diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/basicannotation/Course.java b/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/basicannotation/Course.java
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+package com.baeldung.jpa.basicannotation;
+
+import javax.persistence.Basic;
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.FetchType;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+
+@Entity
+public class Course {
+
+    @Id
+    private int id;
+
+    @Basic(optional = false, fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
+    private String name;
+
+    public int getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(int id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jpa/basicannotation/BasicAnnotationIntegrationTest.java b/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jpa/basicannotation/BasicAnnotationIntegrationTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.jpa.basicannotation;
+
+import org.hibernate.PropertyValueException;
+import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
+import javax.persistence.EntityManagerFactory;
+import javax.persistence.Persistence;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class BasicAnnotationIntegrationTest {
+
+    private static EntityManager entityManager;
+    private static EntityManagerFactory entityManagerFactory;
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public void setup() {
+        entityManagerFactory = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory("java-jpa-scheduled-day");
+        entityManager = entityManagerFactory.createEntityManager();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenACourse_whenCourseNamePresent_shouldPersist() {
+        Course course = new Course();
+        course.setName("Computers");
+
+        entityManager.persist(course);
+        entityManager.flush();
+        entityManager.clear();
+
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = PropertyValueException.class)
+    public void givenACourse_whenCourseNameAbsent_shouldFail() {
+        Course course = new Course();
+
+        entityManager.persist(course);
+        entityManager.flush();
+        entityManager.clear();
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public void destroy() {
+
+        if (entityManager != null) {
+            entityManager.close();
+        }
+        if (entityManagerFactory != null) {
+            entityManagerFactory.close();
+        }
+    }
+}