diff --git a/erpnext/maintenance/doctype/maintenance_visit/test_maintenance_visit.py b/erpnext/maintenance/doctype/maintenance_visit/test_maintenance_visit.py
index 57e728d1b1..6f86f70eb7 100644
--- a/erpnext/maintenance/doctype/maintenance_visit/test_maintenance_visit.py
+++ b/erpnext/maintenance/doctype/maintenance_visit/test_maintenance_visit.py
@@ -4,8 +4,39 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import unittest
+import frappe
+from frappe.utils.data import today
 
 # test_records = frappe.get_test_records('Maintenance Visit')
 
 class TestMaintenanceVisit(unittest.TestCase):
 	pass
+
+def make_maintenance_visit():
+	mv = frappe.new_doc("Maintenance Visit")
+	mv.company = "_Test Company"
+	mv.customer = "_Test Customer"
+	mv.mntc_date = today()
+	mv.completion_status = "Partially Completed"
+
+	sales_person = make_sales_person("Dwight Schrute")
+
+	mv.append("purposes", {
+		"item_code": "_Test Item",
+		"sales_person": "Sales Team",
+		"description": "Test Item",
+		"work_done": "Test Work Done",
+		"service_person": sales_person.name
+	})
+	mv.insert(ignore_permissions=True)
+
+	return mv
+
+def make_sales_person(name):
+	sales_person = frappe.get_doc({
+		'doctype': "Sales Person",
+		'sales_person_name': name
+	})
+	sales_person.insert(ignore_if_duplicate = True)
+
+	return sales_person