From f4f17dc9ead224f226aae3314a3b0c3e9a03aa6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pranav C <pranavxc@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2024 13:19:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: sort columns to create system columns first

---
 .../src/modules/jobs/jobs/export-import/import.service.ts    | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/export-import/import.service.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/export-import/import.service.ts
index e993c6080d..c4f10ca7b4 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/export-import/import.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/export-import/import.service.ts
@@ -822,7 +822,10 @@ export class ImportService {
     }
 
     // create referenced columns
-    for (const col of sortedReferencedColumnSet) {
+    // sort the column sets to create the system columns first
+    for (const col of sortedReferencedColumnSet.sort(
+      (a, b) => (+b.system || 0) - (+a.system || 0),
+    )) {
       const { colOptions, ...flatCol } = col;
       if (col.uidt === UITypes.Lookup) {
         if (!getIdOrExternalId(colOptions.fk_relation_column_id)) continue;