diff --git a/excel-importer-product/README.md b/excel-importer-product/README.md
index abafdc5..52c649e 100644
--- a/excel-importer-product/README.md
+++ b/excel-importer-product/README.md
@@ -21,5 +21,7 @@ Imports Excel sheets and transforms it into a full featured web application.
 In the project, where the Excel data should be managed:
 
 1. Create a persistence unit under `/config/persistence.xml`
-2. Add the property, to allow schema changes `hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto=update`
+2. Add the properties
+  1. to allow schema changes `hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto=create`
+  2. to use classic sequence `hibernate.id.new_generator_mappings=false`
 3. Set the Data source to a valid database. If there is none, set it up under `/config/databases.yaml`
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diff --git a/excel-importer-test/config/persistence.xml b/excel-importer-test/config/persistence.xml
index 6cfea78..21eb522 100644
--- a/excel-importer-test/config/persistence.xml
+++ b/excel-importer-test/config/persistence.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         <properties>
             <property name="hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto" value="create-drop"/>
             <property name="hibernate.show-sql" value="true"/>
+            <property name="hibernate.id.new_generator_mappings" value="false"/>
         </properties>
     </persistence-unit>
 </persistence>
diff --git a/excel-importer-test/src_test/com/axonivy/util/excel/test/TestEntityDataLoader.java b/excel-importer-test/src_test/com/axonivy/util/excel/test/TestEntityDataLoader.java
index fe04c4b..11764fd 100644
--- a/excel-importer-test/src_test/com/axonivy/util/excel/test/TestEntityDataLoader.java
+++ b/excel-importer-test/src_test/com/axonivy/util/excel/test/TestEntityDataLoader.java
@@ -58,18 +58,18 @@ void loadArznei(@TempDir Path dir) throws IOException, CoreException {
     TstRes.loadTo(path, "ArzneimittelLight.xlsx");
 
     Workbook wb = ExcelLoader.load(path);
-    Sheet customerSheet = wb.getSheetAt(0);
+    Sheet medSheet = wb.getSheetAt(0);
 
-    IEntityClass customer = reader.toEntity(customerSheet, "meds");
+    IEntityClass meds = reader.toEntity(medSheet, "meds");
     try {
-      customer.save(new NullProgressMonitor());
-      Class<?> entity = loader.createTable(customer);
+      meds.save(new NullProgressMonitor());
+      Class<?> entity = loader.createTable(meds);
       assertThat(unit.findAll(entity)).isEmpty();
-      loader.load(customerSheet, customer);
+      loader.load(medSheet, meds);
       List<?> records = unit.findAll(entity);
       assertThat(records).hasSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(2);
     } finally {
-      customer.getResource().delete(true, new NullProgressMonitor());
+      meds.getResource().delete(true, new NullProgressMonitor());
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/excel-importer/src/com/axonivy/util/excel/importer/EntityDataLoader.java b/excel-importer/src/com/axonivy/util/excel/importer/EntityDataLoader.java
index 2680cd9..931b049 100644
--- a/excel-importer/src/com/axonivy/util/excel/importer/EntityDataLoader.java
+++ b/excel-importer/src/com/axonivy/util/excel/importer/EntityDataLoader.java
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 import ch.ivyteam.ivy.project.IIvyProjectManager;
 import ch.ivyteam.ivy.scripting.dataclass.IEntityClass;
 import ch.ivyteam.ivy.scripting.dataclass.IEntityClassField;
+import ch.ivyteam.log.Logger;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("restriction")
 public class EntityDataLoader {
 
+  private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(EntityDataLoader.class);
   private final IIvyEntityManager manager;
 
   public EntityDataLoader(IIvyEntityManager manager) {
@@ -43,10 +45,14 @@ public void load(Sheet sheet, IEntityClass entity) {
     try {
       rows.forEachRemaining(row -> {
         Query insert = em.createNativeQuery(query);
-        insert.setParameter("id", rCount.getAndIncrement());
+        rCount.incrementAndGet();
         insertCallValuesAsParameter(fields, row, insert);
-        var inserted = insert.executeUpdate();
-        System.out.println("updateded "+inserted+" records");
+        try {
+          var inserted = insert.executeUpdate();
+          System.out.println("updateded "+inserted+" records");
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+          LOGGER.error("Failed to insert "+insert);
+        }
       });
     } finally {
       System.out.println("inserted " + rCount + " rows");
@@ -56,21 +62,27 @@ public void load(Sheet sheet, IEntityClass entity) {
   }
 
   private void insertCallValuesAsParameter(List<? extends IEntityClassField> fields, Row row, Query insert) {
-    int c = -1;
+    int c = 0;
     for(var field : fields) {
-      c++;
       if (field.getName().equals("id")) {
         continue;
       }
+      String name = field.getName();
       Cell cell = row.getCell(c);
-      insert.setParameter(field.getName(), getValue(cell));
+      Object value = getValue(cell);
+      insert.setParameter(name, value);
+      c++;
     }
   }
 
   private String buildInsertQuery(IEntityClass entity, List<? extends IEntityClassField> fields) {
-    String colNames = fields.stream().map(IEntityClassField::getName).collect(Collectors.joining(","));
+    String colNames = fields.stream().map(IEntityClassField::getName)
+      .filter(fld -> !fld.equals("id"))
+      .collect(Collectors.joining(","));
     var query = new StringBuilder("INSERT INTO "+entity.getSimpleName()+" ("+colNames+")\nVALUES (");
-    var params = fields.stream().map(IEntityClassField::getName).map(f -> ":"+f+"").collect(Collectors.joining(", "));
+    var params = fields.stream().map(IEntityClassField::getName)
+      .filter(fld -> !fld.equals("id"))
+      .map(f -> ":"+f+"").collect(Collectors.joining(", "));
     query.append(params);
     query.append(")");
     return query.toString();