malformed node reference structure due to missing field language during node import
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Reported by: [hedinfaok](https://www.drupal.org/user/498466)
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<h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3>
<p>After importing node references, a node id is displayed in the imported field, but the node is not referenced. During the import process, the referenced nid is assigned to the incorrect part of the $node structure.</p>
<pre> [field_featured_questions] => Array<br> (<br> [und] => Array<br> (<br> [0] => Array<br> (<br> [nid] => 3362<br> )<br><br> )<br><br> [0] => Array<br> (<br> [nid] => 3696<br> )<br><br> )</pre><p>
It should look like this:</p>
<pre> [field_featured_questions] => Array<br> (<br> [und] => Array<br> (<br> [0] => Array<br> (<br> [nid] => 3362<br> )<br><br> )<br><br> )</pre><h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3>
<p>Apply the attached patch or re-reference the node id manually through the node edit interface.</p>
<h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3>
<p>Please review the patch. I opted to use the field API instead of $node->language, since the node reference field may have multiple languages. Because multiple languages for a node reference may be rare, I left complete support for multiple languages for a later date.</p>
>>> [!note] Pre-migration files
- [node\_export\_relation-language-fix.patch](https://www.drupal.org/files/node_export_relation-language-fix.patch)
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