diff --git a/app/models/dialog.rb b/app/models/dialog.rb
index 1d2de89cacb..1450c1f8229 100644
--- a/app/models/dialog.rb
+++ b/app/models/dialog.rb
@@ -123,19 +123,21 @@ def content(target = nil, resource_action = nil, all_attributes = false)
   # Creates a new item without an ID,
   # Removes any items not passed in the content.
   def update_tabs(tabs)
-    updated_tabs = []
-    tabs.each do |dialog_tab|
-      if dialog_tab.key?('id')
-        DialogTab.find(self.class.uncompress_id(dialog_tab['id'])).tap do |tab|
-          tab.update_attributes(dialog_tab.except('dialog_groups'))
-          tab.update_dialog_groups(dialog_tab['dialog_groups'])
-          updated_tabs << tab
+    transaction do
+      updated_tabs = []
+      tabs.each do |dialog_tab|
+        if dialog_tab.key?('id')
+          DialogTab.find(self.class.uncompress_id(dialog_tab['id'])).tap do |tab|
+            tab.update_attributes(dialog_tab.except('id', 'href', 'dialog_id', 'dialog_groups'))
+            tab.update_dialog_groups(dialog_tab['dialog_groups'])
+            updated_tabs << tab
+          end
+        else
+          updated_tabs << DialogImportService.new.build_dialog_tabs('dialog_tabs' => [dialog_tab]).first
         end
-      else
-        updated_tabs << DialogImportService.new.build_dialog_tabs('dialog_tabs' => [dialog_tab]).first
       end
+      self.dialog_tabs = updated_tabs
     end
-    self.dialog_tabs = updated_tabs
   end
 
   def deep_copy(new_attributes = {})
diff --git a/app/models/dialog_group.rb b/app/models/dialog_group.rb
index 55eb52148e3..d9e01203129 100644
--- a/app/models/dialog_group.rb
+++ b/app/models/dialog_group.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def update_dialog_fields(fields)
         DialogField.find(self.class.uncompress_id(field['id'])).tap do |dialog_field|
           resource_action_fields = field.delete('resource_action') || {}
           update_resource_fields(resource_action_fields, dialog_field)
-          dialog_field.update_attributes(field)
+          dialog_field.update_attributes(field.except('id', 'href', 'dialog_group_id'))
           updated_fields << dialog_field
         end
       else
diff --git a/app/models/dialog_tab.rb b/app/models/dialog_tab.rb
index 2b576995495..2ce076385cb 100644
--- a/app/models/dialog_tab.rb
+++ b/app/models/dialog_tab.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def update_dialog_groups(groups)
     groups.each do |group|
       if group.key?('id')
         DialogGroup.find(self.class.uncompress_id(group['id'])).tap do |dialog_group|
-          dialog_group.update_attributes(group.except('dialog_fields'))
+          dialog_group.update_attributes(group.except('id', 'href', 'dialog_tab_id', 'dialog_fields'))
           dialog_group.update_dialog_fields(group['dialog_fields'])
           updated_groups << dialog_group
         end
diff --git a/spec/models/dialog_spec.rb b/spec/models/dialog_spec.rb
index 9d8e0383f2c..be77a0741b8 100644
--- a/spec/models/dialog_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/dialog_spec.rb
@@ -284,13 +284,16 @@
     let(:updated_content) do
       [
         {
-          'id'            => dialog_tab.first.id,
+          'id'            => dialog_tab.first.compressed_id,
           'label'         => 'updated_label',
           'dialog_groups' => [
-            { 'id'            => dialog_group.first.id,
+            { 'id'            => dialog_group.first.compressed_id,
+              'dialog_tab_id' => dialog_tab.first.compressed_id,
               'dialog_fields' =>
                                  [{
-                                   'id' => dialog_field.first.id}] },
+                                   'id'              => dialog_field.first.id,
+                                   'dialog_group_id' => dialog_group.first.compressed_id
+                                 }] },
             {
               'label'         => 'group 2',
               'dialog_fields' => [{