diff --git a/tailbone/views/batch.py b/tailbone/views/batch.py
index 2e6b8529..3b7faa1c 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/batch.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/batch.py
@@ -265,6 +265,20 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
         # return this object to replace the original
         return batch
 
+    def get_batch_kwargs(self, batch):
+        """
+        Return a kwargs dict for use with ``self.handler.make_batch()``, using
+        the given batch as a template.
+        """
+        kwargs = {}
+        if batch.created_by:
+            kwargs['created_by'] = batch.created_by
+        elif batch.created_by_uuid:
+            kwargs['created_by_uuid'] = batch.created_by_uuid
+        if hasattr(batch, 'filename'):
+            kwargs['filename'] = batch.filename
+        return kwargs
+
     def init_batch(self, batch):
         """
         Initialize a new batch.  Derived classes can override this to
@@ -925,20 +939,6 @@ class FileBatchMasterView(BatchMasterView):
                         fs.filename,
                     ])
 
-    def get_batch_kwargs(self, batch):
-        """
-        Return a kwargs dict for use with ``self.handler.make_batch()``, using
-        the given batch as a template.
-        """
-        kwargs = {}
-        if batch.created_by:
-            kwargs['created_by'] = batch.created_by
-        elif batch.created_by_uuid:
-            kwargs['created_by_uuid'] = batch.created_by_uuid
-        if hasattr(batch, 'filename'):
-            kwargs['filename'] = batch.filename
-        return kwargs
-
     def download(self):
         """
         View for downloading the data file associated with a batch.