diff --git a/app/models/report_element.rb b/app/models/report_element.rb
index 131d3d528..9c5e2345b 100644
--- a/app/models/report_element.rb
+++ b/app/models/report_element.rb
@@ -1,22 +1,5 @@
 class ReportElement < ActiveRecord::Base
-  enum type_of: {
-    project_header: 0,
-    my_module: 1,
-    step: 2,
-    result_asset: 3,
-    result_table: 4,
-    result_text: 5,
-    my_module_activity: 6,
-    my_module_samples: 7,
-    step_checklist: 8,
-    step_asset: 9,
-    step_table: 10,
-    step_comments: 11,
-    result_comments: 12,
-    project_activity: 13, # TODO
-    project_samples: 14, # TODO
-    experiment: 15
-  }
+  enum type_of: Extends::REPORT_ELEMENT_TYPES
 
   # This is only used by certain elements
   enum sort_order: {
diff --git a/config/initializers/extends.rb b/config/initializers/extends.rb
index 7883381d9..9b9728b46 100644
--- a/config/initializers/extends.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/extends.rb
@@ -17,4 +17,21 @@ class Extends
 
   TASKS_STATES = { uncompleted: 0,
                    completed: 1 }
+
+  REPORT_ELEMENT_TYPES = { project_header: 0,
+                           my_module: 1,
+                           step: 2,
+                           result_asset: 3,
+                           result_table: 4,
+                           result_text: 5,
+                           my_module_activity: 6,
+                           my_module_samples: 7,
+                           step_checklist: 8,
+                           step_asset: 9,
+                           step_table: 10,
+                           step_comments: 11,
+                           result_comments: 12,
+                           project_activity: 13, # TODO
+                           project_samples: 14, # TODO
+                           experiment: 15 }
 end