=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/schema/NodePropertyIntrospectorService.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/schema/NodePropertyIntrospectorService.java	2014-08-17 13:37:34 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/schema/NodePropertyIntrospectorService.java	2014-08-20 05:24:14 +0000
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.hisp.dhis.node.annotation.NodeAnnotation;
 import org.hisp.dhis.node.annotation.NodeCollection;
 import org.hisp.dhis.node.annotation.NodeComplex;
+import org.hisp.dhis.node.annotation.NodeRoot;
 import org.hisp.dhis.node.annotation.NodeSimple;
 import org.hisp.dhis.system.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
@@ -224,6 +225,18 @@
         {
             property.setName( nodeCollection.itemName() );
         }
+        else // if itemName is not set, check to see if itemKlass have a @RootNode with a name
+        {
+            if ( property.getItemKlass() != null && property.getItemKlass().isAnnotationPresent( NodeRoot.class ) )
+            {
+                NodeRoot nodeRoot = property.getItemKlass().getAnnotation( NodeRoot.class );
+
+                if ( !StringUtils.isEmpty( nodeRoot.value() ) )
+                {
+                    property.setName( nodeRoot.value() );
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private Method getGetter( Class<?> klass, Field field )

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/schema/FieldCollectionNodePropertyIntrospectorServiceTest.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/schema/FieldCollectionNodePropertyIntrospectorServiceTest.java	2014-08-17 13:37:34 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/schema/FieldCollectionNodePropertyIntrospectorServiceTest.java	2014-08-20 05:24:14 +0000
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  */
 
 import org.hisp.dhis.node.annotation.NodeCollection;
+import org.hisp.dhis.node.annotation.NodeRoot;
 import org.hisp.dhis.node.annotation.NodeSimple;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
-class Item
+@NodeRoot( value = "collectionItem" ) class Item
 {
     @NodeSimple
     private String value;
@@ -160,10 +161,16 @@
     @Test
     public void testItemName()
     {
-        assertEquals( "items1", propertyMap.get( "items1" ).getName() );
+        assertEquals( "collectionItem", propertyMap.get( "items1" ).getName() );
         assertEquals( "items1", propertyMap.get( "items1" ).getCollectionName() );
 
         assertEquals( "item", propertyMap.get( "items" ).getName() );
         assertEquals( "items", propertyMap.get( "items" ).getCollectionName() );
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testItemKlass()
+    {
+        assertTrue( Item.class.equals( propertyMap.get( "items1" ).getItemKlass() ) );
+    }
 }