diff --git a/server/modules/arenaImport/service/arenaImport/jobs/filesImportJob.js b/server/modules/arenaImport/service/arenaImport/jobs/filesImportJob.js
index 97579b3b17..90be311c24 100644
--- a/server/modules/arenaImport/service/arenaImport/jobs/filesImportJob.js
+++ b/server/modules/arenaImport/service/arenaImport/jobs/filesImportJob.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import * as FileService from '@server/modules/record/service/fileService'
 
 import * as ArenaSurveyFileZip from '../model/arenaSurveyFileZip'
 
+const detailedLogEnabled = false
+
 export default class FilesImportJob extends Job {
   constructor(params) {
     super('FilesImportJob', params)
@@ -76,31 +78,56 @@ export default class FilesImportJob extends Job {
     const { surveyId, dryRun } = context
     const fileUuid = RecordFile.getUuid(file)
     const fileProps = RecordFile.getProps(file)
-    this.logDebug(`persisting file ${fileUuid}`)
+    if (detailedLogEnabled) {
+      this.logDebug(`persisting file ${fileUuid}`)
+    }
     const existingFileSummary = await FileService.fetchFileSummaryByUuid(surveyId, fileUuid, this.tx)
-    if (existingFileSummary) {
+    if (!existingFileSummary) {
+      await this.insertNewFile({ dryRun, file, fileProps, fileUuid, surveyId, tx })
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (detailedLogEnabled) {
       this.logDebug(`file already existing`)
-      if (RecordFile.isDeleted(existingFileSummary)) {
-        this.logDebug(`file previously marked as deleted: delete permanently and insert a new one`)
-        if (!dryRun) {
-          await FileService.deleteFileByUuid({ surveyId, fileUuid }, tx)
-          await FileService.insertFile(surveyId, file, tx)
-        }
-        this.insertedFileUuids.push(fileUuid)
-      } else {
-        this.logDebug('updating props')
-        if (!dryRun) {
-          await FileService.updateFileProps(surveyId, fileUuid, fileProps, tx)
-        }
-        this.updatedFileUuids.push(fileUuid)
-      }
-    } else {
+    }
+
+    if (RecordFile.isDeleted(existingFileSummary)) {
+      await this.replaceDeletedFile({ dryRun, file, fileUuid, surveyId, tx })
+      return
+    }
+
+    await this.updateExistingFileProps({ dryRun, fileProps, fileUuid, surveyId, tx })
+  }
+
+  async insertNewFile({ dryRun, file, fileProps, fileUuid, surveyId, tx }) {
+    if (detailedLogEnabled) {
       this.logDebug(`file not existing: inserting new file`, fileProps)
-      if (!dryRun) {
-        await FileService.insertFile(surveyId, file, tx)
-      }
-      this.insertedFileUuids.push(fileUuid)
     }
+    if (!dryRun) {
+      await FileService.insertFile(surveyId, file, tx)
+    }
+    this.insertedFileUuids.push(fileUuid)
+  }
+
+  async replaceDeletedFile({ dryRun, file, fileUuid, surveyId, tx }) {
+    if (detailedLogEnabled) {
+      this.logDebug(`file previously marked as deleted: delete permanently and insert a new one`)
+    }
+    if (!dryRun) {
+      await FileService.deleteFileByUuid({ surveyId, fileUuid }, tx)
+      await FileService.insertFile(surveyId, file, tx)
+    }
+    this.insertedFileUuids.push(fileUuid)
+  }
+
+  async updateExistingFileProps({ dryRun, fileProps, fileUuid, surveyId, tx }) {
+    if (detailedLogEnabled) {
+      this.logDebug('updating props')
+    }
+    if (!dryRun) {
+      await FileService.updateFileProps(surveyId, fileUuid, fileProps, tx)
+    }
+    this.updatedFileUuids.push(fileUuid)
   }
 
   async checkFilesNotExceedingAvailableQuota(filesSummaries) {
@@ -125,8 +152,9 @@ export default class FilesImportJob extends Job {
     }
 
     const filesUuids = filesSummaries.map(RecordFile.getUuid)
-    this.logDebug(`file uuids to be imported: ${filesUuids}`)
-
+    if (detailedLogEnabled) {
+      this.logDebug(`file uuids to be imported: ${filesUuids}`)
+    }
     const missingRecordFileUuidsInFiles = recordsFileUuids.filter(
       (recordFileUuid) => !filesUuids.includes(recordFileUuid)
     )
diff --git a/server/modules/dataImport/service/DataImportJob/DataImportBaseJob.js b/server/modules/dataImport/service/DataImportJob/DataImportBaseJob.js
index f3350c92c4..977ea22cb5 100644
--- a/server/modules/dataImport/service/DataImportJob/DataImportBaseJob.js
+++ b/server/modules/dataImport/service/DataImportJob/DataImportBaseJob.js
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ export default class DataImportBaseJob extends Job {
     if (nodesArray.length === 0) return
 
     for (const node of nodesArray) {
+      if (!node[Node.keys.recordUuid]) {
+        node[Node.keys.recordUuid] = recordUuid
+      }
       if (Node.isDeleted(node)) {
         await this.nodesDeleteBatchPersister.addItem(node)
       } else if (Node.isCreated(node)) {
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ export default class DataImportBaseJob extends Job {
       }
     }
     await RecordManager.assocRefDataToNodes({ survey, nodes: nodesArray }, tx)
-    const { record: recordUpdated, rdbUpdates } = RecordManager.generateRdbUpates({ survey, record, nodesArray }, tx)
+    const { record: recordUpdated, rdbUpdates } = RecordManager.generateRdbUpates({ survey, record, nodesArray })
     await this.rdbUpdatesBatchPersister.addItem(rdbUpdates)
 
     this.currentRecord = recordUpdated
diff --git a/server/modules/mobile/service/arenaMobileDataImport/arenaMobileDataImportJob.js b/server/modules/mobile/service/arenaMobileDataImport/arenaMobileDataImportJob.js
index ccb1c0af83..6db2a0893a 100644
--- a/server/modules/mobile/service/arenaMobileDataImport/arenaMobileDataImportJob.js
+++ b/server/modules/mobile/service/arenaMobileDataImport/arenaMobileDataImportJob.js
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
+import { Surveys, SystemError } from '@openforis/arena-core'
+
 import * as Survey from '@core/survey/survey'
 
+import FilesImportJob from '@server/modules/arenaImport/service/arenaImport/jobs/filesImportJob'
+import { RecordsUpdateThreadService } from '@server/modules/record/service/update/surveyRecordsThreadService'
+import { RecordsUpdateThreadMessageTypes } from '@server/modules/record/service/update/thread/recordsThreadMessageTypes'
+import * as SurveyService from '@server/modules/survey/service/surveyService'
+import RecordCheckJob from '@server/modules/survey/service/recordCheckJob'
+
 import Job from '@server/job/job'
 import FileZip from '@server/utils/file/fileZip'
 
 import RecordsImportJob from './jobs/recordsImportJob'
-import FilesImportJob from '../../../arenaImport/service/arenaImport/jobs/filesImportJob'
-import { RecordsUpdateThreadService } from '@server/modules/record/service/update/surveyRecordsThreadService'
-import { RecordsUpdateThreadMessageTypes } from '@server/modules/record/service/update/thread/recordsThreadMessageTypes'
-import * as SurveyService from '@server/modules/survey/service/surveyService'
-import { Surveys, SystemError } from '@openforis/arena-core'
 
 export default class ArenaMobileDataImportJob extends Job {
   /**
    * Creates a new data import job to import survey records and files in Arena format.
-   *
    * @param {!object} params - The import parameters.
    * @param {!object} [params.user] - The user performing the import.
    * @param {!number} [params.surveyId] - The id of the survey in which data will be imported.
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ export default class ArenaMobileDataImportJob extends Job {
    * @returns {ArenaMobileDataImportJob} - The import job.
    */
   constructor(params) {
-    super(ArenaMobileDataImportJob.type, params, [new RecordsImportJob(), new FilesImportJob()])
+    super(ArenaMobileDataImportJob.type, params, [new RecordsImportJob(), new FilesImportJob(), new RecordCheckJob()])
   }
 
   async onStart() {
diff --git a/server/modules/mobile/service/arenaMobileDataImport/jobs/recordsImportJob.js b/server/modules/mobile/service/arenaMobileDataImport/jobs/recordsImportJob.js
index 803b4a18f3..6ea6e081a1 100644
--- a/server/modules/mobile/service/arenaMobileDataImport/jobs/recordsImportJob.js
+++ b/server/modules/mobile/service/arenaMobileDataImport/jobs/recordsImportJob.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Dates, Objects, Records, Surveys } from '@openforis/arena-core'
+import { Dates, Objects, RecordFixer, Records, Surveys } from '@openforis/arena-core'
 
 import { ConflictResolutionStrategy } from '@common/dataImport'
 
@@ -25,27 +25,6 @@ const resultKeys = {
 const categoryItemProvider = CategoryItemProviderDefault
 const taxonProvider = TaxonProviderDefault
 
-const checkNodeIsValid = ({ nodes, node, nodeDef }) => {
-  if (!nodeDef) {
-    return { valid: false, error: 'refers a missing node definition' }
-  }
-  const parentUuid = Node.getParentUuid(node)
-  if ((!parentUuid && !NodeDef.isRoot(nodeDef)) || (parentUuid && !nodes[parentUuid])) {
-    return { valid: false, error: `has missing or invalid parent_uuid` }
-  }
-  if (NodeDef.isMultipleAttribute(nodeDef) && Node.isValueBlank(node)) {
-    return { valid: false, error: `is multiple and has an empty value` }
-  }
-  const nodeHierarchy = Node.getHierarchy(node)
-  if (
-    nodeHierarchy.length !== NodeDef.getMetaHierarchy(nodeDef)?.length ||
-    nodeHierarchy.some((ancestorUuid) => !nodes[ancestorUuid])
-  ) {
-    return { valid: false, error: `has an invalid meta hierarchy` }
-  }
-  return { valid: true }
-}
-
 const getRecordFormattedKeyValues = ({ survey, record }) => {
   const rootDef = Surveys.getNodeDefRoot({ survey })
   const recordRootEntity = Records.getRoot(record)
@@ -57,6 +36,9 @@ const getRecordFormattedKeyValues = ({ survey, record }) => {
   })
 }
 
+const nodeHierarchyLengthComparator = (nodeA, nodeB) =>
+  Node.getHierarchy(nodeA).length - Node.getHierarchy(nodeB).length
+
 export default class RecordsImportJob extends DataImportBaseJob {
   constructor(params) {
     super(RecordsImportJob.type, params)
@@ -117,19 +99,18 @@ export default class RecordsImportJob extends DataImportBaseJob {
   trackFileUuids({ nodes }) {
     // keep track of file uuids found in record attribute values
     const { survey } = this.context
-    Object.values(nodes).forEach((node) => {
+    for (const node of Object.values(nodes)) {
       const nodeDef = Survey.getNodeDefByUuid(Node.getNodeDefUuid(node))(survey)
       if (NodeDef.isFile(nodeDef)) {
         this.trackFileUuid({ node })
       }
-    })
+    }
   }
 
   async cleanupCurrentRecord() {
     const { context, currentRecord: record, user, tx } = this
     const { survey } = context
 
-    const recordUuid = Record.getUuid(record)
     // check owner uuid: if user not defined, use the job user as owner
     const ownerUuidSource = Record.getOwnerUuid(record)
     const ownerSource = await UserService.fetchUserByUuid(ownerUuidSource, tx)
@@ -137,25 +118,10 @@ export default class RecordsImportJob extends DataImportBaseJob {
 
     // remove invalid nodes and build index from scratch
     delete record['_nodesIndex']
-    const nodes = Record.getNodes(record)
 
-    for (const [nodeUuid, node] of Object.entries(nodes)) {
-      const nodeDefUuid = Node.getNodeDefUuid(node)
-      const nodeDef = Survey.getNodeDefByUuid(nodeDefUuid)(survey)
-      const { valid, error } = checkNodeIsValid({ nodes, node, nodeDef })
-      if (valid) {
-        // ensure recordUuid is set in node
-        node[Node.keys.recordUuid] = recordUuid
-        Node.removeFlags({ sideEffect: true })(node)
-      } else {
-        const messagePrefix = `record ${Record.getUuid(record)}: node with uuid ${Node.getUuid(node)} and node def ${NodeDef.getName(nodeDef)} (uuid ${nodeDefUuid})`
-        const messageSuffix = `: skipping it`
-        this.logWarn(`${messagePrefix} ${error} ${messageSuffix}`)
-        delete nodes[nodeUuid]
-      }
-    }
-    // assoc nodes and build index from scratch
-    this.currentRecord = Record.assocNodes({ nodes, sideEffect: true })(record)
+    // fix record (e.g. insert missing nodes, remove status flags)
+    // do side effect to avoid creating new objects and use less memory
+    RecordFixer.fixRecord({ survey, record, sideEffect: true })
   }
 
   findExistingRecordSummaryWithSameKeys() {
@@ -272,26 +238,25 @@ export default class RecordsImportJob extends DataImportBaseJob {
     await RecordManager.insertRecord(user, surveyId, record, true, tx)
 
     // insert nodes (add them to batch persister)
-    const nodesIndexedByUuid = Record.getNodesArray(record)
-      .sort((nodeA, nodeB) => Node.getHierarchy(nodeA).length - Node.getHierarchy(nodeB).length)
-      .reduce((acc, node) => {
-        const nodeUuid = Node.getUuid(node)
-        const nodeDefUuid = Node.getNodeDefUuid(node)
-        // check that the node definition associated to the node has not been deleted from the survey
-        const nodeDef = Survey.getNodeDefByUuid(nodeDefUuid)(survey)
-        if (nodeDef) {
-          node[Node.keys.created] = true // do side effect to avoid creating new objects
-          acc[nodeUuid] = node
-          if (NodeDef.isFile(nodeDef)) {
-            this.trackFileUuid({ node })
-          }
-        } else {
-          this.logDebug(
-            `Record ${recordUuid}: missing node def with uuid ${nodeDefUuid} in node ${nodeUuid}; skipping it`
-          )
+    const nodesIndexedByUuid = {}
+    const nodesArraySorted = Record.getNodesArray(record).sort(nodeHierarchyLengthComparator)
+    for (const node of nodesArraySorted) {
+      const nodeUuid = Node.getUuid(node)
+      const nodeDefUuid = Node.getNodeDefUuid(node)
+      // check that the node definition associated to the node has not been deleted from the survey
+      const nodeDef = Survey.getNodeDefByUuid(nodeDefUuid)(survey)
+      if (nodeDef) {
+        node[Node.keys.created] = true // do side effect to avoid creating new objects
+        nodesIndexedByUuid[nodeUuid] = node
+        if (NodeDef.isFile(nodeDef)) {
+          this.trackFileUuid({ node })
         }
-        return acc
-      }, {})
+      } else {
+        this.logDebug(
+          `Record ${recordUuid}: missing node def with uuid ${nodeDefUuid} in node ${nodeUuid}; skipping it`
+        )
+      }
+    }
 
     if (!Record.getDateModified(record)) {
       this.logDebug(`Empty date modified for record ${Record.getUuid(record)}`)
@@ -305,12 +270,17 @@ export default class RecordsImportJob extends DataImportBaseJob {
 
   async beforeSuccess() {
     await super.beforeSuccess()
+    const { insertedRecordsUuids, updatedRecordsUuids } = this
     const recordsFileUuidsArray = Array.from(this.recordsFileUuids)
-    const recordsFilesCount = recordsFileUuidsArray.length
-    if (recordsFilesCount > 0) {
-      this.logDebug(`found ${recordsFilesCount} files:`, recordsFileUuidsArray)
-    }
-    this.setContext({ recordsFileUuids: recordsFileUuidsArray })
+
+    this.setContext({
+      recordsFileUuids: recordsFileUuidsArray,
+      // flag to cleanup records in RecordsCheckJob
+      cleanupRecords: true,
+      updateRdb: true,
+      // record UUIDs to consider in RecordCheckJob
+      recordUuidsIncluded: [...insertedRecordsUuids, ...updatedRecordsUuids],
+    })
   }
 
   generateResult() {
diff --git a/server/modules/survey/service/recordCheckJob.js b/server/modules/survey/service/recordCheckJob.js
index 69555635ef..fbbacc9d06 100644
--- a/server/modules/survey/service/recordCheckJob.js
+++ b/server/modules/survey/service/recordCheckJob.js
@@ -11,20 +11,30 @@ import * as Validation from '@core/validation/validation'
 
 import BatchPersister from '@server/db/batchPersister'
 import Job from '@server/job/job'
+import { RdbUpdatesBatchPersister } from '@server/modules/record/manager/RdbUpdatesBatchPersister'
+
 import * as SurveyManager from '../manager/surveyManager'
 import * as RecordManager from '../../record/manager/recordManager'
 
 export default class RecordCheckJob extends Job {
   constructor(params) {
     super(RecordCheckJob.type, params)
+  }
+
+  async onStart() {
+    await super.onStart()
+    const { surveyId, tx, user } = this
 
     this.surveyAndNodeDefsByCycle = {} // Cache of surveys and updated node defs by cycle
     this.nodesBatchInserter = new BatchPersister(this.nodesBatchInsertHandler.bind(this), 2500)
     this.nodesBatchUpdater = new BatchPersister(this.nodesBatchUpdateHandler.bind(this), 2500)
+    this.rdbUpdatesBatchPersister = new RdbUpdatesBatchPersister({ user, surveyId, tx })
   }
 
   async execute() {
-    const recordsUuidAndCycle = await RecordManager.fetchRecordsUuidAndCycle({ surveyId: this.surveyId }, this.tx)
+    const { surveyId, tx, context } = this
+    const { recordUuidsIncluded = null } = context
+    const recordsUuidAndCycle = await RecordManager.fetchRecordsUuidAndCycle({ surveyId, recordUuidsIncluded }, tx)
 
     this.total = R.length(recordsUuidAndCycle)
 
@@ -118,7 +128,7 @@ export default class RecordCheckJob extends Job {
     const { context, surveyId, user, tx } = this
     const { survey, nodeDefAddedUuids, nodeDefUpdatedUuids, nodeDefDeletedUuids, allNotDeletedNodeDefUuids } =
       surveyAndNodeDefs
-    const { cleanupRecords } = context
+    const { cleanupRecords, updateRdb } = context
 
     // this.logDebug(`checking record ${recordUuid}`)
 
@@ -167,11 +177,16 @@ export default class RecordCheckJob extends Job {
       nodeDefAddedOrUpdatedUuidsUnique.add(Node.getNodeDefUuid(nodeInserted))
     }
     const nodeDefAddedOrUpdatedUuids = Array.from(nodeDefAddedOrUpdatedUuidsUnique)
-    if (nodeDefAddedOrUpdatedUuids.length > 0) {
+
+    const nodeDefToCheckForDefaultValuesAndApplicabilityUuids = cleanupRecords
+      ? allNotDeletedNodeDefUuids
+      : nodeDefAddedOrUpdatedUuids
+
+    if (nodeDefToCheckForDefaultValuesAndApplicabilityUuids.length > 0) {
       // this.logDebug('applying default values')
       const { record: recordUpdate, nodes: nodesUpdatedDefaultValues = {} } = await _applyDefaultValuesAndApplicability(
         survey,
-        nodeDefAddedOrUpdatedUuids,
+        nodeDefToCheckForDefaultValuesAndApplicabilityUuids,
         record,
         nodesInsertedByUuid,
         tx
@@ -208,6 +223,13 @@ export default class RecordCheckJob extends Job {
         this.tx
       )
     }
+
+    if (updateRdb) {
+      await RecordManager.assocRefDataToNodes({ survey, nodes: allUpdatedNodesArray }, tx)
+      const { rdbUpdates } = RecordManager.generateRdbUpates({ survey, record, nodesArray: allUpdatedNodesArray })
+      await this.rdbUpdatesBatchPersister.addItem(rdbUpdates)
+    }
+
     // this.logDebug('record check complete')
   }
 
@@ -251,6 +273,7 @@ export default class RecordCheckJob extends Job {
     super.beforeSuccess()
     await this.nodesBatchInserter.flush(this.tx)
     await this.nodesBatchUpdater.flush(this.tx)
+    await this.rdbUpdatesBatchPersister.flush()
   }
 }