skip field syncing if not dict (i.e is array)

data.py

@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ def sync_empty_fields(dict1, dict2):
     Returns:
         dict: The modified dict1 with synced empty fields.
     """
+    if not isinstance(dict1, dict) or not isinstance(dict2, dict):
+        return dict1
+
     # Traverse dict2 to add or remove empty fields in dict1
     for key, value in dict2.items():
         if isinstance(value, dict):  # Handle nested dictionaries