diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/RowSelectorTypes.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/RowSelectorTypes.svelte
index 3fd2708186..851c5b39c9 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/RowSelectorTypes.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/RowSelectorTypes.svelte
@@ -69,7 +69,15 @@
     on:change={e => onChange(e, field)}
     useLabel={false}
   />
-{:else if schema.type === "string" || schema.type === "number"}
+{:else if schema.type === "bb_reference"}
+  <LinkedRowSelector
+    linkedRows={value[field]}
+    {schema}
+    linkedTableId={"ta_users"}
+    on:change={e => onChange(e, field)}
+    useLabel={false}
+  />
+{:else if ["string", "number", "bigint", "barcodeqr"].includes(schema.type)}
   <svelte:component
     this={isTestModal ? ModalBindableInput : DrawerBindableInput}
     panel={AutomationBindingPanel}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/common/LinkedRowSelector.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/common/LinkedRowSelector.svelte
index bf851eadb6..56156190be 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/common/LinkedRowSelector.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/common/LinkedRowSelector.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
   export let schema
   export let linkedRows = []
   export let useLabel = true
+  export let linkedTableId
+  export let label
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
   let rows = []
@@ -16,8 +18,8 @@
   $: linkedIds = (Array.isArray(linkedRows) ? linkedRows : [])?.map(
     row => row?._id || row
   )
-  $: label = capitalise(schema.name)
-  $: linkedTableId = schema.tableId
+  $: label = label || capitalise(schema.name)
+  $: linkedTableId = linkedTableId || schema.tableId
   $: linkedTable = $tables.list.find(table => table._id === linkedTableId)
   $: fetchRows(linkedTableId)
 
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@
 {:else}
   <Multiselect
     value={linkedIds}
-    {label}
+    label={useLabel ? label : null}
     options={rows}
     getOptionLabel={getPrettyName}
     getOptionValue={row => row._id}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/common/bindings/DrawerBindableSlot.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/common/bindings/DrawerBindableSlot.svelte
index bfef0acac1..6689ddb650 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/common/bindings/DrawerBindableSlot.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/common/bindings/DrawerBindableSlot.svelte
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     if (type === "json" && !isJSBinding(value)) {
       return "json-slot-icon"
     }
-    if (type !== "string" && type !== "number") {
+    if (!["string", "number", "bigint", "barcodeqr"].includes(type)) {
       return "slot-icon"
     }
     return ""
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ValidationEditor/ValidationDrawer.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ValidationEditor/ValidationDrawer.svelte
index 0bff2ccce6..cd50f526b5 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ValidationEditor/ValidationDrawer.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ValidationEditor/ValidationDrawer.svelte
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@
     // Required constraint
     if (
       field === dataSourceSchema?.table?.primaryDisplay ||
-      constraints.presence?.allowEmpty === false
+      constraints.presence?.allowEmpty === false ||
+      constraints.presence === true
     ) {
       rules.push({
         constraint: "required",
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/validation.js b/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/validation.js
index 9224572c10..3b3a5d6e1d 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/validation.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/validation.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export const createValidatorFromConstraints = (
     // Required constraint
     if (
       field === table?.primaryDisplay ||
-      schemaConstraints.presence?.allowEmpty === false
+      schemaConstraints.presence?.allowEmpty === false ||
+      schemaConstraints.presence === true
     ) {
       rules.push({
         type: schemaConstraints.type == "array" ? "array" : "string",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/updateRow.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/updateRow.ts
index 5ed4e19f61..fea3e981f3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/updateRow.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/updateRow.ts
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@ export async function run({ inputs, appId, emitter }: AutomationStepInput) {
 
   // clear any undefined, null or empty string properties so that they aren't updated
   for (let propKey of Object.keys(inputs.row)) {
+    const clearRelationships =
+      inputs.meta?.fields?.[propKey]?.clearRelationships
     if (
-      (inputs.row[propKey] == null || inputs.row[propKey] === "") &&
-      !inputs.meta?.fields?.[propKey]?.clearRelationships
+      (inputs.row[propKey] == null || inputs.row[propKey]?.length === 0) &&
+      !clearRelationships
     ) {
       delete inputs.row[propKey]
     }