diff --git a/packages/builder/.gitignore b/packages/builder/.gitignore
index e5c961d509..acd1a70579 100644
--- a/packages/builder/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/builder/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ package-lock.json
 release/
 dist/
 routify
-.routify/
\ No newline at end of file
+.routify/
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js
index a567caf87f..a4729b4a8a 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ export const getFrontendStore = () => {
         let table = validTables.find(table => {
           return (
             table.sourceId !== BUDIBASE_INTERNAL_DB_ID &&
-            table.type === DB_TYPE_INTERNAL
+            table.sourceType === DB_TYPE_INTERNAL
           )
         })
         if (table) {
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ export const getFrontendStore = () => {
         table = validTables.find(table => {
           return (
             table.sourceId === BUDIBASE_INTERNAL_DB_ID &&
-            table.type === DB_TYPE_INTERNAL
+            table.sourceType === DB_TYPE_INTERNAL
           )
         })
         if (table) {
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ export const getFrontendStore = () => {
         }
 
         // Finally try an external table
-        return validTables.find(table => table.type === DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL)
+        return validTables.find(table => table.sourceType === DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL)
       },
       enrichEmptySettings: (component, opts) => {
         if (!component?._component) {
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RelationshipDataTable.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RelationshipDataTable.svelte
index 8ef870caca..4e67a92443 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RelationshipDataTable.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RelationshipDataTable.svelte
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
   $: linkedTable = $tables.list.find(table => table._id === linkedTableId)
   $: schema = linkedTable?.schema
   $: table = $tables.list.find(table => table._id === tableId)
-  $: type = table?.type
   $: fetchData(tableId, rowId)
   $: {
     let rowLabel = row?.[table?.primaryDisplay]
@@ -41,5 +40,5 @@
 </script>
 
 {#if row && row._id === rowId}
-  <Table {title} {schema} {data} {type} />
+  <Table {title} {schema} {data} />
 {/if}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/TableDataTable.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/TableDataTable.svelte
index 5fee849afb..8dd685e766 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/TableDataTable.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/TableDataTable.svelte
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   import GridRelationshipButton from "components/backend/DataTable/buttons/grid/GridRelationshipButton.svelte"
   import GridEditColumnModal from "components/backend/DataTable/modals/grid/GridEditColumnModal.svelte"
   import GridUsersTableButton from "components/backend/DataTable/modals/grid/GridUsersTableButton.svelte"
+  import { DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL } from "constants/backend"
 
   const userSchemaOverrides = {
     firstName: { displayName: "First name", disabled: true },
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
 
   $: id = $tables.selected?._id
   $: isUsersTable = id === TableNames.USERS
-  $: isInternal = $tables.selected?.type !== "external"
+  $: isInternal = $tables.selected?.sourceType !== DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL
   $: gridDatasource = {
     type: "table",
     tableId: id,
@@ -46,10 +47,7 @@
     tables.replaceTable(id, e.detail)
 
     // We need to refresh datasources when an external table changes.
-    // Type "external" may exist - sometimes type is "table" and sometimes it
-    // is "external" - it has different meanings in different endpoints.
-    // If we check both these then we hopefully catch all external tables.
-    if (e.detail?.type === "external" || e.detail?.sql) {
+    if (e.detail?.sourceType === DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL) {
       await datasources.fetch()
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/ViewDataTable.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/ViewDataTable.svelte
index f6160e3caa..bdf62f2959 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/ViewDataTable.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/ViewDataTable.svelte
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
   let hideAutocolumns = true
   let data = []
   let loading = false
-  let type = "internal"
 
   $: name = view.name
   $: calculation = view.calculation
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@
   tableId={view.tableId}
   {data}
   {loading}
-  {type}
   rowCount={10}
   allowEditing={false}
   bind:hideAutocolumns
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/grid/GridImportButton.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/grid/GridImportButton.svelte
index 71d971891c..74e255cf7e 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/grid/GridImportButton.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/grid/GridImportButton.svelte
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 <ImportButton
   {disabled}
   tableId={$datasource?.tableId}
-  tableType={$definition?.type}
+  tableType={$definition?.sourceType}
   on:importrows={rows.actions.refreshData}
 />
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
index 467ae413c3..d5a9aba488 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     ALLOWABLE_NUMBER_TYPES,
     SWITCHABLE_TYPES,
     PrettyRelationshipDefinitions,
+    DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL,
   } from "constants/backend"
   import { getAutoColumnInformation, buildAutoColumn } from "builderStore/utils"
   import ConfirmDialog from "components/common/ConfirmDialog.svelte"
@@ -254,10 +255,11 @@
     !uneditable &&
     editableColumn?.type !== AUTO_TYPE &&
     !editableColumn.autocolumn
-  $: external = table.type === "external"
+  $: externalTable = table.sourceType === DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL
   // in the case of internal tables the sourceId will just be undefined
   $: tableOptions = $tables.list.filter(
-    opt => opt.type === table.type && table.sourceId === opt.sourceId
+    opt =>
+      opt.sourceType === table.sourceType && table.sourceId === opt.sourceId
   )
   $: typeEnabled =
     !originalName ||
@@ -409,7 +411,7 @@
       editableColumn.type === FieldType.BB_REFERENCE &&
       editableColumn.subtype === FieldSubtype.USERS
 
-    if (!external) {
+    if (!externalTable) {
       return [
         FIELDS.STRING,
         FIELDS.BARCODEQR,
@@ -441,7 +443,7 @@
         isUsers ? FIELDS.USERS : FIELDS.USER,
       ]
       // no-sql or a spreadsheet
-      if (!external || table.sql) {
+      if (!externalTable || table.sql) {
         fields = [...fields, FIELDS.LINK, FIELDS.ARRAY]
       }
       return fields
@@ -486,7 +488,7 @@
       })
     }
     const newError = {}
-    if (!external && fieldInfo.name?.startsWith("_")) {
+    if (!externalTable && fieldInfo.name?.startsWith("_")) {
       newError.name = `Column name cannot start with an underscore.`
     } else if (fieldInfo.name && !fieldInfo.name.match(ValidColumnNameRegex)) {
       newError.name = `Illegal character; must be alpha-numeric.`
@@ -498,7 +500,7 @@
       newError.name = `Column name already in use.`
     }
 
-    if (fieldInfo.type == "auto" && !fieldInfo.subtype) {
+    if (fieldInfo.type === "auto" && !fieldInfo.subtype) {
       newError.subtype = `Auto Column requires a type`
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/ExistingTableDataImport.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/ExistingTableDataImport.svelte
index 43751ad944..eb1e7bc7ff 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/ExistingTableDataImport.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/ExistingTableDataImport.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script>
   import { Select, Toggle, Multiselect } from "@budibase/bbui"
-  import { FIELDS } from "constants/backend"
+  import { DB_TYPE_INTERNAL, FIELDS } from "constants/backend"
   import { API } from "api"
   import { parseFile } from "./utils"
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
       </div>
     {/each}
   </div>
-  {#if tableType === "internal"}
+  {#if tableType === DB_TYPE_INTERNAL}
     <br />
     <Toggle
       bind:value={updateExistingRows}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/modals/CreateTableModal.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/modals/CreateTableModal.svelte
index d13a7c30db..e5227af409 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/modals/CreateTableModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/modals/CreateTableModal.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   import {
     BUDIBASE_INTERNAL_DB_ID,
     BUDIBASE_DATASOURCE_TYPE,
+    DB_TYPE_INTERNAL,
   } from "constants/backend"
 
   $: tableNames = $tables.list.map(table => table.name)
@@ -55,8 +56,9 @@
       name,
       schema: { ...schema },
       rows,
-      type: "internal",
+      type: "table",
       sourceId: targetDatasourceId,
+      sourceType: DB_TYPE_INTERNAL,
     }
 
     // Only set primary display if defined
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/popovers/EditTablePopover.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/popovers/EditTablePopover.svelte
index 1760938c53..18c0d460a8 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/popovers/EditTablePopover.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/popovers/EditTablePopover.svelte
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     notifications,
   } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import ConfirmDialog from "components/common/ConfirmDialog.svelte"
+  import { DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL } from "constants/backend"
 
   export let table
 
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@
   let willBeDeleted
   let deleteTableName
 
-  $: external = table?.type === "external"
-  $: allowDeletion = !external || table?.created
+  $: externalTable = table?.sourceType === DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL
+  $: allowDeletion = !externalTable || table?.created
 
   function showDeleteModal() {
     templateScreens = $store.screens.filter(
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@
       for (let screen of templateScreens) {
         await store.actions.screens.delete(screen)
       }
-      if (table.type === "external") {
+      if (table.sourceType === DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL) {
         await datasources.fetch()
       }
       notifications.success("Table deleted")
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@
     <div slot="control" class="icon">
       <Icon s hoverable name="MoreSmallList" />
     </div>
-    {#if !external}
+    {#if !externalTable}
       <MenuItem icon="Edit" on:click={editorModal.show}>Edit</MenuItem>
     {/if}
     <MenuItem icon="Delete" on:click={showDeleteModal}>Delete</MenuItem>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/integration/QueryViewerSidePanel/PreviewPanel.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/integration/QueryViewerSidePanel/PreviewPanel.svelte
index f379ad18a1..3873669b63 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/integration/QueryViewerSidePanel/PreviewPanel.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/integration/QueryViewerSidePanel/PreviewPanel.svelte
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 </script>
 
 <div class="table">
-  <Table {schema} data={rowsCopy} type="external" allowEditing={false} />
+  <Table {schema} data={rowsCopy} allowEditing={false} />
 </div>
 
 <style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/[datasourceId]/_components/panels/Tables/CreateExternalTableModal.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/[datasourceId]/_components/panels/Tables/CreateExternalTableModal.svelte
index 664b5629d4..faa3611f5d 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/[datasourceId]/_components/panels/Tables/CreateExternalTableModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/[datasourceId]/_components/panels/Tables/CreateExternalTableModal.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   import { ModalContent, Body, Input, notifications } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { tables, datasources } from "stores/backend"
   import { goto } from "@roxi/routify"
+  import { DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL } from "constants/backend"
 
   export let datasource
 
@@ -16,9 +17,10 @@
   function buildDefaultTable(tableName, datasourceId) {
     return {
       name: tableName,
-      type: "external",
+      type: "table",
       primary: ["id"],
       sourceId: datasourceId,
+      sourceType: DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL,
       schema: {
         id: {
           autocolumn: true,
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/bb_internal/index.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/bb_internal/index.svelte
index 189141dd39..21214d8840 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/bb_internal/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/bb_internal/index.svelte
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   import { tables, datasources } from "stores/backend"
   import { goto } from "@roxi/routify"
   import { onMount } from "svelte"
-  import { BUDIBASE_INTERNAL_DB_ID } from "constants/backend"
+  import { BUDIBASE_INTERNAL_DB_ID, DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL } from "constants/backend"
   import { TableNames } from "constants"
   import { store } from "builderStore"
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   $: store.actions.websocket.selectResource(BUDIBASE_INTERNAL_DB_ID)
   $: internalTablesBySourceId = $tables.list.filter(
     table =>
-      table.type !== "external" &&
+      table.sourceType !== DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL &&
       table.sourceId === BUDIBASE_INTERNAL_DB_ID &&
       table._id !== TableNames.USERS
   )
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/datasource_internal_bb_default/index.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/datasource_internal_bb_default/index.svelte
index f30ffea131..44cb8db3b0 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/datasource_internal_bb_default/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/datasource_internal_bb_default/index.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   import ICONS from "components/backend/DatasourceNavigator/icons"
   import { tables, datasources } from "stores/backend"
   import { goto } from "@roxi/routify"
-  import { DEFAULT_BB_DATASOURCE_ID } from "constants/backend"
+  import { DEFAULT_BB_DATASOURCE_ID, DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL } from "constants/backend"
   import { onMount } from "svelte"
   import { store } from "builderStore"
 
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
   $: store.actions.websocket.selectResource(DEFAULT_BB_DATASOURCE_ID)
   $: internalTablesBySourceId = $tables.list.filter(
     table =>
-      table.type !== "external" && table.sourceId === DEFAULT_BB_DATASOURCE_ID
+      table.sourceType !== DB_TYPE_EXTERNAL &&
+      table.sourceId === DEFAULT_BB_DATASOURCE_ID
   )
 
   onMount(() => {
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/postgres/docker-compose.yml b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/postgres/docker-compose.yml
index 88efd0301d..0e8e30ecdb 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:15
+    image: postgres:15-bullseye
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: root
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.ts
index b50c2464f0..5d024d51b6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
   CreateDatasourceResponse,
   Datasource,
   DatasourcePlus,
-  ExternalTable,
   FetchDatasourceInfoRequest,
   FetchDatasourceInfoResponse,
   IntegrationBase,
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ async function buildSchemaHelper(datasource: Datasource): Promise<Schema> {
   const connector = (await getConnector(datasource)) as DatasourcePlus
   return await connector.buildSchema(
     datasource._id!,
-    datasource.entities! as Record<string, ExternalTable>
+    datasource.entities! as Record<string, Table>
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/utils.ts
index 1272fcb36a..1d67b49e0d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/utils.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import { isExternalTable } from "../../../integrations/utils"
+import { isExternalTableID } from "../../../integrations/utils"
 import { APP_PREFIX, DocumentType } from "../../../db/utils"
 
 export async function addRev(
   body: { _id?: string; _rev?: string },
   tableId?: string
 ) {
-  if (!body._id || (tableId && isExternalTable(tableId))) {
+  if (!body._id || (tableId && isExternalTableID(tableId))) {
     return body
   }
   let id = body._id
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts
index 0ccbf5cacf..1a6747a085 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { quotas } from "@budibase/pro"
 import * as internal from "./internal"
 import * as external from "./external"
-import { isExternalTable } from "../../../integrations/utils"
+import { isExternalTableID } from "../../../integrations/utils"
 import {
   Ctx,
   UserCtx,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { Format } from "../view/exporters"
 export * as views from "./views"
 
 function pickApi(tableId: any) {
-  if (isExternalTable(tableId)) {
+  if (isExternalTableID(tableId)) {
     return external
   }
   return internal
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export async function search(ctx: Ctx<SearchRowRequest, SearchRowResponse>) {
 export async function validate(ctx: Ctx<Row, ValidateResponse>) {
   const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
   // external tables are hard to validate currently
-  if (isExternalTable(tableId)) {
+  if (isExternalTableID(tableId)) {
     ctx.body = { valid: true, errors: {} }
   } else {
     ctx.body = await sdk.rows.utils.validate({
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.ts
index d2ad63c13e..db2bd672d0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.ts
@@ -5,34 +5,38 @@ import {
   isSchema,
   validate as validateSchema,
 } from "../../../utilities/schema"
-import { isExternalTable, isSQL } from "../../../integrations/utils"
+import {
+  isExternalTable,
+  isExternalTableID,
+  isSQL,
+} from "../../../integrations/utils"
 import { events } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import {
   BulkImportRequest,
   BulkImportResponse,
+  DocumentType,
   FetchTablesResponse,
   MigrateRequest,
   MigrateResponse,
+  Row,
   SaveTableRequest,
   SaveTableResponse,
   Table,
   TableResponse,
+  TableSourceType,
   UserCtx,
-  Row,
+  SEPARATOR,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import sdk from "../../../sdk"
 import { jsonFromCsvString } from "../../../utilities/csv"
 import { builderSocket } from "../../../websockets"
 import { cloneDeep, isEqual } from "lodash"
-import { processInternalTable } from "../../../sdk/app/tables/getters"
 
 function pickApi({ tableId, table }: { tableId?: string; table?: Table }) {
-  if (table && !tableId) {
-    tableId = table._id
-  }
-  if (table && table.type === "external") {
+  if (table && isExternalTable(table)) {
     return external
-  } else if (tableId && isExternalTable(tableId)) {
+  }
+  if (tableId && isExternalTableID(tableId)) {
     return external
   }
   return internal
@@ -49,8 +53,8 @@ export async function fetch(ctx: UserCtx<void, FetchTablesResponse>) {
     if (entities) {
       return Object.values(entities).map<Table>((entity: Table) => ({
         ...entity,
-        type: "external",
-        sourceId: datasource._id,
+        sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
+        sourceId: datasource._id!,
         sql: isSQL(datasource),
       }))
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts
index 822ff8a75d..bb94f2bc01 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   SaveTableRequest,
   SaveTableResponse,
   Table,
+  TableSourceType,
   UserCtx,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import sdk from "../../../sdk"
@@ -16,10 +17,11 @@ export async function save(ctx: UserCtx<SaveTableRequest, SaveTableResponse>) {
   let tableToSave: Table & {
     _rename?: RenameColumn
   } = {
-    type: "table",
     _id: generateTableID(),
-    views: {},
     ...rest,
+    type: "table",
+    sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
+    views: {},
   }
   const renaming = tableToSave._rename
   delete tableToSave._rename
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/__snapshots__/datasource.spec.ts.snap b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/__snapshots__/datasource.spec.ts.snap
index 2894f597ab..8dc472173c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/__snapshots__/datasource.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/__snapshots__/datasource.spec.ts.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ exports[`/datasources fetch returns all the datasources from the server 1`] = `
     "entities": [
       {
         "_id": "ta_users",
-        "_rev": "1-2375e1bc58aeec664dc1b1f04ad43e44",
+        "_rev": "1-73b7912e6cbdd3d696febc60f3715844",
         "createdAt": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
         "name": "Users",
         "primaryDisplay": "email",
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ exports[`/datasources fetch returns all the datasources from the server 1`] = `
               "presence": true,
               "type": "string",
             },
-            "fieldName": "email",
             "name": "email",
             "type": "string",
           },
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ exports[`/datasources fetch returns all the datasources from the server 1`] = `
               "presence": false,
               "type": "string",
             },
-            "fieldName": "firstName",
             "name": "firstName",
             "type": "string",
           },
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ exports[`/datasources fetch returns all the datasources from the server 1`] = `
               "presence": false,
               "type": "string",
             },
-            "fieldName": "lastName",
             "name": "lastName",
             "type": "string",
           },
@@ -54,7 +51,6 @@ exports[`/datasources fetch returns all the datasources from the server 1`] = `
               "presence": false,
               "type": "string",
             },
-            "fieldName": "roleId",
             "name": "roleId",
             "type": "options",
           },
@@ -67,11 +63,12 @@ exports[`/datasources fetch returns all the datasources from the server 1`] = `
               "presence": false,
               "type": "string",
             },
-            "fieldName": "status",
             "name": "status",
             "type": "options",
           },
         },
+        "sourceId": "bb_internal",
+        "sourceType": "internal",
         "type": "table",
         "updatedAt": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
         "views": {},
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
index 4c2e7a7494..3ae4a6c1e2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   FieldSchema,
   FieldType,
   FieldTypeSubtypes,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
   MonthlyQuotaName,
   PermissionLevel,
   QuotaUsageType,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   SortType,
   StaticQuotaName,
   Table,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import {
   expectAnyExternalColsAttributes,
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ describe.each([
       type: "table",
       primary: ["id"],
       primaryDisplay: "name",
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
+      sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
       schema: {
         id: {
           type: FieldType.AUTO,
@@ -134,9 +138,22 @@ describe.each([
       }
     : undefined
 
+  async function createTable(
+    cfg: Omit<SaveTableRequest, "sourceId" | "sourceType">,
+    opts?: { skipReassigning: boolean }
+  ) {
+    let table
+    if (dsProvider) {
+      table = await config.createExternalTable(cfg, opts)
+    } else {
+      table = await config.createTable(cfg, opts)
+    }
+    return table
+  }
+
   beforeAll(async () => {
     const tableConfig = generateTableConfig()
-    const table = await config.createTable(tableConfig)
+    let table = await createTable(tableConfig)
     tableId = table._id!
   })
 
@@ -165,7 +182,7 @@ describe.each([
       const queryUsage = await getQueryUsage()
 
       const tableConfig = generateTableConfig()
-      const newTable = await config.createTable(
+      const newTable = await createTable(
         {
           ...tableConfig,
           name: "TestTableAuto",
@@ -242,7 +259,7 @@ describe.each([
     })
 
     it("should list all rows for given tableId", async () => {
-      const table = await config.createTable(generateTableConfig(), {
+      const table = await createTable(generateTableConfig(), {
         skipReassigning: true,
       })
       const tableId = table._id!
@@ -323,7 +340,7 @@ describe.each([
             inclusion: ["Alpha", "Beta", "Gamma"],
           },
         }
-        const table = await config.createTable({
+        const table = await createTable({
           name: "TestTable2",
           type: "table",
           schema: {
@@ -438,7 +455,8 @@ describe.each([
 
   describe("view save", () => {
     it("views have extra data trimmed", async () => {
-      const table = await config.createTable({
+      const table = await createTable({
+        type: "table",
         name: "orders",
         primary: ["OrderID"],
         schema: {
@@ -494,7 +512,7 @@ describe.each([
   describe("patch", () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
       const tableConfig = generateTableConfig()
-      table = await config.createTable(tableConfig)
+      table = await createTable(tableConfig)
     })
 
     it("should update only the fields that are supplied", async () => {
@@ -548,7 +566,7 @@ describe.each([
   describe("destroy", () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
       const tableConfig = generateTableConfig()
-      table = await config.createTable(tableConfig)
+      table = await createTable(tableConfig)
     })
 
     it("should be able to delete a row", async () => {
@@ -566,7 +584,7 @@ describe.each([
   describe("validate", () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
       const tableConfig = generateTableConfig()
-      table = await config.createTable(tableConfig)
+      table = await createTable(tableConfig)
     })
 
     it("should return no errors on valid row", async () => {
@@ -603,7 +621,7 @@ describe.each([
   describe("bulkDelete", () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
       const tableConfig = generateTableConfig()
-      table = await config.createTable(tableConfig)
+      table = await createTable(tableConfig)
     })
 
     it("should be able to delete a bulk set of rows", async () => {
@@ -687,7 +705,7 @@ describe.each([
     describe("fetchView", () => {
       beforeEach(async () => {
         const tableConfig = generateTableConfig()
-        table = await config.createTable(tableConfig)
+        table = await createTable(tableConfig)
       })
 
       it("should be able to fetch tables contents via 'view'", async () => {
@@ -735,7 +753,7 @@ describe.each([
   describe("fetchEnrichedRows", () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
       const tableConfig = generateTableConfig()
-      table = await config.createTable(tableConfig)
+      table = await createTable(tableConfig)
     })
 
     it("should allow enriching some linked rows", async () => {
@@ -808,7 +826,7 @@ describe.each([
     describe("attachments", () => {
       beforeAll(async () => {
         const tableConfig = generateTableConfig()
-        table = await config.createTable(tableConfig)
+        table = await createTable(tableConfig)
       })
 
       it("should allow enriching attachment rows", async () => {
@@ -839,7 +857,7 @@ describe.each([
   describe("exportData", () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
       const tableConfig = generateTableConfig()
-      table = await config.createTable(tableConfig)
+      table = await createTable(tableConfig)
     })
 
     it("should allow exporting all columns", async () => {
@@ -880,6 +898,8 @@ describe.each([
     async function userTable(): Promise<Table> {
       return {
         name: `users_${generator.word()}`,
+        sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+        sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
         type: "table",
         primary: ["id"],
         schema: {
@@ -925,7 +945,7 @@ describe.each([
 
     describe("create", () => {
       it("should persist a new row with only the provided view fields", async () => {
-        const table = await config.createTable(await userTable())
+        const table = await createTable(await userTable())
         const view = await config.createView({
           schema: {
             name: { visible: true },
@@ -960,7 +980,7 @@ describe.each([
 
     describe("patch", () => {
       it("should update only the view fields for a row", async () => {
-        const table = await config.createTable(await userTable())
+        const table = await createTable(await userTable())
         const tableId = table._id!
         const view = await config.createView({
           schema: {
@@ -1001,7 +1021,7 @@ describe.each([
 
     describe("destroy", () => {
       it("should be able to delete a row", async () => {
-        const table = await config.createTable(await userTable())
+        const table = await createTable(await userTable())
         const tableId = table._id!
         const view = await config.createView({
           schema: {
@@ -1025,7 +1045,7 @@ describe.each([
       })
 
       it("should be able to delete multiple rows", async () => {
-        const table = await config.createTable(await userTable())
+        const table = await createTable(await userTable())
         const tableId = table._id!
         const view = await config.createView({
           schema: {
@@ -1062,6 +1082,8 @@ describe.each([
       async function userTable(): Promise<Table> {
         return {
           name: `users_${generator.word()}`,
+          sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+          sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
           type: "table",
           primary: ["id"],
           schema: {
@@ -1088,7 +1110,7 @@ describe.each([
       }
 
       it("returns empty rows from view when no schema is passed", async () => {
-        const table = await config.createTable(await userTable())
+        const table = await createTable(await userTable())
         const rows = await Promise.all(
           Array.from({ length: 10 }, () =>
             config.api.row.save(table._id!, { tableId: table._id })
@@ -1119,7 +1141,7 @@ describe.each([
       })
 
       it("searching respects the view filters", async () => {
-        const table = await config.createTable(await userTable())
+        const table = await createTable(await userTable())
 
         await Promise.all(
           Array.from({ length: 10 }, () =>
@@ -1243,7 +1265,7 @@ describe.each([
 
       describe("sorting", () => {
         beforeAll(async () => {
-          const table = await config.createTable(await userTable())
+          const table = await createTable(await userTable())
           const users = [
             { name: "Alice", age: 25 },
             { name: "Bob", age: 30 },
@@ -1310,7 +1332,7 @@ describe.each([
       })
 
       it("when schema is defined, defined columns and row attributes are returned", async () => {
-        const table = await config.createTable(await userTable())
+        const table = await createTable(await userTable())
         const rows = await Promise.all(
           Array.from({ length: 10 }, () =>
             config.api.row.save(table._id!, {
@@ -1341,7 +1363,7 @@ describe.each([
       })
 
       it("views without data can be returned", async () => {
-        const table = await config.createTable(await userTable())
+        const table = await createTable(await userTable())
 
         const createViewResponse = await config.createView()
         const response = await config.api.viewV2.search(createViewResponse.id)
@@ -1350,7 +1372,7 @@ describe.each([
       })
 
       it("respects the limit parameter", async () => {
-        await config.createTable(await userTable())
+        await createTable(await userTable())
         await Promise.all(Array.from({ length: 10 }, () => config.createRow()))
 
         const limit = generator.integer({ min: 1, max: 8 })
@@ -1365,7 +1387,7 @@ describe.each([
       })
 
       it("can handle pagination", async () => {
-        await config.createTable(await userTable())
+        await createTable(await userTable())
         await Promise.all(Array.from({ length: 10 }, () => config.createRow()))
 
         const createViewResponse = await config.createView()
@@ -1443,7 +1465,7 @@ describe.each([
         let tableId: string
 
         beforeAll(async () => {
-          await config.createTable(await userTable())
+          await createTable(await userTable())
           await Promise.all(
             Array.from({ length: 10 }, () => config.createRow())
           )
@@ -1521,13 +1543,13 @@ describe.each([
   let o2mTable: Table
   let m2mTable: Table
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    o2mTable = await config.createTable(
+    o2mTable = await createTable(
       { ...generateTableConfig(), name: "o2m" },
       {
         skipReassigning: true,
       }
     )
-    m2mTable = await config.createTable(
+    m2mTable = await createTable(
       { ...generateTableConfig(), name: "m2m" },
       {
         skipReassigning: true,
@@ -1597,9 +1619,9 @@ describe.each([
       const tableConfig = generateTableConfig()
 
       if (config.datasource) {
-        tableConfig.sourceId = config.datasource._id
+        tableConfig.sourceId = config.datasource._id!
         if (config.datasource.plus) {
-          tableConfig.type = "external"
+          tableConfig.sourceType = TableSourceType.EXTERNAL
         }
       }
       const table = await config.api.table.create({
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/table.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/table.spec.ts
index 420717f7f0..3767e5e912 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/table.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/table.spec.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
-import { events, context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { context, events } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import {
-  FieldType,
-  SaveTableRequest,
-  RelationshipType,
-  Table,
-  ViewCalculation,
   AutoFieldSubTypes,
-  InternalTable,
   FieldSubtype,
+  FieldType,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+  InternalTable,
+  RelationshipType,
   Row,
+  SaveTableRequest,
+  Table,
+  TableSourceType,
+  ViewCalculation,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { checkBuilderEndpoint } from "./utilities/TestFunctions"
 import * as setup from "./utilities"
-const { basicTable } = setup.structures
 import sdk from "../../../sdk"
 
+const { basicTable } = setup.structures
+
 describe("/tables", () => {
   let request = setup.getRequest()
   let config = setup.getConfig()
@@ -242,7 +245,8 @@ describe("/tables", () => {
         .expect(200)
       const fetchedTable = res.body[0]
       expect(fetchedTable.name).toEqual(testTable.name)
-      expect(fetchedTable.type).toEqual("internal")
+      expect(fetchedTable.type).toEqual("table")
+      expect(fetchedTable.sourceType).toEqual("internal")
     })
 
     it("should apply authorization to endpoint", async () => {
@@ -432,6 +436,8 @@ describe("/tables", () => {
       const table = await config.api.table.create({
         name: "table",
         type: "table",
+        sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+        sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
         schema: {
           "user relationship": {
             type: FieldType.LINK,
@@ -491,6 +497,8 @@ describe("/tables", () => {
       const table = await config.api.table.create({
         name: "table",
         type: "table",
+        sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+        sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
         schema: {
           "user relationship": {
             type: FieldType.LINK,
@@ -552,6 +560,8 @@ describe("/tables", () => {
       const table = await config.api.table.create({
         name: "table",
         type: "table",
+        sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+        sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
         schema: {
           "user relationship": {
             type: FieldType.LINK,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
index 40060aef48..b03a73ddda 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ import {
   CreateViewRequest,
   FieldSchema,
   FieldType,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
   SearchQueryOperators,
   SortOrder,
   SortType,
   Table,
+  TableSourceType,
   UIFieldMetadata,
   UpdateViewRequest,
   ViewV2,
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ function priceTable(): Table {
   return {
     name: "table",
     type: "table",
+    sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+    sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
     schema: {
       Price: {
         type: FieldType.NUMBER,
@@ -54,10 +58,10 @@ describe.each([
         },
       })
 
-      return config.createTable({
+      return config.createExternalTable({
         ...priceTable(),
         sourceId: datasource._id,
-        type: "external",
+        sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
       })
     },
   ],
diff --git a/packages/server/src/constants/index.ts b/packages/server/src/constants/index.ts
index b37a4b36c1..1104fb9b29 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/constants/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/constants/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-import { objectStore, roles, constants } from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import { FieldType as FieldTypes } from "@budibase/types"
+import { constants, objectStore, roles } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import {
+  FieldType as FieldTypes,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+  Table,
+  TableSourceType,
+} from "@budibase/types"
+
 export {
   FieldType as FieldTypes,
   RelationshipType,
@@ -70,9 +76,11 @@ export enum SortDirection {
   DESCENDING = "DESCENDING",
 }
 
-export const USERS_TABLE_SCHEMA = {
+export const USERS_TABLE_SCHEMA: Table = {
   _id: "ta_users",
   type: "table",
+  sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+  sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
   views: {},
   name: "Users",
   // TODO: ADMIN PANEL - when implemented this doesn't need to be carried out
@@ -87,12 +95,10 @@ export const USERS_TABLE_SCHEMA = {
         },
         presence: true,
       },
-      fieldName: "email",
       name: "email",
     },
     firstName: {
       name: "firstName",
-      fieldName: "firstName",
       type: FieldTypes.STRING,
       constraints: {
         type: FieldTypes.STRING,
@@ -101,7 +107,6 @@ export const USERS_TABLE_SCHEMA = {
     },
     lastName: {
       name: "lastName",
-      fieldName: "lastName",
       type: FieldTypes.STRING,
       constraints: {
         type: FieldTypes.STRING,
@@ -109,7 +114,6 @@ export const USERS_TABLE_SCHEMA = {
       },
     },
     roleId: {
-      fieldName: "roleId",
       name: "roleId",
       type: FieldTypes.OPTIONS,
       constraints: {
@@ -119,7 +123,6 @@ export const USERS_TABLE_SCHEMA = {
       },
     },
     status: {
-      fieldName: "status",
       name: "status",
       type: FieldTypes.OPTIONS,
       constraints: {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/defaultData/datasource_bb_default.ts b/packages/server/src/db/defaultData/datasource_bb_default.ts
index 48d4876de1..584b76f879 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/defaultData/datasource_bb_default.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/defaultData/datasource_bb_default.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FieldTypes, AutoFieldSubTypes } from "../../constants"
+import { AutoFieldSubTypes, FieldTypes } from "../../constants"
 import { importToRows } from "../../api/controllers/table/utils"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
 import LinkDocument from "../linkedRows/LinkDocument"
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ import { jobsImport } from "./jobsImport"
 import { expensesImport } from "./expensesImport"
 import { db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import {
-  Table,
-  Row,
-  RelationshipType,
   FieldType,
+  RelationshipType,
+  Row,
+  Table,
   TableSchema,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 
 export const DEFAULT_JOBS_TABLE_ID = "ta_bb_jobs"
@@ -89,9 +90,10 @@ const AUTO_COLUMNS: TableSchema = {
 
 export const DEFAULT_INVENTORY_TABLE_SCHEMA: Table = {
   _id: DEFAULT_INVENTORY_TABLE_ID,
-  type: "internal",
+  type: "table",
   views: {},
   sourceId: DEFAULT_BB_DATASOURCE_ID,
+  sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
   primaryDisplay: "Item Name",
   name: "Inventory",
   schema: {
@@ -198,10 +200,11 @@ export const DEFAULT_INVENTORY_TABLE_SCHEMA: Table = {
 
 export const DEFAULT_EMPLOYEE_TABLE_SCHEMA: Table = {
   _id: DEFAULT_EMPLOYEE_TABLE_ID,
-  type: "internal",
+  type: "table",
   views: {},
   name: "Employees",
   sourceId: DEFAULT_BB_DATASOURCE_ID,
+  sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
   primaryDisplay: "First Name",
   schema: {
     "First Name": {
@@ -346,9 +349,10 @@ export const DEFAULT_EMPLOYEE_TABLE_SCHEMA: Table = {
 
 export const DEFAULT_JOBS_TABLE_SCHEMA: Table = {
   _id: DEFAULT_JOBS_TABLE_ID,
-  type: "internal",
+  type: "table",
   name: "Jobs",
   sourceId: DEFAULT_BB_DATASOURCE_ID,
+  sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
   primaryDisplay: "Job ID",
   schema: {
     "Job ID": {
@@ -503,10 +507,11 @@ export const DEFAULT_JOBS_TABLE_SCHEMA: Table = {
 
 export const DEFAULT_EXPENSES_TABLE_SCHEMA: Table = {
   _id: DEFAULT_EXPENSES_TABLE_ID,
-  type: "internal",
+  type: "table",
   views: {},
   name: "Expenses",
   sourceId: DEFAULT_BB_DATASOURCE_ID,
+  sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
   primaryDisplay: "Expense ID",
   schema: {
     "Expense ID": {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/db/utils.ts
index 2c07bd8d22..d532d8a8b2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/utils.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   FieldSchema,
   RelationshipFieldMetadata,
   VirtualDocumentType,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { FieldTypes } from "../constants"
 export { DocumentType, VirtualDocumentType } from "@budibase/types"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ export const enum AppStatus {
 }
 
 export const BudibaseInternalDB = {
-  _id: "bb_internal",
+  _id: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
   type: dbCore.BUDIBASE_DATASOURCE_TYPE,
   name: "Budibase DB",
   source: "BUDIBASE",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/environment.ts b/packages/server/src/environment.ts
index a1701535ce..91424113ac 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/environment.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ const environment = {
   },
   isTest: coreEnv.isTest,
   isJest: coreEnv.isJest,
-
   isDev: coreEnv.isDev,
   isProd: () => {
     return !coreEnv.isDev()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integration-test/postgres.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/integration-test/postgres.spec.ts
index 90f0fc9f2c..60416853b3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integration-test/postgres.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integration-test/postgres.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import fetch from "node-fetch"
-// @ts-ignore
-fetch.mockSearch()
 import {
   generateMakeRequest,
   MakeRequestResponse,
@@ -13,12 +11,15 @@ import {
   RelationshipType,
   Row,
   Table,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import _ from "lodash"
 import { generator } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
 import { utils } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { databaseTestProviders } from "../integrations/tests/utils"
 import { Client } from "pg"
+// @ts-ignore
+fetch.mockSearch()
 
 const config = setup.getConfig()!
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ describe("postgres integrations", () => {
     async function createAuxTable(prefix: string) {
       return await config.createTable({
         name: `${prefix}_${generator.word({ length: 6 })}`,
-        type: "external",
+        type: "table",
         primary: ["id"],
         primaryDisplay: "title",
         schema: {
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ describe("postgres integrations", () => {
           },
         },
         sourceId: postgresDatasource._id,
+        sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
       })
     }
 
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ describe("postgres integrations", () => {
 
     primaryPostgresTable = await config.createTable({
       name: `p_${generator.word({ length: 6 })}`,
-      type: "external",
+      type: "table",
       primary: ["id"],
       schema: {
         id: {
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ describe("postgres integrations", () => {
         },
       },
       sourceId: postgresDatasource._id,
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
     })
   })
 
@@ -249,7 +252,7 @@ describe("postgres integrations", () => {
   async function createDefaultPgTable() {
     return await config.createTable({
       name: generator.word({ length: 10 }),
-      type: "external",
+      type: "table",
       primary: ["id"],
       schema: {
         id: {
@@ -259,6 +262,7 @@ describe("postgres integrations", () => {
         },
       },
       sourceId: postgresDatasource._id,
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/googlesheets.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/googlesheets.ts
index 57b6682cc8..58c867ea0b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/googlesheets.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/googlesheets.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ import {
   QueryJson,
   QueryType,
   Row,
+  Schema,
   SearchFilters,
   SortJson,
-  ExternalTable,
+  Table,
   TableRequest,
-  Schema,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { OAuth2Client } from "google-auth-library"
 import {
@@ -262,11 +263,13 @@ class GoogleSheetsIntegration implements DatasourcePlus {
     id?: string
   ) {
     // base table
-    const table: ExternalTable = {
+    const table: Table = {
+      type: "table",
       name: title,
       primary: [GOOGLE_SHEETS_PRIMARY_KEY],
       schema: {},
       sourceId: datasourceId,
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
     }
     if (id) {
       table._id = id
@@ -283,7 +286,7 @@ class GoogleSheetsIntegration implements DatasourcePlus {
 
   async buildSchema(
     datasourceId: string,
-    entities: Record<string, ExternalTable>
+    entities: Record<string, Table>
   ): Promise<Schema> {
     // not fully configured yet
     if (!this.config.auth) {
@@ -291,7 +294,7 @@ class GoogleSheetsIntegration implements DatasourcePlus {
     }
     await this.connect()
     const sheets = this.client.sheetsByIndex
-    const tables: Record<string, ExternalTable> = {}
+    const tables: Record<string, Table> = {}
     let errors: Record<string, string> = {}
     await utils.parallelForeach(
       sheets,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/microsoftSqlServer.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/microsoftSqlServer.ts
index ff68026369..c615e5ba48 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/microsoftSqlServer.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/microsoftSqlServer.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {
   DatasourceFieldType,
   Integration,
   Operation,
-  ExternalTable,
+  Table,
   TableSchema,
   QueryJson,
   QueryType,
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   ConnectionInfo,
   SourceName,
   Schema,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import {
   getSqlQuery,
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ class SqlServerIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
    */
   async buildSchema(
     datasourceId: string,
-    entities: Record<string, ExternalTable>
+    entities: Record<string, Table>
   ): Promise<Schema> {
     await this.connect()
     let tableInfo: MSSQLTablesResponse[] = await this.runSQL(this.TABLES_SQL)
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ class SqlServerIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
       .map((record: any) => record.TABLE_NAME)
       .filter((name: string) => this.MASTER_TABLES.indexOf(name) === -1)
 
-    const tables: Record<string, ExternalTable> = {}
+    const tables: Record<string, Table> = {}
     for (let tableName of tableNames) {
       // get the column definition (type)
       const definition = await this.runSQL(
@@ -439,7 +440,9 @@ class SqlServerIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
       }
       tables[tableName] = {
         _id: buildExternalTableId(datasourceId, tableName),
+        type: "table",
         sourceId: datasourceId,
+        sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
         primary: primaryKeys,
         name: tableName,
         schema,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
index 3a954da9bd..e89393d251 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import {
   QueryType,
   QueryJson,
   SqlQuery,
-  ExternalTable,
+  Table,
   TableSchema,
   DatasourcePlus,
   DatasourceFeature,
   ConnectionInfo,
   SourceName,
   Schema,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import {
   getSqlQuery,
@@ -278,9 +279,9 @@ class MySQLIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
 
   async buildSchema(
     datasourceId: string,
-    entities: Record<string, ExternalTable>
+    entities: Record<string, Table>
   ): Promise<Schema> {
-    const tables: { [key: string]: ExternalTable } = {}
+    const tables: { [key: string]: Table } = {}
     await this.connect()
 
     try {
@@ -317,8 +318,10 @@ class MySQLIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
         }
         if (!tables[tableName]) {
           tables[tableName] = {
+            type: "table",
             _id: buildExternalTableId(datasourceId, tableName),
             sourceId: datasourceId,
+            sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
             primary: primaryKeys,
             name: tableName,
             schema,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts
index b3936320ac..c6a871e41f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ import {
   QueryJson,
   QueryType,
   SqlQuery,
-  ExternalTable,
+  Table,
   DatasourcePlus,
   DatasourceFeature,
   ConnectionInfo,
   Schema,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import {
   buildExternalTableId,
@@ -263,25 +264,27 @@ class OracleIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
    */
   async buildSchema(
     datasourceId: string,
-    entities: Record<string, ExternalTable>
+    entities: Record<string, Table>
   ): Promise<Schema> {
     const columnsResponse = await this.internalQuery<OracleColumnsResponse>({
       sql: this.COLUMNS_SQL,
     })
     const oracleTables = this.mapColumns(columnsResponse)
 
-    const tables: { [key: string]: ExternalTable } = {}
+    const tables: { [key: string]: Table } = {}
 
     // iterate each table
     Object.values(oracleTables).forEach(oracleTable => {
       let table = tables[oracleTable.name]
       if (!table) {
         table = {
+          type: "table",
           _id: buildExternalTableId(datasourceId, oracleTable.name),
           primary: [],
           name: oracleTable.name,
           schema: {},
           sourceId: datasourceId,
+          sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
         }
         tables[oracleTable.name] = table
       }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts
index 8479cd05d8..4d7dc33d75 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import {
   QueryType,
   QueryJson,
   SqlQuery,
-  ExternalTable,
+  Table,
   DatasourcePlus,
   DatasourceFeature,
   ConnectionInfo,
   SourceName,
   Schema,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import {
   getSqlQuery,
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ class PostgresIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
    */
   async buildSchema(
     datasourceId: string,
-    entities: Record<string, ExternalTable>
+    entities: Record<string, Table>
   ): Promise<Schema> {
     let tableKeys: { [key: string]: string[] } = {}
     await this.openConnection()
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ class PostgresIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
       const columnsResponse: { rows: PostgresColumn[] } =
         await this.client.query(this.COLUMNS_SQL)
 
-      const tables: { [key: string]: ExternalTable } = {}
+      const tables: { [key: string]: Table } = {}
 
       for (let column of columnsResponse.rows) {
         const tableName: string = column.table_name
@@ -309,11 +310,13 @@ class PostgresIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
         // table key doesn't exist yet
         if (!tables[tableName] || !tables[tableName].schema) {
           tables[tableName] = {
+            type: "table",
             _id: buildExternalTableId(datasourceId, tableName),
             primary: tableKeys[tableName] || [],
             name: tableName,
             schema: {},
             sourceId: datasourceId,
+            sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/googlesheets.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/googlesheets.spec.ts
index 748baddc39..a7e4217f25 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/googlesheets.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/googlesheets.spec.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ GoogleSpreadsheet.mockImplementation(() => mockGoogleIntegration)
 import { structures } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
 import TestConfiguration from "../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration"
 import GoogleSheetsIntegration from "../googlesheets"
-import { FieldType, Table, TableSchema } from "@budibase/types"
+import { FieldType, Table, TableSchema, TableSourceType } from "@budibase/types"
+import { generateDatasourceID } from "../../db/utils"
 
 describe("Google Sheets Integration", () => {
   let integration: any,
@@ -60,7 +61,10 @@ describe("Google Sheets Integration", () => {
 
   function createBasicTable(name: string, columns: string[]): Table {
     return {
+      type: "table",
       name,
+      sourceId: generateDatasourceID(),
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
       schema: {
         ...columns.reduce((p, c) => {
           p[c] = {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/utils/postgres.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/utils/postgres.ts
index b749551721..f65d33e3e0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/utils/postgres.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/utils/postgres.ts
@@ -1,39 +1,47 @@
 import { Datasource, SourceName } from "@budibase/types"
 import { GenericContainer, Wait, StartedTestContainer } from "testcontainers"
+import env from "../../../environment"
 
 let container: StartedTestContainer | undefined
 
+const isMac = process.platform === "darwin"
+
 export async function getDsConfig(): Promise<Datasource> {
-  if (!container) {
-    container = await new GenericContainer("postgres")
-      .withExposedPorts(5432)
-      .withEnv("POSTGRES_PASSWORD", "password")
-      .withWaitStrategy(
-        Wait.forLogMessage(
-          "PostgreSQL init process complete; ready for start up."
+  try {
+    if (!container) {
+      // postgres 15-bullseye safer bet on Linux
+      const version = isMac ? undefined : "15-bullseye"
+      container = await new GenericContainer("postgres", version)
+        .withExposedPorts(5432)
+        .withEnv("POSTGRES_PASSWORD", "password")
+        .withWaitStrategy(
+          Wait.forLogMessage(
+            "PostgreSQL init process complete; ready for start up."
+          )
         )
-      )
-      .start()
-  }
+        .start()
+    }
+    const host = container.getContainerIpAddress()
+    const port = container.getMappedPort(5432)
 
-  const host = container.getContainerIpAddress()
-  const port = container.getMappedPort(5432)
-
-  return {
-    type: "datasource_plus",
-    source: SourceName.POSTGRES,
-    plus: true,
-    config: {
-      host,
-      port,
-      database: "postgres",
-      user: "postgres",
-      password: "password",
-      schema: "public",
-      ssl: false,
-      rejectUnauthorized: false,
-      ca: false,
-    },
+    return {
+      type: "datasource_plus",
+      source: SourceName.POSTGRES,
+      plus: true,
+      config: {
+        host,
+        port,
+        database: "postgres",
+        user: "postgres",
+        password: "password",
+        schema: "public",
+        ssl: false,
+        rejectUnauthorized: false,
+        ca: false,
+      },
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw new Error("**UNABLE TO CREATE TO POSTGRES CONTAINER**")
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/utils.ts
index b37fe9f0ed..b4fff0737a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/utils.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import {
   SearchFilters,
   Datasource,
   FieldType,
-  ExternalTable,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { DocumentType, SEPARATOR } from "../db/utils"
 import { InvalidColumns, NoEmptyFilterStrings } from "../constants"
 import { helpers } from "@budibase/shared-core"
+import * as external from "../api/controllers/table/external"
+import * as internal from "../api/controllers/table/internal"
 
 const DOUBLE_SEPARATOR = `${SEPARATOR}${SEPARATOR}`
 const ROW_ID_REGEX = /^\[.*]$/g
@@ -83,12 +85,26 @@ export enum SqlClient {
   ORACLE = "oracledb",
 }
 
-export function isExternalTable(tableId: string) {
+export function isExternalTableID(tableId: string) {
   return tableId.includes(DocumentType.DATASOURCE)
 }
 
-export function isInternalTable(tableId: string) {
-  return !isExternalTable(tableId)
+export function isInternalTableID(tableId: string) {
+  return !isExternalTableID(tableId)
+}
+
+export function isExternalTable(table: Table) {
+  if (
+    table?.sourceId &&
+    table.sourceId.includes(DocumentType.DATASOURCE + SEPARATOR)
+  ) {
+    return true
+  } else if (table?.sourceType === TableSourceType.EXTERNAL) {
+    return true
+  } else if (table?._id && isExternalTableID(table._id)) {
+    return true
+  }
+  return false
 }
 
 export function buildExternalTableId(datasourceId: string, tableName: string) {
@@ -301,9 +317,9 @@ function copyExistingPropsOver(
  * @param entities The old list of tables, if there was any to look for definitions in.
  */
 export function finaliseExternalTables(
-  tables: Record<string, ExternalTable>,
-  entities: Record<string, ExternalTable>
-): Record<string, ExternalTable> {
+  tables: Record<string, Table>,
+  entities: Record<string, Table>
+): Record<string, Table> {
   let finalTables: Record<string, Table> = {}
   const tableIds = Object.values(tables).map(table => table._id!)
   for (let [name, table] of Object.entries(tables)) {
@@ -316,7 +332,7 @@ export function finaliseExternalTables(
 }
 
 export function checkExternalTables(
-  tables: Record<string, ExternalTable>
+  tables: Record<string, Table>
 ): Record<string, string> {
   const invalidColumns = Object.values(InvalidColumns) as string[]
   const errors: Record<string, string> = {}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts
index bf717d5828..40ff88c1e5 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import { generator } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
-import { BBRequest, FieldType, Row, Table } from "@budibase/types"
+import {
+  BBRequest,
+  FieldType,
+  Row,
+  Table,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+  TableSourceType,
+} from "@budibase/types"
 import * as utils from "../../db/utils"
 import trimViewRowInfoMiddleware from "../trimViewRowInfo"
 
@@ -73,6 +80,8 @@ describe("trimViewRowInfo middleware", () => {
   const table: Table = {
     _id: tableId,
     name: generator.word(),
+    sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+    sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
     type: "table",
     schema: {
       name: {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/middleware/trimViewRowInfo.ts b/packages/server/src/middleware/trimViewRowInfo.ts
index 6a7448262b..95b085a08f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/middleware/trimViewRowInfo.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/middleware/trimViewRowInfo.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Ctx, Row } from "@budibase/types"
 import * as utils from "../db/utils"
 import sdk from "../sdk"
-import { db } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { Next } from "koa"
 import { getTableId } from "../api/controllers/row/utils"
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search.ts
index caf9ffea02..31f7c74601 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Row, SearchFilters, SearchParams } from "@budibase/types"
-import { isExternalTable } from "../../../integrations/utils"
+import { isExternalTableID } from "../../../integrations/utils"
 import * as internal from "./search/internal"
 import * as external from "./search/external"
 import { Format } from "../../../api/controllers/view/exporters"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface ViewParams {
 }
 
 function pickApi(tableId: any) {
-  if (isExternalTable(tableId)) {
+  if (isExternalTableID(tableId)) {
     return external
   }
   return internal
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal.ts
index 58611c8849..1aec8a321e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal.ts
@@ -197,11 +197,7 @@ export async function fetchView(
     try {
       table = await sdk.tables.getTable(viewInfo.meta.tableId)
     } catch (err) {
-      /* istanbul ignore next */
-      table = {
-        name: "",
-        schema: {},
-      }
+      throw new Error("Unable to retrieve view table.")
     }
     rows = await outputProcessing(table, response.rows)
   }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/external.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/external.spec.ts
index b3bddfbc97..c92155230a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/external.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/external.spec.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   SourceName,
   Table,
   SearchParams,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 
 import TestConfiguration from "../../../../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   expectAnyExternalColsAttributes,
   generator,
 } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
+import datasource from "../../../../../api/routes/datasource"
 
 jest.unmock("mysql2/promise")
 
@@ -23,36 +25,7 @@ jest.setTimeout(30000)
 describe.skip("external", () => {
   const config = new TestConfiguration()
 
-  let externalDatasource: Datasource
-
-  const tableData: Table = {
-    name: generator.word(),
-    type: "external",
-    primary: ["id"],
-    schema: {
-      id: {
-        name: "id",
-        type: FieldType.AUTO,
-        autocolumn: true,
-      },
-      name: {
-        name: "name",
-        type: FieldType.STRING,
-      },
-      surname: {
-        name: "surname",
-        type: FieldType.STRING,
-      },
-      age: {
-        name: "age",
-        type: FieldType.NUMBER,
-      },
-      address: {
-        name: "address",
-        type: FieldType.STRING,
-      },
-    },
-  }
+  let externalDatasource: Datasource, tableData: Table
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     const container = await new GenericContainer("mysql")
@@ -84,12 +57,43 @@ describe.skip("external", () => {
         },
       },
     })
+
+    tableData = {
+      name: generator.word(),
+      type: "table",
+      primary: ["id"],
+      sourceId: externalDatasource._id!,
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
+      schema: {
+        id: {
+          name: "id",
+          type: FieldType.AUTO,
+          autocolumn: true,
+        },
+        name: {
+          name: "name",
+          type: FieldType.STRING,
+        },
+        surname: {
+          name: "surname",
+          type: FieldType.STRING,
+        },
+        age: {
+          name: "age",
+          type: FieldType.NUMBER,
+        },
+        address: {
+          name: "address",
+          type: FieldType.STRING,
+        },
+      },
+    }
   })
 
   describe("search", () => {
     const rows: Row[] = []
     beforeAll(async () => {
-      const table = await config.createTable({
+      const table = await config.createExternalTable({
         ...tableData,
         sourceId: externalDatasource._id,
       })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/internal.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/internal.spec.ts
index b3e98a1149..d82af66e3d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/internal.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/internal.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { FieldType, Row, Table, SearchParams } from "@budibase/types"
+import {
+  FieldType,
+  Row,
+  Table,
+  SearchParams,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+  TableSourceType,
+} from "@budibase/types"
 import TestConfiguration from "../../../../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration"
 import { search } from "../internal"
 import {
@@ -12,6 +19,8 @@ describe("internal", () => {
   const tableData: Table = {
     name: generator.word(),
     type: "table",
+    sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+    sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
     schema: {
       name: {
         name: "name",
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
index d946eea432..055628c41c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/utils.spec.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,19 @@ import { db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import {
   FieldType,
   FieldTypeSubtypes,
-  Table,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
   SearchParams,
+  Table,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 
 const tableId = "ta_a"
 const tableWithUserCol: Table = {
+  type: "table",
   _id: tableId,
   name: "table",
+  sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+  sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
   schema: {
     user: {
       name: "user",
@@ -21,8 +26,11 @@ const tableWithUserCol: Table = {
 }
 
 const tableWithUsersCol: Table = {
+  type: "table",
   _id: tableId,
   name: "table",
+  sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+  sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
   schema: {
     user: {
       name: "user",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/external/index.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/external/index.ts
index 402baada78..f445fcaf08 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/external/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/external/index.ts
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ export async function save(
   opts?: { tableId?: string; renaming?: RenameColumn }
 ) {
   let tableToSave: TableRequest = {
+    ...update,
     type: "table",
     _id: buildExternalTableId(datasourceId, update.name),
     sourceId: datasourceId,
-    ...update,
   }
 
   const tableId = opts?.tableId || update._id
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/external/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/external/utils.ts
index 10c755a7d6..bde812dd3d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/external/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/external/utils.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   RelationshipFieldMetadata,
   RelationshipType,
   Table,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { FieldTypes } from "../../../../constants"
 import {
@@ -76,12 +77,16 @@ export function generateManyLinkSchema(
   const primary = table.name + table.primary[0]
   const relatedPrimary = relatedTable.name + relatedTable.primary[0]
   const jcTblName = generateJunctionTableName(column, table, relatedTable)
+  const datasourceId = datasource._id!
   // first create the new table
-  const junctionTable = {
-    _id: buildExternalTableId(datasource._id!, jcTblName),
+  const junctionTable: Table = {
+    type: "table",
+    _id: buildExternalTableId(datasourceId, jcTblName),
     name: jcTblName,
     primary: [primary, relatedPrimary],
     constrained: [primary, relatedPrimary],
+    sourceId: datasourceId,
+    sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
     schema: {
       [primary]: foreignKeyStructure(primary, {
         toTable: table.name,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/getters.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/getters.ts
index 47da0beb40..c0d5fe8da8 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/getters.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/getters.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,47 @@
 import { context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import {
-  BudibaseInternalDB,
-  getMultiIDParams,
-  getTableParams,
-} from "../../../db/utils"
+import { getMultiIDParams, getTableParams } from "../../../db/utils"
 import {
   breakExternalTableId,
-  isExternalTable,
+  isExternalTableID,
   isSQL,
 } from "../../../integrations/utils"
 import {
-  AllDocsResponse,
   Database,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
   Table,
   TableResponse,
+  TableSourceType,
   TableViewsResponse,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import datasources from "../datasources"
 import sdk from "../../../sdk"
 
-function processInternalTables(tables: Table[]): Table[] {
-  return tables.map(processInternalTable)
+export function processTable(table: Table): Table {
+  if (table._id && isExternalTableID(table._id)) {
+    return {
+      ...table,
+      type: "table",
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
+    }
+  } else {
+    return {
+      ...table,
+      type: "table",
+      sourceId: table.sourceId || INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
+    }
+  }
 }
 
-export function processInternalTable(table: Table): Table {
-  return {
-    ...table,
-    type: "internal",
-    sourceId: table.sourceId || BudibaseInternalDB._id,
+export function processTables(tables: Table[]): Table[] {
+  return tables.map(table => processTable(table))
+}
+
+function processEntities(tables: Record<string, Table>) {
+  for (let key of Object.keys(tables)) {
+    tables[key] = processTable(tables[key])
   }
+  return tables
 }
 
 export async function getAllInternalTables(db?: Database): Promise<Table[]> {
@@ -40,7 +53,7 @@ export async function getAllInternalTables(db?: Database): Promise<Table[]> {
       include_docs: true,
     })
   )
-  return processInternalTables(internalTables.rows.map(row => row.doc!))
+  return processTables(internalTables.rows.map(row => row.doc!))
 }
 
 async function getAllExternalTables(): Promise<Table[]> {
@@ -52,7 +65,7 @@ async function getAllExternalTables(): Promise<Table[]> {
       final = final.concat(Object.values(entities))
     }
   }
-  return final
+  return processTables(final)
 }
 
 export async function getExternalTable(
@@ -60,19 +73,21 @@ export async function getExternalTable(
   tableName: string
 ): Promise<Table> {
   const entities = await getExternalTablesInDatasource(datasourceId)
-  return entities[tableName]
+  return processTable(entities[tableName])
 }
 
 export async function getTable(tableId: string): Promise<Table> {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
-  if (isExternalTable(tableId)) {
+  let output: Table
+  if (isExternalTableID(tableId)) {
     let { datasourceId, tableName } = breakExternalTableId(tableId)
     const datasource = await datasources.get(datasourceId!)
     const table = await getExternalTable(datasourceId!, tableName!)
-    return { ...table, sql: isSQL(datasource) }
+    output = { ...table, sql: isSQL(datasource) }
   } else {
-    return db.get(tableId)
+    output = await db.get<Table>(tableId)
   }
+  return processTable(output)
 }
 
 export async function getAllTables() {
@@ -80,7 +95,7 @@ export async function getAllTables() {
     getAllInternalTables(),
     getAllExternalTables(),
   ])
-  return [...internal, ...external]
+  return processTables([...internal, ...external])
 }
 
 export async function getExternalTablesInDatasource(
@@ -90,12 +105,14 @@ export async function getExternalTablesInDatasource(
   if (!datasource || !datasource.entities) {
     throw new Error("Datasource is not configured fully.")
   }
-  return datasource.entities
+  return processEntities(datasource.entities)
 }
 
 export async function getTables(tableIds: string[]): Promise<Table[]> {
-  const externalTableIds = tableIds.filter(tableId => isExternalTable(tableId)),
-    internalTableIds = tableIds.filter(tableId => !isExternalTable(tableId))
+  const externalTableIds = tableIds.filter(tableId =>
+      isExternalTableID(tableId)
+    ),
+    internalTableIds = tableIds.filter(tableId => !isExternalTableID(tableId))
   let tables: Table[] = []
   if (externalTableIds.length) {
     const externalTables = await getAllExternalTables()
@@ -110,11 +127,9 @@ export async function getTables(tableIds: string[]): Promise<Table[]> {
     const internalTableDocs = await db.allDocs<Table[]>(
       getMultiIDParams(internalTableIds)
     )
-    tables = tables.concat(
-      processInternalTables(internalTableDocs.rows.map(row => row.doc!))
-    )
+    tables = tables.concat(internalTableDocs.rows.map(row => row.doc!))
   }
-  return tables
+  return processTables(tables)
 }
 
 export function enrichViewSchemas(table: Table): TableResponse {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/migration.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/migration.ts
index 293f9184d6..7ab674bbb2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/migration.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/migration.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   Table,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import sdk from "../../../sdk"
-import { isExternalTable } from "../../../integrations/utils"
+import { isExternalTableID } from "../../../integrations/utils"
 import { EventType, updateLinks } from "../../../db/linkedRows"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash"
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function getColumnMigrator(
   // columns in internal tables. In the future, we may want to support other
   // migrations but for now return an error if we aren't migrating a user
   // relationship.
-  if (isExternalTable(table._id!)) {
+  if (isExternalTableID(table._id!)) {
     throw new BadRequestError("External tables cannot be migrated")
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/tests/tables.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/tests/tables.spec.ts
index 78ebe59f01..457988c476 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/tests/tables.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/tests/tables.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { FieldType, Table, ViewV2 } from "@budibase/types"
+import {
+  FieldType,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+  Table,
+  TableSourceType,
+  ViewV2,
+} from "@budibase/types"
 import { generator } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
 import sdk from "../../.."
 
@@ -13,6 +19,8 @@ describe("table sdk", () => {
       _id: generator.guid(),
       name: "TestTable",
       type: "table",
+      sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
       schema: {
         name: {
           type: FieldType.STRING,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/tests/validation.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/tests/validation.spec.ts
index 5347eede90..66b4222005 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/tests/validation.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/tests/validation.spec.ts
@@ -1,73 +1,92 @@
 import { populateExternalTableSchemas } from "../validation"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
-import { AutoReason, Datasource, Table } from "@budibase/types"
+import {
+  AutoReason,
+  Datasource,
+  FieldType,
+  RelationshipType,
+  SourceName,
+  Table,
+  TableSourceType,
+} from "@budibase/types"
 import { isEqual } from "lodash"
+import { generateDatasourceID } from "../../../../db/utils"
 
-const SCHEMA = {
+const datasourceId = generateDatasourceID()
+
+const SCHEMA: Datasource = {
+  source: SourceName.POSTGRES,
+  type: "datasource",
+  _id: datasourceId,
   entities: {
     client: {
+      type: "table",
       _id: "tableA",
       name: "client",
       primary: ["idC"],
       primaryDisplay: "Name",
+      sourceId: datasourceId,
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
       schema: {
         idC: {
           autocolumn: true,
           externalType: "int unsigned",
           name: "idC",
-          type: "number",
+          type: FieldType.NUMBER,
         },
         Name: {
           autocolumn: false,
           externalType: "varchar(255)",
           name: "Name",
-          type: "string",
+          type: FieldType.STRING,
         },
         project: {
           fieldName: "idC",
           foreignKey: "idC",
           main: true,
           name: "project",
-          relationshipType: "many-to-one",
+          relationshipType: RelationshipType.MANY_TO_ONE,
           tableId: "tableB",
-          type: "link",
+          type: FieldType.LINK,
         },
       },
     },
     project: {
+      type: "table",
       _id: "tableB",
       name: "project",
       primary: ["idP"],
       primaryDisplay: "Name",
+      sourceId: datasourceId,
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.EXTERNAL,
       schema: {
         idC: {
           externalType: "int unsigned",
           name: "idC",
-          type: "number",
+          type: FieldType.NUMBER,
         },
         idP: {
           autocolumn: true,
           externalType: "int unsigned",
           name: "idProject",
-          type: "number",
+          type: FieldType.NUMBER,
         },
         Name: {
           autocolumn: false,
           externalType: "varchar(255)",
           name: "Name",
-          type: "string",
+          type: FieldType.STRING,
         },
         client: {
           fieldName: "idC",
           foreignKey: "idC",
           name: "client",
-          relationshipType: "one-to-many",
+          relationshipType: RelationshipType.ONE_TO_MANY,
           tableId: "tableA",
-          type: "link",
+          type: FieldType.LINK,
         },
       },
       sql: true,
-      type: "table",
     },
   },
 }
@@ -95,12 +114,12 @@ describe("validation and update of external table schemas", () => {
   function noOtherTableChanges(response: any) {
     checkOtherColumns(
       response.entities!.client!,
-      SCHEMA.entities.client as Table,
+      SCHEMA.entities!.client,
       OTHER_CLIENT_COLS
     )
     checkOtherColumns(
       response.entities!.project!,
-      SCHEMA.entities.project as Table,
+      SCHEMA.entities!.project,
       OTHER_PROJECT_COLS
     )
   }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/update.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/update.ts
index c59f8a8a42..5c762e628b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/update.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/update.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Table, RenameColumn } from "@budibase/types"
-import { isExternalTable } from "../../../integrations/utils"
+import { isExternalTableID } from "../../../integrations/utils"
 import sdk from "../../index"
 import { context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { isExternal } from "./utils"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export * as internal from "./internal"
 export async function saveTable(table: Table): Promise<Table> {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   let resp: DocumentInsertResponse
-  if (isExternalTable(table._id!)) {
+  if (isExternalTableID(table._id!)) {
     const datasource = await sdk.datasources.get(table.sourceId!)
     datasource.entities![table.name] = table
     resp = await db.put(datasource)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/utils.ts
index 88543e7c4c..b8e3d888af 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/utils.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { Table } from "@budibase/types"
-import { isExternalTable } from "../../../integrations/utils"
+import { Table, TableSourceType } from "@budibase/types"
+import { isExternalTableID } from "../../../integrations/utils"
 
 export function isExternal(opts: { table?: Table; tableId?: string }): boolean {
-  if (opts.table && opts.table.type === "external") {
+  if (opts.table && opts.table.sourceType === TableSourceType.EXTERNAL) {
     return true
-  } else if (opts.tableId && isExternalTable(opts.tableId)) {
+  } else if (opts.tableId && isExternalTableID(opts.tableId)) {
     return true
   }
   return false
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
index 927f82cc68..67e7158f21 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import { cloneDeep } from "lodash"
 
 import sdk from "../../../sdk"
 import * as utils from "../../../db/utils"
-import { isExternalTable } from "../../../integrations/utils"
+import { isExternalTableID } from "../../../integrations/utils"
 
 import * as internal from "./internal"
 import * as external from "./external"
 
 function pickApi(tableId: any) {
-  if (isExternalTable(tableId)) {
+  if (isExternalTableID(tableId)) {
     return external
   }
   return internal
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/tests/views.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/tests/views.spec.ts
index 8fcc6405ef..508285651a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/tests/views.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/tests/views.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import _ from "lodash"
 import {
   FieldSchema,
   FieldType,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
   Table,
   TableSchema,
+  TableSourceType,
   ViewV2,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { generator } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ describe("table sdk", () => {
     _id: generator.guid(),
     name: "TestTable",
     type: "table",
+    sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+    sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
     schema: {
       name: {
         type: FieldType.STRING,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
index 5f5b211975..84afa0a729 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
@@ -2,37 +2,31 @@ import { generator, mocks, structures } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
 
 // init the licensing mock
 import * as pro from "@budibase/pro"
-mocks.licenses.init(pro)
-
-// use unlimited license by default
-mocks.licenses.useUnlimited()
-
 import { init as dbInit } from "../../db"
-dbInit()
 import env from "../../environment"
 import {
-  basicTable,
-  basicRow,
-  basicRole,
   basicAutomation,
-  basicDatasource,
-  basicQuery,
-  basicScreen,
-  basicLayout,
-  basicWebhook,
   basicAutomationResults,
+  basicDatasource,
+  basicLayout,
+  basicQuery,
+  basicRole,
+  basicRow,
+  basicScreen,
+  basicTable,
+  basicWebhook,
 } from "./structures"
 import {
-  constants,
-  tenancy,
-  sessions,
+  auth,
   cache,
+  constants,
   context,
   db as dbCore,
   encryption,
-  auth,
-  roles,
   env as coreEnv,
+  roles,
+  sessions,
+  tenancy,
 } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import * as controllers from "./controllers"
 import { cleanup } from "../../utilities/fileSystem"
@@ -43,23 +37,32 @@ import supertest from "supertest"
 import {
   App,
   AuthToken,
+  Automation,
+  CreateViewRequest,
   Datasource,
+  FieldType,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+  RelationshipFieldMetadata,
+  RelationshipType,
   Row,
+  SearchFilters,
   SourceName,
   Table,
-  SearchFilters,
-  UserRoles,
-  Automation,
-  View,
-  FieldType,
-  RelationshipType,
-  CreateViewRequest,
-  RelationshipFieldMetadata,
+  TableSourceType,
   User,
+  UserRoles,
+  View,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 
 import API from "./api"
 
+mocks.licenses.init(pro)
+
+// use unlimited license by default
+mocks.licenses.useUnlimited()
+
+dbInit()
+
 type DefaultUserValues = {
   globalUserId: string
   email: string
@@ -68,6 +71,11 @@ type DefaultUserValues = {
   csrfToken: string
 }
 
+interface TableToBuild extends Omit<Table, "sourceId" | "sourceType"> {
+  sourceId?: string
+  sourceType?: TableSourceType
+}
+
 class TestConfiguration {
   server: any
   request: supertest.SuperTest<supertest.Test> | undefined
@@ -538,10 +546,12 @@ class TestConfiguration {
   // TABLE
 
   async updateTable(
-    config?: Table,
+    config?: TableToBuild,
     { skipReassigning } = { skipReassigning: false }
   ): Promise<Table> {
     config = config || basicTable()
+    config.sourceType = config.sourceType || TableSourceType.INTERNAL
+    config.sourceId = config.sourceId || INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID
     const response = await this._req(config, null, controllers.table.save)
     if (!skipReassigning) {
       this.table = response
@@ -549,18 +559,32 @@ class TestConfiguration {
     return response
   }
 
-  async createTable(config?: Table, options = { skipReassigning: false }) {
+  async createTable(
+    config?: TableToBuild,
+    options = { skipReassigning: false }
+  ) {
     if (config != null && config._id) {
       delete config._id
     }
     config = config || basicTable()
-    if (this.datasource && !config.sourceId) {
-      config.sourceId = this.datasource._id
-      if (this.datasource.plus) {
-        config.type = "external"
-      }
+    if (!config.sourceId) {
+      config.sourceId = INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID
     }
+    return this.updateTable(config, options)
+  }
 
+  async createExternalTable(
+    config?: TableToBuild,
+    options = { skipReassigning: false }
+  ) {
+    if (config != null && config._id) {
+      delete config._id
+    }
+    config = config || basicTable()
+    if (this.datasource?._id) {
+      config.sourceId = this.datasource._id
+      config.sourceType = TableSourceType.EXTERNAL
+    }
     return this.updateTable(config, options)
   }
 
@@ -572,12 +596,15 @@ class TestConfiguration {
   async createLinkedTable(
     relationshipType = RelationshipType.ONE_TO_MANY,
     links: any = ["link"],
-    config?: Table
+    config?: TableToBuild
   ) {
     if (!this.table) {
       throw "Must have created a table first."
     }
     const tableConfig = config || basicTable()
+    if (!tableConfig.sourceId) {
+      tableConfig.sourceId = INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID
+    }
     tableConfig.primaryDisplay = "name"
     for (let link of links) {
       tableConfig.schema[link] = {
@@ -589,15 +616,12 @@ class TestConfiguration {
       } as RelationshipFieldMetadata
     }
 
-    if (this.datasource && !tableConfig.sourceId) {
+    if (this.datasource?._id) {
       tableConfig.sourceId = this.datasource._id
-      if (this.datasource.plus) {
-        tableConfig.type = "external"
-      }
+      tableConfig.sourceType = TableSourceType.EXTERNAL
     }
 
-    const linkedTable = await this.createTable(tableConfig)
-    return linkedTable
+    return await this.createTable(tableConfig)
   }
 
   async createAttachmentTable() {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/structures.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/structures.ts
index d3e92ea34d..be4bff28e3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/structures.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/structures.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ import {
   FieldType,
   SourceName,
   Table,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 
 export function basicTable(): Table {
   return {
     name: "TestTable",
     type: "table",
+    sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+    sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
     schema: {
       name: {
         type: FieldType.STRING,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
index cf3875b2ea..4a91f2c03d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   processInputBBReferences,
   processOutputBBReferences,
 } from "./bbReferenceProcessor"
-import { isExternalTable } from "../../integrations/utils"
+import { isExternalTableID } from "../../integrations/utils"
 export * from "./utils"
 
 type AutoColumnProcessingOpts = {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function getRemovedAttachmentKeys(
 /**
  * This will update any auto columns that are found on the row/table with the correct information based on
  * time now and the current logged in user making the request.
- * @param user The user to be used for an appId as well as the createdBy and createdAt fields.
+ * @param userId The user to be used for an appId as well as the createdBy and createdAt fields.
  * @param table The table which is to be used for the schema, as well as handling auto IDs incrementing.
  * @param row The row which is to be updated with information for the auto columns.
  * @param opts specific options for function to carry out optional features.
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ export async function outputProcessing<T extends Row[] | Row>(
     )) as Row[]
   }
   // remove null properties to match internal API
-  if (isExternalTable(table._id!)) {
+  if (isExternalTableID(table._id!)) {
     for (let row of enriched) {
       for (let key of Object.keys(row)) {
         if (row[key] === null) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/inputProcessing.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/inputProcessing.spec.ts
index 18d5128986..b6c1db9159 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/inputProcessing.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/inputProcessing.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { inputProcessing } from ".."
 import { generator, structures } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
-import { FieldType, FieldTypeSubtypes, Table } from "@budibase/types"
+import {
+  FieldType,
+  FieldTypeSubtypes,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+  Table,
+  TableSourceType,
+} from "@budibase/types"
 import * as bbReferenceProcessor from "../bbReferenceProcessor"
 
 jest.mock("../bbReferenceProcessor", (): typeof bbReferenceProcessor => ({
@@ -20,6 +26,8 @@ describe("rowProcessor - inputProcessing", () => {
       _id: generator.guid(),
       name: "TestTable",
       type: "table",
+      sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
       schema: {
         name: {
           type: FieldType.STRING,
@@ -70,6 +78,8 @@ describe("rowProcessor - inputProcessing", () => {
       _id: generator.guid(),
       name: "TestTable",
       type: "table",
+      sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
       schema: {
         name: {
           type: FieldType.STRING,
@@ -110,6 +120,8 @@ describe("rowProcessor - inputProcessing", () => {
         _id: generator.guid(),
         name: "TestTable",
         type: "table",
+        sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+        sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
         schema: {
           name: {
             type: FieldType.STRING,
@@ -150,6 +162,8 @@ describe("rowProcessor - inputProcessing", () => {
       _id: generator.guid(),
       name: "TestTable",
       type: "table",
+      sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
       schema: {
         name: {
           type: FieldType.STRING,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/outputProcessing.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/outputProcessing.spec.ts
index ecb8856c88..03584ef53b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/outputProcessing.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/outputProcessing.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ import {
   FieldSubtype,
   FieldType,
   FieldTypeSubtypes,
+  INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
   Table,
+  TableSourceType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { outputProcessing } from ".."
 import { generator, structures } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ describe("rowProcessor - outputProcessing", () => {
       _id: generator.guid(),
       name: "TestTable",
       type: "table",
+      sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
       schema: {
         name: {
           type: FieldType.STRING,
@@ -71,6 +75,8 @@ describe("rowProcessor - outputProcessing", () => {
       _id: generator.guid(),
       name: "TestTable",
       type: "table",
+      sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
       schema: {
         name: {
           type: FieldType.STRING,
@@ -108,6 +114,8 @@ describe("rowProcessor - outputProcessing", () => {
       _id: generator.guid(),
       name: "TestTable",
       type: "table",
+      sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
+      sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
       schema: {
         name: {
           type: FieldType.STRING,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/websockets/builder.ts b/packages/server/src/websockets/builder.ts
index 2cff24e635..a47d3048d3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/websockets/builder.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/websockets/builder.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ import { gridSocket } from "./index"
 import { clearLock, updateLock } from "../utilities/redis"
 import { Socket } from "socket.io"
 import { BuilderSocketEvent } from "@budibase/shared-core"
-import { processInternalTable } from "../sdk/app/tables/getters"
-import { isExternalTable, isInternalTable } from "../integrations/utils"
+import { processTable } from "../sdk/app/tables/getters"
 
 export default class BuilderSocket extends BaseSocket {
   constructor(app: Koa, server: http.Server) {
@@ -106,9 +105,7 @@ export default class BuilderSocket extends BaseSocket {
     // This was added to make sure that sourceId is always present when
     // sending this message to clients. Without this, tables without a
     // sourceId (e.g. ta_users) won't get correctly updated client-side.
-    if (isInternalTable(table._id!)) {
-      table = processInternalTable(table)
-    }
+    table = processTable(table)
 
     this.emitToRoom(
       ctx,
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/table.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/table.ts
index 5174ec608f..f3b8e6df8d 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/table.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/table.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,22 @@ import { View, ViewV2 } from "../view"
 import { RenameColumn } from "../../../sdk"
 import { TableSchema } from "./schema"
 
+export const INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID = "bb_internal"
+
+export enum TableSourceType {
+  EXTERNAL = "external",
+  INTERNAL = "internal",
+}
+
 export interface Table extends Document {
-  type?: string
+  type: "table"
+  sourceType: TableSourceType
   views?: { [key: string]: View | ViewV2 }
   name: string
+  sourceId: string
   primary?: string[]
   schema: TableSchema
   primaryDisplay?: string
-  sourceId?: string
   relatedFormula?: string[]
   constrained?: string[]
   sql?: boolean
@@ -19,10 +27,6 @@ export interface Table extends Document {
   rowHeight?: number
 }
 
-export interface ExternalTable extends Table {
-  sourceId: string
-}
-
 export interface TableRequest extends Table {
   _rename?: RenameColumn
   created?: boolean
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/datasources.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/datasources.ts
index 39a10961de..7a335eb3b9 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/datasources.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/datasources.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ExternalTable, Table } from "../documents"
+import { Table } from "../documents"
 
 export const PASSWORD_REPLACEMENT = "--secret-value--"
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export interface IntegrationBase {
 }
 
 export interface Schema {
-  tables: Record<string, ExternalTable>
+  tables: Record<string, Table>
   errors: Record<string, string>
 }
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export interface DatasourcePlus extends IntegrationBase {
   getStringConcat(parts: string[]): string
   buildSchema(
     datasourceId: string,
-    entities: Record<string, ExternalTable>
+    entities: Record<string, Table>
   ): Promise<Schema>
   getTableNames(): Promise<string[]>
 }