diff --git a/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
index 9d1131ed7f..14809c1118 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ env:
   PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
   NX_BASE_BRANCH: origin/${{ github.base_ref }}
   USE_NX_AFFECTED: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.base_ref != 'master'}}
+  NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
 
 jobs:
   lint:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-featurebranch.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-featurebranch.yml
index ddf185a1d9..2c6302b56a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-featurebranch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-featurebranch.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - develop
+      - master
 
 jobs:
   release:
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 7ee8f6695e..e5ad209fd4 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.11.5-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.11.15-alpha.0",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "packages": [
     "packages/*"
diff --git a/packages/bbui/src/OptionSelectDnD/OptionSelectDnD.svelte b/packages/bbui/src/OptionSelectDnD/OptionSelectDnD.svelte
index f64a51ade4..8b13135b33 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/src/OptionSelectDnD/OptionSelectDnD.svelte
+++ b/packages/bbui/src/OptionSelectDnD/OptionSelectDnD.svelte
@@ -21,14 +21,6 @@
     "hsla(240, 90%, 75%, 0.3)",
     "hsla(320, 90%, 75%, 0.3)",
   ]
-  $: {
-    if (constraints.inclusion.length) {
-      options = constraints.inclusion.map(value => ({
-        name: value,
-        id: Math.random(),
-      }))
-    }
-  }
   const removeInput = idx => {
     delete optionColors[options[idx].name]
     constraints.inclusion = constraints.inclusion.filter((e, i) => i !== idx)
@@ -80,6 +72,11 @@
     // Initialize anchor arrays on mount, assuming 'options' is already populated
     colorPopovers = constraints.inclusion.map(() => undefined)
     anchors = constraints.inclusion.map(() => undefined)
+
+    options = constraints.inclusion.map(value => ({
+      name: value,
+      id: Math.random(),
+    }))
   })
 </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/RowSelector.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/RowSelector.svelte
index c3097f3072..289f2e20be 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/RowSelector.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/RowSelector.svelte
@@ -110,20 +110,7 @@
   <div class="schema-fields">
     {#each schemaFields as [field, schema]}
       {#if !schema.autocolumn && schema.type !== "attachment"}
-        <DrawerBindableSlot
-          fillWidth
-          title={value.title}
-          label={field}
-          panel={AutomationBindingPanel}
-          type={schema.type}
-          {schema}
-          value={value[field]}
-          on:change={e => onChange(e, field)}
-          {bindings}
-          allowJS={true}
-          updateOnChange={false}
-          drawerLeft="260px"
-        >
+        {#if isTestModal}
           <RowSelectorTypes
             {isTestModal}
             {field}
@@ -132,7 +119,31 @@
             {value}
             {onChange}
           />
-        </DrawerBindableSlot>
+        {:else}
+          <DrawerBindableSlot
+            fillWidth
+            title={value.title}
+            label={field}
+            panel={AutomationBindingPanel}
+            type={schema.type}
+            {schema}
+            value={value[field]}
+            on:change={e => onChange(e, field)}
+            {bindings}
+            allowJS={true}
+            updateOnChange={false}
+            drawerLeft="260px"
+          >
+            <RowSelectorTypes
+              {isTestModal}
+              {field}
+              {schema}
+              bindings={parsedBindings}
+              {value}
+              {onChange}
+            />
+          </DrawerBindableSlot>
+        {/if}
       {/if}
       {#if isUpdateRow && schema.type === "link"}
         <div class="checkbox-field">
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/TableFilterButton.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/TableFilterButton.svelte
index 23f6d1dea1..91456da655 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/TableFilterButton.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/TableFilterButton.svelte
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@
   let modal
 
   $: tempValue = filters || []
-  $: schemaFields = Object.values(schema || {})
+  $: schemaFields = Object.entries(schema || {}).map(
+    ([fieldName, fieldSchema]) => ({
+      name: fieldName, // Using the key as name if not defined in the schema, for example in some autogenerated columns
+      ...fieldSchema,
+    })
+  )
+
   $: text = getText(filters)
   $: selected = tempValue.filter(x => !x.onEmptyFilter)?.length > 0
 
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
index c67ce67d57..8233278e58 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
@@ -660,7 +660,8 @@
       >Open schema editor</Button
     >
   {:else if editableColumn.type === USER_REFRENCE_TYPE}
-    <Toggle
+    <!-- Disabled temporally -->
+    <!-- <Toggle
       value={editableColumn.relationshipType === RelationshipType.MANY_TO_MANY}
       on:change={e =>
         (editableColumn.relationshipType = e.detail
@@ -669,7 +670,7 @@
       disabled={!isCreating}
       thin
       text="Allow multiple users"
-    />
+    /> -->
   {/if}
   {#if editableColumn.type === AUTO_TYPE || editableColumn.autocolumn}
     <Select
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FilterEditor/FilterDrawer.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FilterEditor/FilterDrawer.svelte
index ef8699824e..0fd30b82bb 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FilterEditor/FilterDrawer.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FilterEditor/FilterDrawer.svelte
@@ -3,21 +3,24 @@
     Body,
     Button,
     Combobox,
-    Multiselect,
     DatePicker,
     DrawerContent,
     Icon,
     Input,
-    Layout,
-    Select,
     Label,
+    Layout,
+    Multiselect,
+    Select,
   } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import DrawerBindableInput from "components/common/bindings/DrawerBindableInput.svelte"
   import ClientBindingPanel from "components/common/bindings/ClientBindingPanel.svelte"
   import { generate } from "shortid"
-  import { LuceneUtils, Constants } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
+  import { Constants, LuceneUtils } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
   import { getFields } from "helpers/searchFields"
+  import { FieldType } from "@budibase/types"
   import { createEventDispatcher, onMount } from "svelte"
+  import FilterUsers from "./FilterUsers.svelte"
+  import { RelationshipType } from "constants/backend"
 
   export let schemaFields
   export let filters = []
@@ -29,7 +32,6 @@
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
   const { OperatorOptions } = Constants
-  const { getValidOperatorsForType } = LuceneUtils
   const KeyedFieldRegex = /\d[0-9]*:/g
   const behaviourOptions = [
     { value: "and", label: "Match all filters" },
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@
     return enrichedSchemaFields.find(field => field.name === filter.field)
   }
 
-  const santizeTypes = filter => {
+  const sanitizeTypes = filter => {
     // Update type based on field
     const fieldSchema = enrichedSchemaFields.find(x => x.name === filter.field)
     filter.type = fieldSchema?.type
@@ -129,13 +131,9 @@
     filter.externalType = getSchema(filter)?.externalType
   }
 
-  const santizeOperator = filter => {
+  const sanitizeOperator = filter => {
     // Ensure a valid operator is selected
-    const operators = getValidOperatorsForType(
-      filter.type,
-      filter.field,
-      datasource
-    ).map(x => x.value)
+    const operators = getValidOperatorsForType(filter).map(x => x.value)
     if (!operators.includes(filter.operator)) {
       filter.operator = operators[0] ?? OperatorOptions.Equals.value
     }
@@ -148,7 +146,7 @@
     filter.noValue = noValueOptions.includes(filter.operator)
   }
 
-  const santizeValue = filter => {
+  const sanitizeValue = (filter, previousType) => {
     // Check if the operator allows a value at all
     if (filter.noValue) {
       filter.value = null
@@ -162,28 +160,47 @@
       }
     } else if (filter.type === "array" && filter.valueType === "Value") {
       filter.value = []
+    } else if (
+      previousType !== filter.type &&
+      (previousType === FieldType.BB_REFERENCE ||
+        filter.type === FieldType.BB_REFERENCE)
+    ) {
+      filter.value = filter.type === "array" ? [] : null
     }
   }
 
   const onFieldChange = filter => {
-    santizeTypes(filter)
-    santizeOperator(filter)
-    santizeValue(filter)
+    const previousType = filter.type
+    sanitizeTypes(filter)
+    sanitizeOperator(filter)
+    sanitizeValue(filter, previousType)
   }
 
   const onOperatorChange = filter => {
-    santizeOperator(filter)
-    santizeValue(filter)
+    sanitizeOperator(filter)
+    sanitizeValue(filter, filter.type)
   }
 
   const onValueTypeChange = filter => {
-    santizeValue(filter)
+    sanitizeValue(filter)
   }
 
   const getFieldOptions = field => {
     const schema = enrichedSchemaFields.find(x => x.name === field)
     return schema?.constraints?.inclusion || []
   }
+
+  const getValidOperatorsForType = filter => {
+    if (!filter?.field) {
+      return []
+    }
+
+    return LuceneUtils.getValidOperatorsForType(
+      filter.type,
+      filter.field,
+      datasource
+    )
+  }
 </script>
 
 <DrawerContent>
@@ -228,11 +245,7 @@
               />
               <Select
                 disabled={!filter.field}
-                options={getValidOperatorsForType(
-                  filter.type,
-                  filter.field,
-                  datasource
-                )}
+                options={getValidOperatorsForType(filter)}
                 bind:value={filter.operator}
                 on:change={() => onOperatorChange(filter)}
                 placeholder={null}
@@ -285,6 +298,14 @@
                   timeOnly={getSchema(filter)?.timeOnly}
                   bind:value={filter.value}
                 />
+              {:else if filter.type === FieldType.BB_REFERENCE}
+                <FilterUsers
+                  bind:value={filter.value}
+                  multiselect={getSchema(filter).relationshipType ===
+                    RelationshipType.MANY_TO_MANY ||
+                    filter.operator === OperatorOptions.In.value}
+                  disabled={filter.noValue}
+                />
               {:else}
                 <DrawerBindableInput disabled />
               {/if}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FilterEditor/FilterUsers.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FilterEditor/FilterUsers.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88383ba170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FilterEditor/FilterUsers.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<script>
+  import { Select, Multiselect } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import { fetchData } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
+
+  import { API } from "api"
+
+  export let value = null
+  export let disabled
+  export let multiselect = false
+
+  $: fetch = fetchData({
+    API,
+    datasource: {
+      type: "user",
+    },
+    options: {
+      limit: 100,
+    },
+  })
+
+  $: options = $fetch.rows
+
+  $: component = multiselect ? Multiselect : Select
+</script>
+
+<svelte:component
+  this={component}
+  bind:value
+  autocomplete
+  {options}
+  getOptionLabel={option => option.email}
+  getOptionValue={option => option._id}
+  {disabled}
+/>
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/hosting/utils.ts b/packages/cli/src/hosting/utils.ts
index 93e31b8aea..a4b28539e9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/hosting/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/hosting/utils.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ export async function checkDockerConfigured() {
     "docker/docker-compose has not been installed, please follow instructions at: https://docs.budibase.com/docs/docker-compose"
   const docker = await lookpath("docker")
   const compose = await lookpath("docker-compose")
-  if (!docker || !compose) {
+  const composeV2 = await lookpath("docker compose")
+  if (!docker || (!compose && !composeV2)) {
     throw error
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/prebuilds.ts b/packages/cli/src/prebuilds.ts
index 21f3042274..561f9be474 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/prebuilds.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/prebuilds.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ if (!process.argv[0].includes("node")) {
   checkForBinaries()
 }
 
+function localPrebuildPath() {
+  return join(process.execPath, "..", PREBUILDS)
+}
+
 function checkForBinaries() {
   const readDir = join(__filename, "..", "..", "..", "cli", PREBUILDS, ARCH)
   if (fs.existsSync(PREBUILD_DIR) || !fs.existsSync(readDir)) {
@@ -19,17 +23,21 @@ function checkForBinaries() {
   }
   const natives = fs.readdirSync(readDir)
   if (fs.existsSync(readDir)) {
-    const writePath = join(process.execPath, PREBUILDS, ARCH)
+    const writePath = join(localPrebuildPath(), ARCH)
     fs.mkdirSync(writePath, { recursive: true })
     for (let native of natives) {
       const filename = `${native.split(".fake")[0]}.node`
       fs.cpSync(join(readDir, native), join(writePath, filename))
     }
-    console.log("copied something")
   }
 }
 
 function cleanup(evt?: number) {
+  // cleanup prebuilds first
+  const path = localPrebuildPath()
+  if (fs.existsSync(path)) {
+    fs.rmSync(path, { recursive: true })
+  }
   if (evt && !isNaN(evt)) {
     return
   }
@@ -41,10 +49,6 @@ function cleanup(evt?: number) {
     )
     console.error(error(evt))
   }
-  const path = join(process.execPath, PREBUILDS)
-  if (fs.existsSync(path)) {
-    fs.rmSync(path, { recursive: true })
-  }
 }
 
 const events = ["exit", "SIGINT", "SIGUSR1", "SIGUSR2", "uncaughtException"]
diff --git a/packages/client/manifest.json b/packages/client/manifest.json
index 4e56ca758d..bf32b98ff6 100644
--- a/packages/client/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/client/manifest.json
@@ -5598,6 +5598,21 @@
           }
         ]
       },
+      {
+        "type": "event",
+        "label": "On row click",
+        "key": "onRowClick",
+        "context": [
+          {
+            "label": "Clicked row",
+            "key": "row"
+          }
+        ],
+        "dependsOn": {
+          "setting": "allowEditRows",
+          "value": false
+        }
+      },
       {
         "type": "boolean",
         "label": "Add rows",
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte
index 9bdea52124..375cba6039 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@
   export let initialSortOrder = null
   export let fixedRowHeight = null
   export let columns = null
+  export let onRowClick = null
 
   const component = getContext("component")
   const { styleable, API, builderStore, notificationStore } = getContext("sdk")
 
   $: columnWhitelist = columns?.map(col => col.name)
   $: schemaOverrides = getSchemaOverrides(columns)
+  $: handleRowClick = allowEditRows ? undefined : onRowClick
 
   const getSchemaOverrides = columns => {
     let overrides = {}
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@
     showControls={false}
     notifySuccess={notificationStore.actions.success}
     notifyError={notificationStore.actions.error}
+    on:rowclick={e => handleRowClick?.({ row: e.detail })}
   />
 </div>
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/GutterCell.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/GutterCell.svelte
index 5357d4b5cf..ae51599edd 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/GutterCell.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/GutterCell.svelte
@@ -17,13 +17,24 @@
   const { config, dispatch, selectedRows } = getContext("grid")
   const svelteDispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
-  const select = () => {
+  const select = e => {
+    e.stopPropagation()
     svelteDispatch("select")
     const id = row?._id
     if (id) {
       selectedRows.actions.toggleRow(id)
     }
   }
+
+  const bulkDelete = e => {
+    e.stopPropagation()
+    dispatch("request-bulk-delete")
+  }
+
+  const expand = e => {
+    e.stopPropagation()
+    svelteDispatch("expand")
+  }
 </script>
 
 <GridCell
@@ -56,7 +67,7 @@
       {/if}
     {/if}
     {#if rowSelected && $config.canDeleteRows}
-      <div class="delete" on:click={() => dispatch("request-bulk-delete")}>
+      <div class="delete" on:click={bulkDelete}>
         <Icon
           name="Delete"
           size="S"
@@ -65,12 +76,7 @@
       </div>
     {:else}
       <div class="expand" class:visible={$config.canExpandRows && expandable}>
-        <Icon
-          size="S"
-          name="Maximize"
-          hoverable
-          on:click={() => svelteDispatch("expand")}
-        />
+        <Icon size="S" name="Maximize" hoverable on:click={expand} />
       </div>
     {/if}
   </div>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/GridRow.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/GridRow.svelte
index fe74f05663..bd65d34498 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/GridRow.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/GridRow.svelte
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     columnHorizontalInversionIndex,
     contentLines,
     isDragging,
+    dispatch,
   } = getContext("grid")
 
   $: rowSelected = !!$selectedRows[row._id]
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
   on:focus
   on:mouseenter={$isDragging ? null : () => ($hoveredRowId = row._id)}
   on:mouseleave={$isDragging ? null : () => ($hoveredRowId = null)}
+  on:click={() => dispatch("rowclick", row)}
 >
   {#each $renderedColumns as column, columnIdx (column.name)}
     {@const cellId = `${row._id}-${column.name}`}
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/StickyColumn.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/StickyColumn.svelte
index f3af0d9362..9f38841f7a 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/StickyColumn.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/StickyColumn.svelte
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
           class="row"
           on:mouseenter={$isDragging ? null : () => ($hoveredRowId = row._id)}
           on:mouseleave={$isDragging ? null : () => ($hoveredRowId = null)}
+          on:click={() => dispatch("rowclick", row)}
         >
           <GutterCell {row} {rowFocused} {rowHovered} {rowSelected} />
           {#if $stickyColumn}
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/postgres/docker-compose.yml b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/postgres/docker-compose.yml
index d682ad7361..88efd0301d 100644
--- a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/postgres/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/postgres/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: "3.8"
 services:
   db:
     container_name: postgres
-    image: postgres
+    image: postgres:15
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: root
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ services:
       - "5050:80"
 
 volumes:
- pg_data:
+  pg_data:
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/LinkController.ts b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/LinkController.ts
index 5bfae49e8b..457819251a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/LinkController.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/LinkController.ts
@@ -308,12 +308,19 @@ class LinkController {
         }
       })
     )
-    // remove schema from other table
-    let linkedTable = await this._db.get<Table>(field.tableId)
-    if (field.fieldName) {
-      delete linkedTable.schema[field.fieldName]
+    try {
+      // remove schema from other table, if it exists
+      let linkedTable = await this._db.get<Table>(field.tableId)
+      if (field.fieldName) {
+        delete linkedTable.schema[field.fieldName]
+      }
+      await this._db.put(linkedTable)
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      // ignore missing to ensure broken relationship columns can be deleted
+      if (error.statusCode !== 404) {
+        throw error
+      }
     }
-    await this._db.put(linkedTable)
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/tests/linkController.spec.js b/packages/server/src/db/tests/linkController.spec.js
index 59d0f3f983..5caf35f61a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/tests/linkController.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/tests/linkController.spec.js
@@ -233,4 +233,19 @@ describe("test the link controller", () => {
     }
     await config.updateTable(table)
   })
+
+  it("should be able to remove a linked field from a table, even if the linked table does not exist", async () => {
+    await createLinkedRow()
+    await createLinkedRow("link2")
+    table1.schema["link"].tableId = "not_found"
+    const controller = await createLinkController(table1, null, table1)
+    await context.doInAppContext(appId, async () => {
+      let before = await controller.getTableLinkDocs()
+      await controller.removeFieldFromTable("link")
+      let after = await controller.getTableLinkDocs()
+      expect(before.length).toEqual(2)
+      // shouldn't delete the other field
+      expect(after.length).toEqual(1)
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/external.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/external.ts
index f908be0b3c..8dd141f8ef 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/external.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/external.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { cleanExportRows } from "../utils"
 import { utils } from "@budibase/shared-core"
 import { ExportRowsParams, ExportRowsResult } from "../search"
 import { HTTPError, db } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { searchInputMapping } from "./utils"
 import pick from "lodash/pick"
 import { outputProcessing } from "../../../../utilities/rowProcessor"
 
@@ -50,7 +51,10 @@ export async function search(options: SearchParams) {
       [params.sort]: { direction },
     }
   }
+
   try {
+    const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
+    options = searchInputMapping(table, options)
     let rows = (await handleRequest(Operation.READ, tableId, {
       filters: query,
       sort,
@@ -76,7 +80,6 @@ export async function search(options: SearchParams) {
       rows = rows.map((r: any) => pick(r, fields))
     }
 
-    const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
     rows = await outputProcessing(table, rows, { preserveLinks: true })
 
     // need wrapper object for bookmarks etc when paginating
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal.ts
index 4cdeca87f6..d78c0213b3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../../../api/controllers/view/utils"
 import sdk from "../../../../sdk"
 import { ExportRowsParams, ExportRowsResult } from "../search"
+import { searchInputMapping } from "./utils"
 import pick from "lodash/pick"
 
 export async function search(options: SearchParams) {
@@ -47,9 +48,9 @@ export async function search(options: SearchParams) {
     disableEscaping: options.disableEscaping,
   }
 
-  let table
+  let table = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
+  options = searchInputMapping(table, options)
   if (params.sort && !params.sortType) {
-    table = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
     const schema = table.schema
     const sortField = schema[params.sort]
     params.sortType = sortField.type === "number" ? "number" : "string"
@@ -68,7 +69,6 @@ export async function search(options: SearchParams) {
     if (tableId === InternalTables.USER_METADATA) {
       response.rows = await getGlobalUsersFromMetadata(response.rows)
     }
-    table = table || (await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId))
 
     if (options.fields) {
       const fields = [...options.fields, ...db.CONSTANT_INTERNAL_ROW_COLS]
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/utils.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/utils.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08d1f1b1cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/utils.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { searchInputMapping } from "../utils"
+import { db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import {
+  FieldType,
+  FieldTypeSubtypes,
+  Table,
+  SearchParams,
+} from "@budibase/types"
+
+const tableId = "ta_a"
+const tableWithUserCol: Table = {
+  _id: tableId,
+  name: "table",
+  schema: {
+    user: {
+      name: "user",
+      type: FieldType.BB_REFERENCE,
+      subtype: FieldTypeSubtypes.BB_REFERENCE.USER,
+    },
+  },
+}
+
+describe("searchInputMapping", () => {
+  const globalUserId = dbCore.generateGlobalUserID()
+  const userMedataId = dbCore.generateUserMetadataID(globalUserId)
+
+  it("should be able to map ro_ to global user IDs", () => {
+    const params: SearchParams = {
+      tableId,
+      query: {
+        equal: {
+          "1:user": userMedataId,
+        },
+      },
+    }
+    const output = searchInputMapping(tableWithUserCol, params)
+    expect(output.query.equal!["1:user"]).toBe(globalUserId)
+  })
+
+  it("should handle array of user IDs", () => {
+    const params: SearchParams = {
+      tableId,
+      query: {
+        oneOf: {
+          "1:user": [userMedataId, globalUserId],
+        },
+      },
+    }
+    const output = searchInputMapping(tableWithUserCol, params)
+    expect(output.query.oneOf!["1:user"]).toStrictEqual([
+      globalUserId,
+      globalUserId,
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it("shouldn't change any other input", () => {
+    const email = "test@test.com"
+    const params: SearchParams = {
+      tableId,
+      query: {
+        equal: {
+          "1:user": email,
+        },
+      },
+    }
+    const output = searchInputMapping(tableWithUserCol, params)
+    expect(output.query.equal!["1:user"]).toBe(email)
+  })
+
+  it("shouldn't error if no query supplied", () => {
+    const params: any = {
+      tableId,
+    }
+    const output = searchInputMapping(tableWithUserCol, params)
+    expect(output.query).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14f7907e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import {
+  FieldType,
+  FieldTypeSubtypes,
+  SearchParams,
+  Table,
+  DocumentType,
+  SEPARATOR,
+} from "@budibase/types"
+import { db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+
+function findColumnInQueries(
+  column: string,
+  options: SearchParams,
+  callback: (filter: any) => any
+) {
+  if (!options.query) {
+    return
+  }
+  for (let filterBlock of Object.values(options.query)) {
+    if (typeof filterBlock !== "object") {
+      continue
+    }
+    for (let [key, filter] of Object.entries(filterBlock)) {
+      if (key.endsWith(column)) {
+        filterBlock[key] = callback(filter)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function userColumnMapping(column: string, options: SearchParams) {
+  findColumnInQueries(column, options, (filterValue: any): any => {
+    const isArray = Array.isArray(filterValue),
+      isString = typeof filterValue === "string"
+    if (!isString && !isArray) {
+      return filterValue
+    }
+    const processString = (input: string) => {
+      const rowPrefix = DocumentType.ROW + SEPARATOR
+      if (input.startsWith(rowPrefix)) {
+        return dbCore.getGlobalIDFromUserMetadataID(input)
+      } else {
+        return input
+      }
+    }
+    if (isArray) {
+      return filterValue.map(el => {
+        if (typeof el === "string") {
+          return processString(el)
+        } else {
+          return el
+        }
+      })
+    } else {
+      return processString(filterValue)
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+// maps through the search parameters to check if any of the inputs are invalid
+// based on the table schema, converts them to something that is valid.
+export function searchInputMapping(table: Table, options: SearchParams) {
+  if (!table?.schema) {
+    return options
+  }
+  for (let [key, column] of Object.entries(table.schema)) {
+    switch (column.type) {
+      case FieldType.BB_REFERENCE:
+        if (column.subtype === FieldTypeSubtypes.BB_REFERENCE.USER) {
+          userColumnMapping(key, options)
+        }
+        break
+    }
+  }
+  return options
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared-core/src/filters.ts b/packages/shared-core/src/filters.ts
index 2cd6fa8c13..e443f35dbe 100644
--- a/packages/shared-core/src/filters.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-core/src/filters.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ const HBS_REGEX = /{{([^{].*?)}}/g
 
 /**
  * Returns the valid operator options for a certain data type
- * @param type the data type
  */
 export const getValidOperatorsForType = (
   type: FieldType,
@@ -44,22 +43,24 @@ export const getValidOperatorsForType = (
     value: string
     label: string
   }[] = []
-  if (type === "string") {
+  if (type === FieldType.STRING) {
     ops = stringOps
-  } else if (type === "number" || type === "bigint") {
+  } else if (type === FieldType.NUMBER || type === FieldType.BIGINT) {
     ops = numOps
-  } else if (type === "options") {
+  } else if (type === FieldType.OPTIONS) {
     ops = [Op.Equals, Op.NotEquals, Op.Empty, Op.NotEmpty, Op.In]
-  } else if (type === "array") {
+  } else if (type === FieldType.ARRAY) {
     ops = [Op.Contains, Op.NotContains, Op.Empty, Op.NotEmpty, Op.ContainsAny]
-  } else if (type === "boolean") {
+  } else if (type === FieldType.BOOLEAN) {
     ops = [Op.Equals, Op.NotEquals, Op.Empty, Op.NotEmpty]
-  } else if (type === "longform") {
+  } else if (type === FieldType.LONGFORM) {
     ops = stringOps
-  } else if (type === "datetime") {
+  } else if (type === FieldType.DATETIME) {
     ops = numOps
-  } else if (type === "formula") {
+  } else if (type === FieldType.FORMULA) {
     ops = stringOps.concat([Op.MoreThan, Op.LessThan])
+  } else if (type === FieldType.BB_REFERENCE) {
+    ops = [Op.Equals, Op.NotEquals, Op.Empty, Op.NotEmpty, Op.In]
   }
 
   // Only allow equal/not equal for _id in SQL tables