diff --git a/src/app/puzzle/vpmainwindow.cpp b/src/app/puzzle/vpmainwindow.cpp
index 07d61d720..716be7f92 100644
--- a/src/app/puzzle/vpmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/app/puzzle/vpmainwindow.cpp
@@ -438,7 +438,27 @@ auto VPMainWindow::LoadFile(QString path) -> bool
         VLayoutConverter converter(path);
         m_curFileFormatVersion = converter.GetCurrentFormatVersion();
         m_curFileFormatVersionStr = converter.GetFormatVersionStr();
-        path = converter.Convert();
+
+        QFile file(converter.Convert());
+        file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+
+        VPLayoutFileReader fileReader;
+        m_layout->Clear();
+
+        fileReader.ReadFile(m_layout, &file);
+
+        if (fileReader.hasError())
+        {
+            qCCritical(pWindow, "%s\n\n%s", qUtf8Printable(tr("File error.")),
+                       qUtf8Printable(tr("Unable to read a layout file. %1").arg(fileReader.errorString())));
+            lock.reset();
+
+            if (m_cmd->IsTestModeEnabled())
+            {
+                qApp->exit(V_EX_NOINPUT);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
     }
     catch (VException &e)
     {
@@ -448,27 +468,6 @@ auto VPMainWindow::LoadFile(QString path) -> bool
         return false;
     }
 
-    QFile file(path);
-    file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
-
-    VPLayoutFileReader fileReader;
-    m_layout->Clear();
-
-    fileReader.ReadFile(m_layout, &file);
-
-    if (fileReader.hasError())
-    {
-        qCCritical(pWindow, "%s\n\n%s", qUtf8Printable(tr("File error.")),
-                   qUtf8Printable(tr("Unable to read a layout file. %1").arg(fileReader.errorString())));
-        lock.reset();
-
-        if (m_cmd->IsTestModeEnabled())
-        {
-            qApp->exit(V_EX_NOINPUT);
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
     SetCurrentFile(path);
 
     m_layout->SetFocusedSheet();
diff --git a/src/app/puzzle/xml/vplayoutliterals.cpp b/src/app/puzzle/xml/vplayoutliterals.cpp
index 34a452008..e31b5d67e 100644
--- a/src/app/puzzle/xml/vplayoutliterals.cpp
+++ b/src/app/puzzle/xml/vplayoutliterals.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ const QString TagLine                = QStringLiteral("line");
 const QString TagScale               = QStringLiteral("scale");
 const QString TagWatermark           = QStringLiteral("watermark");
 
-const QString AttrVersion              = QStringLiteral("version");
 const QString AttrWarningSuperposition = QStringLiteral("warningSuperposition");
 const QString AttrWarningOutOfBound    = QStringLiteral("warningOutOfBound");
 const QString AttrStickyEdges          = QStringLiteral("stickyEdges");
diff --git a/src/app/puzzle/xml/vplayoutliterals.h b/src/app/puzzle/xml/vplayoutliterals.h
index a3c5c8a33..aa6b0e460 100644
--- a/src/app/puzzle/xml/vplayoutliterals.h
+++ b/src/app/puzzle/xml/vplayoutliterals.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ extern const QString TagLine;
 extern const QString TagScale;
 extern const QString TagWatermark;
 
-extern const QString AttrVersion;
 extern const QString AttrWarningSuperposition;
 extern const QString AttrWarningOutOfBound;
 extern const QString AttrStickyEdges;
diff --git a/src/libs/ifc/ifcdef.cpp b/src/libs/ifc/ifcdef.cpp
index 4763c56ce..191d22326 100644
--- a/src/libs/ifc/ifcdef.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ifc/ifcdef.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ const QString AttrCurve1Alias1 = QStringLiteral("curve1Alias1");
 const QString AttrCurve1Alias2 = QStringLiteral("curve1Alias2");
 const QString AttrCurve2Alias1 = QStringLiteral("curve2Alias1");
 const QString AttrCurve2Alias2 = QStringLiteral("curve2Alias2");
+const QString AttrLayoutVersion = QStringLiteral("version");
 
 const QString TypeLineDefault        = QStringLiteral("default");
 const QString TypeLineNone           = QStringLiteral("none");
diff --git a/src/libs/ifc/ifcdef.h b/src/libs/ifc/ifcdef.h
index e37920783..4f3ffdbfa 100644
--- a/src/libs/ifc/ifcdef.h
+++ b/src/libs/ifc/ifcdef.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ extern const QString AttrCurve1Alias1;
 extern const QString AttrCurve1Alias2;
 extern const QString AttrCurve2Alias1;
 extern const QString AttrCurve2Alias2;
+extern const QString AttrLayoutVersion;
 
 extern const QString TypeLineDefault;
 extern const QString TypeLineNone;
diff --git a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractconverter.cpp b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractconverter.cpp
index 2ff316e70..b6cea05e4 100644
--- a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractconverter.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractconverter.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #include <QXmlSchemaValidator>
 
 #include "../exception/vexception.h"
-#include "../exception/vexceptionwrongid.h"
 #include "vdomdocument.h"
 
 //This class need for validation pattern file using XSD shema
@@ -339,17 +338,6 @@ void VAbstractConverter::ValidateInputFile(const QString &currentSchema) const
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void VAbstractConverter::Save()
 {
-    try
-    {
-        TestUniqueId();
-    }
-    catch (const VExceptionWrongId &e)
-    {
-        Q_UNUSED(e)
-        VException ex(tr("Error no unique id."));
-        throw ex;
-    }
-
     m_tmpFile.resize(0);//clear previous content
     const int indent = 4;
     QTextStream out(&m_tmpFile);
@@ -358,8 +346,7 @@ void VAbstractConverter::Save()
 
     if (not m_tmpFile.flush())
     {
-        VException e(m_tmpFile.errorString());
-        throw e;
+        throw VException(m_tmpFile.errorString());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractconverter.h b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractconverter.h
index 2a59bc2c9..a243dca37 100644
--- a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractconverter.h
+++ b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractconverter.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ QT_WARNING_DISABLE_GCC("-Wsuggest-final-methods")
 
 class VAbstractConverter :public VDomDocument
 {
-    Q_DECLARE_TR_FUNCTIONS(VAbstractConverter)
 public:
     explicit VAbstractConverter(const QString &fileName);
     virtual ~VAbstractConverter() Q_DECL_EQ_DEFAULT;
@@ -60,8 +59,8 @@ protected:
 
     void ValidateInputFile(const QString &currentSchema) const;
     Q_NORETURN void InvalidVersion(unsigned ver) const;
-    void Save();
-    void SetVersion(const QString &version);
+    virtual void Save();
+    virtual void SetVersion(const QString &version);
 
     virtual unsigned MinVer() const =0;
     virtual unsigned MaxVer() const =0;
diff --git a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vlayoutconverter.cpp b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vlayoutconverter.cpp
index 035085567..9772638b7 100644
--- a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vlayoutconverter.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vlayoutconverter.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
  **
  *************************************************************************/
 #include "vlayoutconverter.h"
+#include "../exception/vexception.h"
+#include "ifcdef.h"
 
 /*
  * Version rules:
@@ -42,18 +44,11 @@ const QString VLayoutConverter::CurrentSchema   = QStringLiteral("://schema/layo
 //VLayoutConverter::LayoutMinVer; // <== DON'T FORGET TO UPDATE TOO!!!!
 //VLayoutConverter::LayoutMaxVer; // <== DON'T FORGET TO UPDATE TOO!!!!
 
-namespace
-{
-// The list of all string we use for conversion
-// Better to use global variables because repeating QStringLiteral blows up code size
-Q_GLOBAL_STATIC_WITH_ARGS(const QString, strVersion, (QLatin1String("version")))
-}
-
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 VLayoutConverter::VLayoutConverter(const QString &fileName)
     : VAbstractConverter(fileName)
 {
-    m_ver = GetFormatVersion(GetFormatVersionStr());
+    m_ver = GetFormatVersion(VLayoutConverter::GetFormatVersionStr());
     ValidateInputFile(CurrentSchema);
 }
 
@@ -66,12 +61,28 @@ auto VLayoutConverter::GetFormatVersionStr() const -> QString
         const QDomElement layoutElement = root.toElement();
         if (not layoutElement.isNull())
         {
-            return GetParametrString(layoutElement, *strVersion, QStringLiteral("0.0.0"));
+            return GetParametrString(layoutElement, AttrLayoutVersion, QStringLiteral("0.0.0"));
         }
     }
     return QStringLiteral("0.0.0");
 }
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void VLayoutConverter::SetVersion(const QString &version)
+{
+    ValidateVersion(version);
+
+    QDomElement root = documentElement().toElement();
+    if (root.isElement() && root.hasAttribute(AttrLayoutVersion))
+    {
+        root.setAttribute(AttrLayoutVersion, version);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        throw VException(tr("Could not change version."));
+    }
+}
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 auto VLayoutConverter::XSDSchema(unsigned ver) const -> QString
 {
diff --git a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vlayoutconverter.h b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vlayoutconverter.h
index 1dff7432c..956e5aeeb 100644
--- a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vlayoutconverter.h
+++ b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vlayoutconverter.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class QString;
 
 class VLayoutConverter : public VAbstractConverter
 {
-    Q_DECLARE_TR_FUNCTIONS(VLayoutConverter)
 public:
     explicit VLayoutConverter(const QString &fileName);
     virtual ~VLayoutConverter() Q_DECL_EQ_DEFAULT;
@@ -48,6 +47,8 @@ public:
     static Q_DECL_CONSTEXPR const unsigned LayoutMaxVer = FormatVersion(0, 1, 0);
 
 protected:
+    void SetVersion(const QString &version) override;
+
     virtual unsigned MinVer() const override;
     virtual unsigned MaxVer() const override;
 
diff --git a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vpatternconverter.cpp b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vpatternconverter.cpp
index ac5c5d825..59f4b5099 100644
--- a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vpatternconverter.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vpatternconverter.cpp
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
 
 #include "../exception/vexception.h"
 #include "../exception/vexceptionemptyparameter.h"
+#include "../exception/vexceptionwrongid.h"
 #include "../qmuparser/qmutokenparser.h"
 #include "../vmisc/def.h"
-#include "vabstractconverter.h"
 
 class QDomElement;
 
@@ -179,6 +179,22 @@ VPatternConverter::VPatternConverter(const QString &fileName)
     ValidateInputFile(CurrentSchema);
 }
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void VPatternConverter::Save()
+{
+    try
+    {
+        TestUniqueId();
+    }
+    catch (const VExceptionWrongId &e)
+    {
+        Q_UNUSED(e)
+        throw VException(tr("Error no unique id."));
+    }
+
+    VAbstractConverter::Save();
+}
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 auto VPatternConverter::XSDSchema(unsigned ver) const -> QString
 {
diff --git a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vpatternconverter.h b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vpatternconverter.h
index b75adbacc..b43becc48 100644
--- a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vpatternconverter.h
+++ b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vpatternconverter.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public:
     static Q_DECL_CONSTEXPR const unsigned PatternMaxVer = FormatVersion(0, 9, 0);
 
 protected:
+    void Save() override;
+
     virtual unsigned MinVer() const override;
     virtual unsigned MaxVer() const override;