diff --git a/src/models/layerMetadata/pycsw3DCatalogRecord.ts b/src/models/layerMetadata/pycsw3DCatalogRecord.ts
index 6885533..70422b3 100644
--- a/src/models/layerMetadata/pycsw3DCatalogRecord.ts
+++ b/src/models/layerMetadata/pycsw3DCatalogRecord.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ export class Pycsw3DCatalogRecord extends Layer3DMetadata implements IPycswCoreM
   @fieldConfig({
     category: FieldCategory.GENERAL,
     isManuallyEditable: true,
+    isCreateEssential: true,
   })
   //#endregion
   public keywords: string | undefined = '';
diff --git a/src/models/layerMetadata/pycswDEMCatalogRecord.ts b/src/models/layerMetadata/pycswDEMCatalogRecord.ts
index 1d1b074..bd68aca 100644
--- a/src/models/layerMetadata/pycswDEMCatalogRecord.ts
+++ b/src/models/layerMetadata/pycswDEMCatalogRecord.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ export class PycswDemCatalogRecord extends LayerDemMetadata implements IPycswCor
   @fieldConfig({
     category: FieldCategory.GENERAL,
     isManuallyEditable: true,
+    isCreateEssential: true,
   })
   //#endregion
   public keywords: string | undefined = undefined;
diff --git a/src/models/layerMetadata/pycswLayerCatalogRecord.ts b/src/models/layerMetadata/pycswLayerCatalogRecord.ts
index 914f1e5..fc3ef87 100644
--- a/src/models/layerMetadata/pycswLayerCatalogRecord.ts
+++ b/src/models/layerMetadata/pycswLayerCatalogRecord.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ export class PycswLayerCatalogRecord extends LayerMetadata implements IPycswCore
   @fieldConfig({
     category: FieldCategory.GENERAL,
     isManuallyEditable: true,
+    isCreateEssential: true,
   })
   //#endregion
   public keywords: string | undefined = undefined;
diff --git a/src/models/layerMetadata/pycswQuantizedMeshBestCatalogRecord.ts b/src/models/layerMetadata/pycswQuantizedMeshBestCatalogRecord.ts
index 93ae448..5547343 100644
--- a/src/models/layerMetadata/pycswQuantizedMeshBestCatalogRecord.ts
+++ b/src/models/layerMetadata/pycswQuantizedMeshBestCatalogRecord.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ export class PycswQuantizedMeshBestCatalogRecord extends QuantizedMeshBestMetada
   @fieldConfig({
     category: FieldCategory.GENERAL,
     isManuallyEditable: true,
+    isCreateEssential: true,
   })
   //#endregion
   public keywords: string | undefined = undefined;