diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/models/fp_part_catalog.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/models/fp_part_catalog.py
index bc46d079..96c7ae71 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/models/fp_part_catalog.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/models/fp_part_catalog.py
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ class FpPartCatalog(models.Model):
         compute='_compute_display_name',
         store=True,
     )
-    name = fields.Char(string='Part Name', required=True, tracking=True)
+    name = fields.Char(string='Part Name', tracking=True)
     partner_id = fields.Many2one(
         'res.partner', string='Customer', required=True, ondelete='cascade',
         tracking=True, domain="[('customer_rank', '>', 0)]",
     )
-    part_number = fields.Char(string='Part Number', tracking=True, help="Customer's part number (e.g. VS-R392007E01).")
-    revision = fields.Char(string='Revision', help='Revision letter or number (e.g. Rev: 1B).')
+    part_number = fields.Char(string='Part Number', required=True, tracking=True, help="Customer's part number (e.g. VS-R392007E01).")
+    revision = fields.Char(string='Revision', required=True, default='A', help='Revision letter or number (e.g. Rev: 1B).')
     revision_number = fields.Integer(string='Rev #', default=1)
     revision_note = fields.Char(string='Revision Note', help='What changed in this revision.')
     revision_date = fields.Datetime(string='Revision Date', default=fields.Datetime.now)