diff --git a/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
index d63596f08f..1bc1915a71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pull testcontainers images
         run: |
-          docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-latest &
+          docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-CU13-ubuntu-22.04 &
           docker pull mysql:8.3 &
           docker pull postgres:16.1-bullseye &
           docker pull mongo:7.0-jammy &
diff --git a/hosting/single/Dockerfile b/hosting/single/Dockerfile
index 7dd3c1ed22..dfcfe566bd 100644
--- a/hosting/single/Dockerfile
+++ b/hosting/single/Dockerfile
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ RUN mkdir -p /var/log/nginx && \
   touch /var/run/nginx.pid && \
   usermod -a -G tty www-data
 
-WORKDIR /
-RUN mkdir -p scripts/integrations/oracle
-COPY packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle scripts/integrations/oracle
-RUN /bin/bash -e ./scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/install.sh
-
 # setup minio
 WORKDIR /minio
 COPY scripts/install-minio.sh ./install.sh
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 843addc63c..fb239ee35d 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "node_modules/lerna/schemas/lerna-schema.json",
-  "version": "2.29.22",
+  "version": "2.29.24",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "packages": [
     "packages/*",
diff --git a/nx.json b/nx.json
index 54db3a24a3..fb05ea94d0 100644
--- a/nx.json
+++ b/nx.json
@@ -10,7 +10,18 @@
   },
   "targetDefaults": {
     "build": {
-      "inputs": ["{workspaceRoot}/scripts/*", "{workspaceRoot}/lerna.json"]
+      "inputs": [
+        "{workspaceRoot}/scripts/*",
+        "{workspaceRoot}/lerna.json",
+        "{workspaceRoot}/.github/workflows/*"
+      ]
+    },
+    "test": {
+      "inputs": [
+        "{workspaceRoot}/scripts/*",
+        "{workspaceRoot}/lerna.json",
+        "{workspaceRoot}/.github/workflows/*"
+      ]
     }
   },
   "namedInputs": {
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
index a4b924bf54..a67da7bc10 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
@@ -435,6 +435,11 @@ class InternalBuilder {
             )} = ? THEN 1 ELSE 0 END = 1`,
             [value]
           )
+        } else if (this.client === SqlClient.ORACLE) {
+          query = query[fnc](
+            `COALESCE(${quotedIdentifier(this.client, key)}, -1) = ?`,
+            [value]
+          )
         } else {
           query = query[fnc](
             `COALESCE(${quotedIdentifier(this.client, key)} = ?, FALSE)`,
@@ -454,6 +459,11 @@ class InternalBuilder {
             )} = ? THEN 1 ELSE 0 END = 0`,
             [value]
           )
+        } else if (this.client === SqlClient.ORACLE) {
+          query = query[fnc](
+            `COALESCE(${quotedIdentifier(this.client, key)}, -1) != ?`,
+            [value]
+          )
         } else {
           query = query[fnc](
             `COALESCE(${quotedIdentifier(this.client, key)} != ?, TRUE)`,
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/DraggableList/DraggableList.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/DraggableList/DraggableList.svelte
index 2bfa7d39fd..0ba7de42c2 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/DraggableList/DraggableList.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/DraggableList/DraggableList.svelte
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   export let listItemKey
   export let draggable = true
   export let focus
-  export let bindings = []
 
   let zoneType = generate()
 
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@
           anchor={anchors[draggableItem.id]}
           item={draggableItem.item}
           {...listTypeProps}
-          {bindings}
           on:change={onItemChanged}
         />
       </div>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/GridColumnConfiguration.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/GridColumnConfiguration.svelte
index 87a4174e60..17cb171da5 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/GridColumnConfiguration.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/GridColumnConfiguration.svelte
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@
   items={columns.sortable}
   listItemKey={"_id"}
   listType={FieldSetting}
-  {bindings}
+  listTypeProps={{
+    bindings,
+  }}
 />
 
 <style>
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/ClientApp.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/ClientApp.svelte
index 9bfb1192ea..763c8ef771 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/ClientApp.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/ClientApp.svelte
@@ -106,12 +106,24 @@
     }
     const handleHashChange = () => {
       const { open: sidePanelOpen } = $sidePanelStore
-      if (sidePanelOpen) {
+      // only close if the sidepanel is open and theres no onload side panel actions on the screen.
+      if (
+        sidePanelOpen &&
+        !$screenStore.activeScreen.onLoad?.some(
+          item => item["##eventHandlerType"] === "Open Side Panel"
+        )
+      ) {
         sidePanelStore.actions.close()
       }
 
       const { open: modalOpen } = $modalStore
-      if (modalOpen) {
+      // only close if the modal is open and theres onload modals actions on the screen.
+      if (
+        modalOpen &&
+        !$screenStore.activeScreen.onLoad?.some(
+          item => item["##eventHandlerType"] === "Open Modal"
+        )
+      ) {
         modalStore.actions.close()
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/server/Dockerfile b/packages/server/Dockerfile
index 7c0e6e59bc..9a8a358bac 100644
--- a/packages/server/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/server/Dockerfile
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends g++ make python3 jq
 RUN yarn global add pm2
 
-# Install client for oracle datasource
-RUN apt-get install unzip libaio1
-COPY packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/ scripts/integrations/oracle/
-RUN /bin/bash -e scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/x86-64/install.sh 
-
 # Install postgres client for pg_dump utils
 RUN apt update && apt upgrade -y \
     && apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https curl gpg -y \
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 2aa7099a0d..9054e1a89f 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
     "object-sizeof": "2.6.1",
     "openai": "^4.52.1",
     "openapi-types": "9.3.1",
+    "oracledb": "6.5.1",
     "pg": "8.10.0",
     "pouchdb": "7.3.0",
     "pouchdb-all-dbs": "1.1.1",
@@ -111,12 +112,12 @@
     "snowflake-promise": "^4.5.0",
     "socket.io": "4.7.5",
     "tar": "6.2.1",
+    "tmp": "0.2.3",
     "to-json-schema": "0.2.5",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2",
     "validate.js": "0.13.1",
     "worker-farm": "1.7.0",
-    "xml2js": "0.5.0",
-    "tmp": "0.2.3"
+    "xml2js": "0.5.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/preset-env": "7.16.11",
@@ -131,13 +132,13 @@
     "@types/lodash": "4.14.200",
     "@types/mssql": "9.1.4",
     "@types/node-fetch": "2.6.4",
-    "@types/oracledb": "5.2.2",
+    "@types/oracledb": "6.5.1",
     "@types/pg": "8.6.6",
     "@types/server-destroy": "1.0.1",
     "@types/supertest": "2.0.14",
     "@types/tar": "6.1.5",
-    "@types/uuid": "8.3.4",
     "@types/tmp": "0.2.6",
+    "@types/uuid": "8.3.4",
     "copyfiles": "2.4.1",
     "docker-compose": "0.23.17",
     "jest": "29.7.0",
@@ -156,9 +157,6 @@
     "update-dotenv": "1.1.1",
     "yargs": "13.2.4"
   },
-  "optionalDependencies": {
-    "oracledb": "5.3.0"
-  },
   "nx": {
     "targets": {
       "dev": {
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/docker-compose.yml b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/docker-compose.yml
index 15b4c16eee..586f0b683d 100644
--- a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ services:
       - oracle_data:/opt/oracle/oradata
 
 volumes:
- oracle_data:
+ oracle_data:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/arm64/basiclite-19.10.zip b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/arm64/basiclite-19.10.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index a6ab63b68e..0000000000
Binary files a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/arm64/basiclite-19.10.zip and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/arm64/install.sh b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/arm64/install.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 7b7402673d..0000000000
--- a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/arm64/install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash 
-
-# Must be root to continue
-if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]] ; then echo "Please run as root" ; exit 1 ; fi
-
-# Allow for re-runs
-rm -rf /opt/oracle
-
-echo "Installing oracle instant client"
-
-# copy and unzip package
-mkdir -p /opt/oracle
-cp scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/arm64/basiclite-19.10.zip /opt/oracle
-cd /opt/oracle
-unzip -qq basiclite-19.10.zip -d .
-rm *.zip
-mv instantclient* instantclient
-
-# update runtime link path
-sh -c "echo /opt/oracle/instantclient > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/oracle-instantclient.conf"
-ldconfig /etc/ld.so.conf.d
-
-echo "Installation complete"
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/install.sh b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/install.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 4662996a44..0000000000
--- a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}"; )" &> /dev/null && pwd 2> /dev/null; )"
-if [[ $TARGETARCH == arm* ]] ;
-then
-  echo "Installing ARM Oracle instant client..."
-  $SCRIPT_DIR/arm64/install.sh
-else
-  echo "Installing x86-64 Oracle instant client..."
-  $SCRIPT_DIR/x86-64/install.sh
-fi
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/x86-64/basiclite-21.4.zip b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/x86-64/basiclite-21.4.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index 777bccbe0f..0000000000
Binary files a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/x86-64/basiclite-21.4.zip and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/x86-64/install.sh b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/x86-64/install.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 1225860a1a..0000000000
--- a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/x86-64/install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash 
-
-# Must be root to continue
-if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]] ; then echo "Please run as root" ; exit 1 ; fi
-
-# Allow for re-runs
-rm -rf /opt/oracle
-
-echo "Installing oracle instant client"
-
-# copy and unzip package
-mkdir -p /opt/oracle
-cp scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/x86-64/basiclite-21.4.zip /opt/oracle
-cd /opt/oracle
-unzip -qq basiclite-21.4.zip -d .
-rm *.zip
-mv instantclient* instantclient
-
-# update runtime link path
-sh -c "echo /opt/oracle/instantclient > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/oracle-instantclient.conf"
-ldconfig /etc/ld.so.conf.d
-
-echo "Installation complete"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/oracle.md b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/oracle.md
index 58d2a7dfbf..fccbc9c00f 100644
--- a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/oracle.md
+++ b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/oracle/oracle.md
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ To install oracle express edition simply run `docker-compose up`
 
 - A single instance pluggable database (PDB) will be created named `xepdb1`
 - The default password is configured in the compose file as `oracle`
-  - The `system` and `pdbadmin` users share this password
+    - The `system` and `pdbadmin` users share this password
 
-## Instant Client 
+## Instant Client
 
 Before oracle can be connected to from nodejs, the oracle client must be installed.
 For more information see https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client/downloads.html
 
 **Important**
 - Oracle client is supported only on **x86-64 architecture**
-- Oracle client is **not supported on Mac ARM architecture** 
+- Oracle client is **not supported on Mac ARM architecture**
 
 ### Linux
 Run the provided install script for linux from the `server` root path:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ sudo /bin/bash -e scripts/integrations/oracle/instantclient/linux/x86-64/install
 ```
 For more information see: https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client/linux-x86-64-downloads.html#ic_x64_inst
 
-### Mac 
+### Mac
 **This has not yet been tested**
 
 See: https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client/macos-intel-x86-downloads.html#ic_osx_inst
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ grant create session,
     to &USERNAME;
 ```
 
-To set the password for the sales schema use: 
+To set the password for the sales schema use:
 
 ```sql
 define USERNAME = sales
@@ -80,11 +80,10 @@ docker exec -it oracle-xe sqlplus -l sales/sales@localhost:1521/xepdb1
 
 ## HR Schema
 
-The `HR` schema is populated with dummy data by default in oracle for testing purposes. 
+The `HR` schema is populated with dummy data by default in oracle for testing purposes.
 To connect to the HR schema first update the user password and unlock the account by performing
 ```sql
 ALTER USER hr ACCOUNT UNLOCK;
 ALTER USER hr IDENTIFIED BY hr;
 ```
 You should now be able to connect to the hr schema using the credentials hr/hr
-
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
index 601f47b511..06013d230c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
@@ -92,25 +92,6 @@ export async function patch(ctx: UserCtx<PatchRowRequest, PatchRowResponse>) {
   }
 }
 
-export async function find(ctx: UserCtx): Promise<Row> {
-  const id = ctx.params.rowId
-  const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
-  const row = await sdk.rows.external.getRow(tableId, id, {
-    relationships: true,
-  })
-
-  if (!row) {
-    ctx.throw(404)
-  }
-
-  const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
-  // Preserving links, as the outputProcessing does not support external rows yet and we don't need it in this use case
-  return await outputProcessing(table, row, {
-    squash: true,
-    preserveLinks: true,
-  })
-}
-
 export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx) {
   const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
   const _id = ctx.request.body._id
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts
index 760b73f404..f3165f7f86 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ export async function fetch(ctx: any) {
 
 export async function find(ctx: UserCtx<void, GetRowResponse>) {
   const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
-  ctx.body = await pickApi(tableId).find(ctx)
+  const rowId = ctx.params.rowId
+
+  ctx.body = await sdk.rows.find(tableId, rowId)
 }
 
 function isDeleteRows(input: any): input is DeleteRows {
@@ -278,7 +280,8 @@ export async function downloadAttachment(ctx: UserCtx) {
   const { columnName } = ctx.params
 
   const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
-  const row = await pickApi(tableId).find(ctx)
+  const rowId = ctx.params.rowId
+  const row = await sdk.rows.find(tableId, rowId)
 
   const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
   const columnSchema = table.schema[columnName]
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts
index 54d9b6a536..b2982a3542 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export async function patch(ctx: UserCtx<PatchRowRequest, PatchRowResponse>) {
   try {
     oldRow = await outputProcessing(
       dbTable,
-      await utils.findRow(ctx, tableId, inputs._id!)
+      await utils.findRow(tableId, inputs._id!)
     )
   } catch (err) {
     if (isUserTable) {
@@ -96,15 +96,6 @@ export async function patch(ctx: UserCtx<PatchRowRequest, PatchRowResponse>) {
   return { ...result, oldRow }
 }
 
-export async function find(ctx: UserCtx): Promise<Row> {
-  const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx),
-    rowId = ctx.params.rowId
-  const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
-  let row = await utils.findRow(ctx, tableId, rowId)
-  row = await outputProcessing(table, row)
-  return row
-}
-
 export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
@@ -195,7 +186,7 @@ export async function fetchEnrichedRow(ctx: UserCtx) {
     sdk.tables.getTable(tableId),
     linkRows.getLinkDocuments({ tableId, rowId, fieldName }),
   ])
-  let row = await utils.findRow(ctx, tableId, rowId)
+  let row = await utils.findRow(tableId, rowId)
   row = await outputProcessing(table, row)
   const linkVals = links as LinkDocumentValue[]
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/utils.ts
index ae34034221..911cfe8d5b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { InternalTables } from "../../../../db/utils"
-import * as userController from "../../user"
+
 import { context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import {
   Ctx,
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   RelationshipsJson,
   Row,
   Table,
-  UserCtx,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import {
   processDates,
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 import sdk from "../../../../sdk"
 import { processStringSync } from "@budibase/string-templates"
 import validateJs from "validate.js"
+import { getFullUser } from "../../../../utilities/users"
 
 validateJs.extend(validateJs.validators.datetime, {
   parse: function (value: string) {
@@ -63,16 +63,12 @@ export async function processRelationshipFields(
   return row
 }
 
-export async function findRow(ctx: UserCtx, tableId: string, rowId: string) {
+export async function findRow(tableId: string, rowId: string) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   let row: Row
   // TODO remove special user case in future
   if (tableId === InternalTables.USER_METADATA) {
-    ctx.params = {
-      id: rowId,
-    }
-    await userController.findMetadata(ctx)
-    row = ctx.body
+    row = await getFullUser(rowId)
   } else {
     row = await db.get(rowId)
   }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
index 8cabdf5e0f..7ed4c7d640 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { generator, mocks } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
 import _, { merge } from "lodash"
 import * as uuid from "uuid"
 import { Knex } from "knex"
+import { InternalTables } from "../../../db/utils"
 
 const timestamp = new Date("2023-01-26T11:48:57.597Z").toISOString()
 tk.freeze(timestamp)
@@ -804,6 +805,23 @@ describe.each([
         status: 404,
       })
     })
+
+    isInternal &&
+      it("can search row from user table", async () => {
+        const res = await config.api.row.get(
+          InternalTables.USER_METADATA,
+          config.userMetadataId!
+        )
+
+        expect(res).toEqual({
+          ...config.getUser(),
+          _id: config.userMetadataId!,
+          _rev: expect.any(String),
+          roles: undefined,
+          roleId: "ADMIN",
+          tableId: InternalTables.USER_METADATA,
+        })
+      })
   })
 
   describe("fetch", () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/index.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/index.ts
index 8cbc29251b..fb892dcc79 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/index.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const DEFINITIONS: Record<SourceName, Integration | undefined> = {
   [SourceName.GOOGLE_SHEETS]: googlesheets.schema,
   [SourceName.REDIS]: redis.schema,
   [SourceName.SNOWFLAKE]: snowflake.schema,
-  [SourceName.ORACLE]: undefined,
+  [SourceName.ORACLE]: oracle.schema,
   [SourceName.BUDIBASE]: undefined,
 }
 
@@ -64,20 +64,10 @@ const INTEGRATIONS: Record<SourceName, IntegrationBaseConstructor | undefined> =
     [SourceName.GOOGLE_SHEETS]: googlesheets.integration,
     [SourceName.REDIS]: redis.integration,
     [SourceName.SNOWFLAKE]: snowflake.integration,
-    [SourceName.ORACLE]: undefined,
+    [SourceName.ORACLE]: oracle.integration,
     [SourceName.BUDIBASE]: undefined,
   }
 
-// optionally add oracle integration if the oracle binary can be installed
-if (
-  process.arch &&
-  !process.arch.startsWith("arm") &&
-  oracle.integration.isInstalled()
-) {
-  DEFINITIONS[SourceName.ORACLE] = oracle.schema
-  INTEGRATIONS[SourceName.ORACLE] = oracle.integration
-}
-
 export async function getDefinition(
   source: SourceName
 ): Promise<Integration | undefined> {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts
index 55e62260b8..9f40372546 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
   getSqlQuery,
   HOST_ADDRESS,
 } from "./utils"
-import {
+import oracledb, {
   BindParameters,
   Connection,
   ConnectionAttributes,
@@ -36,13 +36,7 @@ import { sql } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 
 const Sql = sql.Sql
 
-let oracledb: any
-try {
-  oracledb = require("oracledb")
-  oracledb.outFormat = oracledb.OUT_FORMAT_OBJECT
-} catch (err) {
-  console.log("ORACLEDB is not installed")
-}
+oracledb.outFormat = oracledb.OUT_FORMAT_OBJECT
 
 interface OracleConfig {
   host: string
@@ -158,10 +152,6 @@ class OracleIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
     return parts.join(" || ")
   }
 
-  static isInstalled() {
-    return oracledb != null
-  }
-
   /**
    * Map the flat tabular columns and constraints data into a nested object
    */
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.ts
index b595508093..fe7ab761ca 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.ts
@@ -208,4 +208,38 @@ describe("SQL query builder", () => {
       sql: `select * from (select * from (select * from (select * from "test" where LOWER("test"."name") LIKE :1 order by "test"."id" asc) where rownum <= :2) "test" order by "test"."id" asc) where rownum <= :3`,
     })
   })
+
+  it("should use an oracle compatible coalesce query for oracle when using the equals filter", () => {
+    let query = new Sql(SqlClient.ORACLE, limit)._query(
+      generateReadJson({
+        filters: {
+          equal: {
+            name: "John",
+          },
+        },
+      })
+    )
+
+    expect(query).toEqual({
+      bindings: ["John", limit, 5000],
+      sql: `select * from (select * from (select * from (select * from "test" where COALESCE("test"."name", -1) = :1 order by "test"."id" asc) where rownum <= :2) "test" order by "test"."id" asc) where rownum <= :3`,
+    })
+  })
+
+  it("should use an oracle compatible coalesce query for oracle when using the not equals filter", () => {
+    let query = new Sql(SqlClient.ORACLE, limit)._query(
+      generateReadJson({
+        filters: {
+          notEqual: {
+            name: "John",
+          },
+        },
+      })
+    )
+
+    expect(query).toEqual({
+      bindings: ["John", limit, 5000],
+      sql: `select * from (select * from (select * from (select * from "test" where COALESCE("test"."name", -1) != :1 order by "test"."id" asc) where rownum <= :2) "test" order by "test"."id" asc) where rownum <= :3`,
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/utils/mssql.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/utils/mssql.ts
index a4bd5448f4..ed94477814 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/utils/mssql.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/utils/mssql.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ let ports: Promise<testContainerUtils.Port[]>
 export async function getDatasource(): Promise<Datasource> {
   if (!ports) {
     ports = startContainer(
-      new GenericContainer("mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-latest")
+      new GenericContainer(
+        "mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-CU13-ubuntu-22.04"
+      )
         .withExposedPorts(1433)
         .withEnvironment({
           ACCEPT_EULA: "Y",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/external.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/external.ts
index 7ad5ea37ff..9ab1362606 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/external.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/external.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { IncludeRelationship, Operation, Row } from "@budibase/types"
+import { HTTPError } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { handleRequest } from "../../../api/controllers/row/external"
 import { breakRowIdField } from "../../../integrations/utils"
 import sdk from "../../../sdk"
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ export async function save(
 
   const rowId = response.row._id
   if (rowId) {
-    const row = await sdk.rows.external.getRow(tableId, rowId, {
+    const row = await getRow(tableId, rowId, {
       relationships: true,
     })
     return {
@@ -67,3 +68,20 @@ export async function save(
     return response
   }
 }
+
+export async function find(tableId: string, rowId: string): Promise<Row> {
+  const row = await getRow(tableId, rowId, {
+    relationships: true,
+  })
+
+  if (!row) {
+    throw new HTTPError("Row not found", 404)
+  }
+
+  const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
+  // Preserving links, as the outputProcessing does not support external rows yet and we don't need it in this use case
+  return await outputProcessing(table, row, {
+    squash: true,
+    preserveLinks: true,
+  })
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/internal.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/internal.ts
index 14e771b36e..c21d3465a7 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/internal.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-import { db } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { context, db } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { Row } from "@budibase/types"
 import sdk from "../../../sdk"
 import cloneDeep from "lodash/fp/cloneDeep"
 import { finaliseRow } from "../../../api/controllers/row/staticFormula"
-import { inputProcessing } from "../../../utilities/rowProcessor"
+import {
+  inputProcessing,
+  outputProcessing,
+} from "../../../utilities/rowProcessor"
 import * as linkRows from "../../../db/linkedRows"
+import { InternalTables } from "../../../db/utils"
+import { getFullUser } from "../../../utilities/users"
 
 export async function save(
   tableId: string,
@@ -47,3 +52,26 @@ export async function save(
     updateFormula: true,
   })
 }
+
+export async function find(tableId: string, rowId: string): Promise<Row> {
+  const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
+  let row = await findRow(tableId, rowId)
+
+  row = await outputProcessing(table, row)
+  return row
+}
+
+async function findRow(tableId: string, rowId: string) {
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
+  let row: Row
+  // TODO remove special user case in future
+  if (tableId === InternalTables.USER_METADATA) {
+    row = await getFullUser(rowId)
+  } else {
+    row = await db.get(rowId)
+  }
+  if (row.tableId !== tableId) {
+    throw "Supplied tableId does not match the rows tableId"
+  }
+  return row
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/rows.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/rows.ts
index bfd84a715c..ef03210800 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/rows.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/rows.ts
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ export async function save(
 ) {
   return pickApi(tableId).save(tableId, row, userId)
 }
+
+export async function find(tableId: string, rowId: string) {
+  return pickApi(tableId).find(tableId, rowId)
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/startup/index.ts b/packages/server/src/startup/index.ts
index a5e26ca48e..5bb1f9aa0f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/startup/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/startup/index.ts
@@ -80,18 +80,31 @@ export async function startup(
     const address = server.address() as AddressInfo
     env._set("PORT", address.port)
   }
+
+  console.log("Emitting port event")
   eventEmitter.emitPort(env.PORT)
+
+  console.log("Initialising file system")
   fileSystem.init()
+
+  console.log("Initialising redis")
   await redis.init()
+
+  console.log("Initialising writethrough cache")
   cache.docWritethrough.init()
+
+  console.log("Initialising events")
   eventInit()
+
   if (app && server) {
+    console.log("Initialising websockets")
     initialiseWebsockets(app, server)
   }
 
   // run migrations on startup if not done via http
   // not recommended in a clustered environment
   if (!env.HTTP_MIGRATIONS && !env.isTest()) {
+    console.log("Running migrations")
     try {
       await migrations.migrate()
     } catch (e) {
@@ -107,12 +120,15 @@ export async function startup(
     env.PLUGINS_DIR &&
     fs.existsSync(env.PLUGINS_DIR)
   ) {
+    console.log("Monitoring plugin directory")
     watch()
   }
 
   // check for version updates
+  console.log("Checking for version updates")
   await installation.checkInstallVersion()
 
+  console.log("Initialising queues")
   // get the references to the queue promises, don't await as
   // they will never end, unless the processing stops
   let queuePromises = []
@@ -126,6 +142,7 @@ export async function startup(
   }
   queuePromises.push(initPro())
   if (app) {
+    console.log("Initialising routes")
     // bring routes online as final step once everything ready
     await initRoutes(app)
   }
@@ -141,6 +158,7 @@ export async function startup(
     bbAdminEmail &&
     bbAdminPassword
   ) {
+    console.log("Initialising admin user")
     const tenantId = tenancy.getTenantId()
     await tenancy.doInTenant(tenantId, async () => {
       const exists = await users.doesUserExist(bbAdminEmail)
@@ -171,5 +189,6 @@ export async function startup(
     })
   }
 
+  console.log("Initialising JS runner")
   jsRunner.init()
 }
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.ts b/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.ts
index d176665a5b..8b3825bf5c 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.ts
+++ b/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { HelperFunctionBuiltin } from "../src/helpers/constants"
+import {
+  HelperFunctionBuiltin,
+  EXTERNAL_FUNCTION_COLLECTIONS,
+} from "../src/helpers/constants"
 import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "fs"
 import { marked } from "marked"
 import { join, dirname } from "path"
@@ -14,21 +17,6 @@ type HelperInfo = {
   tags?: any[]
 }
 
-/**
- * full list of supported helpers can be found here:
- * https://github.com/budibase/handlebars-helpers
- */
-
-const COLLECTIONS = [
-  "math",
-  "array",
-  "number",
-  "url",
-  "string",
-  "comparison",
-  "object",
-  "uuid",
-]
 const FILENAME = join(__dirname, "..", "src", "manifest.json")
 const outputJSON: any = {}
 const ADDED_HELPERS = {
@@ -140,7 +128,7 @@ const excludeFunctions: Record<string, string[]> = { string: ["raw"] }
  */
 function run() {
   const foundNames: string[] = []
-  for (let collection of COLLECTIONS) {
+  for (let collection of EXTERNAL_FUNCTION_COLLECTIONS) {
     const collectionFile = readFileSync(
       `${dirname(
         require.resolve("@budibase/handlebars-helpers")
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/src/conversion/index.ts b/packages/string-templates/src/conversion/index.ts
index 7eb5ea71af..25700951c9 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/src/conversion/index.ts
+++ b/packages/string-templates/src/conversion/index.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function buildList(parts: string[], value: any) {
   if (!value) {
     return parts.length > 1 ? `${build()}` : build()
   } else {
-    return parts.length === 0 ? value : `${value}, ${build()}`
+    return parts.length === 0 ? value : `${build()}, ${value}`
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/constants.ts b/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/constants.ts
index ffccd36ab0..ee84a1dc47 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/constants.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@ export const HelperFunctionBuiltin = [
   "with",
 ]
 
+/**
+ * full list of supported helpers can be found here:
+ * https://github.com/Budibase/handlebars-helpers
+ */
+export const EXTERNAL_FUNCTION_COLLECTIONS = [
+  "math",
+  "array",
+  "number",
+  "url",
+  "string",
+  "comparison",
+  "object",
+  "regex",
+  "uuid",
+]
+
 export const HelperFunctionNames = {
   OBJECT: "object",
   ALL: "all",
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/external.ts b/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/external.ts
index 36d5ac0f54..da4af779f3 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/external.ts
+++ b/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/external.ts
@@ -2,26 +2,12 @@
 import helpers from "@budibase/handlebars-helpers"
 
 import { date, duration } from "./date"
-import { HelperFunctionBuiltin } from "./constants"
+import {
+  HelperFunctionBuiltin,
+  EXTERNAL_FUNCTION_COLLECTIONS,
+} from "./constants"
 import Handlebars from "handlebars"
 
-/**
- * full list of supported helpers can be found here:
- * https://github.com/Budibase/handlebars-helpers
- */
-
-const EXTERNAL_FUNCTION_COLLECTIONS = [
-  "math",
-  "array",
-  "number",
-  "url",
-  "string",
-  "comparison",
-  "object",
-  "regex",
-  "uuid",
-]
-
 const ADDED_HELPERS = {
   date: date,
   duration: duration,
@@ -40,7 +26,7 @@ export function registerAll(handlebars: typeof Handlebars) {
     let hbsHelperInfo = helpers[collection]()
     for (let entry of Object.entries(hbsHelperInfo)) {
       const name = entry[0]
-      // skip built in functions and ones seen already
+      // skip built-in functions and ones seen already
       if (
         HelperFunctionBuiltin.indexOf(name) !== -1 ||
         externalNames.indexOf(name) !== -1
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/src/manifest.json b/packages/string-templates/src/manifest.json
index 2af84caa08..7931c60641 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/src/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/string-templates/src/manifest.json
@@ -1312,6 +1312,26 @@
       "requiresBlock": false
     }
   },
+  "regex": {
+    "toRegex": {
+      "args": [
+        "str"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 1,
+      "example": "{{toRegex 'foo'}} -> /foo/",
+      "description": "<p>Convert the given string to a regular expression.</p>\n",
+      "requiresBlock": false
+    },
+    "test": {
+      "args": [
+        "str"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 1,
+      "example": "{{test 'foobar' (toRegex 'foo')}} -> true",
+      "description": "<p>Returns true if the given <code>str</code> matches the given regex. A regex can be passed on the context, or using the <a href=\"#toregex\">toRegex</a> helper as a subexpression.</p>\n",
+      "requiresBlock": false
+    }
+  },
   "uuid": {
     "uuid": {
       "args": [],
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/test/hbsToJs.spec.ts b/packages/string-templates/test/hbsToJs.spec.ts
index ea375064a1..ae071cfe37 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/test/hbsToJs.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/string-templates/test/hbsToJs.spec.ts
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ describe("Test that the string processing works correctly", () => {
 
   it("should handle a complex statement", () => {
     const response = convertToJS(
-      "This is the average: {{ join ( avg val1 val2 val3 ) val4 }}"
+      "This is the average: {{ join val1 ( avg val2 val3 val4 ) }}"
     )
     checkLines(response, [
-      'const var1 = helpers.join(helpers.avg($("val1"), $("val2"), $("val3")), $("val4"));',
+      'const var1 = helpers.join($("val1"), helpers.avg($("val2"), $("val3"), $("val4")));',
       "return `This is the average: ${var1}`;",
     ])
   })
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ describe("Test that the string processing works correctly", () => {
 
   it("should handle multiple complex statements", () => {
     const response = convertToJS(
-      "average: {{ avg ( abs val1 ) val2 }} add: {{ add 1 2 }}"
+      "average: {{ avg val1 ( abs val2 ) }} add: {{ add 1 2 }}"
     )
     checkLines(response, [
-      'const var1 = helpers.avg(helpers.abs($("val1")), $("val2"));',
+      'const var1 = helpers.avg($("val1"), helpers.abs($("val2")));',
       "const var2 = helpers.add(1, 2);",
       "return `average: ${var1} add: ${var2}`;",
     ])
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4d22c9f069..db8336b7a1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2038,7 +2038,7 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bcoe/v8-coverage/-/v8-coverage-0.2.3.tgz#75a2e8b51cb758a7553d6804a5932d7aace75c39"
   integrity sha512-0hYQ8SB4Db5zvZB4axdMHGwEaQjkZzFjQiN9LVYvIFB2nSUHW9tYpxWriPrWDASIxiaXax83REcLxuSdnGPZtw==
 
-"@budibase/backend-core@2.23.12":
+"@budibase/backend-core@2.29.22":
   version "0.0.0"
   dependencies:
     "@budibase/nano" "10.1.5"
@@ -2119,14 +2119,14 @@
     through2 "^2.0.0"
 
 "@budibase/pro@npm:@budibase/pro@latest":
-  version "2.23.12"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/pro/-/pro-2.23.12.tgz#b2e813c547a5ed22b5bd86b1158159fe4b918260"
-  integrity sha512-DMtfkrJDSIF9V7AL6brpuWWw7Ot5XxO4YQ32ggmr0264uU9KYsTFvlFXFP3MSF2H+247ZYUouSJU76+XeC13qQ==
+  version "2.29.22"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/pro/-/pro-2.29.22.tgz#2608b2a76be0426879068e5a61100d6b8dde6f3a"
+  integrity sha512-flMVIpWQb9w3f4aiBSM73aLcYmfoPIf+kP8JXgRWO0k3nGrUGaMQNBKzXwC7soTkTrJCZjBh8uaY75AxTP2RdA==
   dependencies:
-    "@budibase/backend-core" "2.23.12"
-    "@budibase/shared-core" "2.23.12"
-    "@budibase/string-templates" "2.23.12"
-    "@budibase/types" "2.23.12"
+    "@budibase/backend-core" "2.29.22"
+    "@budibase/shared-core" "2.29.22"
+    "@budibase/string-templates" "2.29.22"
+    "@budibase/types" "2.29.22"
     "@koa/router" "8.0.8"
     bull "4.10.1"
     joi "17.6.0"
@@ -2137,13 +2137,13 @@
     scim-patch "^0.8.1"
     scim2-parse-filter "^0.2.8"
 
-"@budibase/shared-core@2.23.12":
+"@budibase/shared-core@2.29.22":
   version "0.0.0"
   dependencies:
     "@budibase/types" "0.0.0"
     cron-validate "1.4.5"
 
-"@budibase/string-templates@2.23.12":
+"@budibase/string-templates@2.29.22":
   version "0.0.0"
   dependencies:
     "@budibase/handlebars-helpers" "^0.13.2"
@@ -2151,7 +2151,7 @@
     handlebars "^4.7.8"
     lodash.clonedeep "^4.5.0"
 
-"@budibase/types@2.23.12":
+"@budibase/types@2.29.22":
   version "0.0.0"
   dependencies:
     scim-patch "^0.8.1"
@@ -5731,13 +5731,12 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/oracledb@5.2.2":
-  version "5.2.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/oracledb/-/oracledb-5.2.2.tgz#ae7ba795969e3bbd8d57ab141873a1aa012b86cd"
-  integrity sha512-aYb2DdZOQVIgSCSXjXNikQuyiHAY09SkRA4cjwoj+F/mhLJDahdjNeBmvQvfFojyChCKLuupSJHqoAXPExgV5w==
+"@types/oracledb@6.5.1":
+  version "6.5.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/oracledb/-/oracledb-6.5.1.tgz#17d021cabc9d216dfa6d3d65ae3ee585c33baab3"
+  integrity sha512-Ll0bKGXmCZVngBL3juSaytA8Jeocx0VghDHTt+FEC2bs8fdl9pzoaBXYWXjBUxCCT8Y/69m5AzuTgBd79j24WA==
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
-    dotenv "^8.2.0"
 
 "@types/passport-google-oauth@^1.0.42":
   version "1.0.45"
@@ -16660,10 +16659,10 @@ ora@^5.4.1:
     strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
     wcwidth "^1.0.1"
 
-oracledb@5.3.0:
-  version "5.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/oracledb/-/oracledb-5.3.0.tgz#a15e6cd16757d8711a2c006a28bd7ecd3b8466f7"
-  integrity sha512-HMJzQ6lCf287ztvvehTEmjCWA21FQ3RMvM+mgoqd4i8pkREuqFWO+y3ovsGR9moJUg4T0xjcwS8rl4mggWPxmg==
+oracledb@6.5.1:
+  version "6.5.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/oracledb/-/oracledb-6.5.1.tgz#814d985035acdb1a6470b1152af0ca3767569ede"
+  integrity sha512-JzoSGei1wnvmqgKnAZK1W650mzHTZXx+7hClV4mwsbY/ZjUtrpnojNJMYJ2jkOhj7XG5oJPfXc4GqDKaNzkxqg==
 
 os-locale@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"