diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
index 85c273af5..07b2e7f67 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ ppc => {
 ppcdirect => {
     cols => [qw(hcp username password comments disable)],
     keys => [qw(hcp username)],
+    nodecol => "hcp",
     table_desc => 'Info necessary to use FSPs to control system p CECs.',
  descriptions => {
   hcp => 'Hostname of the FSP.',
@@ -515,6 +516,7 @@ ppcdirect => {
 ppchcp => {
     cols => [qw(hcp username password comments disable)],
     keys => [qw(hcp)],
+    nodecol => "hcp",
     table_desc => 'Info necessary to use HMCs and IVMs as hardware control points for LPARs.',
  descriptions => {
   hcp => 'Hostname of the HMC or IVM.',