diff --git a/erpnext/edi/doctype/code_list/code_list_import.js b/erpnext/edi/doctype/code_list/code_list_import.js
index 5e4c190494ee..8531c6784312 100644
--- a/erpnext/edi/doctype/code_list/code_list_import.js
+++ b/erpnext/edi/doctype/code_list/code_list_import.js
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ function show_column_selection_dialog(context) {
 			fieldname: "title_column",
 			label: __("as Title"),
 			fieldtype: "Select",
+			reqd: 1,
 			options: [null].concat(context.columns),
 			default: context.columns.includes("name") ? "name" : null,
+			description: __("If source has no separate title column: use code column as title."),
 		},
 		{
 			fieldname: "code_column",
diff --git a/erpnext/edi/doctype/common_code/common_code.json b/erpnext/edi/doctype/common_code/common_code.json
index fa34010abb9c..413761c051d7 100644
--- a/erpnext/edi/doctype/common_code/common_code.json
+++ b/erpnext/edi/doctype/common_code/common_code.json
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
    "fieldtype": "Data",
    "in_list_view": 1,
    "in_standard_filter": 1,
-   "label": "Title"
+   "label": "Title",
+   "reqd": 1
   },
   {
    "fieldname": "column_break_wxsw",
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@
   }
  ],
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2024-10-01 13:24:29.299539",
+ "modified": "2024-10-02 15:43:58.213803",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "EDI",
  "name": "Common Code",
@@ -95,4 +96,4 @@
  "sort_order": "DESC",
  "states": [],
  "title_field": "title"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/erpnext/edi/doctype/common_code/common_code.py b/erpnext/edi/doctype/common_code/common_code.py
index dfbf39a66aed..48e07f60c2cf 100644
--- a/erpnext/edi/doctype/common_code/common_code.py
+++ b/erpnext/edi/doctype/common_code/common_code.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class CommonCode(Document):
 		code_list: DF.Link
 		common_code: DF.Data
 		description: DF.SmallText | None
-		title: DF.Data | None
+		title: DF.Data
 	# end: auto-generated types
 
 	@staticmethod