diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 2ca6bd7..0d77ace 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ Notes for agents working here:
   CONTRIBUTING.md are copy-pasted from qbit-user-role-permissions.
 - Licensing metadata is contradictory (LICENSE/NOTICE = Apache-2.0; pom, file headers,
   checkstyle template = AGPL-3.0; README footer says proprietary). Open PR #5 fixes the pom.
-- Depends on `qqq-bom-pom:0.40.0-SNAPSHOT` — snapshot resolution may break; see dossier
-  "v4.0 impact" before bumping qqq versions.
+- Default builds take the qqq version only from `qbit-build-parent` (2.0.0 = qqq 4.0.0);
+  do not add an always-on `qqq-bom-pom` import (ADR-0007). To check the next qqq line, run
+  `mvn -B verify -Pqqq-snapshot` (4.1.0-SNAPSHOT; override with `-Dqqq.snapshot.version`).
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ed81ebd..746175f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>com.kingsrook</groupId>
       <artifactId>qbit-build-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.1</version>
+      <version>2.0.0</version>
    </parent>
 
    <groupId>com.kingsrook.qbits</groupId>
@@ -68,18 +68,6 @@
       <revision>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
    </properties>
 
-   <dependencyManagement>
-      <dependencies>
-         <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.kingsrook.qqq</groupId>
-            <artifactId>qqq-bom-pom</artifactId>
-            <version>0.40.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-            <type>pom</type>
-            <scope>import</scope>
-         </dependency>
-      </dependencies>
-   </dependencyManagement>
-
    <dependencies>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.kingsrook.qqq</groupId>
@@ -110,11 +98,39 @@
       </dependency>
    </dependencies>
 
-   <repositories>
-      <repository>
-         <id>sonatype-snapshots</id>
-         <url>https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/</url>
-      </repository>
-   </repositories>
+   <profiles>
+      <!-- Opt-in check against the next qqq line: mvn -B verify -Pqqq-snapshot       -->
+      <!-- (override the version with -Dqqq.snapshot.version=...).  Default builds   -->
+      <!-- take the qqq version only from qbit-build-parent.                         -->
+      <profile>
+         <id>qqq-snapshot</id>
+         <properties>
+            <qqq.snapshot.version>4.1.0-SNAPSHOT</qqq.snapshot.version>
+         </properties>
+         <dependencyManagement>
+            <dependencies>
+               <dependency>
+                  <groupId>com.kingsrook.qqq</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>qqq-bom-pom</artifactId>
+                  <version>${qqq.snapshot.version}</version>
+                  <type>pom</type>
+                  <scope>import</scope>
+               </dependency>
+            </dependencies>
+         </dependencyManagement>
+         <repositories>
+            <repository>
+               <id>sonatype-snapshots</id>
+               <url>https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/</url>
+               <releases>
+                  <enabled>false</enabled>
+               </releases>
+               <snapshots>
+                  <enabled>true</enabled>
+               </snapshots>
+            </repository>
+         </repositories>
+      </profile>
+   </profiles>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/customizabletableviews/tables/customizers/TableViewFieldCustomizer.java b/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/customizabletableviews/tables/customizers/TableViewFieldCustomizer.java
index 5e21127..abce184 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/customizabletableviews/tables/customizers/TableViewFieldCustomizer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/customizabletableviews/tables/customizers/TableViewFieldCustomizer.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.statusmessages.BadInputStatusMessage;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.statusmessages.SystemErrorStatusMessage;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ValueUtils;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -57,8 +58,8 @@ public class TableViewFieldCustomizer implements TableCustomizerInterface
          try
          {
             Integer id            = record.getValueInteger("id");
-            String  fieldName     = RecordCustomizerUtilityInterface.getValueFromRecordOrOldRecord("fieldName", record, id, oldRecordMap);
-            String  accessLevelId = RecordCustomizerUtilityInterface.getValueFromRecordOrOldRecord("accessLevel", record, id, oldRecordMap);
+            String  fieldName     = ValueUtils.getValueAsString(RecordCustomizerUtilityInterface.getValueFromRecordElseFromOldRecord("fieldName", record, id, oldRecordMap));
+            String  accessLevelId = ValueUtils.getValueAsString(RecordCustomizerUtilityInterface.getValueFromRecordElseFromOldRecord("accessLevel", record, id, oldRecordMap));
 
             String[] parts     = fieldName.split("\\.");
             String   tableName = parts[0];
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/customizabletableviews/BaseTest.java b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/customizabletableviews/BaseTest.java
index 155b97c..d7b36c9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/customizabletableviews/BaseTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/customizabletableviews/BaseTest.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class BaseTest
       // basic definition of an instance //
       /////////////////////////////////////
       QInstance qInstance = new QInstance();
-      qInstance.setAuthentication(new QAuthenticationMetaData().withType(QAuthenticationType.FULLY_ANONYMOUS));
+      qInstance.withInstanceDefaultAuthentication(new QAuthenticationMetaData().withType(QAuthenticationType.FULLY_ANONYMOUS));
       qInstance.addBackend(new RDBMSBackendMetaData()
          .withName(RDBMS_BACKEND_NAME)
          .withVendor("h2")
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/customizabletableviews/tables/customizers/TableViewFieldCustomizerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/customizabletableviews/tables/customizers/TableViewFieldCustomizerTest.java
index bb0d21d..4e710a5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/customizabletableviews/tables/customizers/TableViewFieldCustomizerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/customizabletableviews/tables/customizers/TableViewFieldCustomizerTest.java
@@ -96,6 +96,32 @@ class TableViewFieldCustomizerTest extends BaseTest
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** a sparse update (e.g., only accessLevel set) must validate against the
+    ** fieldName from the old record.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testSparseUpdateUsesOldRecordValues() throws QException
+   {
+      QContext.getQInstance().addTable(new QTableMetaData()
+         .withName("testTable3")
+         .withField(new QFieldMetaData("mandatory", QFieldType.STRING).withIsRequired(true))
+         .withField(new QFieldMetaData("optional", QFieldType.STRING)));
+
+      Optional<List<QRecord>> oldRecordList = Optional.of(List.of(
+         new TableViewField().withId(1).withFieldName("testTable3.mandatory").withAccessLevel(FieldAccessLevel.EDITABLE_REQUIRED).toQRecord(),
+         new TableViewField().withId(2).withFieldName("testTable3.optional").withAccessLevel(FieldAccessLevel.EDITABLE_OPTIONAL).toQRecord()));
+
+      QRecord mandatoryToReadOnly = new QRecord().withValue("id", 1).withValue("accessLevel", FieldAccessLevel.READ_ONLY.getId());
+      QRecord optionalToReadOnly  = new QRecord().withValue("id", 2).withValue("accessLevel", FieldAccessLevel.READ_ONLY.getId());
+      new TableViewFieldCustomizer().preInsertOrUpdate(null, List.of(mandatoryToReadOnly, optionalToReadOnly), false, oldRecordList);
+
+      assertThat(mandatoryToReadOnly.getErrors()).hasSizeGreaterThan(0);
+      assertThat(optionalToReadOnly.getErrors()).isNullOrEmpty();
+   }
+
+
+
    /***************************************************************************
     *
     ***************************************************************************/