def import_from_dict(cls, session, dict_rep, parent=None,
                         recursive=True, sync=[]):
        """Import obj from a dictionary"""
        parent_refs = cls._parent_foreign_key_mappings()
        export_fields = set(cls.export_fields) | set(parent_refs.keys())
        new_children = {c: dict_rep.get(c) for c in cls.export_children
                        if c in dict_rep}
        unique_constrains = cls._unique_constrains()

        filters = []  # Using these filters to check if obj already exists

        # Remove fields that should not get imported
        for k in list(dict_rep):
            if k not in export_fields:
                del dict_rep[k]

        if not parent:
            if cls.export_parent:
                for p in parent_refs.keys():
                    if p not in dict_rep:
                        raise RuntimeError(
                            '{0}: Missing field {1}'.format(cls.__name__, p))
        else:
            # Set foreign keys to parent obj
            for k, v in parent_refs.items():
                dict_rep[k] = getattr(parent, v)

        # Add filter for parent obj
        filters.extend([getattr(cls, k) == dict_rep.get(k)
                        for k in parent_refs.keys()])

        # Add filter for unique constraints
        ucs = [and_(*[getattr(cls, k) == dict_rep.get(k)
               for k in cs if dict_rep.get(k) is not None])
               for cs in unique_constrains]
        filters.append(or_(*ucs))

        # Check if object already exists in DB, break if more than one is found
        try:
            obj_query = session.query(cls).filter(and_(*filters))
            obj = obj_query.one_or_none()
        except MultipleResultsFound as e:
            logging.error('Error importing %s \n %s \n %s', cls.__name__,
                          str(obj_query),
                          yaml.safe_dump(dict_rep))
            raise e

        if not obj:
            is_new_obj = True
            # Create new DB object
            obj = cls(**dict_rep)
            logging.info('Importing new %s %s', obj.__tablename__, str(obj))
            if cls.export_parent and parent:
                setattr(obj, cls.export_parent, parent)
            session.add(obj)
        else:
            is_new_obj = False
            logging.info('Updating %s %s', obj.__tablename__, str(obj))
            # Update columns
            for k, v in dict_rep.items():
                setattr(obj, k, v)

        # Recursively create children
        if recursive:
            for c in cls.export_children:
                child_class = cls.__mapper__.relationships[c].argument.class_
                added = []
                for c_obj in new_children.get(c, []):
                    added.append(child_class.import_from_dict(session=session,
                                                              dict_rep=c_obj,
                                                              parent=obj,
                                                              sync=sync))
                # If children should get synced, delete the ones that did not
                # get updated.
                if c in sync and not is_new_obj:
                    back_refs = child_class._parent_foreign_key_mappings()
                    delete_filters = [getattr(child_class, k) ==
                                      getattr(obj, back_refs.get(k))
                                      for k in back_refs.keys()]
                    to_delete = set(session.query(child_class).filter(
                        and_(*delete_filters))).difference(set(added))
                    for o in to_delete:
                        logging.info('Deleting %s %s', c, str(obj))
                        session.delete(o)

        return obj