diff --git a/Kieker.WebGUI/src/main/java/kieker/webgui/web/beans/view/CurrentAnalysisEditorBean.java b/Kieker.WebGUI/src/main/java/kieker/webgui/web/beans/view/CurrentAnalysisEditorBean.java
index d3ea5ee49e16b592c9bd7a03e61464c87e39442d..fe2ec941344f801bd6d350300dd857e697230178 100644
--- a/Kieker.WebGUI/src/main/java/kieker/webgui/web/beans/view/CurrentAnalysisEditorBean.java
+++ b/Kieker.WebGUI/src/main/java/kieker/webgui/web/beans/view/CurrentAnalysisEditorBean.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import kieker.analysis.model.analysisMetaModel.MIInputPort;
 import kieker.analysis.model.analysisMetaModel.MIOutputPort;
 import kieker.analysis.model.analysisMetaModel.MIPlugin;
 import kieker.analysis.model.analysisMetaModel.MIProject;
+import kieker.analysis.model.analysisMetaModel.MIProperty;
 import kieker.analysis.model.analysisMetaModel.MIReader;
 import kieker.analysis.model.analysisMetaModel.MIRepository;
 import kieker.analysis.model.analysisMetaModel.MIRepositoryConnector;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ public class CurrentAnalysisEditorBean {
 	private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(CurrentAnalysisEditorBean.class);
 	private static final MIAnalysisMetaModelFactory FACTORY = MAnalysisMetaModelFactory.eINSTANCE;
 
+	private MIAnalysisComponent globalConfigurationInstance;
 	private ComponentListContainer availableComponents;
 	private MIAnalysisComponent selectedComponent;
 	private boolean unsavedModifications;
@@ -395,15 +397,13 @@ public class CurrentAnalysisEditorBean {
 		final List<Object> result = new ArrayList<Object>();
 
 		// Add the properties as strings
-		result.add("Name");
-		result.add("ClassName");
+		if (this.selectedComponent != this.globalConfigurationInstance) {
+			result.add("Name");
+			result.add("ClassName");
+		}
 
 		// Get the original properties of the plugin
-		if (this.selectedComponent instanceof MIPlugin) {
-			result.addAll(((MIPlugin) this.selectedComponent).getProperties());
-		} else {
-			result.addAll(((MIRepository) this.selectedComponent).getProperties());
-		}
+		result.addAll(this.selectedComponent.getProperties());
 
 		return result;
 	}
@@ -481,6 +481,11 @@ public class CurrentAnalysisEditorBean {
 	 * repositories and their connections. All further components will be added mostly by other methods.
 	 */
 	public void initializeGraph() {
+		this.globalConfigurationInstance = CurrentAnalysisEditorBean.FACTORY.createFilter();
+		final MIProperty prop1 = CurrentAnalysisEditorBean.FACTORY.createProperty();
+		prop1.setName("Bla");
+		this.globalConfigurationInstance.getProperties().add(prop1);
+
 		// Make sure that the currentAnalysisEditorGraphBean knows "this" as well.
 		this.currentAnalysisEditorGraphBean.setCurrentAnalysisEditorBean(this);
 
@@ -649,4 +654,8 @@ public class CurrentAnalysisEditorBean {
 		this.setModificationsFlag();
 	}
 
+	public MIAnalysisComponent getGlobalConfigurationComponent() {
+		return this.globalConfigurationInstance;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/Kieker.WebGUI/src/main/java/kieker/webgui/web/beans/view/CurrentAnalysisEditorGraphBean.java b/Kieker.WebGUI/src/main/java/kieker/webgui/web/beans/view/CurrentAnalysisEditorGraphBean.java
index 3e2148d55f3c7f9b05c253b99e34a5960c94d64c..0d5a0973cb2ff9474730721ccffea503a34c962f 100644
--- a/Kieker.WebGUI/src/main/java/kieker/webgui/web/beans/view/CurrentAnalysisEditorGraphBean.java
+++ b/Kieker.WebGUI/src/main/java/kieker/webgui/web/beans/view/CurrentAnalysisEditorGraphBean.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public class CurrentAnalysisEditorGraphBean {
 	private static final String JS_CMD_CREATE_GRAPH_VAR = "var graph = GraphFlow()";
 	private static final String JS_CMD_ADD_EDGE_CONSTRAINTS = "graph.addEdgeConstraints()";
 
+	private static final String JS_CMD_SET_GLOBAL_ICON = "graph.setNodeIcon('Global', '../img/graphIcons/ProjectConfiguration.png', true)";
 	private static final String JS_CMD_SET_FILTER_ICON = "graph.setNodeIcon('Filter', '../img/graphIcons/FilterIcon.png', true)";
 	private static final String JS_CMD_SET_READER_ICON = "graph.setNodeIcon('Reader', '../img/graphIcons/ReaderIcon.png', true)";
 	private static final String JS_CMD_SET_REPOSITORY_ICON = "graph.setNodeIcon('Repository', '../img/graphIcons/RepositoryIcon.png', true)";
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ public class CurrentAnalysisEditorGraphBean {
 	private static final String JS_CMD_ADD_FILTER = "var center = graph.getScreenCenter(); graph.addNode(center.x, center.y, %s,[%s],[%s],[%s],'Filter', false)";
 	private static final String JS_CMD_ADD_READER = "var center = graph.getScreenCenter(); graph.addNode(center.x, center.y, %s,[%s],null,[%s], 'Reader', false)";
 	private static final String JS_CMD_ADD_REPOSITORY = "var center = graph.getScreenCenter(); graph.addNode(center.x, center.y, %s, null, [%s], null, 'Repository',false)";
+	private static final String JS_CMD_ADD_GLOBAL_COMPONENT = "var center = graph.getScreenCenter(); graph.addNode(center.x, center.y, {'id':'%s', 'name':'Project-Configuration', 'nodeClass':'', 'tooltip':''}, null, null, null,'Global', false); graph.setNodeData('%s.close', {'$visible' : false});";
 
 	private static final String JS_CMD_ENABLE_GRID = "graph.setGridVisible(true, false)";
 	private static final String JS_CMD_DISABLE_GRID = "graph.setGridVisible(false, false)";
@@ -133,6 +135,12 @@ public class CurrentAnalysisEditorGraphBean {
 		RequestContext.getCurrentInstance().execute(CurrentAnalysisEditorGraphBean.JS_CMD_SET_FILTER_ICON);
 		RequestContext.getCurrentInstance().execute(CurrentAnalysisEditorGraphBean.JS_CMD_SET_REPOSITORY_ICON);
 		RequestContext.getCurrentInstance().execute(CurrentAnalysisEditorGraphBean.JS_CMD_SET_READER_ICON);
+		RequestContext.getCurrentInstance().execute(CurrentAnalysisEditorGraphBean.JS_CMD_SET_GLOBAL_ICON);
+
+		// Create an MIAnalysisComponent instance, which represents the global configuration of the project
+		final MIAnalysisComponent globalComponent = this.currentAnalysisEditorBean.getGlobalConfigurationComponent();
+		final int id = this.componentMap.get(globalComponent);
+		RequestContext.getCurrentInstance().execute(String.format(CurrentAnalysisEditorGraphBean.JS_CMD_ADD_GLOBAL_COMPONENT, "id" + id, "id" + id));
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/Kieker.WebGUI/src/main/webapp/img/graphIcons/ProjectConfiguration.png b/Kieker.WebGUI/src/main/webapp/img/graphIcons/ProjectConfiguration.png
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