Index: Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Readers/ConfigurationReader.cs
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diff -u -r3937c582facb03372a3676b1ebf0ef158005a9ab -r24a4e65f8626b984a0345e3b3b505c768da360f3
--- Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Readers/ConfigurationReader.cs	(.../ConfigurationReader.cs)	(revision 3937c582facb03372a3676b1ebf0ef158005a9ab)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Readers/ConfigurationReader.cs	(.../ConfigurationReader.cs)	(revision 24a4e65f8626b984a0345e3b3b505c768da360f3)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 // All rights reserved.
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Xml;
@@ -39,8 +40,9 @@
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TCalculationItem">The type of calculation items read from XML.</typeparam>
     public abstract class ConfigurationReader<TCalculationItem>
+        where TCalculationItem : IReadCalculationItem
     {
-        protected readonly XDocument xmlDocument;
+        private readonly XDocument xmlDocument;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="ConfigurationReader{TCalculationItem}"/>.
@@ -69,6 +71,22 @@
         }
 
         /// <summary>
+        /// Reads the configuration from the XML and creates a collection of corresponding <see cref="IReadCalculationItem"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>A collection of read <see cref="IReadCalculationItem"/>.</returns>
+        public IEnumerable<IReadCalculationItem> Read()
+        {
+            return ParseReadCalculationItems(xmlDocument.Root?.Elements());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Parses a read calculation element.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="calculationElement">The read calculation element to parse.</param>
+        /// <returns>A parsed <see cref="TCalculationItem"/>.</returns>
+        protected abstract TCalculationItem ParseReadCalculation(XElement calculationElement);
+
+        /// <summary>
         /// Validates whether a file exists at the provided <paramref name="xmlFilePath"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="xmlFilePath">The file path to validate.</param>
@@ -152,5 +170,27 @@
                 throw new CriticalFileReadException(message);
             }
         }
+
+        private IEnumerable<IReadCalculationItem> ParseReadCalculationItems(IEnumerable<XElement> elements)
+        {
+            foreach (XElement element in elements)
+            {
+                if (element.Name == ConfigurationSchemaIdentifiers.CalculationElement)
+                {
+                    yield return ParseReadCalculation(element);
+                }
+
+                if (element.Name == ConfigurationSchemaIdentifiers.FolderElement)
+                {
+                    yield return ParseReadCalculationGroup(element);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private ReadCalculationGroup ParseReadCalculationGroup(XElement folderElement)
+        {
+            return new ReadCalculationGroup(folderElement.Attribute(ConfigurationSchemaIdentifiers.NameAttribute)?.Value,
+                                            ParseReadCalculationItems(folderElement.Elements()));
+        }
     }
 }
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