From 23fd67b5b943f40837bb6a692abdb7a2e70cf09f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mel O'Hagan <mel@budibase.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:53:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure display columns are set

---
 .../server/src/api/controllers/datasource.js  | 33 +++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.js
index 4fafaa546c..af52be8e26 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ exports.buildSchemaFromDb = async function (ctx) {
     datasource.entities = tables
   }
 
+  setDefaultDisplayColumns(datasource)
   const dbResp = await db.put(datasource)
   datasource._rev = dbResp.rev
 
@@ -78,6 +79,24 @@ exports.buildSchemaFromDb = async function (ctx) {
   ctx.body = response
 }
 
+/**
+ * Make sure all datasource entities have a display name selected
+ */
+const setDefaultDisplayColumns = datasource => {
+  //
+  for (let entity of Object.values(datasource.entities)) {
+    if (entity.primaryDisplay) {
+      continue
+    }
+    const notAutoColumn = Object.values(entity.schema).find(
+      schema => !schema.autocolumn
+    )
+    if (notAutoColumn) {
+      entity.primaryDisplay = notAutoColumn.name
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Check for variables that have been updated or removed and invalidate them.
  */
@@ -155,6 +174,7 @@ exports.save = async function (ctx) {
     const { tables, error } = await buildSchemaHelper(datasource)
     schemaError = error
     datasource.entities = tables
+    setDefaultDisplayColumns(datasource)
   }
 
   const dbResp = await db.put(datasource)
@@ -238,19 +258,6 @@ const buildSchemaHelper = async datasource => {
   const connector = new Connector(datasource.config)
   await connector.buildSchema(datasource._id, datasource.entities)
 
-  // make sure they all have a display name selected
-  for (let entity of Object.values(datasource.entities ?? {})) {
-    if (entity.primaryDisplay) {
-      continue
-    }
-    const notAutoColumn = Object.values(entity.schema).find(
-      schema => !schema.autocolumn
-    )
-    if (notAutoColumn) {
-      entity.primaryDisplay = notAutoColumn.name
-    }
-  }
-
   const errors = connector.schemaErrors
   let error = null
   if (errors && Object.keys(errors).length > 0) {