/${activity.content_kind}/${activity.content_id}`,
-        definition: {
-          name: {
-            en: activity.content.title,
-          },
-          description: {
-            en: activity.content.description || undefined,
-          },
-        },
-      },
-
-    });
-
+    };
+    let statement = new TinCan.Statement(statementCfg);
     return statement;
   },
 
diff --git a/application/lib/transforms/share.js b/application/lib/transforms/share.js
index 6557793..f44084c 100644
--- a/application/lib/transforms/share.js
+++ b/application/lib/transforms/share.js
@@ -1,38 +1,19 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const TinCan = require('tincanjs');
-const Microservices = require('../../configs/microservices');
-
 const xapi = require('../xapiUtil');
 
-const self = module.exports = {
-
-  transform: function(activity) {
-    let statement = new TinCan.Statement({
+module.exports = {
 
-      verb: {
-        id: 'https://w3id.org/xapi/acrossx/verbs/shared',
-        display: {
-          en: 'shared',
-        },
+  transform: function (activity) {
+    let statementCfg = xapi.prepareStatement(activity);
+    statementCfg.verb = {
+      id: 'https://w3id.org/xapi/acrossx/verbs/shared',
+      display: {
+        en: 'shared',
       },
-
-      actor: xapi.actor(activity.user),
-
-      object: {
-        id: `${Microservices.platform.uri}/${activity.content_kind}/${activity.content_id}`,
-        definition: {
-          name: {
-            en: activity.content.title,
-          },
-          description: {
-            en: activity.content.description || undefined,
-          },
-        },
-      },
-
-    });
-
+    };
+    let statement = new TinCan.Statement(statementCfg);
     return statement;
   },
 
diff --git a/application/lib/transforms/use.js b/application/lib/transforms/use.js
index c05005c..644cb2e 100644
--- a/application/lib/transforms/use.js
+++ b/application/lib/transforms/use.js
@@ -1,38 +1,19 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const TinCan = require('tincanjs');
-const Microservices = require('../../configs/microservices');
-
 const xapi = require('../xapiUtil');
 
-const self = module.exports = {
-
-  transform: function(activity) {
-    let statement = new TinCan.Statement({
+module.exports = {
 
-      verb: {
-        id: 'https://w3id.org/xapi/acrossx/verbs/used',
-        display: {
-          en: 'used',
-        },
+  transform: function (activity) {
+    let statementCfg = xapi.prepareStatement(activity);
+    statementCfg.verb = {
+      id: 'https://w3id.org/xapi/acrossx/verbs/used',
+      display: {
+        en: 'used',
       },
-
-      actor: xapi.actor(activity.user),
-
-      object: {
-        id: `${Microservices.platform.uri}/${activity.content_kind}/${activity.content_id}`,
-        definition: {
-          name: {
-            en: activity.content.title,
-          },
-          description: {
-            en: activity.content.description || undefined,
-          },
-        },
-      },
-
-    });
-
+    };
+    let statement = new TinCan.Statement(statementCfg);
     return statement;
   },
 
diff --git a/application/lib/transforms/view.js b/application/lib/transforms/view.js
index 26bb430..c666b5e 100644
--- a/application/lib/transforms/view.js
+++ b/application/lib/transforms/view.js
@@ -1,40 +1,20 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const TinCan = require('tincanjs');
-const Microservices = require('../../configs/microservices');
-
 const xapi = require('../xapiUtil');
 
-const self = module.exports = {
-
-  transform: function(activity) {
-    let lang = activity.content.language.replace(/_/g, '-');
+module.exports = {
 
-    let statement = new TinCan.Statement({
-
-      verb: {
-        id: 'http://adlnet.gov/expapi/verbs/experienced',
-        display: {
-          en: 'experienced',
-        },
+  transform: function (activity) {
+    let statementCfg = xapi.prepareStatement(activity);
+    statementCfg.verb = {
+      id: 'http://adlnet.gov/expapi/verbs/experienced',
+      display: {
+        en: 'experienced',
       },
+    };
 
-      actor: xapi.actor(activity.user),
-
-      object: {
-        id: `${Microservices.platform.uri}/${activity.content_kind}/${activity.content_id}`,
-        definition: {
-          name: {
-            [lang]: activity.content.title,
-          },
-          description: {
-            [lang]: activity.content.description || undefined,
-          },
-        },
-      },
-
-    });
-
+    let statement = new TinCan.Statement(statementCfg);
     return statement;
   },
 
diff --git a/application/lib/xapiUtil.js b/application/lib/xapiUtil.js
index 9cdefdd..8064d83 100644
--- a/application/lib/xapiUtil.js
+++ b/application/lib/xapiUtil.js
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@
 
 const Microservices = require('../configs/microservices');
 
-module.exports = {
+const self = module.exports = {
+
+  prepareStatement: function (activity) {
+    let statementCfg = {
+      actor: self.actor(activity.user),
+      object: self.object(activity),
+      context: self.context(activity)
+    };
+    return statementCfg;
+  },
 
   actor: function(user) {
     return {
@@ -21,4 +30,43 @@ module.exports = {
     };
   },
 
+  object: function (activity) {
+    return {
+      id: `${Microservices.platform.uri}/${activity.content_kind}/${activity.content_id}`,
+      definition: {
+        name: {
+          en: activity.content.title,
+        },
+        description: {
+          en: activity.content.description || undefined,
+        },
+        type: activity.content_kind === 'deck' ? 'http://id.tincanapi.com/activitytype/slide-deck' : 'http://id.tincanapi.com/activitytype/slide',
+      },
+    };
+  },
+
+  context: function(activity) {
+    let context = {
+      language: activity.content.language,
+    };
+
+    let tags = activity.content.tags;
+    if (tags && tags.length > 0) {
+      let categories = tags.map((tag) => {
+        return {
+          id: `${Microservices.platform.uri}/deckfamily/${tag.tagName}`,
+          objectType: 'Activity',
+          definition: {
+            name: {
+              en: tag.defaultName
+            },
+            type: 'http://id.tincanapi.com/activitytype/tag',
+          },
+        };
+      });
+      context.contextActivities = {category: categories};
+    }
+    return context;
+  },
+
 };