diff --git a/collections.sqlite b/collections.sqlite
index 348bd4b..95bd135 100755
Binary files a/collections.sqlite and b/collections.sqlite differ
diff --git a/src/Controllers/ItemController.php b/src/Controllers/ItemController.php
index aa38d24..7cf6834 100755
--- a/src/Controllers/ItemController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/ItemController.php
@@ -136,13 +136,8 @@ class ItemController
             $description = trim($data['item_description'] ?? '');
             $categoryId = !empty($data['category_id']) ? (int)$data['category_id'] : null;
             $location = trim($data['location'] ?? '');
-
-            if (empty($name)) {
-                http_response_code(400);
-                global $translator;
-                echo json_encode(['error' => $translator->trans('Part name is required')]);
-                return;
-            }
+            $idCode = strtoupper(substr(md5(uniqid()), 0, 8));
+            $imagePath = null;
 
             // Generate unique id_code
             $idCode = self::generateUniqueIdCode($db);
@@ -201,7 +196,7 @@ class ItemController
             mkdir($qrDir, 0755, true);
         }
         $options = new QROptions([
-            'outputType' => QRCode::OUTPUT_SVG,
+            'outputType' => QRCode::OUTPUT_MARKUP_SVG,
             'eccLevel' => QRCode::ECC_L,
         ]);
         $qrCode = new QRCode($options);
@@ -248,8 +243,13 @@ class ItemController
 
             // Handle image upload if new file
             if (isset($_FILES['image']) && $_FILES['image']['error'] === UPLOAD_ERR_OK) {
-                $imagePath = self::handleImageUpload($_FILES['image']);
-                error_log("Image updated: " . $imagePath);
+                $newImagePath = self::handleImageUpload($_FILES['image']);
+                if ($newImagePath) {
+                    $imagePath = $newImagePath;
+                    error_log("Image updated: " . $imagePath);
+                } else {
+                    error_log("Image upload failed, keeping existing image");
+                }
             } else {
                 error_log("No image update or error: " . ($_FILES['image']['error'] ?? 'no file'));
             }
diff --git a/src/Database.php b/src/Database.php
index 117ab86..17e301a 100755
--- a/src/Database.php
+++ b/src/Database.php
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class Database {
         if (self::$instance === null) {
             try {
                 self::$instance = new PDO('sqlite:' . self::$dbFile);
+                self::$instance->exec('PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;');
+                self::$instance->exec('PRAGMA busy_timeout = 5000;');
                 self::$instance->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
                 self::createTables();
             } catch (PDOException $e) {
@@ -40,7 +42,20 @@ class Database {
             name TEXT NOT NULL,
             description TEXT,
             category_id INTEGER,
+            id_code TEXT UNIQUE,
+            image TEXT,
+            location TEXT,
+            created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+            updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
             FOREIGN KEY (category_id) REFERENCES categories(id)
         )');
+
+        // Create trigger for updated_at
+        $db->exec('CREATE TRIGGER IF NOT EXISTS update_items_updated_at 
+            AFTER UPDATE ON items
+            FOR EACH ROW
+            BEGIN
+                UPDATE items SET updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id = NEW.id;
+            END');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Models/Item.php b/src/Models/Item.php
index b374951..29e94bc 100755
--- a/src/Models/Item.php
+++ b/src/Models/Item.php
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ class Item {
     private ?string $idCode;
     private ?string $image;
     private ?string $location;
+    private ?string $createdAt;
+    private ?string $updatedAt;
 
-    public function __construct(PDO $db, ?int $id = null, string $name = '', ?string $description = null, ?int $categoryId = null, ?string $categoryName = null, ?string $idCode = null, ?string $image = null, ?string $location = null) {
+    public function __construct(PDO $db, ?int $id = null, string $name = '', ?string $description = null, ?int $categoryId = null, ?string $categoryName = null, ?string $idCode = null, ?string $image = null, ?string $location = null, ?string $createdAt = null, ?string $updatedAt = null) {
         $this->db = $db;
         $this->id = $id;
         $this->name = $name;
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ class Item {
         $this->idCode = $idCode;
         $this->image = $image;
         $this->location = $location;
+        $this->createdAt = $createdAt;
+        $this->updatedAt = $updatedAt;
     }
 
     public function getId(): ?int {
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ class Item {
 
     public static function getAllFiltered(PDO $db, string $search, ?int $categoryId): array {
         try {
-            $query = 'SELECT i.id, i.name, i.description, c.name as category_name, i.category_id, i.id_code, i.image, i.location
+            $query = 'SELECT i.id, i.name, i.description, c.name as category_name, i.category_id, i.id_code, i.image, i.location, i.created_at, i.updated_at
                       FROM items i
                       LEFT JOIN categories c ON i.category_id = c.id
                       WHERE 1=1';
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ class Item {
     public static function getById(PDO $db, int $id): ?array {
         try {
             $stmt = $db->prepare(
-                'SELECT i.id, i.name, i.description, c.name as category_name, i.category_id, i.id_code, i.image, i.location
+                'SELECT i.id, i.name, i.description, c.name as category_name, i.category_id, i.id_code, i.image, i.location, i.created_at, i.updated_at
                  FROM items i
                  LEFT JOIN categories c ON i.category_id = c.id
                  WHERE i.id = :id'
@@ -198,7 +202,12 @@ class Item {
             'name' => $this->name,
             'description' => $this->description,
             'category_id' => $this->categoryId,
-            'category_name' => $this->categoryName
+            'category_name' => $this->categoryName,
+            'id_code' => $this->idCode,
+            'image' => $this->image,
+            'location' => $this->location,
+            'created_at' => $this->createdAt,
+            'updated_at' => $this->updatedAt
         ];
     }
 }