diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc.h b/src/gui/components/cc.h
index 3d01723d9..e86b43799 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc.h
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ class CComponentsItem : public CComponents
 
 		///get current index of item, see also attribut cc_item_index
 		virtual int getIndex(){return cc_item_index;};
-		///set index to item, see also attribut cc_item_index
+		///set an index to item, see also attribut cc_item_index.
+		///To generate an index, use genIndex()
 		virtual void setIndex(const int& index){cc_item_index = index;};
 };
 
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_frm.cpp
index 46313ba2e..ebc65a028 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm.cpp
@@ -143,11 +143,7 @@ void CComponentsForm::addCCItem(CComponentsItem* cc_Item)
 #endif
 
 		//assign item index
-		int count = v_cc_items.size();
-		char buf[64];
-		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d%d", cc_item_index, count);
-		buf[63] = '\0';
-		int new_index = atoi(buf);
+		int new_index = genIndex();
 		cc_Item->setIndex(new_index);
 #ifdef DEBUG_CC
 		printf("			   %s-%d parent index = %d, assigned index ======> %d\n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, cc_item_index, new_index);
@@ -177,6 +173,15 @@ bool CComponentsForm::isAdded(CComponentsItem* cc_item)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int CComponentsForm::genIndex()
+{
+	int count = v_cc_items.size();
+	char buf[64];
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d%d", cc_item_index, count);
+	buf[63] = '\0';
+	int ret = atoi(buf);
+	return ret;
+}
 
 CComponentsItem* CComponentsForm::getCCItem(const uint& cc_item_id)
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm.h b/src/gui/components/cc_frm.h
index 38a2bd348..d9cd09e7c 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class CComponentsForm : public CComponentsItem
 		std::vector<CComponentsItem*>	v_cc_items;			
 		void initVarForm();
 		void paintForm(bool do_save_bg);
+		///generates next possible index for an item, see also cc_item_index, getIndex(), setIndex()
+		int genIndex();
 
 		int append_h_offset;
 		int append_v_offset;