diff --git a/api-ref/src/wadls/databases-api/xsd/dbaas.wadl b/api-ref/src/wadls/databases-api/xsd/dbaas.wadl
index a054fb113..e5af5169a 100644
--- a/api-ref/src/wadls/databases-api/xsd/dbaas.wadl
+++ b/api-ref/src/wadls/databases-api/xsd/dbaas.wadl
@@ -734,8 +734,7 @@
                 each database: <code>collate</code> and
                     <code>character_set</code>.</para><table
                 rules="all">
-                <caption>Required and Optional Attributes for Create
-                    Database</caption>
+                <caption>Required and optional attributes for creating a database</caption>
                 <thead>
                     <tr>
                         <td colspan="1">Name</td>
@@ -779,8 +778,7 @@
                 information about characters that are valid/invalid
                 for creating database names.</para><table rules="all"
                 width="40%">
-                <caption>Valid Characters That Can Be Used in a
-                    Database Name</caption>
+                <caption>Valid characters in a database name</caption>
                 <col width="100%"/>
                 <thead>
                     <tr>
@@ -807,8 +805,7 @@
                     </tr>
                 </tbody></table><table rules="all" width="40%">
                 <?dbfo keep-together="always"?>
-                <caption>Characters That <emphasis>Cannot</emphasis>
-                    Be Used in a Database Name</caption>
+                <caption>Characters that <emphasis>cannot</emphasis> be used in a database name</caption>
                 <col width="100%"/>
                 <thead>
                     <tr>
@@ -838,8 +835,7 @@
                         <td>Forwardslashes</td>
                     </tr>
                 </tbody></table><table rules="all">
-                <caption>Length Restrictions for Database
-                    Name</caption>
+                <caption>Length restrictions for database name</caption>
                 <thead>
                     <tr>
                         <td>Restriction</td>
@@ -966,10 +962,10 @@
                 caller to correct the cause of the failure and POST
                 the request again.</para>
             <para>The following table lists the required attributes
-                for create user. See the request examples for the
+                for creating user. See the request examples for the
                 required xml/json format:</para>
             <table rules="all" width="500">
-                <caption>Required attributes for create user</caption>
+                <caption>Required attributes for creating a user</caption>
                 <thead>
                     <tr>
                         <td colspan="1">Applies To</td>
@@ -1017,8 +1013,7 @@
                 characters that are valid/invalid for creating
                 database names, user names, and passwords.</para>
             <table rules="all" width="40%">
-                <caption>Valid Characters That Can Be Used in a
-                    Database Name, User Name, and Password</caption>
+                <caption>Valid characters in a database name, user name, and password</caption>
                 <col width="100%"/>
                 <thead>
                     <tr>
@@ -1044,9 +1039,8 @@
                             name, user name, and password</td>
                     </tr>
                 </tbody></table><table rules="all" width="40%">
-                <caption>Characters That <emphasis>Cannot</emphasis>
-                    Be Used in a Database Name, User Name, and
-                    Password</caption>
+                <caption>Characters that <emphasis>cannot</emphasis> be used in a database name, user name, and
+                    password</caption>
                 <col width="100%"/>
                 <thead>
                     <tr>
@@ -1080,8 +1074,7 @@
                             name or password</td>
                     </tr>
                 </tbody></table><table rules="all">
-                <caption>Length Restrictions for Database Name, User
-                    Name, and Password</caption>
+                <caption>Length restrictions for database name, user name, and password</caption>
                 <thead>
                     <tr>
                         <td>Restriction</td>