diff --git a/app/main.ts b/app/main.ts
index c4ffd82..30431c1 100644
--- a/app/main.ts
+++ b/app/main.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {ModelComponentFileDirectory} from "./storage/ModelComponentFileDirectory
 import {GamesystemStorage} from "./storage/storing/GamesystemStorage";
 import {Character} from "../src/app/project/game-model/characters/Character";
 import {CharacterStorage} from "./storage/storing/CharacterStorage";
-import {ItemStorage} from "./storage/storing/ItemStorage";
+import {ItemgroupStorage} from "./storage/storing/ItemgroupStorage";
 
 let win: BrowserWindow | null = null;
 const args = process.argv.slice(1),
@@ -97,6 +97,29 @@ function createWindow(): BrowserWindow {
           click: () => {
             win!.webContents.send('context-menu', "new-character");
           }
+        },
+        {
+          label: "Itemgroup",
+          submenu: [
+            {
+              label: "Abstract Itemgroup",
+              click: () => {
+                win!.webContents.send('context-menu', "new-itemgroup_abstract")
+              }
+            },
+            {
+              label: "Concrete Itemgroup",
+              click: () => {
+                win!.webContents.send('context-menu', "new-itemgroup_concrete")
+              }
+            },
+            {
+              label: "Item",
+              click: () => {
+                win!.webContents.send("context-menu", "new-item")
+              }
+            }
+          ]
         }
       ]
 
@@ -249,8 +272,9 @@ function recieveGameModelToStore(gameModel: StoredGameModel) {
   const characterStorage = new CharacterStorage(path.join(projectDirectory, ModelComponentFileDirectory.CHARACTER_DIR_NAME))
   characterStorage.storeCharacters(gameModel.storedCharacters)
 
-  const itemStorage = new ItemStorage(path.join(projectDirectory, ModelComponentFileDirectory.ITEM_DIR_NAME))
-  itemStorage.storeItem(gameModel.storedItems);
+  const itemgroupStorage = new ItemgroupStorage(path.join(projectDirectory, ModelComponentFileDirectory.ITEMGROUP_DIR_NAME))
+  itemgroupStorage.storeItemgroups(gameModel.storedItemgroups);
+  itemgroupStorage.storeItems(gameModel.storedItems)
 }
 
 /*function deleteComponent(component: DeleteModel) {
diff --git a/app/storage/ModelComponentFileDirectory.js b/app/storage/ModelComponentFileDirectory.js
index fa14422..eda48c4 100644
--- a/app/storage/ModelComponentFileDirectory.js
+++ b/app/storage/ModelComponentFileDirectory.js
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ exports.ModelComponentFileDirectory = ModelComponentFileDirectory;
 ModelComponentFileDirectory.SCRIPTACCOUNT_DIR_NAME = "script-accounts";
 ModelComponentFileDirectory.GAMESYSTEM_DIR_NAME = "gamesystems";
 ModelComponentFileDirectory.CHARACTER_DIR_NAME = "characters";
-ModelComponentFileDirectory.ITEM_DIR_NAME = "items";
+ModelComponentFileDirectory.ITEMGROUP_DIR_NAME = "items";
 //# sourceMappingURL=ModelComponentFileDirectory.js.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/storage/ModelComponentFileDirectory.ts b/app/storage/ModelComponentFileDirectory.ts
index 38e675a..c68a714 100644
--- a/app/storage/ModelComponentFileDirectory.ts
+++ b/app/storage/ModelComponentFileDirectory.ts
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ export class ModelComponentFileDirectory {
   public static SCRIPTACCOUNT_DIR_NAME = "script-accounts"
   public static GAMESYSTEM_DIR_NAME = "gamesystems";
   public static CHARACTER_DIR_NAME = "characters";
-  public static ITEM_DIR_NAME = "items";
+  static ITEMGROUP_DIR_NAME = "items";
 }
diff --git a/app/storage/StoredGameModel.js b/app/storage/StoredGameModel.js
index 2ba280b..860b91d 100644
--- a/app/storage/StoredGameModel.js
+++ b/app/storage/StoredGameModel.js
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 exports.StoredGameModel = void 0;
 class StoredGameModel {
-    constructor(gameModelName, storedScriptAccounts, storedGamesystems, storedCharacters, storedItems) {
+    constructor(gameModelName, storedScriptAccounts, storedGamesystems, storedCharacters, storedItemgroups, storedItems) {
         this.gameModelName = gameModelName;
         this.storedGamesystems = storedGamesystems;
         this.storedScriptAccounts = storedScriptAccounts;
         this.storedCharacters = storedCharacters;
+        this.storedItemgroups = storedItemgroups;
         this.storedItems = storedItems;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/storage/StoredGameModel.ts b/app/storage/StoredGameModel.ts
index 5449edd..829b038 100644
--- a/app/storage/StoredGameModel.ts
+++ b/app/storage/StoredGameModel.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@ export class StoredGameModel {
   storedGamesystems: StoreComponent[]
   storedScriptAccounts: StoreComponent[]
   storedCharacters: StoreComponent[]
+  storedItemgroups: StoreComponent[]
   storedItems: StoreComponent[]
 
 
   constructor(gameModelName: string, storedScriptAccounts: StoreComponent[], storedGamesystems: StoreComponent[],
-              storedCharacters: StoreComponent[], storedItems: StoreComponent[]) {
+              storedCharacters: StoreComponent[], storedItemgroups: StoreComponent[], storedItems: StoreComponent[]) {
     this.gameModelName = gameModelName;
     this.storedGamesystems = storedGamesystems;
     this.storedScriptAccounts = storedScriptAccounts;
     this.storedCharacters = storedCharacters;
+    this.storedItemgroups = storedItemgroups;
     this.storedItems = storedItems;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/storage/loader/GameModelLoader.js b/app/storage/loader/GameModelLoader.js
index 5431d73..0b8447e 100644
--- a/app/storage/loader/GameModelLoader.js
+++ b/app/storage/loader/GameModelLoader.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ const CharacterLoader_1 = require("./CharacterLoader");
 const ItemLoader_1 = require("./ItemLoader");
 class GameModelLoader {
     constructor(gameModelDir) {
+        this.loadedItemgroups = [];
+        this.loadedItems = [];
         this.gameModelDir = gameModelDir;
     }
     loadGameModel() {
@@ -17,8 +19,8 @@ class GameModelLoader {
         const storedScriptAccounts = this.loadScriptAccountComponents();
         const storedGamesystems = this.loadGamesystems();
         const storedCharacters = this.loadCharacters();
-        const storedItems = this.loadItems();
-        return new StoredGameModel_1.StoredGameModel(gameModelName, storedScriptAccounts, storedGamesystems, storedCharacters, storedItems);
+        this.loadItemsAndItemgroups();
+        return new StoredGameModel_1.StoredGameModel(gameModelName, storedScriptAccounts, storedGamesystems, storedCharacters, this.loadedItemgroups, this.loadedItems);
     }
     loadScriptAccountComponents() {
         const scriptAccountDir = path.join(this.gameModelDir, ModelComponentFileDirectory_1.ModelComponentFileDirectory.SCRIPTACCOUNT_DIR_NAME);
@@ -35,10 +37,12 @@ class GameModelLoader {
         const characterLoader = new CharacterLoader_1.CharacterLoader(characterDir);
         return characterLoader.loadCharacters();
     }
-    loadItems() {
-        const itemDir = path.join(this.gameModelDir, ModelComponentFileDirectory_1.ModelComponentFileDirectory.ITEM_DIR_NAME);
-        const itemLoader = new ItemLoader_1.ItemLoader(itemDir);
-        return itemLoader.loadItems();
+    loadItemsAndItemgroups() {
+        const itemgroupDir = path.join(this.gameModelDir, ModelComponentFileDirectory_1.ModelComponentFileDirectory.ITEMGROUP_DIR_NAME);
+        const itemgroupLoader = new ItemLoader_1.ItemLoader(itemgroupDir);
+        itemgroupLoader.loadItemgroups();
+        this.loadedItems = itemgroupLoader.loadedItems;
+        this.loadedItemgroups = itemgroupLoader.loadedItemgroups;
     }
 }
 exports.GameModelLoader = GameModelLoader;
diff --git a/app/storage/loader/GameModelLoader.ts b/app/storage/loader/GameModelLoader.ts
index 14dc146..9423d73 100644
--- a/app/storage/loader/GameModelLoader.ts
+++ b/app/storage/loader/GameModelLoader.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import {ItemLoader} from "./ItemLoader";
 export class GameModelLoader {
   gameModelDir: string
 
+  loadedItemgroups: StoreComponent[] = []
+  loadedItems: StoreComponent[] = []
+
 
   constructor(gameModelDir: string) {
     this.gameModelDir = gameModelDir;
@@ -22,9 +25,9 @@ export class GameModelLoader {
     const storedScriptAccounts = this.loadScriptAccountComponents();
     const storedGamesystems = this.loadGamesystems();
     const storedCharacters = this.loadCharacters()
-    const storedItems = this.loadItems();
+    this.loadItemsAndItemgroups();
 
-    return new StoredGameModel(gameModelName, storedScriptAccounts, storedGamesystems, storedCharacters, storedItems);
+    return new StoredGameModel(gameModelName, storedScriptAccounts, storedGamesystems, storedCharacters, this.loadedItemgroups, this.loadedItems);
   }
 
   private loadScriptAccountComponents() {
@@ -46,9 +49,12 @@ export class GameModelLoader {
   }
 
 
-  private loadItems(): StoreComponent[] {
-    const itemDir = path.join(this.gameModelDir, ModelComponentFileDirectory.ITEM_DIR_NAME);
-    const itemLoader = new ItemLoader(itemDir)
-    return itemLoader.loadItems();
+  private loadItemsAndItemgroups() {
+    const itemgroupDir = path.join(this.gameModelDir, ModelComponentFileDirectory.ITEMGROUP_DIR_NAME);
+    const itemgroupLoader = new ItemLoader(itemgroupDir);
+    itemgroupLoader.loadItemgroups();
+
+    this.loadedItems = itemgroupLoader.loadedItems;
+    this.loadedItemgroups = itemgroupLoader.loadedItemgroups;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/storage/loader/ItemLoader.js b/app/storage/loader/ItemLoader.js
index 7536397..acb1bff 100644
--- a/app/storage/loader/ItemLoader.js
+++ b/app/storage/loader/ItemLoader.js
@@ -1,30 +1,58 @@
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 exports.ItemLoader = void 0;
-const fs = require("node:fs");
 const StoreComponent_1 = require("../StoreComponent");
-const ModelComponentType_1 = require("../../../src/app/project/game-model/ModelComponentType");
 const FileUtils_1 = require("../FileUtils");
+const path = require("node:path");
+const ModelComponentType_1 = require("../../../src/app/project/game-model/ModelComponentType");
+const fs = require("node:fs");
 class ItemLoader {
     constructor(itemDir) {
+        this._loadedItemgroups = [];
+        this._loadedItems = [];
         this.itemDir = itemDir;
     }
-    loadItems() {
-        const itemFiles = FileUtils_1.FileUtils.listFilesInDirectory(this.itemDir);
-        const loadedItems = [];
-        itemFiles.forEach(itemFile => {
-            const loadedItem = this.loadItem(itemFile);
-            if (loadedItem != undefined) {
-                loadedItems.push(loadedItem);
+    loadItemgroups() {
+        this.loadItemgroupsRecursively(this.itemDir);
+    }
+    get loadedItemgroups() {
+        return this._loadedItemgroups;
+    }
+    get loadedItems() {
+        return this._loadedItems;
+    }
+    loadItemgroupsRecursively(currentDir) {
+        const itemgroupFiles = FileUtils_1.FileUtils.listFilesInDirectory(currentDir);
+        itemgroupFiles.forEach(itemgroupFile => {
+            if (fs.lstatSync(itemgroupFile).isDirectory()) {
+                this.loadItemgroupsRecursively(itemgroupFile);
+            }
+            else if (path.basename(itemgroupFile).endsWith(".json") && this.fileRepresentsItemgroup(itemgroupFile)) {
+                const loadedItemgroup = this.loadSingleItemgroup(itemgroupFile);
+                this._loadedItemgroups.push(loadedItemgroup);
+            }
+            else if (path.basename(itemgroupFile).endsWith(".json")) {
+                const loadedItem = this.loadSingleItem(itemgroupFile);
+                this._loadedItems.push(loadedItem);
             }
         });
-        return loadedItems;
     }
-    loadItem(itemFile) {
-        if (itemFile.endsWith(".json")) {
-            const itemData = fs.readFileSync(itemFile, 'utf-8');
-            return new StoreComponent_1.StoreComponent(itemData, itemFile, ModelComponentType_1.ModelComponentType.ITEM);
+    loadSingleItemgroup(itemgroupFile) {
+        if (itemgroupFile.endsWith(".json")) {
+            const data = fs.readFileSync(itemgroupFile, "utf-8");
+            return new StoreComponent_1.StoreComponent(data, itemgroupFile, ModelComponentType_1.ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP);
         }
+        return undefined;
+    }
+    loadSingleItem(itemFile) {
+        if (itemFile.endsWith(".json")) {
+            const data = fs.readFileSync(itemFile, "utf-8");
+            return new StoreComponent_1.StoreComponent(data, itemFile, ModelComponentType_1.ModelComponentType.ITEM);
+        }
+        return undefined;
+    }
+    fileRepresentsItemgroup(file) {
+        return path.basename(path.dirname(file)) === path.parse(path.basename(file)).name;
     }
 }
 exports.ItemLoader = ItemLoader;
diff --git a/app/storage/loader/ItemLoader.ts b/app/storage/loader/ItemLoader.ts
index aca7a9c..91b6a83 100644
--- a/app/storage/loader/ItemLoader.ts
+++ b/app/storage/loader/ItemLoader.ts
@@ -1,33 +1,65 @@
-import * as fs from "node:fs";
 import {StoreComponent} from "../StoreComponent";
-import {ModelComponentType} from "../../../src/app/project/game-model/ModelComponentType";
 import {FileUtils} from "../FileUtils";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import {ModelComponentType} from "../../../src/app/project/game-model/ModelComponentType";
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
 
 export class ItemLoader {
-  private itemDir: string
 
+  itemDir: string
+  private _loadedItemgroups: StoreComponent[] = []
+  private _loadedItems: StoreComponent[] = []
 
   constructor(itemDir: string) {
     this.itemDir = itemDir;
   }
 
-  loadItems() {
-    const itemFiles = FileUtils.listFilesInDirectory(this.itemDir);
-    const loadedItems :StoreComponent[] = []
-    itemFiles.forEach(itemFile => {
-      const loadedItem = this.loadItem(itemFile);
-      if(loadedItem != undefined) {
-        loadedItems.push(loadedItem);
+  loadItemgroups(){
+    this.loadItemgroupsRecursively(this.itemDir);
+  }
+
+
+  get loadedItemgroups(): StoreComponent[] {
+    return this._loadedItemgroups;
+  }
+
+  get loadedItems(): StoreComponent[] {
+    return this._loadedItems;
+  }
+
+  private loadItemgroupsRecursively(currentDir: string) {
+    const itemgroupFiles = FileUtils.listFilesInDirectory(currentDir);
+
+    itemgroupFiles.forEach(itemgroupFile => {
+      if(fs.lstatSync(itemgroupFile).isDirectory()) {
+        this.loadItemgroupsRecursively(itemgroupFile);
+      } else if(path.basename(itemgroupFile).endsWith(".json") && this.fileRepresentsItemgroup(itemgroupFile)){
+        const loadedItemgroup = this.loadSingleItemgroup(itemgroupFile)!;
+        this._loadedItemgroups.push(loadedItemgroup)
+      } else if(path.basename(itemgroupFile).endsWith(".json")) {
+        const loadedItem = this.loadSingleItem(itemgroupFile)!;
+        this._loadedItems.push(loadedItem);
       }
     })
-
-    return loadedItems;
   }
 
-  private loadItem(itemFile: string) {
-    if(itemFile.endsWith(".json")) {
-      const itemData = fs.readFileSync(itemFile, 'utf-8');
-      return new StoreComponent(itemData, itemFile, ModelComponentType.ITEM)
+  private loadSingleItemgroup(itemgroupFile: string): StoreComponent | undefined {
+    if(itemgroupFile.endsWith(".json")) {
+      const data = fs.readFileSync(itemgroupFile, "utf-8");
+      return new StoreComponent(data, itemgroupFile, ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP);
     }
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  private loadSingleItem(itemFile: string) {
+    if(itemFile.endsWith(".json")) {
+      const data = fs.readFileSync(itemFile, "utf-8");
+      return new StoreComponent(data, itemFile, ModelComponentType.ITEM);
+    }
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  private fileRepresentsItemgroup(file: string): boolean {
+    return path.basename(path.dirname(file)) === path.parse(path.basename(file)).name;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/storage/storing/ItemgroupStorage.js b/app/storage/storing/ItemgroupStorage.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2851c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/storage/storing/ItemgroupStorage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"use strict";
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+exports.ItemgroupStorage = void 0;
+const FileUtils_1 = require("../FileUtils");
+const path = require("node:path");
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+class ItemgroupStorage {
+    constructor(itemgroupDir) {
+        this.itemgroupDir = itemgroupDir;
+        FileUtils_1.FileUtils.prepareDirectoryFroWriting(this.itemgroupDir);
+    }
+    storeItemgroups(itemgroups) {
+        itemgroups.forEach(itemgroup => {
+            this.storeItemgroup(itemgroup);
+        });
+    }
+    storeItemgroup(itemgroup) {
+        const file = path.join(...itemgroup.fileName.split("/"));
+        const completeFileName = path.join(this.itemgroupDir, file);
+        const itemgroupDirectory = path.join(...itemgroup.fileName.split("/").slice(0, -1));
+        const completeItemgroupDirectory = path.join(this.itemgroupDir, itemgroupDirectory);
+        FileUtils_1.FileUtils.prepareDirectoryFroWriting(completeItemgroupDirectory);
+        fs.writeFileSync(completeFileName + ".json", itemgroup.jsonString, "utf-8");
+    }
+    storeItems(storedItems) {
+        storedItems.forEach(item => this.storeItemgroup(item));
+    }
+}
+exports.ItemgroupStorage = ItemgroupStorage;
+//# sourceMappingURL=ItemgroupStorage.js.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/storage/storing/ItemgroupStorage.ts b/app/storage/storing/ItemgroupStorage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84f7fdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/storage/storing/ItemgroupStorage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import {FileUtils} from "../FileUtils";
+import {StoreComponent} from "../StoreComponent";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+
+export class ItemgroupStorage {
+  private itemgroupDir: string
+
+
+  constructor(itemgroupDir: string) {
+    this.itemgroupDir = itemgroupDir;
+    FileUtils.prepareDirectoryFroWriting(this.itemgroupDir);
+  }
+
+  public storeItemgroups(itemgroups: StoreComponent[]) {
+    itemgroups.forEach(itemgroup => {
+      this.storeItemgroup(itemgroup)
+    })
+  }
+
+  private storeItemgroup(itemgroup: StoreComponent) {
+    const file = path.join(... itemgroup.fileName.split("/"));
+    const completeFileName = path.join(this.itemgroupDir, file);
+
+    const itemgroupDirectory = path.join(... itemgroup.fileName.split("/").slice(0, -1))
+    const completeItemgroupDirectory = path.join(this.itemgroupDir, itemgroupDirectory)
+    FileUtils.prepareDirectoryFroWriting(completeItemgroupDirectory);
+    fs.writeFileSync(completeFileName + ".json", itemgroup.jsonString, "utf-8")
+  }
+
+
+  storeItems(storedItems: StoreComponent[]) {
+    storedItems.forEach(item => this.storeItemgroup(item))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.html b/src/app/app.component.html
index 83a3954..c8c374d 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 <div class="container">
   <div class="full-height-container" >
     <button mat-icon-button class="small-icon-button" [ngClass]="openContent === ModelComponentType.SCRIPTACCOUNT ? 'selected':''"
-            (click)="openScriptAccountsOverview()"><mat-icon>analytics</mat-icon></button>
+            (click)="openScriptAccountsOverview()"><mat-icon>inventory_2</mat-icon></button>
     <button mat-icon-button class="small-icon-button" [ngClass]="openContent === ModelComponentType.GAMESYTEM ? 'selected':''"
             (click)="openGamesystemsOverview()"><mat-icon>code</mat-icon></button>
     <button mat-icon-button class="small-icon-button" [ngClass]="openContent === ModelComponentType.CHARACTER ? 'selected':''"
             (click)="openCharactersOverview()"><mat-icon>person</mat-icon></button>
-    <button mat-icon-button class="small-icon-button" [ngClass]="openContent === ModelComponentType.ITEM ? 'selected':''"
-            (click)="openContentOverview(ModelComponentType.ITEM)"><mat-icon>inventory_2</mat-icon></button>
+
+    <button mat-icon-button class="small-icon-button" [ngClass]="openContent === ModelComponentType.ITEM || openContent === ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP ? 'selected':''"
+            (click)="openOverview(ModelComponentType.ITEM)"><mat-icon>inventory_2</mat-icon></button>
   </div>
 
 
@@ -25,13 +26,15 @@
           <button mat-menu-item (click)="openScriptAccountsOverview()">{{ModelComponentTypeUtillities.toString(ModelComponentType.SCRIPTACCOUNT)}}</button>
           <button mat-menu-item (click)="openGamesystemsOverview()">{{ModelComponentTypeUtillities.toString(ModelComponentType.GAMESYTEM)}}</button>
           <button mat-menu-item (click)="openCharactersOverview()">{{ModelComponentTypeUtillities.toString(ModelComponentType.CHARACTER)}}</button>
-          <button mat-menu-item (click)="openContentOverview(ModelComponentType.ITEM)">{{ModelComponentTypeUtillities.toString(ModelComponentType.ITEM)}}</button>
+          <button mat-menu-item (click)="openOverview(ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP)">{{ModelComponentTypeUtillities.toString(ModelComponentType.ITEM)}}</button>
         </mat-menu>
       </div>
       <app-script-account-overview *ngIf="openContent == ModelComponentType.SCRIPTACCOUNT" #scriptAccountOverview [gameModel]="gameModel" (onOpenScriptAccount)="openModelComponent($event)"></app-script-account-overview>
       <app-gamescript-overview *ngIf="openContent == ModelComponentType.GAMESYTEM" #gamesystemOverview [gameModel]="gameModel" (openGamesystemEditor)="openModelComponent($event)"></app-gamescript-overview>
       <app-character-overview *ngIf="openContent == ModelComponentType.CHARACTER" #characterOverview [gameModel]="gameModel" (onOpenCharacterEditor)="openModelComponent($event)"></app-character-overview>
-      <app-inventory-item-overview *ngIf="openContent === ModelComponentType.ITEM" #itemOverview [gameModel]="gameModel" (openItemEditor)="openModelComponent($event)"></app-inventory-item-overview>
+      <app-item-overview *ngIf="openContent == ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP || openContent == ModelComponentType.ITEM"
+                         #itemOverview [gameModel]="gameModel" (openItemgroupEmitter)="openModelComponent($event)"
+                         (onOpenItemEditor)="openModelComponent($event)"></app-item-overview>
     </mat-drawer>
 
     <div class="example-sidenav-content">
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index 64992c3..6a0240f 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import {TemplateType} from "./project/game-model/templates/TemplateType";
 import {TemplateTypeUtilities} from "./project/game-model/templates/TemplateTypeUtilities";
 import {SimpleTemplateGamesystem} from "./project/game-model/templates/simpleGamesystem/SimpleTemplateGamesystem";
 import {ItemSerializer} from "./project/serializer/ItemSerializer";
-import {ItemParser} from "./project/parser/ItemParser";
+import {ItemgroupParser} from "./project/parser/itemParser/ItemgroupParser";
+import {ItemParser} from "./project/parser/itemParser/ItemParser";
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-root',
@@ -225,7 +226,12 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
     const characterParser = new CharacterParser(characterTemplateSystems, characterRelationTemplateSystems, gameModel.scriptAccounts);
     gameModel.characters = characterParser.parseCharacters(storedGameModel.storedCharacters)
 
-    gameModel.inventoryItems = ItemParser.parseItems(storedGameModel.storedItems)
+    const itemgroupParser = new ItemgroupParser();
+    itemgroupParser.parseItemgroups(storedGameModel.storedItemgroups);
+    gameModel.itemgroups = itemgroupParser.getParsedTopItemgroups();
+
+    const itemParser = new ItemParser(itemgroupParser.getParsedItemgroups())
+    itemParser.parseItems(storedGameModel.storedItems);
 
     this.gameModel = gameModel;
   }
@@ -235,11 +241,12 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
      const storedScriptAccounts = ScriptAccountSerializer.serializeScriptAccounts(this.gameModel.scriptAccounts)
      const storedGamesystems: StoreComponent[] =     GamesystemSerializer.serializeGamesystems(this.gameModel.gamesystems)
      const storedCharacters: StoreComponent[] = CharacterSerializer.serializeCharacters(this.gameModel.characters)
-     const storedItems: StoreComponent[] = ItemSerializer.serializeItems(this.gameModel.inventoryItems);
 
-     console.log(this.gameModel.inventoryItems)
-     const storeModel = new StoredGameModel(this.gameModel.gameModelName, storedScriptAccounts,
-       storedGamesystems, storedCharacters, storedItems)
+     const itemSerializer = new ItemSerializer();
+     const storedItemgroups: StoreComponent[] = itemSerializer.serializeItemgroups(this.gameModel!.itemgroups);
+     const storedItems: StoreComponent[] = itemSerializer.getSerializedItems()
+
+     const storeModel = new StoredGameModel(this.gameModel.gameModelName, storedScriptAccounts, storedGamesystems, storedCharacters, storedItemgroups, storedItems)
 
      if(this.electronService.isElectron) {
        this.electronService.ipcRenderer.send('save-model', storeModel)
@@ -262,8 +269,8 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
     this.drawer!.open()
   }
 
-  openContentOverview(contentType: ModelComponentType) {
-    this.openContent = contentType;
+  openOverview(overviewType: ModelComponentType) {
+    this.openContent = overviewType;
     this.drawer!.open();
   }
 
@@ -297,4 +304,5 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
   }
 
 
+  protected readonly open = open;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/app.module.ts b/src/app/app.module.ts
index a3bac22..152535a 100644
--- a/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ import {
   ProductStateEditorComponent
 } from "./editor/gamesystem-editor/state-editor/product-state-editor/product-state-editor.component";
 import {MatTooltip} from "@angular/material/tooltip";
-import {MatCard, MatCardActions, MatCardContent, MatCardHeader, MatCardTitle} from "@angular/material/card";
+import {MatCard, MatCardContent, MatCardHeader, MatCardTitle} from "@angular/material/card";
 import {
     ScriptaccountActionEditorComponent
 } from "./editor/gamesystem-editor/transition-editor/scriptaccount-action-editor/scriptaccount-action-editor.component";
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ import {CharacterOverviewComponent} from "./side-overviews/character-overview/ch
 import {CharacterEditorComponent} from "./editor/character-editor/character-editor.component";
 import {
   MatAccordion,
-  MatExpansionPanel,
+  MatExpansionPanel, MatExpansionPanelDescription,
   MatExpansionPanelHeader,
   MatExpansionPanelTitle
 } from "@angular/material/expansion";
@@ -82,14 +82,15 @@ import {
 import {
     StateInitialCellComponent
 } from "./editor/gamesystem-editor/state-editor/simple-state-editor/state-initial-cell/state-initial-cell.component";
+import {ItemOverviewComponent} from "./side-overviews/item-overview/item-overview.component";
+import {ItemGroupEditorComponent} from "./editor/items/item-group-editor/item-group-editor.component";
+import {ItemEditorComponent} from "./editor/items/item-editor/item-editor.component";
 import {
-    InventoryItemOverviewComponent
-} from "./side-overviews/inventory-item-overview/inventory-item-overview.component";
-import {InventoryItemEditorComponent} from "./editor/inventory-item-editor/inventory-item-editor.component";
+  ItemgroupInheritorComponent
+} from "./editor/items/item-editor/itemgroup-inheritor/itemgroup-inheritor.component";
 import {
-  ItemPropertyEditorComponent
-} from "./editor/inventory-item-editor/item-property-editor/item-property-editor.component";
-
+  InheritedItemCharacteristicEditorComponent
+} from "./editor/items/item-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component";
 // AoT requires an exported function for factories
 const httpLoaderFactory = (http: HttpClient): TranslateHttpLoader =>  new TranslateHttpLoader(http, './assets/i18n/', '.json');
 
@@ -115,9 +116,11 @@ const httpLoaderFactory = (http: HttpClient): TranslateHttpLoader =>  new Transl
     CharacterEditorComponent,
     TemplateSpecificatorComponent,
     StateInitialCellComponent,
-    InventoryItemOverviewComponent,
-    InventoryItemEditorComponent,
-    ItemPropertyEditorComponent
+    ItemOverviewComponent,
+    ItemGroupEditorComponent,
+    ItemEditorComponent,
+    ItemgroupInheritorComponent,
+    InheritedItemCharacteristicEditorComponent
   ],
   imports: [
     BrowserModule,
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ const httpLoaderFactory = (http: HttpClient): TranslateHttpLoader =>  new Transl
     MatExpansionPanelTitle,
     MatCardTitle,
     MatExpansionPanelHeader,
-    MatCardActions,
+    MatExpansionPanelDescription
   ],
   providers: [],
   bootstrap: [AppComponent]
diff --git a/src/app/editor/editor.component.html b/src/app/editor/editor.component.html
index e856a70..ae86488 100644
--- a/src/app/editor/editor.component.html
+++ b/src/app/editor/editor.component.html
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
                                 [scriptAccounts]="gameModel!.scriptAccounts"></app-gamesystem-editor>
     <app-character-editor *ngIf="modelComponent.type === ModelComponentType.CHARACTER"
                                 [character]="convertModelComponentToCharacter(modelComponent)"
-                                [gameModel]="gameModel!">
+                                [gameModel]="gameModel!"
+    >
+
     </app-character-editor>
-    <app-inventory-item-editor *ngIf="modelComponent.type === ModelComponentType.ITEM"
-                                [item]="convertModelComponentToItem(modelComponent)"
-                                [gameModel]="gameModel!">
-    </app-inventory-item-editor>
+    <app-item-group-editor *ngIf="modelComponent.type === ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP" [itemgroup]="convertModelComponentToItemGroup(modelComponent)"></app-item-group-editor>
+    <app-item-editor *ngIf="modelComponent.type === ModelComponentType.ITEM" [item]="convertModelComponentToItem(modelComponent)" [gameModel]="gameModel!"></app-item-editor>
   </mat-tab>
 </mat-tab-group>
diff --git a/src/app/editor/editor.component.ts b/src/app/editor/editor.component.ts
index b69cdbf..2b31b33 100644
--- a/src/app/editor/editor.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/editor/editor.component.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {State} from "../project/game-model/gamesystems/states/State";
 import {Transition} from "../project/game-model/gamesystems/transitions/Transition";
 import {ModelComponentType} from "../project/game-model/ModelComponentType";
 import {Character} from "../project/game-model/characters/Character";
+import {ItemGroup} from "../project/game-model/inventory/ItemGroup";
 import {Item} from "../project/game-model/inventory/Item";
 
 
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ export class EditorComponent {
     } else {
       this.activeTab = this.gameModelComponents.findIndex(component => component.componentName === gameModelComponent.componentName);
     }
-    console.log(gameModelComponent)
   }
 
   closeGameModelComponent(gameModelComponent: ModelComponent) {
@@ -60,10 +60,17 @@ export class EditorComponent {
     return undefined;
   }
 
+  convertModelComponentToItemGroup(modelComponent: ModelComponent) {
+    if(modelComponent instanceof ItemGroup) {
+      return modelComponent as ItemGroup
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
   convertModelComponentToItem(modelComponent: ModelComponent) {
     if(modelComponent instanceof Item) {
-      return modelComponent as Item
+      return modelComponent as Item;
     }
-    return undefined
+    return undefined;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component.html b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42bbb40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<table mat-table [dataSource]="findCharacteristicValuesByItemgroup(inheritedItemgroup!)" class="mat-elevation-z8">
+  <ng-container matColumnDef="characteristic">
+    <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>Characteristic</th>
+    <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let characteristicValue">{{characteristicValue.key.characteristicName}}</td>
+  </ng-container>
+
+  <ng-container matColumnDef="value">
+    <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>Value</th>
+    <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let characteristicValue">
+      <span *ngIf="characteristicValue !== editedItemgroupCharacteristicValue">{{characteristicValue.value}}</span>
+      <mat-form-field appearance="outline" style="width: 100%;" *ngIf="characteristicValue === editedItemgroupCharacteristicValue">
+        <mat-label>Value</mat-label>
+        <input matInput [(ngModel)]="characteristicValue.value">
+      </mat-form-field>
+    </td>
+  </ng-container>
+
+  <ng-container matColumnDef="edit">
+    <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef></th>
+    <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let characteristicValue">
+      <button mat-icon-button *ngIf="editedItemgroupCharacteristicValue == undefined" (click)="editCharacteristicValue(characteristicValue)"><mat-icon>edit</mat-icon></button>
+      <button mat-icon-button *ngIf="editedItemgroupCharacteristicValue != undefined" (click)="finishEditing()" [disabled]="characteristicValue !== editedItemgroupCharacteristicValue"><mat-icon>done</mat-icon></button>
+    </td>
+  </ng-container>
+
+  <tr mat-header-row *matHeaderRowDef="displayedColumns"></tr>
+  <tr mat-row *matRowDef="let row; columns: displayedColumns;"></tr>
+</table>
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component.scss b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80c8212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.mat-column-edit {
+  width: 32px;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component.spec.ts b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..437d097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { InheritedItemCharacteristicEditorComponent } from './inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component';
+
+describe('InheritedItemCharacteristicEditorComponent', () => {
+  let component: InheritedItemCharacteristicEditorComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<InheritedItemCharacteristicEditorComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [InheritedItemCharacteristicEditorComponent]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+    
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(InheritedItemCharacteristicEditorComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component.ts b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..167bd38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor/inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import {Component, Input, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
+import {ItemGroup} from "../../../../project/game-model/inventory/ItemGroup";
+import {Item} from "../../../../project/game-model/inventory/Item";
+import {MatTableDataSource} from "@angular/material/table";
+import {ItemgroupCharacteristicValue} from "../../../../project/game-model/inventory/ItemgroupCharacteristicValue";
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-inherited-item-characteristic-editor',
+  templateUrl: './inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component.html',
+  styleUrl: './inherited-item-characteristic-editor.component.scss'
+})
+export class InheritedItemCharacteristicEditorComponent implements OnInit{
+
+  @Input() inheritedItemgroup: ItemGroup | undefined
+  @Input() item: Item | undefined
+
+  datasource: MatTableDataSource<ItemgroupCharacteristicValue> = new MatTableDataSource<ItemgroupCharacteristicValue>();
+  displayedColumns: string[] = ['characteristic', 'value', 'edit']
+  editedItemgroupCharacteristicValue: ItemgroupCharacteristicValue | undefined
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.item!.initializeItemCharacteristics();
+    this.datasource.data = this.findCharacteristicValuesByItemgroup(this.inheritedItemgroup!);
+  }
+
+
+  findCharacteristicValuesByItemgroup(itemGroup: ItemGroup): ItemgroupCharacteristicValue[] {
+    const result = this.item?.itemCharacteristicValues.filter(value => value.key.itemgroup.componentName === itemGroup.componentName);
+    if(result != undefined) {
+      return result;
+    }
+    return []
+  }
+
+  editCharacteristicValue(itemCharacteristicValue: ItemgroupCharacteristicValue): void {
+    this.editedItemgroupCharacteristicValue = itemCharacteristicValue;
+  }
+
+  finishEditing() {
+    this.editedItemgroupCharacteristicValue = undefined;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/item-editor.component.html b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/item-editor.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ff7a5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/item-editor.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<mat-card>
+  <mat-card-header>
+    <mat-card-title>Inherited Itemgroups</mat-card-title>
+  </mat-card-header>
+  <mat-card-content>
+    <mat-accordion>
+      <mat-expansion-panel *ngFor="let itemgroup of manuallyAndHierarchyItemgroups">
+        <mat-expansion-panel-header>
+          <mat-panel-title>{{itemgroup.componentName}}</mat-panel-title>
+          <mat-panel-description>{{itemgroup.componentDescription}}</mat-panel-description>
+        </mat-expansion-panel-header>
+        <app-inherited-item-characteristic-editor [inheritedItemgroup]="itemgroup" [item]="item"></app-inherited-item-characteristic-editor>
+        <div class="panel-actions">
+          <button mat-raised-button color="warn" [disabled]="automaticallyInheritedItemgroups.includes(itemgroup)" (click)="deleteInheritedItemgroup(itemgroup)">Delete</button>
+        </div>
+      </mat-expansion-panel>
+    </mat-accordion>
+    <button mat-stroked-button style="width: 100%" (click)="onAddNewInheritedItemgroup()">Add Itemgroup</button>
+  </mat-card-content>
+</mat-card>
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/item-editor.component.scss b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/item-editor.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fd81c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/item-editor.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.panel-actions {
+  float: right;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/item-editor.component.spec.ts b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/item-editor.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1e4546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/item-editor.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { ItemEditorComponent } from './item-editor.component';
+
+describe('ItemEditorComponent', () => {
+  let component: ItemEditorComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemEditorComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [ItemEditorComponent]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+    
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemEditorComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/item-editor.component.ts b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/item-editor.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05a673d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/item-editor.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import {Component, Input} from '@angular/core';
+import {Item} from "../../../project/game-model/inventory/Item";
+import {ItemGroup} from "../../../project/game-model/inventory/ItemGroup";
+import {GameModel} from "../../../project/game-model/GameModel";
+import {MatDialog} from "@angular/material/dialog";
+import {ItemgroupInheritorComponent} from "./itemgroup-inheritor/itemgroup-inheritor.component";
+import {ItemgroupUtilities} from "../../../project/game-model/utils/ItemgroupUtilities";
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-item-editor',
+  templateUrl: './item-editor.component.html',
+  styleUrl: './item-editor.component.scss'
+})
+export class ItemEditorComponent {
+
+  @Input() item: Item | undefined
+  @Input() gameModel: GameModel | undefined;
+
+
+  constructor(private dialog: MatDialog) {
+
+  }
+
+  onAddNewInheritedItemgroup() {
+    const itemgroups = this.item!.manuallyInheritedGroups.concat(this.item!.hierarchyInheritedGroups);
+    const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(ItemgroupInheritorComponent, {
+      data: this.gameModel!.itemgroupsAsList.filter(group => !itemgroups.includes(group)),
+      width: "400px"
+    })
+
+    dialogRef.afterClosed().subscribe(res => {
+      if(res != undefined) {
+        this.item!.addInheritedGroup(res);
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  deleteInheritedItemgroup(itemgroup: ItemGroup) {
+    this.item!.deleteInheritedGroup(itemgroup);
+  }
+
+  get automaticallyInheritedItemgroups() {
+    return ItemgroupUtilities.findItemgroupPathToItem(this.item!.componentName, this.gameModel!.itemgroups);
+  }
+
+  get manuallyAndHierarchyItemgroups() {
+    return this.item!.hierarchyInheritedGroups.concat(this.item!.manuallyInheritedGroups);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/itemgroup-inheritor/itemgroup-inheritor.component.html b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/itemgroup-inheritor/itemgroup-inheritor.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc0ed23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/itemgroup-inheritor/itemgroup-inheritor.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<h1 mat-dialog-title>Inherit Itemgroup</h1>
+<mat-dialog-content>
+  <mat-form-field appearance="outline" style="width: 100%;">
+    <mat-label>Select Itemgroup</mat-label>
+    <mat-select [(ngModel)]="selectedItemgroup">
+      <mat-option *ngFor="let itemgroup of availableItemgroups" [value]="itemgroup">{{itemgroup.componentName}}</mat-option>
+    </mat-select>
+  </mat-form-field>
+</mat-dialog-content>
+<mat-dialog-actions align="end">
+  <button mat-stroked-button (click)="cancel()">Cancel</button>
+  <button mat-raised-button color="primary" (click)="submit()">Confim</button>
+</mat-dialog-actions>
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/itemgroup-inheritor/itemgroup-inheritor.component.scss b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/itemgroup-inheritor/itemgroup-inheritor.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/itemgroup-inheritor/itemgroup-inheritor.component.spec.ts b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/itemgroup-inheritor/itemgroup-inheritor.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bdf452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/itemgroup-inheritor/itemgroup-inheritor.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { ItemgroupInheritorComponent } from './itemgroup-inheritor.component';
+
+describe('ItemgroupInheritorComponent', () => {
+  let component: ItemgroupInheritorComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemgroupInheritorComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [ItemgroupInheritorComponent]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+    
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemgroupInheritorComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/itemgroup-inheritor/itemgroup-inheritor.component.ts b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/itemgroup-inheritor/itemgroup-inheritor.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c71a02e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-editor/itemgroup-inheritor/itemgroup-inheritor.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import {Component, Inject} from '@angular/core';
+import {MAT_DIALOG_DATA, MatDialogRef, MatDialogTitle} from "@angular/material/dialog";
+import {ItemGroup} from "../../../../project/game-model/inventory/ItemGroup";
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-itemgroup-inheritor',
+  templateUrl: './itemgroup-inheritor.component.html',
+  styleUrl: './itemgroup-inheritor.component.scss'
+})
+export class ItemgroupInheritorComponent {
+
+  selectedItemgroup: ItemGroup | undefined
+
+  constructor(private dialogRef: MatDialogRef<ItemgroupInheritorComponent>,
+              @Inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA) public availableItemgroups: ItemGroup[]) {
+  }
+
+  cancel() {
+    this.dialogRef.close()
+  }
+
+  submit() {
+    this.dialogRef.close(this.selectedItemgroup);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-group-editor/item-group-editor.component.html b/src/app/editor/items/item-group-editor/item-group-editor.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caa4082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-group-editor/item-group-editor.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<table mat-table [dataSource]="itemQualityDatasource" class="mat-elevation-z8">
+  <ng-container matColumnDef="Characteristic">
+    <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> Characteristic </th>
+    <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let element">
+      <span *ngIf="editedCharacteristic !== element">{{element.characteristicName}}</span>
+      <mat-form-field appearance="outline" *ngIf="editedCharacteristic === element" style="width: 100%">
+        <mat-label>Name</mat-label>
+        <input matInput [(ngModel)]="element.characteristicName">
+      </mat-form-field>
+    </td>
+  </ng-container>
+  <ng-container matColumnDef="Description">
+    <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> Description </th>
+    <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let element">
+      <span *ngIf="editedCharacteristic !== element">{{element.characteristicDescription}}</span>
+      <mat-form-field appearance="outline" *ngIf="editedCharacteristic === element" style="width: 100%">
+        <mat-label>Name</mat-label>
+        <textarea matInput [(ngModel)]="element.characteristicDescription" rows="3"></textarea>
+      </mat-form-field>
+    </td>
+  </ng-container>
+  <ng-container matColumnDef="edit">
+    <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>  </th>
+    <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let element">
+      <button mat-icon-button *ngIf="editedCharacteristic !== element" [disabled]="editedCharacteristic" (click)="editItemgroupCharacteristic(element)"><mat-icon>edit</mat-icon></button>
+      <button mat-icon-button *ngIf="editedCharacteristic === element" (click)="finishEditing()"><mat-icon>done</mat-icon></button>
+    </td>
+  </ng-container>
+  <ng-container matColumnDef="delete">
+    <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> <button mat-icon-button (click)="addItemgroupCharacteristic()"><mat-icon>add</mat-icon></button> </th>
+    <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let element"><button mat-icon-button color="warn" (click)="deleteItemgroupCharacteristic(element)"><mat-icon>delete</mat-icon></button></td>
+  </ng-container>
+
+  <tr mat-header-row *matHeaderRowDef="displayedColumns"></tr>
+  <tr mat-row *matRowDef="let row; columns: displayedColumns;"></tr>
+</table>
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-group-editor/item-group-editor.component.scss b/src/app/editor/items/item-group-editor/item-group-editor.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9aa19ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-group-editor/item-group-editor.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.mat-column-edit, .mat-column-delete {
+  width: 32px;
+}
+
+.mat-column-Characteristic, {
+  width: 25%;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-group-editor/item-group-editor.component.spec.ts b/src/app/editor/items/item-group-editor/item-group-editor.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6bbd54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-group-editor/item-group-editor.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { ItemGroupEditorComponent } from './item-group-editor.component';
+
+describe('ItemGroupEditorComponent', () => {
+  let component: ItemGroupEditorComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemGroupEditorComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [ItemGroupEditorComponent]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+    
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemGroupEditorComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/editor/items/item-group-editor/item-group-editor.component.ts b/src/app/editor/items/item-group-editor/item-group-editor.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2436e71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor/items/item-group-editor/item-group-editor.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import {Component, Input, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
+import {ItemGroup} from "../../../project/game-model/inventory/ItemGroup";
+import {MatColumnDef, MatTable, MatTableDataSource} from "@angular/material/table";
+import {ItemGroupCharacteristic} from "../../../project/game-model/inventory/ItemgroupCharacteristic";
+import {Item} from "../../../project/game-model/inventory/Item";
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-item-group-editor',
+  templateUrl: './item-group-editor.component.html',
+  styleUrl: './item-group-editor.component.scss'
+})
+export class ItemGroupEditorComponent implements OnInit{
+
+  @Input() itemgroup: ItemGroup | undefined
+
+  itemQualityDatasource: MatTableDataSource<ItemGroupCharacteristic> = new MatTableDataSource<ItemGroupCharacteristic>();
+  displayedColumns: string[] = ["Characteristic", "Description", 'edit', 'delete']
+
+  editedCharacteristic: ItemGroupCharacteristic | undefined;
+
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.itemQualityDatasource.data = this.itemgroup!.itemGroupCharacteristics;
+  }
+
+  deleteItemgroupCharacteristic(characteristic: ItemGroupCharacteristic) {
+    this.itemgroup!.itemGroupCharacteristics = this.itemgroup!.itemGroupCharacteristics.filter(igc => igc.characteristicName !== characteristic.characteristicName);
+    this.itemQualityDatasource.data = this.itemgroup!.itemGroupCharacteristics;
+  }
+
+  editItemgroupCharacteristic(characteristic: ItemGroupCharacteristic) {
+    this.editedCharacteristic = characteristic;
+  }
+
+  finishEditing() {
+    this.editedCharacteristic = undefined;
+  }
+
+  addItemgroupCharacteristic() {
+    const itemgroupCharacteristic = new ItemGroupCharacteristic("", "", this.itemgroup!);
+    this.itemgroup!.addItemgroupCharacteristic(itemgroupCharacteristic);
+
+    this.itemQualityDatasource.data = this.itemgroup!.itemGroupCharacteristics;
+    this.editedCharacteristic = itemgroupCharacteristic;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/project/game-model/GameModel.ts b/src/app/project/game-model/GameModel.ts
index 4ba59a8..dde1cc3 100644
--- a/src/app/project/game-model/GameModel.ts
+++ b/src/app/project/game-model/GameModel.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ import {SimpleTemplateGamesystem} from "./templates/simpleGamesystem/SimpleTempl
 import {ProductTemplateSystem} from "./templates/productGamesystem/ProductTemplateSystem";
 import {ProductTemplateCreator} from "./templates/productGamesystem/ProductTemplateCreator";
 import {CharacterRelation} from "./characters/CharacterRelation";
+import {ItemGroup} from "./inventory/ItemGroup";
+import {AbstractItemGroup} from "./inventory/AbstractItemGroup";
+import {ConcreteItemGroup} from "./inventory/ConcreteItemGroup";
 import {Item} from "./inventory/Item";
+import {ItemgroupUtilities} from "./utils/ItemgroupUtilities";
+import {ItemGroupCharacteristic} from "./inventory/ItemgroupCharacteristic";
 
 export class GameModel {
   gameModelName: string
@@ -19,12 +24,69 @@ export class GameModel {
   gamesystems: Gamesystem<any, any>[] = [];
   scriptAccounts: ScriptAccount[] = [];
   characters: Character[] = []
-  inventoryItems: Item[] = []
+  itemgroups: ItemGroup[] = []
 
   constructor(gameModelName: string) {
     this.gameModelName = gameModelName;
   }
 
+  addAbstractItemgroup(groupName: string, parentgroup: AbstractItemGroup | undefined) {
+    //Ensure that Itemgroup does not exist
+    if(parentgroup == undefined) {
+      if(GameModel.findItemgroupByName(groupName, this.itemgroups) == undefined) {
+        const itemgroup = new AbstractItemGroup(groupName, "", ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP)
+        this.itemgroups.push(itemgroup);
+        itemgroup.addItemgroupCharacteristic(new ItemGroupCharacteristic("Test0", "", itemgroup));
+      }
+    } else {
+      if(GameModel.findItemgroupByName(groupName, parentgroup.children) == undefined) {
+        parentgroup.addChildItemgroup(new AbstractItemGroup(groupName, "", ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  addConcreteItemgroup(groupName: string, parentgroup: AbstractItemGroup | undefined) {
+    //Ensure that Itemgroup does not exist
+    if(parentgroup == undefined) {
+      if(GameModel.findItemgroupByName(groupName, this.itemgroups) == undefined) {
+        this.itemgroups.push(new ConcreteItemGroup(groupName, "", ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP));
+      }
+    } else {
+      if(GameModel.findItemgroupByName(groupName, parentgroup.children) == undefined) {
+        parentgroup.addChildItemgroup(new ConcreteItemGroup(groupName, "", ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  addItem(itemName: string, conceteItemgroupName: string) {
+    const itemgroup = GameModel.findItemgroupByName(conceteItemgroupName, this.itemgroups);
+    if(itemgroup instanceof ConcreteItemGroup) {
+      const itemgroups: ItemGroup[] = ItemgroupUtilities.findItemgroupPathToItemgroup(conceteItemgroupName, this.itemgroups);
+
+      if(itemgroups.length > 0) {
+        const item = new Item(itemName, "", ModelComponentType.ITEM )
+        itemgroup.addItem(item, itemgroups)
+        return item;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  public static findItemgroupByName(name: string, itemgroups: ItemGroup[]) {
+    const itemgroupQueue: ItemGroup[] = itemgroups.concat();
+    while(itemgroupQueue.length > 0 ) {
+      const currentItemgroup = itemgroupQueue.shift()!;
+
+      if(currentItemgroup.componentName === name) {
+        return currentItemgroup;
+      }
+
+      if(currentItemgroup instanceof AbstractItemGroup) {
+        currentItemgroup.children.forEach(itemgroup => itemgroupQueue.push(itemgroup));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   addGamesystem(gamesystem: Gamesystem<any, any>) {
     if(this.findGamesystem(gamesystem.componentName) == undefined) {
       this.gamesystems.push(gamesystem);
@@ -103,12 +165,7 @@ export class GameModel {
     return simpleGamesystem;
   }
 
-  createInventoryItem(itemName: string) {
-    if(itemName != undefined) {
-      const item = new Item(itemName, "", ModelComponentType.ITEM);
-      this.inventoryItems.push(item);
-    }
-  }
+
 
   createGamesystem(gamesystemName: string, parentGamesystemName: string | undefined, templateType: TemplateType | undefined) {
     if(gamesystemName != undefined && this.findGamesystem(gamesystemName) == undefined) {
@@ -163,10 +220,6 @@ export class GameModel {
     }
   }
 
-  removeItem(item: Item) {
-    this.inventoryItems = this.inventoryItems.filter(i => i.componentName === item.componentName)
-  }
-
   findGamesystem(gamesystemName: string) {
     const gamesystemQueue : Gamesystem<State<any>, Transition<any>>[] = [];
     this.gamesystems.forEach(gamesystem => gamesystemQueue.push(gamesystem));
@@ -213,4 +266,19 @@ export class GameModel {
 
     return requestedTemplates;
   }
+
+  get itemgroupsAsList() {
+    let itemgroupQueue: ItemGroup[] = this.itemgroups.concat();
+    const result: ItemGroup[] = []
+    while(itemgroupQueue.length > 0) {
+      const currentGroup = itemgroupQueue.shift()!;
+
+      if(currentGroup instanceof AbstractItemGroup) {
+        itemgroupQueue = itemgroupQueue.concat(currentGroup.children);
+      }
+      result.push(currentGroup);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/project/game-model/ModelComponentType.ts b/src/app/project/game-model/ModelComponentType.ts
index 4baebb9..ffef110 100644
--- a/src/app/project/game-model/ModelComponentType.ts
+++ b/src/app/project/game-model/ModelComponentType.ts
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@ export enum ModelComponentType {
   SCRIPTACCOUNT,
   GAMESYTEM,
   CHARACTER,
+  ITEMGROUP,
   ITEM
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/project/game-model/ModelComponentTypeUtillities.ts b/src/app/project/game-model/ModelComponentTypeUtillities.ts
index a2bdc40..984a7a2 100644
--- a/src/app/project/game-model/ModelComponentTypeUtillities.ts
+++ b/src/app/project/game-model/ModelComponentTypeUtillities.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ export class ModelComponentTypeUtillities {
     switch (modelComponentType) {
       case ModelComponentType.SCRIPTACCOUNT: return "ScriptAccounts";
       case ModelComponentType.GAMESYTEM: return "Gamesystems";
-      case ModelComponentType.CHARACTER: return "Characters";
+      case ModelComponentType.CHARACTER: return "Characters"
       case ModelComponentType.ITEM: return "Items";
+      case ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP: return "Itemgroups";
       default: return "Undefined";
     }
   }
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ export class ModelComponentTypeUtillities {
       case ModelComponentType.SCRIPTACCOUNT: return "ScriptAccount";
       case ModelComponentType.GAMESYTEM: return "Gamesystem";
       case ModelComponentType.CHARACTER: return "Character"
-      case ModelComponentType.ITEM: return "Item"
+      case ModelComponentType.ITEM: return "Item";
+      case ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP: return "Itemgroup";
       default: return "Undefined";
     }
   }
@@ -26,7 +28,8 @@ export class ModelComponentTypeUtillities {
       case "gamesystem": return ModelComponentType.GAMESYTEM;
       case "scriptaccount": return ModelComponentType.SCRIPTACCOUNT;
       case "character": return ModelComponentType.CHARACTER
-      case "item": return ModelComponentType.ITEM
+      case "item": return ModelComponentType.ITEM;
+      case "itemgroup": return ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/AbstractItemGroup.ts b/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/AbstractItemGroup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc95cb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/AbstractItemGroup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import {ItemGroup} from "./ItemGroup";
+import {ItemGroupCharacteristic} from "./ItemgroupCharacteristic";
+import {ItemgroupType} from "./ItemgroupType";
+
+export class AbstractItemGroup extends ItemGroup {
+
+  children: ItemGroup[] = [];
+  itemgroupType = ItemgroupType.ABSTRACT
+
+  addChildItemgroup(itemGroup: ItemGroup) {
+    this.children.push(itemGroup)
+    itemGroup.parentGroup = this;
+  }
+
+  protected addCharacteristicValue(characteristic: ItemGroupCharacteristic): void {
+      //Do Nothing
+  }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ConcreteItemGroup.ts b/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ConcreteItemGroup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ad4710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ConcreteItemGroup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import {ItemGroup} from "./ItemGroup";
+import {Item} from "./Item";
+import {ItemGroupCharacteristic} from "./ItemgroupCharacteristic";
+import {ItemgroupType} from "./ItemgroupType";
+
+export class ConcreteItemGroup extends ItemGroup {
+
+  items: Item[] = [];
+  itemgroupType = ItemgroupType.CONCRETE
+
+  addItem(item: Item, parentItemgroups: ItemGroup[]) {
+    if(this.findItemByName(item.componentName) == undefined) {
+      parentItemgroups.forEach(itemgroup => {
+        item.addInheritedHierarchyGroup(itemgroup);
+      })
+      this.items.push(item);
+    }
+  }
+
+  findItemByName(itemName: string) {
+    return this.items.find(item => item.componentName === itemName);
+  }
+
+  protected addCharacteristicValue(characteristic: ItemGroupCharacteristic): void {
+    this.items.forEach(item => {
+      item.addCharacteristic(characteristic);
+    })
+  }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/Item.ts b/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/Item.ts
index 13f8a35..6d0978c 100644
--- a/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/Item.ts
+++ b/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/Item.ts
@@ -1,44 +1,59 @@
-import {ItemProperty} from "./ItemProperty";
-import {ItemQuality} from "./ItemQuality";
 import {ModelComponent} from "../ModelComponent";
-import {ModelComponentType} from "../ModelComponentType";
-import {ItemPropertyDescription} from "./ItemPropertyDescription";
+import {ItemGroup} from "./ItemGroup";
+import {ItemgroupCharacteristicValue} from "./ItemgroupCharacteristicValue";
+import {ItemGroupCharacteristic} from "./ItemgroupCharacteristic";
 
 export class Item extends ModelComponent {
 
-  possible_qualities: ItemQuality[] = []
-  itemProperties: ItemProperty[] = []
 
-  perQualityProperties: ItemPropertyDescription[] = []
+  manuallyInheritedGroups: ItemGroup[] = []
+  hierarchyInheritedGroups: ItemGroup[] = []
+  itemCharacteristicValues: ItemgroupCharacteristicValue[] = []
 
-  constructor(componentName: string, componentDescription: string, type: ModelComponentType) {
-    super(componentName, componentDescription, type);
-    this.itemProperties.push(new ItemProperty("Weight", "Some Weights", 10))
-    this.possible_qualities.push(new ItemQuality(0.25))
-    this.possible_qualities.push(new ItemQuality(0.50))
-    this.possible_qualities.push(new ItemQuality(0.75))
-    this.possible_qualities.push(new ItemQuality(1.00))
-
-    this.addPerQualityProperty(new ItemPropertyDescription("Price", "Price to buy item"))
-  }
-
-  removePerQualityProperty(qualityProperty: ItemPropertyDescription) {
-    this.perQualityProperties = this.perQualityProperties.filter(perQualityProperty => perQualityProperty !== qualityProperty);
-    this.possible_qualities.forEach(quality => {
-      quality.removeQualityProperty(qualityProperty.propertyName);
+  initializeItemCharacteristics() {
+    const inheritedGroups = this.manuallyInheritedGroups.concat(this.hierarchyInheritedGroups);
+    inheritedGroups.forEach(itemGroup => {
+      this.initializeItemCharacteristicsOfItemgroup(itemGroup);
     })
   }
 
-  addPerQualityProperty(qualityProperty: ItemPropertyDescription) {
-    if(this.perQualityProperties.find(property => property.propertyName === qualityProperty.propertyName) == undefined) {
-      this.perQualityProperties.push(qualityProperty);
-      this.possible_qualities.forEach(quality => quality.addQualityProperty(qualityProperty))
+  initializeItemCharacteristicsOfItemgroup(itemGroup: ItemGroup) {
+    itemGroup.itemGroupCharacteristics.forEach(characteristic => {
+      this.addCharacteristic(characteristic);
+    })
+  }
+
+  private isValueInitialized(characteristic: ItemGroupCharacteristic) {
+    return this.itemCharacteristicValues.find(value => value.key.characteristicName === characteristic.characteristicName) !== undefined
+  }
+
+  addInheritedGroup(itemgroup: ItemGroup) {
+    if(this.findItemgroupByName(itemgroup.componentName) == undefined) {
+      this.manuallyInheritedGroups.push(itemgroup);
+      itemgroup.manuallyInheritedItems.push(this);
+      this.initializeItemCharacteristicsOfItemgroup(itemgroup);
     }
   }
 
-  editPerQualityProperty(qualityProperty: ItemPropertyDescription) {
-    this.possible_qualities.forEach(quality => {
-      quality.editQualityProperty(qualityProperty, this.perQualityProperties.map(property => property.propertyName))
-    })
+  findItemgroupByName(groupName: string) {
+    const itemgroups = this.hierarchyInheritedGroups.concat(this.manuallyInheritedGroups);
+    return itemgroups.find(group => group.componentName === groupName);
+  }
+
+  addCharacteristic(characteristic: ItemGroupCharacteristic) {
+    const characteristicValue = new ItemgroupCharacteristicValue(characteristic, 0);
+    if(!this.isValueInitialized(characteristic)) {
+      this.itemCharacteristicValues.push(characteristicValue);
+    }
+  }
+
+  deleteInheritedGroup(itemgroup: ItemGroup) {
+    this.manuallyInheritedGroups = this.manuallyInheritedGroups.filter(manually => manually.componentName !== itemgroup.componentName);
+  }
+
+  addInheritedHierarchyGroup(itemgroup: ItemGroup) {
+    this.hierarchyInheritedGroups.push(itemgroup);
+    this.initializeItemCharacteristicsOfItemgroup(itemgroup);
+
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ItemGroup.ts b/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ItemGroup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3096e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ItemGroup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import {ModelComponent} from "../ModelComponent";
+import {ItemGroupCharacteristic} from "./ItemgroupCharacteristic";
+import {AbstractItemGroup} from "./AbstractItemGroup";
+import {Item} from "./Item";
+
+export abstract class ItemGroup extends ModelComponent {
+
+  itemGroupCharacteristics: ItemGroupCharacteristic[] = []
+  parentGroup: AbstractItemGroup | undefined
+  manuallyInheritedItems: Item[] = []
+
+  addItemgroupCharacteristic(itemgroupCharacteristic: ItemGroupCharacteristic) {
+    this.itemGroupCharacteristics.push(itemgroupCharacteristic);
+    this.addCharacteristicValueForManuallyItems(itemgroupCharacteristic);
+    this.addCharacteristicValue(itemgroupCharacteristic);
+  }
+
+  protected abstract addCharacteristicValue(characteristic: ItemGroupCharacteristic): void;
+
+  private addCharacteristicValueForManuallyItems(characteristic: ItemGroupCharacteristic) {
+    this.manuallyInheritedItems.forEach(item => {
+      item.addCharacteristic(characteristic);
+    })
+  }
+
+  inheritManualItem(item: Item) {
+    if(this.manuallyInheritedItems.find(inheritedItems => inheritedItems.componentName === item.componentName) == undefined) {
+      this.manuallyInheritedItems.push(item);
+      item.addInheritedGroup(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ItemgroupCharacteristic.ts b/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ItemgroupCharacteristic.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d28b9a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ItemgroupCharacteristic.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import {ItemGroup} from "./ItemGroup";
+
+export class ItemGroupCharacteristic {
+  characteristicName: string;
+  characteristicDescription: string
+  itemgroup: ItemGroup
+
+
+  constructor(characteristicName: string, characteristicDescription: string, itemgroup: ItemGroup) {
+    this.characteristicName = characteristicName;
+    this.characteristicDescription = characteristicDescription;
+    this.itemgroup = itemgroup;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ItemgroupCharacteristicValue.ts b/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ItemgroupCharacteristicValue.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..436d3b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ItemgroupCharacteristicValue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import {ItemGroupCharacteristic} from "./ItemgroupCharacteristic";
+
+export class ItemgroupCharacteristicValue {
+  key: ItemGroupCharacteristic
+  value: number
+
+
+  constructor(key: ItemGroupCharacteristic, value: number) {
+    this.key = key;
+    this.value = value;
+  }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ItemgroupType.ts b/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ItemgroupType.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1ca933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/project/game-model/inventory/ItemgroupType.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export enum ItemgroupType {
+  CONCRETE,
+  ABSTRACT
+}
diff --git a/src/app/project/game-model/utils/ItemgroupUtilities.ts b/src/app/project/game-model/utils/ItemgroupUtilities.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25c9533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/project/game-model/utils/ItemgroupUtilities.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import {GameModel} from "../GameModel";
+import {ItemGroup} from "../inventory/ItemGroup";
+import {AbstractItemGroup} from "../inventory/AbstractItemGroup";
+import {ConcreteItemGroup} from "../inventory/ConcreteItemGroup";
+
+export class ItemgroupUtilities {
+
+  public static findItemgroupPathToItem(searchedItemName: string, itemgroups: ItemGroup[]): ItemGroup[] {
+    for(let i=0; i<itemgroups.length; i++) {
+      const found_path = this.findItemgroupPathToItemRecursive(itemgroups[i], searchedItemName, []);
+      if(found_path.length > 0) {
+        return found_path;
+      }
+    }
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  public static findItemgroupPathToItemgroup(searchedItemgroupName: string, itemgroups: ItemGroup[]): ItemGroup[] {
+    for(let i=0; i<itemgroups.length; i++) {
+      const found_path = this.findItemgroupPathToItemgroupRecursive(itemgroups[i], searchedItemgroupName, []);
+      if(found_path.length > 0) {
+        return found_path;
+      }
+    }
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  private static findItemgroupPathToItemgroupRecursive(root: ItemGroup, searchedItemgroupName: string, path: ItemGroup[]): ItemGroup[] {
+    path.push(root);
+
+    if(root.componentName === searchedItemgroupName) {
+      return path;
+    }
+
+    if(root instanceof AbstractItemGroup) {
+      for(let i=0; i<root.children.length; i++) {
+        const found_path = this.findItemgroupPathToItemgroupRecursive(root.children[i], searchedItemgroupName, path.concat())
+        if(found_path != undefined && found_path.length > 0) {
+          return found_path;
+        }
+      }
+      return [];
+    } else {
+      return [];
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static findItemgroupPathToItemRecursive(root: ItemGroup, searchedItemName: string, path: ItemGroup[]): ItemGroup[] {
+    path.push(root);
+
+    if(root instanceof ConcreteItemGroup) {
+      const searchedItem = root.items.find(item => item.componentName === searchedItemName)
+      if(searchedItem != undefined) {
+        return path;
+      }
+    } else if(root instanceof AbstractItemGroup) {
+      for(let i=0; i<root.children.length; i++) {
+        const found_path = this.findItemgroupPathToItemRecursive(root.children[i], searchedItemName, path.concat());
+        if(found_path.length > 0) {
+          return found_path;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return [];
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/project/parser/itemParser/ItemParser.ts b/src/app/project/parser/itemParser/ItemParser.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40da22f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/project/parser/itemParser/ItemParser.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import {ItemGroup} from "../../game-model/inventory/ItemGroup";
+import {StoreComponent} from "../../../../../app/storage/StoreComponent";
+import {Item} from "../../game-model/inventory/Item";
+import {ModelComponentType} from "../../game-model/ModelComponentType";
+import {ConcreteItemGroup} from "../../game-model/inventory/ConcreteItemGroup";
+import {ItemgroupCharacteristicValue} from "../../game-model/inventory/ItemgroupCharacteristicValue";
+
+export class ItemParser {
+  parsedItemgroups: ItemGroup[] = []
+
+  constructor(itemgroups: ItemGroup[] = []) {
+    this.parsedItemgroups = itemgroups;
+  }
+
+  parseItems(storeComponents: StoreComponent[]): Item[] {
+    const parsedItems: Item[] = []
+    storeComponents.forEach(storeComponent => parsedItems.push(this.parseSingleItem(storeComponent)));
+    return parsedItems;
+  }
+
+  private parseSingleItem(storeComponent: StoreComponent) {
+    const parsedData = JSON.parse(storeComponent.jsonString);
+
+    const componentName = parsedData.componentName;
+    const componentDescription = parsedData.componentDescription;
+
+    const manuallyInheritedGroups = this.parseInheritedGroups(parsedData.manuallyInheritedGroups);
+    const hierarchyInheritedGroups = this.parseInheritedGroups(parsedData.hierarchyInheritedGroups);
+
+    const item = new Item(componentName, componentDescription, ModelComponentType.ITEM);
+    item.manuallyInheritedGroups = manuallyInheritedGroups;
+    item.hierarchyInheritedGroups = hierarchyInheritedGroups;
+
+    const owningGroup = hierarchyInheritedGroups.find(itemgroup => itemgroup instanceof ConcreteItemGroup);
+    if (owningGroup) {
+      (owningGroup as ConcreteItemGroup).items.push(item);
+    } else {
+      console.log("[ERROR] No group found for item: ", item.componentName)
+    }
+
+
+    item.itemCharacteristicValues = this.parseItemCharacteristicValues(parsedData.itemCharacteristicValues);
+    return item;
+  }
+
+  private parseInheritedGroups(inheritedGroupsData: any) {
+    const inheritedGroups: ItemGroup[] = []
+    for(let i=0; i<inheritedGroupsData.length; i++) {
+      const inheritedGroupName = inheritedGroupsData[i];
+
+      const matchedGroup = this.parsedItemgroups.find(group => group.componentName === inheritedGroupName);
+      if (matchedGroup) {
+        inheritedGroups.push(matchedGroup);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return inheritedGroups;
+  }
+
+  private parseItemCharacteristicValues(data: any): ItemgroupCharacteristicValue[] {
+    const values: ItemgroupCharacteristicValue[] = []
+    for(let i=0; i<data.length; i++) {
+      const key = this.findItemCharacteristic(data[i].key);
+      if (key) {
+        const characteristicValue = new ItemgroupCharacteristicValue(key!, data[i].value)
+        values.push(characteristicValue)
+      } else {
+        console.log("[ERROR] Characteristic not found: ", data[i].key)
+      }
+    }
+    return values;
+  }
+
+  private findItemCharacteristic(itemCharacteristicName: string) {
+    for(let i=0; i<this.parsedItemgroups.length; i++) {
+      const characteristic = this.parsedItemgroups[i].itemGroupCharacteristics
+        .find(characteristic=> characteristic.characteristicName === itemCharacteristicName);
+
+      if(characteristic != undefined) {
+        return characteristic;
+      }
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/project/parser/itemParser/ItemgroupParser.ts b/src/app/project/parser/itemParser/ItemgroupParser.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb18e77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/project/parser/itemParser/ItemgroupParser.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import {ItemGroup} from "../../game-model/inventory/ItemGroup";
+import {StoreComponent} from "../../../../../app/storage/StoreComponent";
+import {ItemGroupCharacteristic} from "../../game-model/inventory/ItemgroupCharacteristic";
+import {AbstractItemGroup} from "../../game-model/inventory/AbstractItemGroup";
+import {ModelComponentType} from "../../game-model/ModelComponentType";
+import {ConcreteItemGroup} from "../../game-model/inventory/ConcreteItemGroup";
+
+export class ItemgroupParser {
+
+  private parsedItemgroups: ItemGroup[] = []
+  private topParsedItemgroups: ItemGroup[] = []
+
+  parseItemgroups(storeComponents: StoreComponent[]) {
+    const topologicalSort = this.topologicalSort(storeComponents);
+    topologicalSort.forEach(storeComponent => this.parseSingleItemgroup(storeComponent));
+    return this.parsedItemgroups;
+  }
+
+  private topologicalSort(storeComponents: StoreComponent[]) {
+    const sortedObjects: StoreComponent[] = []
+    const visited: {[key: string]: boolean} = {};
+
+    const visit = (object: StoreComponent) => {
+      const jsonData = JSON.parse(object.jsonString)
+      if(visited[jsonData.componentName]) return;
+      visited[jsonData.componentName] = true;
+
+      if(jsonData.parent) {
+        const parentObject = storeComponents.find(obj => JSON.parse(obj.jsonString).componentName === jsonData.parent);
+        if(parentObject) {
+          visit(parentObject);
+        }
+      }
+      sortedObjects.push(object);
+    }
+
+    storeComponents.forEach(object => visit(object));
+
+    return sortedObjects;
+  }
+
+  parseSingleItemgroup(storeComponent: StoreComponent) {
+    const data = JSON.parse(storeComponent.jsonString);
+
+    const componentName = data.componentName;
+    const componentDescription = data.componentDescription;
+    const parentgroupName = data.parentgroup;
+
+    let itemgroup;
+    if(data.itemgroupType == 0) {
+      itemgroup = new ConcreteItemGroup(componentName, componentDescription, ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP);
+    } else {
+      itemgroup = new AbstractItemGroup(componentName, componentDescription, ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP);
+    }
+
+    const parentgroup = this.parsedItemgroups.find(parent => parent.componentName === parentgroupName);
+
+    if(parentgroup != undefined) {
+      const abstractParentgroup = parentgroup as AbstractItemGroup;
+      abstractParentgroup.addChildItemgroup(itemgroup)
+      this.parsedItemgroups.push(itemgroup)
+    } else {
+      this.parsedItemgroups.push(itemgroup);
+      this.topParsedItemgroups.push(itemgroup);
+    }
+
+    this.parseItemgroupCharacteristics(data.itemGroupCharacteristics, itemgroup);
+  }
+
+  parseItemgroupCharacteristics(itemgroupCharacteristicsData: any, itemgroup: ItemGroup): ItemGroupCharacteristic[] {
+    const itemgroupCharacteristics: ItemGroupCharacteristic[] = []
+    for(let i=0; i<itemgroupCharacteristicsData.length; i++) {
+      this.parseSingleItemgroupCharacteristic(itemgroupCharacteristicsData[i], itemgroup)
+    }
+    return itemgroupCharacteristics;
+  }
+
+  private parseSingleItemgroupCharacteristic(itemgroupCharacteristicData: any, itemgroup: ItemGroup) {
+    const name = itemgroupCharacteristicData.characteristicName;
+    const description = itemgroupCharacteristicData.characteristicDescription;
+
+    const characteristic =  new ItemGroupCharacteristic(name, description, itemgroup);
+    characteristic.itemgroup.addItemgroupCharacteristic(characteristic);
+    return characteristic;
+  }
+
+  getParsedTopItemgroups() {
+    return this.topParsedItemgroups;
+  }
+
+  getParsedItemgroups() {
+    return this.parsedItemgroups;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/project/serializer/GamesystemSerializer.ts b/src/app/project/serializer/GamesystemSerializer.ts
index 2ec8b43..3d8a8ca 100644
--- a/src/app/project/serializer/GamesystemSerializer.ts
+++ b/src/app/project/serializer/GamesystemSerializer.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ export class GamesystemSerializer {
 
   private static serializeSimpleGamesystem(simpleGamesystem: SimpleGamesystem): StoreComponent {
     const fileName = this.computeSimpleGamesystemPath(simpleGamesystem);
-    if(simpleGamesystem.componentName === "Weather(Child)") {
-      console.log(fileName)
-    }
+    console.log(fileName)
     const jsonString = JSON.stringify(simpleGamesystem, (key, value) => {
 
       if(this.IGNORED_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTES.includes(key)) {
diff --git a/src/app/project/serializer/ItemSerializer.ts b/src/app/project/serializer/ItemSerializer.ts
index 352f4b4..80d51bf 100644
--- a/src/app/project/serializer/ItemSerializer.ts
+++ b/src/app/project/serializer/ItemSerializer.ts
@@ -1,38 +1,135 @@
-import {Item} from "../game-model/inventory/Item";
+import {ItemGroup} from "../game-model/inventory/ItemGroup";
 import {StoreComponent} from "../../../../app/storage/StoreComponent";
+import {AbstractItemGroup} from "../game-model/inventory/AbstractItemGroup";
+import {ConcreteItemGroup} from "../game-model/inventory/ConcreteItemGroup";
+import {ModelComponentType} from "../game-model/ModelComponentType";
 import {SerializeConstants} from "./SerializeConstants";
-import {ItemQuality} from "../game-model/inventory/ItemQuality";
-import {ItemPropertyDescription} from "../game-model/inventory/ItemPropertyDescription";
-import {ItemProperty} from "../game-model/inventory/ItemProperty";
+import {Item} from "../game-model/inventory/Item";
+import {ItemgroupType} from "../game-model/inventory/ItemgroupType";
 
 export class ItemSerializer {
 
-  public static serializeItems(items: Item[]): StoreComponent[] {
-    const storedItems: StoreComponent[] = []
-    items.forEach(item => storedItems.push(this.serializeSingleItem(item)))
-    return storedItems;
+  private serializedItemgroups: StoreComponent[] = []
+  private serializedItems: StoreComponent[] = []
+  private static ignoredGroupKeys: string[] = ['type', 'unsaved', "itemgroup", "manuallyInheritedGroups", "hierarchyInheritedGroups", "items"]
+  private static ignoredItemKeys: string[] = ['type', 'unsaved']
+
+  public serializeItemgroups(itemgroups: ItemGroup[]): StoreComponent[] {
+    itemgroups.forEach(itemgroup => {
+      this.serializeSingleItemgroupHierarchy(itemgroup)
+    })
+    return this.serializedItemgroups;
   }
 
-  private static serializeSingleItem(item: Item): StoreComponent {
-    const fileName = item.componentName;
-    const componentType = item.type;
-    const jsonString = JSON.stringify(item,(key, value) => {
-      if(key === 'perQualityProperties') {
-        return value;
-      } else if(key == 'quality_propertes') {
-        return value.map((prop: ItemProperty) => ({
-          ...prop,
-          propertyDescription: undefined
-        }));
+  private serializeSingleItemgroupHierarchy(itemgroup: ItemGroup) {
+    if(itemgroup instanceof AbstractItemGroup) {
+      const storeComponent = this.serializeAbstractItemgroup(itemgroup)
+      this.serializedItemgroups.push(storeComponent)
+      itemgroup.children.forEach(child => this.serializeSingleItemgroupHierarchy(child));
+    } else {
+      const storeComponent = this.serializeConcreteItemgroup(itemgroup as ConcreteItemGroup);
+      this.serializedItemgroups.push(storeComponent)
+
+      this.serializeItemsOfItemgroup(itemgroup as ConcreteItemGroup);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private serializeAbstractItemgroup(itemgroup: AbstractItemGroup): StoreComponent {
+    const componentType = ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP;
+    const fileName = ItemSerializer.computeItemgroupPath(itemgroup);
+
+    const jsonObject = {
+      componentName: itemgroup.componentName,
+      componentDescription: itemgroup.componentDescription,
+      itemGroupCharacteristics: itemgroup.itemGroupCharacteristics.map(characteristic => {
+        return {
+          characteristicName: characteristic.characteristicName,
+          characteristicDescription: characteristic.characteristicDescription
+        }
+      }),
+      parentgroup: itemgroup.parentGroup,
+      itemgroupType: ItemgroupType.ABSTRACT
+    };
+
+    const jsonString = JSON.stringify(jsonObject, (key, value) => {
+      return value;
+    }, SerializeConstants.JSON_INDENT);
+    return new StoreComponent(jsonString, fileName, componentType)
+  }
+
+  private serializeConcreteItemgroup(itemgroup: ConcreteItemGroup) {
+    const componentType = ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP;
+    const fileName = ItemSerializer.computeItemgroupPath(itemgroup);
+
+    const jsonObject = {
+      componentName: itemgroup.componentName,
+      componentDescription: itemgroup.componentDescription,
+      itemGroupCharacteristics: itemgroup.itemGroupCharacteristics.map(characteristic => {
+        return {
+          characteristicName: characteristic.characteristicName,
+          characteristicDescription: characteristic.characteristicDescription
+        }
+      }),
+      itemgroupType: ItemgroupType.CONCRETE,
+      parentgroup: itemgroup.parentGroup?.componentName
+    };
+
+    const jsonString = JSON.stringify(jsonObject, (key, value) => {
+      return value;
+    }, SerializeConstants.JSON_INDENT);
+    return new StoreComponent(jsonString, fileName, componentType)
+  }
+
+  private static computeItemgroupPath(itemgroup: ItemGroup, itemPath: boolean = false): string {
+    const itemgroupPath: string[] = [];
+    itemgroupPath.push(itemgroup.componentName);
+
+    if(!itemPath) {
+      itemgroupPath.push(itemgroup.componentName);
+    }
+
+
+    while(itemgroup.parentGroup !== undefined) {
+      itemgroupPath.unshift(itemgroup.parentGroup.componentName);
+      itemgroup = itemgroup.parentGroup;
+    }
+
+    return itemgroupPath.join("/");
+  }
+
+  private serializeItemsOfItemgroup(itemgroup: ConcreteItemGroup) {
+    const fileName = ItemSerializer.computeItemgroupPath(itemgroup, true);
+    itemgroup.items.forEach(item => {
+      const storeComponent = this.serializeSingleItem(fileName, item);
+      this.serializedItems.push(storeComponent)
+    })
+
+
+  }
+
+  private serializeSingleItem(itemgroupPath: string, item: Item) {
+    const itemFile = itemgroupPath + "/" + item.componentName;
+
+    const jsonString = JSON.stringify(item, (key, value) => {
+      if(ItemSerializer.ignoredItemKeys.includes(key)) {
+        return undefined
       }
 
-      if(key === 'unsaved' || key === 'type') {
-        return undefined;
-      } else {
-        return value;
+      if(value instanceof ItemGroup) {
+        return value.componentName
       }
+
+      if(key == "key") {
+        return value.characteristicName
+      }
+
+      return value;
     }, SerializeConstants.JSON_INDENT)
 
-    return new StoreComponent(jsonString, fileName, componentType);
+    return new StoreComponent(jsonString, itemFile, ModelComponentType.ITEM)
+  }
+
+  getSerializedItems() {
+    return this.serializedItems;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/Tupel.ts b/src/app/shared/Tupel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e05b237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/Tupel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export class Tupel<A, B> {
+  value00: A
+  value01: B
+
+
+  constructor(value00: A, value01: B) {
+    this.value00 = value00;
+    this.value01 = value01;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/side-overviews/item-overview/item-overview.component.html b/src/app/side-overviews/item-overview/item-overview.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2622561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/side-overviews/item-overview/item-overview.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<mat-tree [dataSource]="dataSource" [treeControl]="treeControl">
+  <!-- This is the tree node template for leaf nodes -->
+  <mat-tree-node *matTreeNodeDef="let node" matTreeNodePadding matTreeNodePaddingIndent="10" (click)="onSelectItem(node)" (contextmenu)="onSelectItem(node)" (dblclick)="openItemEditor(node)">
+    <!-- use a disabled button to provide padding for tree leaf -->
+    <button class="small-icon-button" mat-icon-button disabled></button>
+    <mat-icon class="small-icon-button" *ngIf="node.type == ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP">folder</mat-icon>
+    <mat-icon class="small-icon-button" *ngIf="node.type == ModelComponentType.ITEM">data_object</mat-icon>
+    {{node.name}}
+  </mat-tree-node>
+  <!-- This is the tree node template for expandable nodes -->
+  <mat-tree-node *matTreeNodeDef="let node;when: hasChild" matTreeNodePadding matTreeNodePaddingIndent="10" (click)="onSelectItem(node)" (contextmenu)="onSelectItem(node)" (dblclick)="openItemEditor(node)">
+    <button class="small-icon-button" mat-icon-button matTreeNodeToggle
+            [attr.aria-label]="'Toggle ' + node.name">
+      <mat-icon class="mat-icon-rtl-mirror">
+        {{treeControl.isExpanded(node) ? 'expand_more' : 'chevron_right'}}
+      </mat-icon>
+    </button>
+    <mat-icon class="small-icon-button" *ngIf="node.type == ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP">folder</mat-icon>
+    <mat-icon class="small-icon-button" *ngIf="node.type == ModelComponentType.ITEM">data_object</mat-icon>
+    {{node.name}}
+  </mat-tree-node>
+</mat-tree>
diff --git a/src/app/side-overviews/item-overview/item-overview.component.scss b/src/app/side-overviews/item-overview/item-overview.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d799155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/side-overviews/item-overview/item-overview.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+.mat-tree-node {
+  min-height: 1.8em !important;
+  height: 1.8em;
+}
+
+
+.small-icon-button {
+  width: 26px !important;
+  height: 26px !important;
+  padding: 0px !important;
+  display: inline-flex !important;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  margin-left: 5px;
+  margin-right: 5px;
+  margin-bottom: 2px;
+
+  & > *[role=img] {
+    width: 18px;
+    height: 18px;
+    font-size: 18px;
+
+    svg {
+      width: 18px;
+      height: 18px;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .mat-mdc-button-touch-target {
+    width: 22px !important;
+    height: 22px !important;
+  }
+}
+
+.small-icon-button mat-icon {
+  color: whitesmoke;
+}
+
+.selected-node {
+  background-color: #545456
+}
diff --git a/src/app/side-overviews/item-overview/item-overview.component.spec.ts b/src/app/side-overviews/item-overview/item-overview.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58c2547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/side-overviews/item-overview/item-overview.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { ItemOverviewComponent } from './item-overview.component';
+
+describe('ItemOverviewComponent', () => {
+  let component: ItemOverviewComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemOverviewComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [ItemOverviewComponent]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+    
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemOverviewComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/side-overviews/item-overview/item-overview.component.ts b/src/app/side-overviews/item-overview/item-overview.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ae9aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/side-overviews/item-overview/item-overview.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+import {Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output} from '@angular/core';
+import {GameModel} from "../../project/game-model/GameModel";
+import {FlatTreeControl} from "@angular/cdk/tree";
+import {MatTreeFlatDataSource, MatTreeFlattener} from "@angular/material/tree";
+import {AbstractItemGroup} from "../../project/game-model/inventory/AbstractItemGroup";
+import {ConcreteItemGroup} from "../../project/game-model/inventory/ConcreteItemGroup";
+import {ModelComponent} from "../../project/game-model/ModelComponent";
+import {ModelComponentType} from "../../project/game-model/ModelComponentType";
+import {ItemGroup} from "../../project/game-model/inventory/ItemGroup";
+import {Item} from "../../project/game-model/inventory/Item";
+
+interface FlatNode {
+  expandable: boolean,
+  name: string,
+  level: number,
+  type: ModelComponentType
+}
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-item-overview',
+  templateUrl: './item-overview.component.html',
+  styleUrl: './item-overview.component.scss'
+})
+export class ItemOverviewComponent implements OnInit{
+
+  @Input() gameModel: GameModel | undefined
+  @Output() openItemgroupEmitter: EventEmitter<ItemGroup> = new EventEmitter();
+  @Output() onOpenItemEditor: EventEmitter<Item> = new EventEmitter();
+
+  private _transformer = (node: ModelComponent, level: number) => {
+    if(node instanceof AbstractItemGroup) {
+      return {
+        expandable: !!node.children && node.children.length > 0,
+        name: node.componentName,
+        level: level,
+        type: ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP,
+      };
+    } else if(node instanceof ConcreteItemGroup) {
+      return {
+        expandable: !!node.items && node.items.length > 0,
+        name: node.componentName,
+        level: level,
+        type: ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP,
+      }
+    } else  {
+      return {
+        expandable: false,
+        name: node.componentName,
+        level: level,
+        type: ModelComponentType.ITEM
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+
+  treeControl = new FlatTreeControl<FlatNode>(
+    node => node.level,
+    node => node.expandable,
+  );
+
+  treeFlattener = new MatTreeFlattener(
+    this._transformer,
+    node => node.level,
+    node => node.expandable,
+    node => this.getNodeChildren(node)
+  );
+
+  dataSource = new MatTreeFlatDataSource(this.treeControl, this.treeFlattener);
+  selectedItem: FlatNode | undefined
+
+  hasChild = (_: number, node: FlatNode) => node.expandable;
+
+  getNodeChildren(node: ModelComponent): ModelComponent[] {
+    if(node instanceof ConcreteItemGroup) {
+      return node.items;
+    } else if(node instanceof AbstractItemGroup) {
+      return node.children;
+    } else {
+      return [];
+    }
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.dataSource.data = this.gameModel!.itemgroups;
+  }
+
+  protected readonly ModelComponentType = ModelComponentType;
+
+  onSelectItem(node: FlatNode) {
+    this.selectedItem = node;
+  }
+
+  openItemEditor(node: FlatNode) {
+    if(node.type == ModelComponentType.ITEMGROUP) {
+      const itemGroup = GameModel.findItemgroupByName(node.name, this.gameModel!.itemgroups);
+      if(itemGroup) {
+        this.openItemgroupEmitter.emit(itemGroup);
+      }
+    } else if(node.type == ModelComponentType.ITEM) {
+      const item = this.searchItemByName(node.name);
+      if(item !== undefined) {
+        this.onOpenItemEditor.emit(item);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private searchItemByName(itemName: string): Item | undefined {
+    let groupQueue: ItemGroup[] = this.gameModel!.itemgroups.concat();
+    while(groupQueue.length > 0) {
+      const currentGroup = groupQueue.shift()!;
+
+      if(currentGroup instanceof AbstractItemGroup) {
+        groupQueue = groupQueue.concat(currentGroup.children);
+      } else if(currentGroup instanceof ConcreteItemGroup) {
+        const searchResult = currentGroup.items.find(item => item.componentName === itemName);
+        if(searchResult != undefined) {
+          return searchResult;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/testModel/items/Clothing/Clothing.json b/testModel/items/Clothing/Clothing.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af1c0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testModel/items/Clothing/Clothing.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "componentName": "Clothing",
+    "componentDescription": "",
+    "itemGroupCharacteristics": [
+        {
+            "characteristicName": "Test0",
+            "characteristicDescription": ""
+        }
+    ],
+    "itemgroupType": 1
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testModel/items/Clothing/Hose/Hose 1.json b/testModel/items/Clothing/Hose/Hose 1.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2f14c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testModel/items/Clothing/Hose/Hose 1.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+    "componentName": "Hose 1",
+    "componentDescription": "",
+    "manuallyInheritedGroups": [
+        "Inventory"
+    ],
+    "hierarchyInheritedGroups": [
+        "Clothing",
+        "Hose"
+    ],
+    "itemCharacteristicValues": [
+        {
+            "key": "Test0",
+            "value": 0
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testModel/items/Clothing/Hose/Hose 2.json b/testModel/items/Clothing/Hose/Hose 2.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50ef84c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testModel/items/Clothing/Hose/Hose 2.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    "componentName": "Hose 2",
+    "componentDescription": "",
+    "manuallyInheritedGroups": [],
+    "hierarchyInheritedGroups": [
+        "Clothing",
+        "Hose"
+    ],
+    "itemCharacteristicValues": [
+        {
+            "key": "Test0",
+            "value": 0
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testModel/items/Clothing/Hose/Hose.json b/testModel/items/Clothing/Hose/Hose.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..241268e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testModel/items/Clothing/Hose/Hose.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "componentName": "Hose",
+    "componentDescription": "",
+    "itemGroupCharacteristics": [],
+    "itemgroupType": 0,
+    "parentgroup": "Clothing"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testModel/items/Clothing/Oberteil/Oberteil.json b/testModel/items/Clothing/Oberteil/Oberteil.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1079ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testModel/items/Clothing/Oberteil/Oberteil.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "componentName": "Oberteil",
+    "componentDescription": "",
+    "itemGroupCharacteristics": [],
+    "itemgroupType": 0,
+    "parentgroup": "Clothing"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testModel/items/Inventory/Inventory.json b/testModel/items/Inventory/Inventory.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27b2fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testModel/items/Inventory/Inventory.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "componentName": "Inventory",
+    "componentDescription": "",
+    "itemGroupCharacteristics": [
+        {
+            "characteristicName": "Test0",
+            "characteristicDescription": ""
+        }
+    ],
+    "itemgroupType": 1
+}
\ No newline at end of file