diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_quality/tests/test_dashboard_snapshot.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_quality/tests/test_dashboard_snapshot.py
index 41ea9855..5adbfc77 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_quality/tests/test_dashboard_snapshot.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_quality/tests/test_dashboard_snapshot.py
@@ -170,3 +170,38 @@ class TestDashboardSnapshotBanner(TransactionCase):
         # Empty DB — no overdue, no critical
         self.assertTrue(snap['banner']['all_clear'])
         self.assertEqual(snap['banner']['items'], [])
+
+
+class TestDashboardSnapshotDefensive(TransactionCase):
+    """Module-not-installed + missing-field guards."""
+
+    def _build(self):
+        from odoo.addons.fusion_plating_quality.controllers.fp_quality_dashboard \
+            import FpQualityDashboardSnapshot
+        return FpQualityDashboardSnapshot(self.env).build()
+
+    def test_missing_partner_field_falls_through(self):
+        # Empty DB + helper must not raise even when x_fc_rush absent.
+        # (In this codebase x_fc_rush isn't a registered field — only
+        # read defensively via the `in partner._fields` check. The
+        # snapshot must build cleanly.)
+        snap = self._build()
+        self.assertIn('banner', snap)
+        self.assertTrue(snap['banner']['all_clear'])
+
+    def test_computed_at_is_iso_string(self):
+        from datetime import datetime
+        snap = self._build()
+        self.assertIsInstance(snap['computed_at'], str)
+        # Must be parseable as ISO timestamp
+        datetime.fromisoformat(snap['computed_at'])
+
+    def test_all_sections_have_open_kanban_xmlid(self):
+        snap = self._build()
+        for section in snap['sections']:
+            self.assertTrue(
+                section['open_kanban_xmlid'],
+                f"section {section['type']} missing open_kanban_xmlid",
+            )
+            # Should contain a dot (module.xmlid format)
+            self.assertIn('.', section['open_kanban_xmlid'])