diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/dropOrSelectFile.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/dropOrSelectFile.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9ec39d271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/dropOrSelectFile.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="pa-4">
+    <div
+      class="nc-droppable d-flex align-center justify-center flex-column"
+      :style="{
+        background : dragOver ? '#7774' : ''
+      }"
+      @click="$refs.file.click()"
+      @drop.prevent="dropHandler"
+      @dragover.prevent="dragOver = true"
+      @dragenter.prevent="dragOver = true"
+      @dragexit="dragOver = false"
+      @dragleave="dragOver = false"
+      @dragend="dragOver = false"
+    >
+      <v-icon size="50" color="grey">
+        mdi-file-plus-outline
+      </v-icon>
+      <p class="title grey--text mb-1 mt-2">
+        Select {{ text }} file to Upload
+      </p>
+      <p class="grey--text ">
+        or drag and drop {{ text }} file
+      </p>
+    </div>
+    <input
+      ref="file"
+      class="nc-excel-import-input"
+      type="file"
+      style="display: none"
+      :accept="accept"
+      @change="_change($event)"
+    >
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+
+export default {
+  name: 'DropOrSelectFile',
+  props: {
+    accept: String,
+    text: String
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      dragOver: false
+    }
+  },
+  computed: {
+    dropOrUpload: {
+      set(v) {
+        this.$emit('input', v)
+      },
+      get() {
+        return this.value
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  methods: {
+    _change(event) {
+      const files = event.target.files
+      if (files && files[0]) {
+        this.$emit('file', files[0])
+        event.target.value = ''
+      }
+    },
+    dropHandler(ev) {
+      this.dragOver = false
+      let file
+      if (ev.dataTransfer.items) {
+        // Use DataTransferItemList interface to access the file(s)
+        if (ev.dataTransfer.items.length && ev.dataTransfer.items[0].kind === 'file') {
+          file = ev.dataTransfer.items[0].getAsFile()
+        }
+      } else if (ev.dataTransfer.files.length) {
+        file = ev.dataTransfer.files[0]
+      }
+
+      if (this.accept && !this.accept.split(',').some(ext => file.name.endsWith(ext.trim()))) {
+        return this.$toast.error(`Dropped file is not an accepted file type. The accepted file types are ${this.accept}!`).goAway(3000)
+      }
+      if (file) {
+        this.$emit('file', file)
+      }
+    },
+    dragOverHandler(ev) {
+      console.log('File(s) in drop zone')
+
+      // Prevent default behavior (Prevent file from being opened)
+      ev.preventDefault()
+    }
+  }
+}
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+
+.nc-droppable {
+  width: 100%;
+  min-height: 200px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  border: 2px dashed var(--v-textColor-lighten5);
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/dropOrSelectFileModal.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/dropOrSelectFileModal.vue
index 2f90b5207e..7f24221cdc 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/dropOrSelectFileModal.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/dropOrSelectFileModal.vue
@@ -1,47 +1,55 @@
 <template>
   <v-dialog v-model="dropOrUpload" max-width="600">
     <v-card max-width="600">
-      <div class="pa-4">
-        <div
-          class="nc-droppable d-flex align-center justify-center flex-column"
-          :style="{
-            background : dragOver ? '#7774' : ''
-          }"
-          @click="$refs.file.click()"
-          @drop.prevent="dropHandler"
-          @dragover.prevent="dragOver = true"
-          @dragenter.prevent="dragOver = true"
-          @dragexit="dragOver = false"
-          @dragleave="dragOver = false"
-          @dragend="dragOver = false"
-        >
-          <v-icon size="50" color="grey">
-            mdi-file-plus-outline
-          </v-icon>
-          <p class="title grey--text mb-1 mt-2">
-            Select {{ text }} file to Upload
-          </p>
-          <p class="grey--text ">
-            or drag and drop {{ text }} file
-          </p>
-        </div>
-        <input
-          ref="file"
-          class="nc-excel-import-input"
-          type="file"
-          style="display: none"
-          :accept="accept"
-          @change="_change($event)"
-        >
-      </div>
+      <!--      <div class="pa-4">
+              <div
+                class="nc-droppable d-flex align-center justify-center flex-column"
+                :style="{
+                  background : dragOver ? '#7774' : ''
+                }"
+                @click="$refs.file.click()"
+                @drop.prevent="dropHandler"
+                @dragover.prevent="dragOver = true"
+                @dragenter.prevent="dragOver = true"
+                @dragexit="dragOver = false"
+                @dragleave="dragOver = false"
+                @dragend="dragOver = false"
+              >
+                <v-icon size="50" color="grey">
+                  mdi-file-plus-outline
+                </v-icon>
+                <p class="title grey&#45;&#45;text mb-1 mt-2">
+                  Select {{ text }} file to Upload
+                </p>
+                <p class="grey&#45;&#45;text ">
+                  or drag and drop {{ text }} file
+                </p>
+              </div>
+              <input
+                ref="file"
+                class="nc-excel-import-input"
+                type="file"
+                style="display: none"
+                :accept="accept"
+                @change="_change($event)"
+              >
+            </div>-->
+      <drop-or-select-file
+        :accept="accept"
+        :text="text"
+        v-on="$listeners"
+      />
     </v-card>
   </v-dialog>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 
+import DropOrSelectFile from '~/components/import/dropOrSelectFile'
+
 export default {
   name: 'DropOrSelectFileModal',
+  components: { DropOrSelectFile },
   props: {
     value: Boolean,
     accept: String,
@@ -63,7 +71,7 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   methods: {
-    _change(event) {
+    /*    _change(event) {
       const files = event.target.files
       if (files && files[0]) {
         this.$emit('file', files[0])
@@ -94,17 +102,17 @@ export default {
 
       // Prevent default behavior (Prevent file from being opened)
       ev.preventDefault()
-    }
+    } */
   }
 }
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
 
-.nc-droppable {
+/*.nc-droppable {
   width: 100%;
   min-height: 200px;
   border-radius: 4px;
   border: 2px dashed var(--v-textColor-lighten5);
-}
+}*/
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/excelImport.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/excelImport.vue
index 2229564fbb..facfe7560c 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/excelImport.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/excelImport.vue
@@ -2,31 +2,81 @@
   <div class="pt-10">
     <v-dialog v-model="dropOrUpload" max-width="600">
       <v-card max-width="600">
-        <div class="pa-4">
-          <div
-            class="nc-droppable d-flex align-center justify-center flex-column"
-            :style="{
-              background : dragOver ? '#7774' : ''
-            }"
-            @click="$refs.file.click()"
-            @drop.prevent="dropHandler"
-            @dragover.prevent="dragOver = true"
-            @dragenter.prevent="dragOver = true"
-            @dragexit="dragOver = false"
-            @dragleave="dragOver = false"
-            @dragend="dragOver = false"
-          >
-            <v-icon size="50" color="grey">
-              mdi-file-plus-outline
+        <v-tabs height="30">
+          <v-tab>
+            <v-icon small class="mr-1">
+              mdi-file-upload-outline
             </v-icon>
-            <p class="title grey--text mb-1 mt-2">
-              Select Files to Upload
-            </p>
-            <p class="grey--text ">
-              or drag and drop files
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        </div>
+            <span class="caption text-capitalize">Upload</span>
+          </v-tab>
+          <v-tab>
+            <v-icon small class="mr-1">
+              mdi-link-variant
+            </v-icon>
+            <span class="caption text-capitalize">URL</span>
+          </v-tab>
+
+          <v-tab-item>
+            <div class="nc-excel-import-tab-item ">
+              <div
+                class="nc-droppable d-flex align-center justify-center flex-column"
+                :style="{
+                  background : dragOver ? '#7774' : ''
+                }"
+                @click="$refs.file.click()"
+                @drop.prevent="dropHandler"
+                @dragover.prevent="dragOver = true"
+                @dragenter.prevent="dragOver = true"
+                @dragexit="dragOver = false"
+                @dragleave="dragOver = false"
+                @dragend="dragOver = false"
+              >
+                <x-icon :color="['primary','grey']" size="50">
+                  mdi-file-plus-outline
+                </x-icon>
+                <p class="title  mb-1 mt-2">
+                  Select File to Upload
+                </p>
+                <p class="grey--text mb-1">
+                  or drag and drop file
+                </p>
+
+                <p class="caption grey--text">
+                  Supported: .xls, .xlsx, .xlsm
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </v-tab-item>
+          <v-tab-item>
+            <div class="nc-excel-import-tab-item align-center">
+              <div class="pa-4 d-100 h-100">
+                <v-form ref="form" v-model="valid">
+                  <div class="d-flex">
+                    <v-text-field
+                      v-model="url"
+                      hide-details="auto"
+                      type="url"
+                      label="Enter excel file url"
+                      class="caption"
+                      outlined
+                      dense
+                      :rules="[v => !!v || 'Required']"
+                    />
+                    <v-btn class="ml-3" color="primary" @click="loadUrl">
+                      Load
+                    </v-btn>
+                  </div>
+                </v-form>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </v-tab-item>
+        </v-tabs>
+
+        <!--        <div class="my-4 text-center grey&#45;&#45;text">-->
+        <!--          OR-->
+        <!--        </div>-->
+
+        <!--          <drop-or-select-file />-->
       </v-card>
     </v-dialog>
 
@@ -37,7 +87,7 @@
           class="nc-excel-import-input"
           type="file"
           style="display: none"
-          accept=".xlsx, .xls"
+          accept=".xlsx, .xls, .xlsm"
           @change="_change($event)"
         >
         <v-btn
@@ -59,7 +109,7 @@
 
     <v-dialog v-if="templateData" :value="true">
       <v-card>
-        <template-editor :template-data.sync="templateData">
+        <template-editor :project-template.sync="templateData">
           <template #toolbar>
             <v-spacer />
             <create-project-from-template-btn
@@ -95,9 +145,10 @@
 <script>
 
 // import XLSX from 'xlsx'
-import ExcelTemplateAdapter from '~/components/import/ExcelTemplateAdapter'
 import TemplateEditor from '~/components/templates/editor'
 import CreateProjectFromTemplateBtn from '~/components/templates/createProjectFromTemplateBtn'
+import ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter from '~/components/import/templateParsers/ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter'
+import ExcelTemplateAdapter from '~/components/import/templateParsers/ExcelTemplateAdapter'
 
 export default {
   name: 'ExcelImport',
@@ -108,11 +159,13 @@ export default {
   },
   data() {
     return {
+      valid: null,
       templateData: null,
       importData: null,
       dragOver: false,
       loaderMessage: null,
-      progress: null
+      progress: null,
+      url: ''
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -150,12 +203,9 @@ export default {
       this.dropOrUpload = false
       const reader = new FileReader()
 
-      reader.onload = (e) => {
+      reader.onload = async(e) => {
         const ab = e.target.result
-        const templateGenerator = new ExcelTemplateAdapter(file.name, ab)
-        templateGenerator.parse()
-        this.templateData = templateGenerator.getTemplate()
-        this.importData = templateGenerator.getData()
+        await this.parseAndExtractData('file', ab, file.name)
         this.loaderMessage = null
         clearInterval(int)
       }
@@ -170,6 +220,23 @@ export default {
       }
       reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file)
     },
+
+    async parseAndExtractData(type, val, name) {
+      let templateGenerator
+      switch (type) {
+        case 'file':
+          templateGenerator = new ExcelTemplateAdapter(name, val)
+          break
+        case 'url':
+          templateGenerator = new ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter(val, this.$store)
+          break
+      }
+      await templateGenerator.init()
+      templateGenerator.parse()
+      this.templateData = templateGenerator.getTemplate()
+      this.importData = templateGenerator.getData()
+    },
+
     dropHandler(ev) {
       console.log('File(s) dropped')
       let file
@@ -194,6 +261,22 @@ export default {
 
       // Prevent default behavior (Prevent file from being opened)
       ev.preventDefault()
+    },
+
+    async loadUrl() {
+      if (!this.$refs.form.validate()) { return }
+
+      this.loaderMessage = 'Loading excel file from url'
+      let i = 0
+      const int = setInterval(() => {
+        this.loaderMessage = `Loading excel file${'.'.repeat(++i % 4)}`
+      }, 1000)
+
+      this.dropOrUpload = false
+
+      await this.parseAndExtractData('url', this.url, '')
+      clearInterval(int)
+      this.loaderMessage = null
     }
 
   }
@@ -205,6 +288,14 @@ export default {
   width: 100%;
   min-height: 200px;
   border-radius: 4px;
-  border: 2px dashed var(--v-textColor-lighten5);
+  border: 2px dashed #ddd;
+}
+
+.nc-excel-import-tab-item{
+  min-height: 400px;
+  padding: 20px;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: stretch;
+width:100%;
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/CSVTemplateAdapter.js b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/CSVTemplateAdapter.js
similarity index 68%
rename from packages/nc-gui/components/import/CSVTemplateAdapter.js
rename to packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/CSVTemplateAdapter.js
index a721f6261d..9a3be0d4de 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/CSVTemplateAdapter.js
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/CSVTemplateAdapter.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import Papaparse from 'papaparse'
-import TemplateGenerator from '~/components/import/TemplateGenerator'
+import TemplateGenerator from '~/components/import/templateParsers/TemplateGenerator'
 
 export default class CSVTemplateAdapter extends TemplateGenerator {
   constructor(name, data) {
     super()
     this.name = name
-    this.csv = Papaparse.parse(data, { header: true })
+    this.csvData = data
     this.project = {
       title: this.name,
       tables: []
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ export default class CSVTemplateAdapter extends TemplateGenerator {
     this.data = {}
   }
 
+  async init() {
+    this.csv = Papaparse.parse(this.csvData, { header: true })
+  }
+
   parseData() {
     this.columns = this.csv.meta.fields
     this.data = this.csv.data
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/ExcelTemplateAdapter.js b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/ExcelTemplateAdapter.js
similarity index 83%
rename from packages/nc-gui/components/import/ExcelTemplateAdapter.js
rename to packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/ExcelTemplateAdapter.js
index 0a16b2fe67..2c14dcc3bf 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/ExcelTemplateAdapter.js
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/ExcelTemplateAdapter.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import XLSX from 'xlsx'
-import TemplateGenerator from '~/components/import/TemplateGenerator'
 import { UITypes } from '~/components/project/spreadsheet/helpers/uiTypes'
+import TemplateGenerator from '~/components/import/templateParsers/TemplateGenerator'
 
 const excelTypeToUidt = {
   d: UITypes.DateTime,
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default class ExcelTemplateAdapter extends TemplateGenerator {
   constructor(name, ab) {
     super()
     this.name = name
-    this.wb = XLSX.read(new Uint8Array(ab), { type: 'array' })
+    this.excelData = ab
     this.project = {
       title: this.name,
       tables: []
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ export default class ExcelTemplateAdapter extends TemplateGenerator {
     this.data = {}
   }
 
+  async init() {
+    this.wb = XLSX.read(new Uint8Array(this.excelData), { type: 'array' })
+  }
+
   parse() {
     for (let i = 0; i < this.wb.SheetNames.length; i++) {
       const sheet = this.wb.SheetNames[i]
@@ -31,10 +35,10 @@ export default class ExcelTemplateAdapter extends TemplateGenerator {
 
       for (let col = 0; col < rows[0].length; col++) {
         const column = {
-          cn: rows[0][col]
+          cn: (rows[0][col] || `field${col + 1}`).replace(/\./, '_')
         }
 
-        const cellProps = ws[`${col.toString(26).split('').map(s => (parseInt(s, 26) + 10).toString(36).toUpperCase())}2`]
+        const cellProps = ws[`${col.toString(26).split('').map(s => (parseInt(s, 26) + 10).toString(36).toUpperCase())}2`] || {}
 
         column.uidt = excelTypeToUidt[cellProps.t] || UITypes.SingleLineText
 
@@ -47,8 +51,8 @@ export default class ExcelTemplateAdapter extends TemplateGenerator {
             const vals = rows.slice(1).map(r => r[col]).filter(v => v !== null && v !== undefined)
 
             // check column is multi or single select by comparing unique values
-            if (vals.some(v => v && v.includes(','))) {
-              const flattenedVals = vals.flatMap(v => v ? v.split(',') : [])
+            if (vals.some(v => v && v.toString().includes(','))) {
+              const flattenedVals = vals.flatMap(v => v ? v.toString().split(',') : [])
               const uniqueVals = new Set(flattenedVals)
               if (flattenedVals.length > uniqueVals.size && uniqueVals.size <= flattenedVals.length / 10) {
                 column.uidt = UITypes.MultiSelect
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter.js b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfbc9987d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import ExcelTemplateAdapter from '~/components/import/templateParsers/ExcelTemplateAdapter'
+
+export default class ExcelUrlTemplateAdapter extends ExcelTemplateAdapter {
+  constructor(url, $store) {
+    const name = url.split('/').pop()
+    super(name, null)
+    this.url = url
+    this.$store = $store
+  }
+
+  async init() {
+    const res = await this.$store.dispatch('sqlMgr/ActSqlOp', [null, 'handleAxiosCall',
+      [{
+        url: this.url,
+        responseType: 'arraybuffer'
+      }]])
+    this.excelData = res.data
+    await super.init()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/TemplateGenerator.js b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/TemplateGenerator.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nc-gui/components/import/TemplateGenerator.js
rename to packages/nc-gui/components/import/templateParsers/TemplateGenerator.js
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/csvExportImport.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/csvExportImport.vue
index 6ed84e518f..ce44d35dd7 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/csvExportImport.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/csvExportImport.vue
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
 
 import FileSaver from 'file-saver'
 import DropOrSelectFileModal from '~/components/import/dropOrSelectFileModal'
-import CSVTemplateAdapter from '~/components/import/CSVTemplateAdapter'
 import ColumnMappingModal from '~/components/project/spreadsheet/components/columnMappingModal'
+import CSVTemplateAdapter from '~/components/import/templateParsers/CSVTemplateAdapter'
 
 export default {
   name: 'CsvExportImport',
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ export default {
   methods: {
     async onCsvFileSelection(file) {
       const reader = new FileReader()
-
-      reader.onload = (e) => {
+      reader.onload = async(e) => {
         const templateGenerator = new CSVTemplateAdapter(file.name, e.target.result)
+        await templateGenerator.init()
         templateGenerator.parseData()
         this.parsedCsv.columns = templateGenerator.getColumns()
         this.parsedCsv.data = templateGenerator.getData()
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/createProjectFromTemplateBtn.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/createProjectFromTemplateBtn.vue
index 154cdf9b21..c47f6ca447 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/createProjectFromTemplateBtn.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/createProjectFromTemplateBtn.vue
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ export default {
   mixins: [colors],
   props: {
     loading: Boolean,
-    templateData: Object,
-    importData: Object,
+    templateData: [Array, Object],
+    importData: [Array, Object],
     loaderMessage: String,
     progress: Number
   },
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ export default {
       this.$ncApis.setProjectId(projectId)
 
       let total = 0; let progress = 0
-      await Promise.all(Object.entries(this.importData).map(async([table, data]) => {
+
+      console.log(this.importData)
+      debugger
+      await Promise.all(Object.entries(this.importData).map(v => (async([table, data]) => {
         await this.$store.dispatch('meta/ActLoadMeta', {
           tn: `${prefix}${table}`, project_id: projectId
         })
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ export default {
         }
 
         this.$emit('update:progress', null)
-      }))
+      })(v)))
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/editor.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/editor.vue
index f325dfef93..b199c36d14 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/editor.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/editor.vue
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ export default {
   props: {
     id: [Number, String],
     viewMode: Boolean,
-    templateData: Object
+    projectTemplate: Object
   },
   data: () => ({
     loading: false,
@@ -620,65 +620,68 @@ export default {
     },
     updateFilename() {
       return this.url && this.url.split('/').pop()
-    },
-    projectTemplate() {
-      const template = {
-        ...this.project,
-        tables: (this.project.tables || []).map((t) => {
-          const table = { tn: t.tn, columns: [], hasMany: [], manyToMany: [], belongsTo: [], v: [] }
-
-          for (const column of (t.columns || [])) {
-            if (this.isRelation(column)) {
-              if (column.type === 'hm') {
-                table.hasMany.push({
-                  tn: column.rtn,
-                  _cn: column.cn
-                })
-              } else if (column.type === 'mm') {
-                table.manyToMany.push({
-                  rtn: column.rtn,
-                  _cn: column.cn
-                })
-              } else if (column.uidt === UITypes.ForeignKey) {
-                table.belongsTo.push({
-                  tn: column.rtn,
-                  _cn: column.cn
-                })
-              }
-            } else if (this.isLookup(column)) {
-              if (column.rtn) {
-                table.v.push({
-                  _cn: column.cn,
-                  lk: {
-                    ltn: column.rtn.tn,
-                    type: column.rtn.type,
-                    lcn: column.rcn
-                  }
-                })
-              }
-            } else if (this.isRollup(column)) {
-              if (column.rtn) {
-                table.v.push({
-                  _cn: column.cn,
-                  rl: {
-                    rltn: column.rtn.tn,
-                    rlcn: column.rcn,
-                    type: column.rtn.type,
-                    fn: column.fn
-                  }
-                })
+    }
+  },
+  watch: {
+    project: {
+      deep: true,
+      handler() {
+        const template = {
+          ...this.project,
+          tables: (this.project.tables || []).map((t) => {
+            const table = { tn: t.tn, columns: [], hasMany: [], manyToMany: [], belongsTo: [], v: [] }
+
+            for (const column of (t.columns || [])) {
+              if (this.isRelation(column)) {
+                if (column.type === 'hm') {
+                  table.hasMany.push({
+                    tn: column.rtn,
+                    _cn: column.cn
+                  })
+                } else if (column.type === 'mm') {
+                  table.manyToMany.push({
+                    rtn: column.rtn,
+                    _cn: column.cn
+                  })
+                } else if (column.uidt === UITypes.ForeignKey) {
+                  table.belongsTo.push({
+                    tn: column.rtn,
+                    _cn: column.cn
+                  })
+                }
+              } else if (this.isLookup(column)) {
+                if (column.rtn) {
+                  table.v.push({
+                    _cn: column.cn,
+                    lk: {
+                      ltn: column.rtn.tn,
+                      type: column.rtn.type,
+                      lcn: column.rcn
+                    }
+                  })
+                }
+              } else if (this.isRollup(column)) {
+                if (column.rtn) {
+                  table.v.push({
+                    _cn: column.cn,
+                    rl: {
+                      rltn: column.rtn.tn,
+                      rlcn: column.rcn,
+                      type: column.rtn.type,
+                      fn: column.fn
+                    }
+                  })
+                }
+              } else {
+                table.columns.push(column)
               }
-            } else {
-              table.columns.push(column)
             }
-          }
-          return table
-        })
-      }
-
-      this.$emit('update:templateData', template)
+            return table
+          })
+        }
 
-      return template
+        this.$emit('update:projectTemplate', template)
+      }
     }
   },
 
@@ -689,8 +692,8 @@ export default {
     document.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown)
   },
   mounted() {
-    if (this.templateData) {
-      this.parseTemplate(this.templateData)
+    if (this.projectTemplate) {
+      this.parseTemplate(this.projectTemplate)
       this.expansionPanel = Array.from({ length: this.project.tables.length }, (_, i) => i)
     }
     const input = this.$refs.projec && this.$refs.project.$el.querySelector('input')
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/pages/projects/index.vue b/packages/nc-gui/pages/projects/index.vue
index cc8077cf22..e34aa607e3 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/pages/projects/index.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/pages/projects/index.vue
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
                           "
                         />
                       </v-list-item-title>
-                    </v-list-item>
+                    </v-list-item>-->
                     <v-divider />
                     <v-list-item
                       title
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@
                         </v-icon>
                       </v-list-item-icon>
                       <v-list-item-title>
-                        &lt;!&ndash; Create By Connecting <br>To An External Database &ndash;&gt;
                         <span
                           class="caption font-weight-regular"
                           v-html="
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@
                           "
                         />
                       </v-list-item-title>
-                    </v-list-item>-->
+                    </v-list-item>
                   </v-list>
                 </v-menu>
               </template>
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@
                   'items-per-page-options': [20, -1],
                 }"
                 class="pa-4 text-left mx-auto "
-                style="cursor: pointer"
+                style="cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%"
               >
                 <template #item="props">
                   <tr
@@ -273,50 +272,61 @@
                     @click="projectRouteHandler(props.item)"
                   >
                     <td data-v-step="2">
-                      <v-icon
-                        x-small
-                        class="mr-2"
-                        :color="
-                          !props.item.allowed ? 'blue' :(
-                            props.item.status === 'started'
-                              ? 'green'
-                              : props.item.status === 'stopped'
-                                ? 'orange'
-                                : 'orange'
-                          )
-                        "
-                      >
-                        mdi-moon-full
-                      </v-icon>
-                      <!-- Accessible via GraphQL APIs / Accessible via REST APIs -->
-                      <x-icon
-                        small
-                        :tooltip="
-                          props.item.projectType === 'graphql'
-                            ? $t('projects.project_api_type_tooltip_graphql')
-                            : $t('projects.project_api_type_tooltip_rest')
-                        "
-                        icon.class="mr-2"
-                        :color="
-                          props.item.projectType === 'graphql'
-                            ? 'pink'
-                            : 'green'
-                        "
-                      >
-                        {{
-                          props.item.projectType === 'graphql'
-                            ? 'mdi-graphql'
-                            : 'mdi-code-json'
-                        }}
-                      </x-icon>
+                      <div class="d-flex align-center">
+                        <v-icon
+                          x-small
+                          class="mr-2"
+                          :color="
+                            !props.item.allowed ? 'blue' :(
+                              props.item.status === 'started'
+                                ? 'green'
+                                : props.item.status === 'stopped'
+                                  ? 'orange'
+                                  : 'orange'
+                            )
+                          "
+                        >
+                          mdi-moon-full
+                        </v-icon>
+                        <!-- Accessible via GraphQL APIs / Accessible via REST APIs -->
+                        <x-icon
+                          small
+                          :tooltip="
+                            props.item.projectType === 'graphql'
+                              ? $t('projects.project_api_type_tooltip_graphql')
+                              : $t('projects.project_api_type_tooltip_rest')
+                          "
+                          icon.class="mr-2"
+                          :color="
+                            props.item.projectType === 'graphql'
+                              ? 'pink'
+                              : 'green'
+                          "
+                        >
+                          {{
+                            props.item.projectType === 'graphql'
+                              ? 'mdi-graphql'
+                              : 'mdi-code-json'
+                          }}
+                        </x-icon>
 
-                      <span
-                        class="title font-weight-regular"
-                      >{{
-                        props.item.title
-                      }}</span>
+                        <v-tooltip bottom>
+                          <template #activator="{on}">
+                            <div
+                              class="d-inline-block title font-weight-regular"
+                              style="min-width:0; max-width:390px; white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; overflow: hidden"
+                              v-on="on"
+                            >
+                              {{
+                                props.item.title
+                              }}
+                            </div>
+                          </template>
+                          <span class="caption">{{ props.item.title }}</span>
+                        </v-tooltip>
+                      </div>
                     </td>
-                    <td>
+                    <td style="width:150px;min-width:150px;max-width:150px">
                       <div
                         v-if="props.item.allowed && _isUIAllowed('projectActions',true)"
                         :class="{
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlMgr/SqlMgr.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlMgr/SqlMgr.ts
index 959f48af1c..a7b809f940 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlMgr/SqlMgr.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlMgr/SqlMgr.ts
@@ -1019,6 +1019,13 @@ export default class SqlMgr {
     };
   }
 
+  public async handleAxiosCall(apiMeta) {
+    // t = process.hrtime();
+    const data = await require('axios')(...apiMeta);
+
+    return data.data;
+  }
+
   public axiosRequestMake(apiMeta) {
     if (apiMeta.body) {
       try {
@@ -1349,6 +1356,10 @@ export default class SqlMgr {
           console.log('Within REST_API_CALL handler', args);
           result = this.handleApiCall(args.args);
           break;
+        case 'handleAxiosCall':
+          console.log('Within handleAxiosCall handler', args);
+          result = this.handleAxiosCall(args.args);
+          break;
 
         case ToolOps.PROJECT_MIGRATIONS_LIST:
           console.log('Within PROJECT_MIGRATIONS_LIST handler', args);
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/projectAcl.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/projectAcl.ts
index d56a4de2e3..8b6a7fa361 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/projectAcl.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/projectAcl.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ export default {
     projectList: true
   },
   user: {
+    handleAxiosCall: true,
     projectList: true,
     testConnection: true,
     projectCreateByWeb: true,