diff --git a/imixs-workflow-core/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/ItemCollection.java b/imixs-workflow-core/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/ItemCollection.java
index 24e3b82de..4a3bef877 100644
--- a/imixs-workflow-core/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/ItemCollection.java
+++ b/imixs-workflow-core/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/ItemCollection.java
@@ -1100,6 +1100,11 @@ public void setTaskID(int taskID) {
 		// deprecated processID is still supported for a long period. See issue #384
 		replaceItemValue("$processid", taskID);
 	}
+	
+	public ItemCollection task(int taskID) {
+		setTaskID(taskID);
+		return this;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * This method is deprecated. Use instead getEventID()
@@ -1152,6 +1157,11 @@ public void setEventID(int eventID) {
 			replaceItemValue("$activityid", eventID);
 		}
 	}
+	
+	public ItemCollection event(int eventID) {
+		setEventID(eventID);
+		return this;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @return current $ModelVersion
@@ -1159,6 +1169,41 @@ public void setEventID(int eventID) {
 	public String getModelVersion() {
 		return getItemValueString(WorkflowKernel.MODELVERSION);
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * set the $ModelVersion
+	 */
+	public void setModelVersion(String modelversion) {
+		replaceItemValue(WorkflowKernel.MODELVERSION,modelversion);
+	}
+	
+	public ItemCollection model(String modelversion) {
+		setModelVersion(modelversion);
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * @return current $ModelVersion
+	 */
+	public String getWorkflowGroup() {
+		return getItemValueString(WorkflowKernel.WORKFLOWGROUP);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * set the $ModelVersion
+	 */
+	public void setWorkflowGroup(String group) {
+		replaceItemValue(WorkflowKernel.WORKFLOWGROUP, group);
+	}
+	
+	public ItemCollection workflowGroup(String group) {
+		setWorkflowGroup(group);
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+
 
 	/**
 	 * @return $UniqueID
diff --git a/imixs-workflow-core/src/test/java/org/imixs/workflow/TestItemCollection.java b/imixs-workflow-core/src/test/java/org/imixs/workflow/TestItemCollection.java
index fd74356be..591dc12ab 100644
--- a/imixs-workflow-core/src/test/java/org/imixs/workflow/TestItemCollection.java
+++ b/imixs-workflow-core/src/test/java/org/imixs/workflow/TestItemCollection.java
@@ -734,16 +734,35 @@ public void testFileData() {
 
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Test the fluent code interface.
+	 */
+	@Test
+	@Category(org.imixs.workflow.ItemCollection.class)
+	public void testFluentInterface() {
+		ItemCollection itemCollection = new ItemCollection().model("1.0.0").task(1).event(10);
+
+		Assert.assertEquals("1.0.0", itemCollection.getModelVersion());
+		Assert.assertEquals(1, itemCollection.getTaskID());
+		Assert.assertEquals(10, itemCollection.getEventID());
+
+		// set group
+		itemCollection = new ItemCollection().workflowGroup("Ticket").task(1).event(10);
+		Assert.assertEquals("Ticket", itemCollection.getWorkflowGroup());
+		Assert.assertEquals(1, itemCollection.getTaskID());
+		Assert.assertEquals(10, itemCollection.getEventID());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Test issue #383, #384
 	 */
 	@Test
 	@Category(org.imixs.workflow.ItemCollection.class)
 	public void testDeprecatedFieldProcessID() {
-		
+
 		Assert.assertEquals("$processid", WorkflowKernel.PROCESSID);
 		Assert.assertEquals("$taskid", WorkflowKernel.TASKID);
-		
+
 		ItemCollection itemColSource = new ItemCollection();
 
 		itemColSource.replaceItemValue("$processid", 42);
@@ -757,10 +776,10 @@ public void testDeprecatedFieldProcessID() {
 		Assert.assertEquals(43, itemColSource.getTaskID());
 		Assert.assertEquals(43, itemColSource.getProcessID());
 		Assert.assertEquals(43, itemColSource.getItemValueInteger("$processid"));
-		
+
 		// test direct setting
 		itemColSource = new ItemCollection();
-		itemColSource.replaceItemValue("$taskid",44);
+		itemColSource.replaceItemValue("$taskid", 44);
 		Assert.assertEquals(44, itemColSource.getTaskID());
 		Assert.assertEquals(44, itemColSource.getProcessID());
 		// !!!