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 3a4ae7afa9..7fd5575280 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
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  */
 package org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.requests;
 
+import static com.jayway.restassured.RestAssured.basic;
 import static com.jayway.restassured.RestAssured.given;
 
 import static org.alfresco.rest.core.RestRequest.requestWithBody;
@@ -41,7 +42,11 @@ import static org.testng.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.io.File;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Include;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.google.common.io.Resources;
+import com.jayway.restassured.builder.RequestSpecBuilder;
 import com.jayway.restassured.http.ContentType;
 import com.jayway.restassured.response.Response;
 
@@ -168,17 +173,40 @@ public class FilePlanComponentAPI extends RestAPI<FilePlanComponentAPI>
         {
             fail("Only electronic records are supported");
         }
+
+        UserModel currentUser = usingRestWrapper().getTestUser();
+        
+        /* 
+         * For file uploads nodeBodyCreate is ignored hence can't be used. Append all FilePlanComponent fields
+         * to the request.
+         */
+        RequestSpecBuilder builder = new RequestSpecBuilder();
+        builder.setAuth(basic(currentUser.getUsername(), currentUser.getPassword()));
+        
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        mapper.setSerializationInclusion(Include.NON_DEFAULT);
+        JsonNode root = mapper.readTree(toJson(electronicRecordModel));
+        
+        root.fieldNames().forEachRemaining(f -> {
+            try
+            {
+                builder.addMultiPart(f,  root.get(f).asText(), ContentType.JSON.name());
+            }
+            catch (Exception error)
+            {
+                LOG.error("Failed to set " + f + " error: " + error);
+            }
+        });
+ 
+        builder.addMultiPart("filedata", recordContent, ContentType.BINARY.name());
         
         /* 
          * RestWrapper adds some headers which break multipart/form-data uploads and also assumes json POST requests. 
          * Upload the file using RestAssured library.
          */
-        UserModel currentUser = usingRestWrapper().getTestUser();
         Response response = given()
-            .auth().basic(currentUser.getUsername(), currentUser.getPassword())
-            .multiPart("nodeBodyCreate", toJson(electronicRecordModel), ContentType.JSON.name())
-            .multiPart("filedata", recordContent, ContentType.BINARY.name())
-            .multiPart("name", electronicRecordModel.getName() != null ? electronicRecordModel.getName() : recordContent.getName())
+            .spec(builder.build())
+            .log().everything()
         .when()
             .post("fileplan-components/{fileplanComponentId}/children?{parameters}", parentId, getParameters())
             .andReturn();
diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/fileplancomponents/ElectronicRecordTests.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/fileplancomponents/ElectronicRecordTests.java
index 8dc9c84b83..53a407f552 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/fileplancomponents/ElectronicRecordTests.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/fileplancomponents/ElectronicRecordTests.java
@@ -216,8 +216,10 @@ public class ElectronicRecordTests extends BaseRestTest
     {
         filePlanComponentAPI.usingRestWrapper().authenticateUser(dataUser.getAdminUser());
 
-        FilePlanComponent record = new FilePlanComponent("Record " + getRandomAlphanumeric(), CONTENT_TYPE.toString(), 
-            new FilePlanComponentProperties());
+        FilePlanComponent record = new FilePlanComponent();
+        record.setName("Record " + getRandomAlphanumeric());
+        record.setNodeType(CONTENT_TYPE.toString());
+        
         String newRecordId = filePlanComponentAPI.createElectronicRecord(record, IMAGE_FILE, container.getId()).getId();
         
         // verify the create request status code
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ public class ElectronicRecordTests extends BaseRestTest
         // record object without name set
         FilePlanComponent record = new FilePlanComponent();
         record.setNodeType(CONTENT_TYPE.toString());
-        record.setProperties(new FilePlanComponentProperties());
+
         String newRecordId = filePlanComponentAPI.createElectronicRecord(record, IMAGE_FILE, container.getId()).getId();
         
         // verify the create request status code