diff --git a/ccm-cms-assets-relatedlink/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contentassets/RelatedLink.java b/ccm-cms-assets-relatedlink/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contentassets/RelatedLink.java
index 3c84423e0..0f5f2b138 100755
--- a/ccm-cms-assets-relatedlink/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contentassets/RelatedLink.java
+++ b/ccm-cms-assets-relatedlink/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contentassets/RelatedLink.java
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ public class RelatedLink extends Link {
                 "com.arsdigita.cms.contentassets.allRelatedLinkOrderForItem",
                 "com.arsdigita.cms.contentassets.swapRelatedLinkWithNextInGroup",
                 this.getLinkListName());
+         normalizeOrder();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ public class RelatedLink extends Link {
                 "com.arsdigita.cms.contentassets.allRelatedLinkOrderForItem",
                 "com.arsdigita.cms.contentassets.swapRelatedLinkWithNextInGroup",
                 this.getLinkListName());
+         normalizeOrder();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -298,7 +300,22 @@ public class RelatedLink extends Link {
             link.setOrder(sortKey);
             link.save();
         }
-
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * This method normalizes the order column of the related links of this 
+     * item. This means that the order column of the first related link will 
+     * have the value 1 after calling this method, and so one.
+     */
+    private void normalizeOrder() {
+        final DataCollection relatedLinks = getRelatedLinks(getLinkOwner(),
+                                                            getLinkListName());
+        int i = 1;
+        while(relatedLinks.next()) {
+            relatedLinks.getDataObject().set(ORDER, i);
+            relatedLinks.getDataObject().save();
+            i++;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/GenericOrganizationalUnitSubordinateCollection.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/GenericOrganizationalUnitSubordinateCollection.java
index 0497c9eb6..b1e1fbb54 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/GenericOrganizationalUnitSubordinateCollection.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/GenericOrganizationalUnitSubordinateCollection.java
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ public class GenericOrganizationalUnitSubordinateCollection extends DomainCollec
     }
 
     public void swapWithNext(final GenericOrganizationalUnit orgaunit) {
-        
-        
+
+
         if (orgaunit == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                     "Parameter orgaunit is null. Can't swap position with null");
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ public class GenericOrganizationalUnitSubordinateCollection extends DomainCollec
         next();
         setSubordinateOrder(currentIndex);
         rewind();
+        
+        normalizeOrder();
     }
 
     public void swapWithPrevious(final GenericOrganizationalUnit orgaunit) {
@@ -128,17 +130,30 @@ public class GenericOrganizationalUnitSubordinateCollection extends DomainCollec
         next();
         setSubordinateOrder(previousIndex);
         rewind();
+        
+        normalizeOrder();
+    }
+
+    private void normalizeOrder() {
+        this.rewind();
+
+        int i = 1;
+        while (this.next()) {
+            setSubordinateOrder(i);
+            i++;
+        }
+        this.rewind();
     }
 
     public GenericOrganizationalUnit getGenericOrganizationalUnit() {
         return (GenericOrganizationalUnit) DomainObjectFactory.newInstance(m_dataCollection.
                 getDataObject());
     }
-    
+
     public BigDecimal getId() {
         return (BigDecimal) m_dataCollection.getDataObject().get(ACSObject.ID);
     }
-    
+
     public OID getOID() {
         return m_dataCollection.getDataObject().getOID();
     }
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/GenericOrganizationalUnitSuperiorCollection.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/GenericOrganizationalUnitSuperiorCollection.java
index 722c13943..be2998412 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/GenericOrganizationalUnitSuperiorCollection.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/GenericOrganizationalUnitSuperiorCollection.java
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ public class GenericOrganizationalUnitSuperiorCollection extends DomainCollectio
         next();
         setSuperiorOrder(currentIndex);
         rewind();
+        
+        normalizeOrder();
     }
 
     public void swapWithPrevious(final GenericOrganizationalUnit orgaunit) {
@@ -124,6 +126,19 @@ public class GenericOrganizationalUnitSuperiorCollection extends DomainCollectio
         next();
         setSuperiorOrder(previousIndex);
         rewind();
+        
+        normalizeOrder();
+    }
+    
+     private void normalizeOrder() {
+        this.rewind();
+
+        int i = 1;
+        while (this.next()) {
+            setSuperiorOrder(i);
+            i++;
+        }
+        this.rewind();
     }
 
     public GenericOrganizationalUnit getGenericOrganizationalUnit() {
diff --git a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/AuthorshipCollection.java b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/AuthorshipCollection.java
index f4aea3b82..fc3107194 100644
--- a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/AuthorshipCollection.java
+++ b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/AuthorshipCollection.java
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ public class AuthorshipCollection extends DomainCollection {
         this.next();
         this.setAuthorshipOrder(currentIndex);
         this.rewind();
+
+        normalizeOrder();
     }
 
     public void swapWithPrevious(GenericPerson author) {
@@ -155,16 +157,31 @@ public class AuthorshipCollection extends DomainCollection {
         this.next();
         this.setAuthorshipOrder(previousIndex);
         this.rewind();
+
+        normalizeOrder();
+    }
+
+    private void normalizeOrder() {
+        this.rewind();
+
+        int i = 1;
+        while (this.next()) {
+            setAuthorshipOrder(i);
+            i++;
+        }
+        this.rewind();
     }
 
     public String getSurname() {
-        return (String) m_dataCollection.getDataObject().get(GenericPerson.SURNAME);        
+        return (String) m_dataCollection.getDataObject().get(
+                GenericPerson.SURNAME);
     }
-    
+
     public String getGivenName() {
-        return (String) m_dataCollection.getDataObject().get(GenericPerson.GIVENNAME);
+        return (String) m_dataCollection.getDataObject().get(
+                GenericPerson.GIVENNAME);
     }
-            
+
     public GenericPerson getAuthor() {
         return new GenericPerson(m_dataCollection.getDataObject());
     }