diff --git a/src/App/Document.cpp b/src/App/Document.cpp
index 4312724bd..f1cf43b00 100644
--- a/src/App/Document.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Document.cpp
@@ -927,6 +927,10 @@ Document::Document(void)
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Id,(""),0,Prop_None,"ID of the document");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Uid,(id),0,Prop_ReadOnly,"UUID of the document");
 
+    // license stuff
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(License,("CC-BY 3.0"),0,Prop_None,"License string of the Item");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(LicenseURL,("http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"),0,Prop_None,"URL to the license text/contract");
+
     // license stuff
     int licenseId = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath
         ("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Document")->GetInt("prefLicenseType",0);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Assembly/App/Item.cpp b/src/Mod/Assembly/App/Item.cpp
index 98d339352..548db3575 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Assembly/App/Item.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Assembly/App/Item.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <Base/Placement.h>
+#include <Base/Uuid.h>
 
 #include "Item.h"
 #include "ItemPy.h"
@@ -40,11 +41,23 @@ PROPERTY_SOURCE_ABSTRACT(Assembly::Item, App::GeoFeature)
 
 Item::Item()
 {
-    ADD_PROPERTY(Id,(0));
-    ADD_PROPERTY(Uid,(0));
-    ADD_PROPERTY(Name,(0));
-    ADD_PROPERTY(Description,(0));
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(CreatedBy,(""),0,App::Prop_None,"The creator of the Item");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(CreationDate,(Base::TimeInfo::currentDateTimeString()),0,App::Prop_ReadOnly,"Date of creation");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(LastModifiedBy,(""),0,App::Prop_None,0);
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(LastModifiedDate,("Unknown"),0,App::Prop_ReadOnly,"Date of last modification");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Company,(""),0,App::Prop_None,"Additional tag to save the the name of the company");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Comment,(""),0,App::Prop_None,"Additional tag to save a comment");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Meta,(),0,App::Prop_None,"Map with additional meta information");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Material,(),0,App::Prop_None,"Map with material properties");
+    // create the uuid for the document
+    Base::Uuid id;
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Id,(""),0,App::Prop_None,"ID (Part-Number) of the Item");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Uid,(id.UuidStr),0,App::Prop_None,"UUID of the Item");
 
+    // license stuff
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(License,("CC BY 3.0"),0,App::Prop_None,"License string of the Item");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(LicenseURL,("http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"),0,App::Prop_None,"URL to the license text/contract");
+    // color and apperance
     ADD_PROPERTY(Color,(1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0)); // set transparent -> not used
     ADD_PROPERTY(Visibility,(true));
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Assembly/App/Item.h b/src/Mod/Assembly/App/Item.h
index c995f6057..a4393a885 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Assembly/App/Item.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Assembly/App/Item.h
@@ -39,19 +39,41 @@ class AssemblyExport Item : public App::GeoFeature
 public:
     Item();
 
-   /** @name base properties of all Assembly Items */
+   /** @name base properties of all Assembly Items 
+     * This properties corospond mostly to the meta information
+     * in the App::Document class
+     */
     //@{
     /// Id e.g. Part number
     App::PropertyString  Id;
     /// unique identifier of the Item 
     App::PropertyUUID    Uid;
-    /// Name of the Item (human readable)
-    App::PropertyString  Name  ;
     /// long description of the Item 
     App::PropertyString  Description  ;
+    /// creators name (utf-8)
+    App::PropertyString  CreatedBy;
+    App::PropertyString  CreationDate;
+    /// user last modified the document
+    App::PropertyString  LastModifiedBy;
+    App::PropertyString  LastModifiedDate;
+    /// company name UTF8(optional)
+    App::PropertyString  Company;
+    /// long comment or description (UTF8 with line breaks)
+    App::PropertyString  Comment;
+    /** License string
+      * Holds the short license string for the Item, e.g. CC-BY
+      * for the Creative Commons license suit. 
+      */
+    App::PropertyString  License;
+    /// License descripton/contract URL
+    App::PropertyString  LicenseURL;
+    /// Meta descriptons
+    App::PropertyMap     Meta;
+    /// Meta descriptons
+    App::PropertyMap     Material;
     //@}
 
-    /** @name base properties of all Assembly Items */
+    /** @name Visual properties */
     //@{
     /** Base color of the Item
         If the transparency value is 1.0