diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/ir_property.py b/bin/addons/base/res/ir_property.py
index 43451f824a1..6ccbf06187e 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/ir_property.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/ir_property.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class ir_property(osv.osv):
         return super(ir_property, self).create(cr, uid, self._update_values(cr, uid, None, values), context=context)
 
     def get_by_record(self, cr, uid, record, context=None):
+        print 'record type', record.type
         if record.type in ('char', 'text'):
             return record.value_text
         elif record.type == 'float':
@@ -157,13 +158,18 @@ class ir_property(osv.osv):
         return False
 
     def get(self, cr, uid, name, model, res_id=False, context={}):
+        print 'Property Get', name, model
         domain = self._get_domain(cr, uid, name, model, context=context)
         if domain is not None:
             domain = [('res_id', '=', res_id)] + domain
             nid = self.search(cr, uid, domain, context=context)
+            print 'DOMAIN', domain, nid
             if not nid: return False
             record = self.browse(cr, uid, nid[0], context=context)
-            return self.get_by_record(cr, uid, record, context=context)
+            print 'RECORD', record
+            res = self.get_by_record(cr, uid, record, context=context)
+            print 'Result', res
+            return res
         return False
 
     def _get_domain_default(self, cr, uid, prop_name, model, context=None):
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
index 8a6a6197ab3..d7f5b11a71b 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv):
         'name': fields.char('Name', size=128, required=True, select=True),
         'date': fields.date('Date', select=1),
         'title': fields.many2one('res.partner.title','Partner Form'),
-        'parent_id': fields.many2one('res.partner','Parent Partner', select=2),
+        'parent_id': fields.many2one('res.partner','Parent Partner'),
         'child_ids': fields.one2many('res.partner', 'parent_id', 'Partner Ref.'),
-        'ref': fields.char('Reference', size=64),
+        'ref': fields.char('Reference', size=64, select=1),
         'lang': fields.selection(_lang_get, 'Language', size=5, help="If the selected language is loaded in the system, all documents related to this partner will be printed in this language. If not, it will be english."),
         'user_id': fields.many2one('res.users', 'Salesman', help='The internal user that is in charge of communicating with this partner if any.'),
         'vat': fields.char('VAT',size=32 ,help="Value Added Tax number. Check the box if the partner is subjected to the VAT. Used by the VAT legal statement."),
diff --git a/bin/osv/fields.py b/bin/osv/fields.py
index 6f720ea4669..5173b7e29cf 100644
--- a/bin/osv/fields.py
+++ b/bin/osv/fields.py
@@ -983,6 +983,7 @@ class property(function):
         prop = obj.pool.get('ir.property')
         domain = [('fields_id.model', '=', obj._name), ('fields_id.name','in',prop_name), ('res_id','=',False)]
         ids = prop.search(cr, uid, domain, context=context)
+        print 'GOT IDS', ids, 'FOR', prop_name
         replaces = {}
         default_value = {}.fromkeys(prop_name, False)
         for prop_rec in prop.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):