diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/local_database.xml b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/local_database.xml
index dd509e77f..fc3455c05 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/local_database.xml
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/local_database.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
               type="I10" />
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I10" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
         <leaf name="LOCKED"
@@ -79,6 +83,10 @@
               type="I10" />
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I10" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
         <leaf name="LOCKED"
@@ -130,6 +138,10 @@
               type="I10" />
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I10" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
         <!-- No LOCKED state -->
@@ -168,6 +180,10 @@
               type="I10" />
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I10" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
         <leaf name="WEIGHT"
@@ -223,6 +239,10 @@
               type="I10" />
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I10" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
         <leaf name="LOCKED"
@@ -278,6 +298,10 @@
               type="I10" />
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I10" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
         <!-- <leaf name="LOCKED"                        type="I10"/> No longer needed -->
@@ -309,6 +333,10 @@
               type="I10" />
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I10" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
         <!-- <leaf name="LOCKED"                        type="I10"/> No longer needed -->
@@ -352,6 +380,10 @@
             type="I10" />
       <leaf name="QUANTITY"
             type="I10" />
+      <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+      <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
       <!-- No LOCKED state -->
       <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
             type="I3" />
diff --git a/code/ryzom/common/data_common/database.xml b/code/ryzom/common/data_common/database.xml
index b87dd921b..f6920f90a 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/common/data_common/database.xml
+++ b/code/ryzom/common/data_common/database.xml
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@
                 <leaf name="SHEET"                      type="I32"/>
                 <leaf name="QUALITY"            type="I10"/>
                 <leaf name="QUANTITY"           type="I10"/>
+                <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"                 type="I32" />
+                <leaf name="SERIAL"                      type="I32" />
                 <leaf name="USER_COLOR"         type="I3"/>
                 <leaf name="LOCKED"                     type="I10"/>
                 <leaf name="WEIGHT"                     type="I16"/>
@@ -375,6 +377,10 @@
               type="I10" />
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I10" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
         <!-- <leaf name="LOCKED"                        type="I10"/> No longer needed -->
@@ -407,6 +413,10 @@
               type="I10" />
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I10" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
         <!-- <leaf name="LOCKED"                        type="I10"/> No longer needed -->
@@ -457,6 +467,10 @@
               type="I10" />
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I10" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
         <leaf name="LOCKED"
@@ -502,6 +516,10 @@
               type="I10" />
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I10" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
         <leaf name="LOCKED"
@@ -555,6 +573,10 @@
         <!-- for forage progress, max QL409 x10 -->
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I12" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <!-- for forage progress, max x409 x10 -->
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
@@ -596,6 +618,10 @@
               type="I10" />
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I10" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
         <leaf name="WEIGHT"
@@ -653,6 +679,10 @@
               type="I10" />
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I10" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
         <leaf name="LOCKED"
@@ -860,6 +890,10 @@
       <leaf name="QUANTITY"
             type="I10" />
       <!-- No LOCKED state -->
+      <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+      <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
       <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
             type="I3" />
       <leaf name="WEIGHT"
@@ -1133,6 +1167,10 @@
               type="I10" />
         <leaf name="QUANTITY"
               type="I10" />
+        <leaf name="CREATE_TIME"
+              type="I32" />
+        <leaf name="SERIAL"
+              type="I32" />
         <leaf name="USER_COLOR"
               type="I3" />
         <leaf name="LOCKED"
diff --git a/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/inventories.cpp b/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/inventories.cpp
index a34617e32..4166734b5 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/inventories.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/inventories.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace INVENTORIES
 			"",				// player_room
 			""				// unknown
 	};
-
+	
 
 	//
 	const char *CInventoryCategoryForCharacter::InventoryStr [CInventoryCategoryForCharacter::NbInventoryIds] =
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace INVENTORIES
 	const char *InfoVersionStr = "INFO_VERSION";
 
 	const char *CItemSlot::ItemPropStr [NbItemPropId] =
-	{ "SHEET", "QUALITY", "QUANTITY", "USER_COLOR", "LOCKED", "WEIGHT", "NAMEID", "ENCHANT", "RM_CLASS_TYPE", "RM_FABER_STAT_TYPE", "PRICE", "RESALE_FLAG", "PREREQUISIT_VALID", "WORNED" };
+	{ "SHEET", "QUALITY", "QUANTITY", "USER_COLOR", "CREATE_TIME", "SERIAL", "LOCKED", "WEIGHT", "NAMEID", "ENCHANT", "RM_CLASS_TYPE", "RM_FABER_STAT_TYPE", "PRICE", "RESALE_FLAG", "PREREQUISIT_VALID", "WORNED" };
 	const uint CItemSlot::DataBitSize [NbItemPropId]  =
-	{ 32,      10,        10,         3,            10,        16,       32,       10,        3,				  5,				     32,      2,			1,					1 };
+	{ 32,      10,        10,         3,            32,            32,       10,        16,       32,       10,        3,              5,                    32,      2,             1,                   1 };
 }
diff --git a/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/inventories.h b/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/inventories.h
index ef093bd2b..a9f9161e1 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/inventories.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/inventories.h
@@ -112,6 +112,17 @@ namespace INVENTORIES
 			return _RawId < other._RawId;
 		}
 
+		uint32 getCreateTime() const
+		{
+			return _CreateTime;
+		}
+
+		uint32 getSerialNumber() const
+		{
+			return _SerialNumber;
+		}
+
+
 	private:
 		union
 		{
@@ -255,6 +266,8 @@ namespace INVENTORIES
 			Quality,
 			Quantity,
 			UserColor,
+			CreateTime,
+			Serial,
 			Locked,
 			Weight,
 			NameId,
@@ -354,8 +367,8 @@ namespace INVENTORIES
 			bms.serial( _SlotIndex, CInventoryCategoryTemplate::SlotBitSize );
 
 			uint i;
-			// SHEET, QUALITY, QUANTITY and USER_COLOR never require compression
-			for (i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+			// SHEET, QUALITY, QUANTITY, USER_COLOR, CREATE_TIME and SERIAL never require compression
+			for (i = 0; i < 6; ++i)
 				bms.serial((uint32&)_ItemProp[i], DataBitSize[i]);
 
 			// For all other the compression is simple the first bit indicates if the value is zero
@@ -412,18 +425,13 @@ private:
 
 	struct COneProp
 	{
-		union
-		{
-			TItemPropId				ItemPropId;
-			uint32					ItemPropIdUint32;
-		};
-
+		TItemPropId				ItemPropId;
 		sint32					ItemPropValue;
 
 		void serial( NLMISC::CBitMemStream& bms )
 		{
-			bms.serial((uint32&)ItemPropIdUint32, NbBitsForItemPropId);
-			bms.serial((uint32&)ItemPropValue, CItemSlot::DataBitSize[ItemPropId]);
+			bms.serial( (uint32&)ItemPropId, NbBitsForItemPropId );
+			bms.serial( (uint32&)ItemPropValue, CItemSlot::DataBitSize[ItemPropId] );
 		}
 	};