diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/tests/utils.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/tests/utils.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..957cf51ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/tests/utils.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { FieldType } from "@budibase/types"
+import { AutoFieldSubTypes } from "../../../../constants"
+import TestConfiguration from "../../../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration"
+import { importToRows } from "../utils"
+
+describe("utils", () => {
+  const config = new TestConfiguration()
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await config.init()
+  })
+
+  afterAll(config.end)
+
+  describe("importToRows", () => {
+    it("consecutive row have consecutive auto ids", async () => {
+      await config.doInContext(config.appId, async () => {
+        const table = await config.createTable({
+          name: "table",
+          type: "table",
+          schema: {
+            autoId: {
+              name: "autoId",
+              type: FieldType.NUMBER,
+              subtype: AutoFieldSubTypes.AUTO_ID,
+              autocolumn: true,
+              constraints: {
+                type: FieldType.NUMBER,
+                presence: true,
+              },
+            },
+            name: {
+              name: "name",
+              type: FieldType.STRING,
+              constraints: {
+                type: FieldType.STRING,
+                presence: true,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        })
+
+        const data = [{ name: "Alice" }, { name: "Bob" }, { name: "Claire" }]
+
+        const result = importToRows(data, table, config.user)
+        expect(result).toEqual([
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            autoId: 1,
+            name: "Alice",
+          }),
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            autoId: 2,
+            name: "Bob",
+          }),
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            autoId: 3,
+            name: "Claire",
+          }),
+        ])
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("can import data without a specific user performing the action", async () => {
+      await config.doInContext(config.appId, async () => {
+        const table = await config.createTable({
+          name: "table",
+          type: "table",
+          schema: {
+            autoId: {
+              name: "autoId",
+              type: FieldType.NUMBER,
+              subtype: AutoFieldSubTypes.AUTO_ID,
+              autocolumn: true,
+              constraints: {
+                type: FieldType.NUMBER,
+                presence: true,
+              },
+            },
+            name: {
+              name: "name",
+              type: FieldType.STRING,
+              constraints: {
+                type: FieldType.STRING,
+                presence: true,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        })
+
+        const data = [{ name: "Alice" }, { name: "Bob" }, { name: "Claire" }]
+
+        const result = importToRows(data, table)
+        expect(result).toHaveLength(3)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/utils.ts
index 7c5c81939a..cf1883c083 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/utils.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ import viewTemplate from "../view/viewBuilder"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
 import { quotas } from "@budibase/pro"
 import { events, context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import { Database, Datasource, SourceName, Table } from "@budibase/types"
+import {
+  ContextUser,
+  Database,
+  Datasource,
+  SourceName,
+  Table,
+} from "@budibase/types"
 
 export async function clearColumns(table: any, columnNames: any) {
   const db: Database = context.getAppDB()
@@ -99,32 +105,35 @@ export function makeSureTableUpToDate(table: any, tableToSave: any) {
   return tableToSave
 }
 
-export function importToRows(data: any, table: any, user: any = {}) {
+export function importToRows(
+  data: any[],
+  table: Table,
+  user: ContextUser | null = null
+) {
   let finalData: any = []
   for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
     let row = data[i]
-    row._id = generateRowID(table._id)
+    row._id = generateRowID(table._id!)
     row.tableId = table._id
-    const processed: any = inputProcessing(user, table, row, {
+    const processed = inputProcessing(user, table, row, {
       noAutoRelationships: true,
     })
     row = processed.row
+    table = processed.table
 
-    let fieldName: any
-    let schema: any
-    for ([fieldName, schema] of Object.entries(table.schema)) {
+    for (const [fieldName, schema] of Object.entries(table.schema)) {
       // check whether the options need to be updated for inclusion as part of the data import
       if (
         schema.type === FieldTypes.OPTIONS &&
         row[fieldName] &&
-        (!schema.constraints.inclusion ||
-          schema.constraints.inclusion.indexOf(row[fieldName]) === -1)
+        (!schema.constraints!.inclusion ||
+          schema.constraints!.inclusion.indexOf(row[fieldName]) === -1)
       ) {
-        schema.constraints.inclusion = [
-          ...schema.constraints.inclusion,
+        schema.constraints!.inclusion = [
+          ...schema.constraints!.inclusion!,
           row[fieldName],
         ]
-        schema.constraints.inclusion.sort()
+        schema.constraints!.inclusion.sort()
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/defaultData/datasource_bb_default.ts b/packages/server/src/db/defaultData/datasource_bb_default.ts
index 516783ed31..6ffbf601c8 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/defaultData/datasource_bb_default.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/defaultData/datasource_bb_default.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function syncLastIds(table: Table, rowCount: number) {
   })
 }
 
-function tableImport(table: Table, data: Row) {
+function tableImport(table: Table, data: Row[]) {
   const cloneTable = cloneDeep(table)
   const rowDocs = importToRows(data, cloneTable)
   syncLastIds(cloneTable, rowDocs.length)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
index 9e1029fa1a..a5bb352eeb 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export function coerce(row: any, type: string) {
  * @returns {object} the row which has been prepared to be written to the DB.
  */
 export function inputProcessing(
-  user: ContextUser,
+  user: ContextUser | null,
   table: Table,
   row: Row,
   opts?: AutoColumnProcessingOpts