Backport to branch(3) : Revisit importTable() in Consensus Commit

[feeblefakie]

This is an automated request for a manual backport of the following:

• Original PR: Revisit importTable() in Consensus Commit #3102
• Commit to backport: aac0d47

1. Resolve any conflicts that occur during the cherry-picking process.

git fetch origin &&
git checkout 3-pull-3102 &&
git cherry-pick --no-rerere-autoupdate -m1 aac0d4767f30311eb18a7c60f30226d34f4377da

2. Push the changes.
3. Merge this PR after all checks have passed.

Thank you!