diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/requests/FilePlanComponentAPI.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/requests/FilePlanComponentAPI.java
index 643bef70ff..ba9b8b9f5b 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/requests/FilePlanComponentAPI.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/requests/FilePlanComponentAPI.java
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ public class FilePlanComponentAPI extends RestAPI<FilePlanComponentAPI>
     public FilePlanComponent createElectronicRecord(FilePlanComponent electronicRecordModel, File recordContent, String parentId) throws Exception
     {
         mandatoryObject("filePlanComponentProperties", electronicRecordModel);
+        mandatoryString("parentId", parentId);
         if (!electronicRecordModel.getNodeType().equals(FilePlanComponentType.CONTENT_TYPE.toString()))
         {
             fail("Only electronic records are supported");
diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/base/BaseRestTest.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/base/BaseRestTest.java
index 3fa9973b24..96362a07bd 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/base/BaseRestTest.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/base/BaseRestTest.java
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ import static java.lang.Integer.parseInt;
 
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.base.TestData.CATEGORY_TITLE;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.base.TestData.FOLDER_TITLE;
+import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentAlias.UNFILED_RECORDS_CONTAINER_ALIAS;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentType.RECORD_CATEGORY_TYPE;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentType.RECORD_FOLDER_TYPE;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentType.UNFILED_RECORD_FOLDER_TYPE;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.site.RMSiteCompliance.STANDARD;
+import static org.alfresco.utility.data.RandomData.getRandomAlphanumeric;
 import static org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.CREATED;
 import static org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.OK;
 
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ import org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.site.RMSite;
 import org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.requests.FilePlanComponentAPI;
 import org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.requests.RMSiteAPI;
 import org.alfresco.utility.data.DataUser;
+import org.alfresco.utility.model.UserModel;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -212,4 +215,34 @@ public class BaseRestTest extends RestTest
         return updatedComponent;
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Helper method to create a randomly-named <category>/<folder> structure in fileplan
+     * @param user user under whose privileges this structure is going to be created
+     * @param parentId parent container id
+     * @return record folder
+     * @throws Exception on failed creation
+     */
+    public FilePlanComponent createFolderInFilePlan(UserModel user, String parentId) throws Exception
+    {
+        filePlanComponentAPI.usingRestWrapper().authenticateUser(user);
+        
+        // create root category
+        FilePlanComponent recordCategory = createCategory(parentId, "Category " + getRandomAlphanumeric());
+        
+        // and return a folder underneath
+        return createFolder(recordCategory.getId(), "Folder " + getRandomAlphanumeric());
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Helper method to retieve a fileplan component with user's privilege
+     * @param user user under whose privileges a component is to be read
+     * @param componentId id of the component to read
+     * @return {@link FilePlanComponent} for given componentId
+     * @throws Exception if user doesn't have sufficient privileges
+     */
+    public FilePlanComponent getFilePlanComponentAsUser(UserModel user, String componentId) throws Exception
+    {
+        filePlanComponentAPI.usingRestWrapper().authenticateUser(user);
+        return filePlanComponentAPI.getFilePlanComponent(componentId);
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/fileplancomponents/NonElectronicRecordTests.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/fileplancomponents/NonElectronicRecordTests.java
index 69c197ea90..6990e1f319 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/fileplancomponents/NonElectronicRecordTests.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/fileplancomponents/NonElectronicRecordTests.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class NonElectronicRecordTests extends BaseRestTest
             // an arbitrary record folder
             { createFolderInFilePlan(dataUser.getAdminUser(), FILE_PLAN_ALIAS.toString()) },
             // unfiled records root
-            { filePlanComponentAPI.getFilePlanComponent(UNFILED_RECORDS_CONTAINER_ALIAS.toString()) },
+            { getFilePlanComponentAsUser(dataUser.getAdminUser(), UNFILED_RECORDS_CONTAINER_ALIAS.toString()) },
             // an arbitrary unfiled records folder
             { createUnfiledRecordsFolder(UNFILED_RECORDS_CONTAINER_ALIAS.toString(), "Unfiled Folder " + getRandomAlphanumeric()) }
         };
@@ -363,22 +363,6 @@ public class NonElectronicRecordTests extends BaseRestTest
         return component;
     }
     
-    /**
-     * Helper method to create a randomly-named <category>/<folder> structure in fileplan
-     * @return record folder
-     * @throws Exception on failed creation
-     */
-    private FilePlanComponent createFolderInFilePlan(UserModel user, String parentId) throws Exception
-    {
-        filePlanComponentAPI.usingRestWrapper().authenticateUser(user);
-        
-        // create root category
-        FilePlanComponent recordCategory = createCategory(parentId, "Category " + getRandomAlphanumeric());
-        
-        // and return a folder underneath
-        return createFolder(recordCategory.getId(), "Folder " + getRandomAlphanumeric());
-    }
-    
     /**
      * Create user with given role and add it to RM site
      * <br>