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+# encoding: utf-8
+#
+# This file is a part of the CaosDB Project.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Timm Fitschen <t.fitschen@indiscale.com>
+# Copyright (C) 2021 IndiScale GmbH <info@indiscale.com>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+from pytest import raises, mark
+import caosdb as db
+
+
+def setup():
+    teardown()
+
+
+def teardown():
+    d = db.execute_query("FIND Test*")
+    if len(d) > 0:
+        d.delete()
+
+
+@mark.xfail(reason="Should raise an error or at least a warning. "
+            "caosdb-server#171")
+def test_parent_name_id_mismatch():
+    rt1 = db.RecordType(name="TestRT1").insert()
+    rt2 = db.RecordType(name="TestRT2").add_parent(id=rt1.id, name=rt1.name +
+                                                   "_wrong")
+    with raises(db.TransactionError):
+        rt2.insert()
+        print(rt2)