diff --git a/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
index a94c56407f..6cdfba068b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
@@ -69,11 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       # Run build all the projects
       - name: Build
         run: |
-          if ${{ env.USE_NX_AFFECTED }}; then
-            yarn build --since=${{ env.NX_BASE_BRANCH }}
-          else
-            yarn build
-          fi
+          yarn build
       # Check the types of the projects built via esbuild
       - name: Check types
         run: |
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 8cb49d5825..6c0089bb6b 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -1,42 +1,32 @@
 {
-    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
-    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
-    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
-    "version": "0.2.0",
-    "configurations": [
-        {
-            "name": "Budibase Server",
-            "type": "node",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "runtimeArgs": [
-                "--nolazy",
-                "-r",
-                "ts-node/register/transpile-only"
-            ],
-            "args": [
-                "${workspaceFolder}/packages/server/src/index.ts"
-            ],
-            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/packages/server"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "Budibase Worker",
-            "type": "node",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "runtimeArgs": [
-                "--nolazy",
-                "-r",
-                "ts-node/register/transpile-only"
-            ],
-            "args": [
-                "${workspaceFolder}/packages/worker/src/index.ts"
-            ],
-            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/packages/worker"
-        },
-    ],
-    "compounds": [
-        {
-          "name": "Start Budibase",
-          "configurations": ["Budibase Server", "Budibase Worker"]
-        }
-    ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+  // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+  // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Budibase Server",
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "runtimeVersion": "14.20.1",
+      "runtimeArgs": ["--nolazy", "-r", "ts-node/register/transpile-only"],
+      "args": ["${workspaceFolder}/packages/server/src/index.ts"],
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/packages/server"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Budibase Worker",
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "runtimeVersion": "14.20.1",
+      "runtimeArgs": ["--nolazy", "-r", "ts-node/register/transpile-only"],
+      "args": ["${workspaceFolder}/packages/worker/src/index.ts"],
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/packages/worker"
+    }
+  ],
+  "compounds": [
+    {
+      "name": "Start Budibase",
+      "configurations": ["Budibase Server", "Budibase Worker"]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/hosting/single/Dockerfile b/hosting/single/Dockerfile
index 6fc1f96d28..9fdf2449d1 100644
--- a/hosting/single/Dockerfile
+++ b/hosting/single/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM node:18-slim as build
 
 # install node-gyp dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends apt-utils cron g++ make python
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends apt-utils cron g++ make python3
 
 # add pin script
 WORKDIR /
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index a7edba2921..8a0649b8bb 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.9.21-alpha.1",
+  "version": "2.9.24-alpha.3",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "packages": [
     "packages/*"
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/package.json b/packages/backend-core/package.json
index 04efe7f5c6..1d6aa5b9fd 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/package.json
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   "name": "@budibase/backend-core",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "description": "Budibase backend core libraries used in server and worker",
-  "main": "dist/src/index.js",
+  "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/src/index.d.ts",
   "exports": {
-    ".": "./dist/src/index.js",
-    "./tests": "./dist/tests/index.js",
+    ".": "./dist/index.js",
+    "./tests": "./dist/tests.js",
     "./*": "./dist/*.js"
   },
   "author": "Budibase",
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
index 29ca4123f5..89f76769b3 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   DatabasePutOpts,
   DatabaseCreateIndexOpts,
   DatabaseDeleteIndexOpts,
+  DocExistsResponse,
   Document,
   isDocument,
 } from "@budibase/types"
@@ -120,6 +121,19 @@ export class DatabaseImpl implements Database {
     return this.updateOutput(() => db.get(id))
   }
 
+  async docExists(docId: string): Promise<DocExistsResponse> {
+    const db = await this.checkSetup()
+    let _rev, exists
+    try {
+      const { etag } = await db.head(docId)
+      _rev = etag
+      exists = true
+    } catch (err) {
+      exists = false
+    }
+    return { _rev, exists }
+  }
+
   async remove(idOrDoc: string | Document, rev?: string) {
     const db = await this.checkSetup()
     let _id: string
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/security/permissions.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/security/permissions.ts
index 70dae57ae6..aa0b20a30c 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/security/permissions.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/security/permissions.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ export const BUILTIN_PERMISSIONS = {
     permissions: [
       new Permission(PermissionType.QUERY, PermissionLevel.READ),
       new Permission(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.READ),
-      new Permission(PermissionType.VIEW, PermissionLevel.READ),
     ],
   },
   WRITE: {
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ export const BUILTIN_PERMISSIONS = {
     permissions: [
       new Permission(PermissionType.QUERY, PermissionLevel.WRITE),
       new Permission(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.WRITE),
-      new Permission(PermissionType.VIEW, PermissionLevel.READ),
       new Permission(PermissionType.AUTOMATION, PermissionLevel.EXECUTE),
     ],
   },
@@ -98,7 +96,6 @@ export const BUILTIN_PERMISSIONS = {
       new Permission(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.WRITE),
       new Permission(PermissionType.USER, PermissionLevel.READ),
       new Permission(PermissionType.AUTOMATION, PermissionLevel.EXECUTE),
-      new Permission(PermissionType.VIEW, PermissionLevel.READ),
       new Permission(PermissionType.WEBHOOK, PermissionLevel.READ),
     ],
   },
@@ -109,7 +106,6 @@ export const BUILTIN_PERMISSIONS = {
       new Permission(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.ADMIN),
       new Permission(PermissionType.USER, PermissionLevel.ADMIN),
       new Permission(PermissionType.AUTOMATION, PermissionLevel.ADMIN),
-      new Permission(PermissionType.VIEW, PermissionLevel.ADMIN),
       new Permission(PermissionType.WEBHOOK, PermissionLevel.READ),
       new Permission(PermissionType.QUERY, PermissionLevel.ADMIN),
     ],
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ButtonActionEditor/actions/ChangeFormStep.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ButtonActionEditor/actions/ChangeFormStep.svelte
index ca2df71c6d..81a2119474 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ButtonActionEditor/actions/ChangeFormStep.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ButtonActionEditor/actions/ChangeFormStep.svelte
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 <script>
-  import { Select, Label, Stepper } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import { Select, Label } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { currentAsset, store } from "builderStore"
   import { getActionProviderComponents } from "builderStore/dataBinding"
   import { onMount } from "svelte"
+  import DrawerBindableInput from "components/common/bindings/DrawerBindableInput.svelte"
 
   export let parameters
+  export let bindings = []
 
   $: actionProviders = getActionProviderComponents(
     $currentAsset,
@@ -51,7 +53,11 @@
   <Select bind:value={parameters.type} options={typeOptions} />
   {#if parameters.type === "specific"}
     <Label small>Number</Label>
-    <Stepper bind:value={parameters.number} />
+    <DrawerBindableInput
+      {bindings}
+      value={parameters.number}
+      on:change={e => (parameters.number = e.detail)}
+    />
   {/if}
 </div>
 
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FilterEditor/FilterDrawer.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FilterEditor/FilterDrawer.svelte
index 4b1ab0d68a..e9f6e5629f 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FilterEditor/FilterDrawer.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FilterEditor/FilterDrawer.svelte
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   import { generate } from "shortid"
   import { LuceneUtils, Constants } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
   import { getFields } from "helpers/searchFields"
-  import { createEventDispatcher } from "svelte"
+  import { createEventDispatcher, onMount } from "svelte"
 
   export let schemaFields
   export let filters = []
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@
       })
   }
 
+  onMount(() => {
+    parseFilters(filters)
+    rawFilters.forEach(filter => {
+      filter.type =
+        schemaFields.find(field => field.name === filter.field)?.type ||
+        filter.type
+    })
+  })
+
   // Add field key prefixes and a special metadata filter object to indicate
   // whether to use the "match all" or "match any" behaviour
   const enrichFilters = (rawFilters, matchAny) => {
diff --git a/packages/client/manifest.json b/packages/client/manifest.json
index b6a231917c..925c87e61d 100644
--- a/packages/client/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/client/manifest.json
@@ -2445,6 +2445,7 @@
     "name": "Form Step",
     "icon": "AssetsAdded",
     "hasChildren": true,
+    "requiredAncestors": ["form"],
     "illegalChildren": ["section", "form", "formstep", "formblock"],
     "styles": ["size"],
     "size": {
@@ -2464,6 +2465,7 @@
   "fieldgroup": {
     "name": "Field Group",
     "icon": "Group",
+    "requiredAncestors": ["form"],
     "illegalChildren": ["section"],
     "styles": ["size"],
     "hasChildren": true,
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/InnerForm.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/InnerForm.svelte
index c0b4b2b8a8..b4370993a8 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/InnerForm.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/InnerForm.svelte
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
       } else if (type === "first") {
         currentStep.set(1)
       } else if (type === "specific" && number && !isNaN(number)) {
-        currentStep.set(number)
+        currentStep.set(parseInt(number))
       }
     },
     setStep: step => {
diff --git a/packages/pro b/packages/pro
index ecee8071eb..9b9c8cc08f 160000
--- a/packages/pro
+++ b/packages/pro
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ecee8071ebe0f98a5bb19646954e373264be210d
+Subproject commit 9b9c8cc08f271bfc5dd401860f344f6eb336ab35
diff --git a/packages/server/Dockerfile b/packages/server/Dockerfile
index 61f064ecfb..e1b3b208c7 100644
--- a/packages/server/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/server/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ENV TOP_LEVEL_PATH=/
 
 # handle node-gyp
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends g++ make python
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends g++ make python3
 RUN yarn global add pm2
 
 # Install client for oracle datasource
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 7d0d8f5feb..0baec08436 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     "memorystream": "0.3.1",
     "mongodb": "5.7",
     "mssql": "9.1.1",
-    "mysql2": "2.3.3",
+    "mysql2": "3.5.2",
     "node-fetch": "2.6.7",
     "object-sizeof": "2.6.1",
     "open": "8.4.0",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
index c5556479fe..f8b6bd6d16 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ import {
 } from "../../db/defaultData/datasource_bb_default"
 import { removeAppFromUserRoles } from "../../utilities/workerRequests"
 import { stringToReadStream } from "../../utilities"
-import { doesUserHaveLock, getLocksById } from "../../utilities/redis"
+import { doesUserHaveLock } from "../../utilities/redis"
 import { cleanupAutomations } from "../../automations/utils"
-import { checkAppMetadata } from "../../automations/logging"
 import { getUniqueRows } from "../../utilities/usageQuota/rows"
 import { groups, licensing, quotas } from "@budibase/pro"
 import {
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ import {
   PlanType,
   Screen,
   UserCtx,
-  ContextUser,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { BASE_LAYOUT_PROP_IDS } from "../../constants/layouts"
 import sdk from "../../sdk"
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/automation.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/automation.ts
index a4697f99f2..c861782a02 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/automation.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   Automation,
   AutomationActionStepId,
   AutomationResults,
-  BBContext,
+  Ctx,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { getActionDefinitions as actionDefs } from "../../automations/actions"
 import sdk from "../../sdk"
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function cleanAutomationInputs(automation: Automation) {
   return automation
 }
 
-export async function create(ctx: BBContext) {
+export async function create(ctx: Ctx) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   let automation = ctx.request.body
   automation.appId = ctx.appId
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export async function handleStepEvents(
   }
 }
 
-export async function update(ctx: BBContext) {
+export async function update(ctx: Ctx) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   let automation = ctx.request.body
   automation.appId = ctx.appId
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export async function update(ctx: BBContext) {
   builderSocket?.emitAutomationUpdate(ctx, automation)
 }
 
-export async function fetch(ctx: BBContext) {
+export async function fetch(ctx: Ctx) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   const response = await db.allDocs(
     getAutomationParams(null, {
@@ -203,12 +203,11 @@ export async function fetch(ctx: BBContext) {
   ctx.body = response.rows.map(row => row.doc)
 }
 
-export async function find(ctx: BBContext) {
-  const db = context.getAppDB()
-  ctx.body = await db.get(ctx.params.id)
+export async function find(ctx: Ctx) {
+  ctx.body = await sdk.automations.get(ctx.params.id)
 }
 
-export async function destroy(ctx: BBContext) {
+export async function destroy(ctx: Ctx) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   const automationId = ctx.params.id
   const oldAutomation = await db.get<Automation>(automationId)
@@ -222,11 +221,11 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: BBContext) {
   builderSocket?.emitAutomationDeletion(ctx, automationId)
 }
 
-export async function logSearch(ctx: BBContext) {
+export async function logSearch(ctx: Ctx) {
   ctx.body = await automations.logs.logSearch(ctx.request.body)
 }
 
-export async function clearLogError(ctx: BBContext) {
+export async function clearLogError(ctx: Ctx) {
   const { automationId, appId } = ctx.request.body
   await context.doInAppContext(appId, async () => {
     const db = context.getProdAppDB()
@@ -245,15 +244,15 @@ export async function clearLogError(ctx: BBContext) {
   })
 }
 
-export async function getActionList(ctx: BBContext) {
+export async function getActionList(ctx: Ctx) {
   ctx.body = await getActionDefinitions()
 }
 
-export async function getTriggerList(ctx: BBContext) {
+export async function getTriggerList(ctx: Ctx) {
   ctx.body = getTriggerDefinitions()
 }
 
-export async function getDefinitionList(ctx: BBContext) {
+export async function getDefinitionList(ctx: Ctx) {
   ctx.body = {
     trigger: getTriggerDefinitions(),
     action: await getActionDefinitions(),
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ export async function getDefinitionList(ctx: BBContext) {
  *                   *
  *********************/
 
-export async function trigger(ctx: BBContext) {
+export async function trigger(ctx: Ctx) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   let automation = await db.get<Automation>(ctx.params.id)
 
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ function prepareTestInput(input: any) {
   return input
 }
 
-export async function test(ctx: BBContext) {
+export async function test(ctx: Ctx) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   let automation = await db.get<Automation>(ctx.params.id)
   await setTestFlag(automation._id!)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query/index.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query/index.ts
index ee8e1bb022..b9a69f3988 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query/index.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export async function preview(ctx: any) {
   const query = ctx.request.body
   // preview may not have a queryId as it hasn't been saved, but if it does
   // this stops dynamic variables from calling the same query
-  const { fields, parameters, queryVerb, transformer, queryId } = query
+  const { fields, parameters, queryVerb, transformer, queryId, schema } = query
 
   const authConfigCtx: any = getAuthConfig(ctx)
 
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ export async function preview(ctx: any) {
       parameters,
       transformer,
       queryId,
+      schema,
       // have to pass down to the thread runner - can't put into context now
       environmentVariables: envVars,
       ctx: {
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ async function execute(
         user: ctx.user,
         auth: { ...authConfigCtx },
       },
+      schema: query.schema,
     }
     const runFn = () => Runner.run(inputs)
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
index 3ee4ca6edd..bc4edbd661 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   UserCtx,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import sdk from "../../../sdk"
+import * as utils from "./utils"
 
 export async function handleRequest(
   operation: Operation,
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ export async function handleRequest(
 }
 
 export async function patch(ctx: UserCtx<PatchRowRequest, PatchRowResponse>) {
-  const tableId = ctx.params.tableId
+  const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
   const { _id, ...rowData } = ctx.request.body
 
   const validateResult = await sdk.rows.utils.validate({
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ export async function patch(ctx: UserCtx<PatchRowRequest, PatchRowResponse>) {
 
 export async function save(ctx: UserCtx) {
   const inputs = ctx.request.body
-  const tableId = ctx.params.tableId
+  const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
   const validateResult = await sdk.rows.utils.validate({
     row: inputs,
     tableId,
@@ -98,12 +99,12 @@ export async function save(ctx: UserCtx) {
 
 export async function find(ctx: UserCtx) {
   const id = ctx.params.rowId
-  const tableId = ctx.params.tableId
+  const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
   return sdk.rows.external.getRow(tableId, id)
 }
 
 export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx) {
-  const tableId = ctx.params.tableId
+  const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
   const _id = ctx.request.body._id
   const { row } = (await handleRequest(Operation.DELETE, tableId, {
     id: breakRowIdField(_id),
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx) {
 
 export async function bulkDestroy(ctx: UserCtx) {
   const { rows } = ctx.request.body
-  const tableId = ctx.params.tableId
+  const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
   let promises: Promise<Row[] | { row: Row; table: Table }>[] = []
   for (let row of rows) {
     promises.push(
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ export async function bulkDestroy(ctx: UserCtx) {
 
 export async function fetchEnrichedRow(ctx: UserCtx) {
   const id = ctx.params.rowId
-  const tableId = ctx.params.tableId
+  const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
   const { datasourceId, tableName } = breakExternalTableId(tableId)
   const datasource: Datasource = await sdk.datasources.get(datasourceId!)
   if (!tableName) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts
index 2ff1df0933..3432ec80f3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 import { FieldTypes } from "../../../constants"
 import * as utils from "./utils"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
-import { context, db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { finaliseRow, updateRelatedFormula } from "./staticFormula"
 import {
   UserCtx,
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import {
 import sdk from "../../../sdk"
 
 export async function patch(ctx: UserCtx<PatchRowRequest, PatchRowResponse>) {
+  const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
   const inputs = ctx.request.body
-  const tableId = inputs.tableId
   const isUserTable = tableId === InternalTables.USER_METADATA
   let oldRow
   const dbTable = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ export async function patch(ctx: UserCtx<PatchRowRequest, PatchRowResponse>) {
 
 export async function save(ctx: UserCtx) {
   let inputs = ctx.request.body
-  inputs.tableId = ctx.params.tableId
+  const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
+  inputs.tableId = tableId
 
   if (!inputs._rev && !inputs._id) {
     inputs._id = generateRowID(inputs.tableId)
@@ -132,20 +133,22 @@ export async function save(ctx: UserCtx) {
 }
 
 export async function find(ctx: UserCtx) {
-  const db = dbCore.getDB(ctx.appId)
-  const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(ctx.params.tableId)
-  let row = await utils.findRow(ctx, ctx.params.tableId, ctx.params.rowId)
+  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)
   const { _id } = ctx.request.body
   let row = await db.get<Row>(_id)
   let _rev = ctx.request.body._rev || row._rev
 
-  if (row.tableId !== ctx.params.tableId) {
+  if (row.tableId !== tableId) {
     throw "Supplied tableId doesn't match the row's tableId"
   }
   const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(row.tableId)
@@ -163,7 +166,7 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx) {
   await updateRelatedFormula(table, row)
 
   let response
-  if (ctx.params.tableId === InternalTables.USER_METADATA) {
+  if (tableId === InternalTables.USER_METADATA) {
     ctx.params = {
       id: _id,
     }
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx) {
 }
 
 export async function bulkDestroy(ctx: UserCtx) {
-  const tableId = ctx.params.tableId
+  const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
   const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
   let { rows } = ctx.request.body
 
@@ -216,7 +219,7 @@ export async function bulkDestroy(ctx: UserCtx) {
 
 export async function fetchEnrichedRow(ctx: UserCtx) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
-  const tableId = ctx.params.tableId
+  const tableId = utils.getTableId(ctx)
   const rowId = ctx.params.rowId
   // need table to work out where links go in row
   let [table, row] = await Promise.all([
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.ts
index 6ff90f2b25..e85ec4553c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.ts
@@ -45,13 +45,20 @@ export async function findRow(ctx: UserCtx, tableId: string, rowId: string) {
 }
 
 export function getTableId(ctx: Ctx) {
-  if (ctx.request.body && ctx.request.body.tableId) {
-    return ctx.request.body.tableId
+  // top priority, use the URL first
+  if (ctx.params?.sourceId) {
+    return ctx.params.sourceId
   }
-  if (ctx.params && ctx.params.tableId) {
+  // now check for old way of specifying table ID
+  if (ctx.params?.tableId) {
     return ctx.params.tableId
   }
-  if (ctx.params && ctx.params.viewName) {
+  // check body for a table ID
+  if (ctx.request.body?.tableId) {
+    return ctx.request.body.tableId
+  }
+  // now check if a specific view name
+  if (ctx.params?.viewName) {
     return ctx.params.viewName
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/row.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/row.ts
index cb1bab3361..a4ac8aa3ee 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/row.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/row.ts
@@ -4,16 +4,14 @@ import authorized from "../../middleware/authorized"
 import { paramResource, paramSubResource } from "../../middleware/resourceId"
 import { permissions } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { internalSearchValidator } from "./utils/validators"
-import noViewData from "../../middleware/noViewData"
 import trimViewRowInfo from "../../middleware/trimViewRowInfo"
-import * as utils from "../../db/utils"
 const { PermissionType, PermissionLevel } = permissions
 
 const router: Router = new Router()
 
 router
   /**
-   * @api {get} /api/:tableId/:rowId/enrich Get an enriched row
+   * @api {get} /api/:sourceId/:rowId/enrich Get an enriched row
    * @apiName Get an enriched row
    * @apiGroup rows
    * @apiPermission table read access
@@ -27,13 +25,13 @@ router
    * @apiSuccess {object} row The response body will be the enriched row.
    */
   .get(
-    "/api/:tableId/:rowId/enrich",
-    paramSubResource("tableId", "rowId"),
+    "/api/:sourceId/:rowId/enrich",
+    paramSubResource("sourceId", "rowId"),
     authorized(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.READ),
     rowController.fetchEnrichedRow
   )
   /**
-   * @api {get} /api/:tableId/rows Get all rows in a table
+   * @api {get} /api/:sourceId/rows Get all rows in a table
    * @apiName Get all rows in a table
    * @apiGroup rows
    * @apiPermission table read access
@@ -42,37 +40,37 @@ router
    * due to its lack of support for pagination. With SQL tables this will retrieve up to a limit and then
    * will simply stop.
    *
-   * @apiParam {string} tableId The ID of the table to retrieve all rows within.
+   * @apiParam {string} sourceId The ID of the table to retrieve all rows within.
    *
    * @apiSuccess {object[]} rows The response body will be an array of all rows found.
    */
   .get(
-    "/api/:tableId/rows",
-    paramResource("tableId"),
+    "/api/:sourceId/rows",
+    paramResource("sourceId"),
     authorized(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.READ),
     rowController.fetch
   )
   /**
-   * @api {get} /api/:tableId/rows/:rowId Retrieve a single row
+   * @api {get} /api/:sourceId/rows/:rowId Retrieve a single row
    * @apiName Retrieve a single row
    * @apiGroup rows
    * @apiPermission table read access
    * @apiDescription This endpoint retrieves only the specified row. If you wish to retrieve
    * a row by anything other than its _id field, use the search endpoint.
    *
-   * @apiParam {string} tableId The ID of the table to retrieve a row from.
+   * @apiParam {string} sourceId The ID of the table to retrieve a row from.
    * @apiParam {string} rowId The ID of the row to retrieve.
    *
    * @apiSuccess {object} body The response body will be the row that was found.
    */
   .get(
-    "/api/:tableId/rows/:rowId",
-    paramSubResource("tableId", "rowId"),
+    "/api/:sourceId/rows/:rowId",
+    paramSubResource("sourceId", "rowId"),
     authorized(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.READ),
     rowController.find
   )
   /**
-   * @api {post} /api/:tableId/search Search for rows in a table
+   * @api {post} /api/:sourceId/search Search for rows in a table
    * @apiName Search for rows in a table
    * @apiGroup rows
    * @apiPermission table read access
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ router
    * and data UI in the builder are built atop this. All filtering, sorting and pagination is
    * handled through this, for internal and external (datasource plus, e.g. SQL) tables.
    *
-   * @apiParam {string} tableId The ID of the table to retrieve rows from.
+   * @apiParam {string} sourceId The ID of the table to retrieve rows from.
    *
    * @apiParam (Body) {boolean} [paginate] If pagination is required then this should be set to true,
    * defaults to false.
@@ -135,22 +133,22 @@ router
    * page.
    */
   .post(
-    "/api/:tableId/search",
+    "/api/:sourceId/search",
     internalSearchValidator(),
-    paramResource("tableId"),
+    paramResource("sourceId"),
     authorized(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.READ),
     rowController.search
   )
   // DEPRECATED - this is an old API, but for backwards compat it needs to be
   // supported still
   .post(
-    "/api/search/:tableId/rows",
-    paramResource("tableId"),
+    "/api/search/:sourceId/rows",
+    paramResource("sourceId"),
     authorized(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.READ),
     rowController.search
   )
   /**
-   * @api {post} /api/:tableId/rows Creates a new row
+   * @api {post} /api/:sourceId/rows Creates a new row
    * @apiName Creates a new row
    * @apiGroup rows
    * @apiPermission table write access
@@ -159,7 +157,7 @@ router
    * links to one. Please note that "_id", "_rev" and "tableId" are fields that are
    * already used by Budibase tables and cannot be used for columns.
    *
-   * @apiParam {string} tableId The ID of the table to save a row to.
+   * @apiParam {string} sourceId The ID of the table to save a row to.
    *
    * @apiParam (Body) {string} [_id] If the row exists already then an ID for the row must be provided.
    * @apiParam (Body) {string} [_rev] If working with an existing row for an internal table its revision
@@ -174,14 +172,14 @@ router
    * @apiSuccess {object} body The contents of the row that was saved will be returned as well.
    */
   .post(
-    "/api/:tableId/rows",
-    paramResource("tableId"),
+    "/api/:sourceId/rows",
+    paramResource("sourceId"),
     authorized(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.WRITE),
-    noViewData,
+    trimViewRowInfo,
     rowController.save
   )
   /**
-   * @api {patch} /api/:tableId/rows Updates a row
+   * @api {patch} /api/:sourceId/rows Updates a row
    * @apiName Update a row
    * @apiGroup rows
    * @apiPermission table write access
@@ -189,14 +187,14 @@ router
    * error if an _id isn't provided, it will only function for existing rows.
    */
   .patch(
-    "/api/:tableId/rows",
-    paramResource("tableId"),
+    "/api/:sourceId/rows",
+    paramResource("sourceId"),
     authorized(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.WRITE),
-    noViewData,
+    trimViewRowInfo,
     rowController.patch
   )
   /**
-   * @api {post} /api/:tableId/rows/validate Validate inputs for a row
+   * @api {post} /api/:sourceId/rows/validate Validate inputs for a row
    * @apiName Validate inputs for a row
    * @apiGroup rows
    * @apiPermission table write access
@@ -204,7 +202,7 @@ router
    * given the table schema, this will iterate through all the constraints on the table and
    * check if the request body is valid.
    *
-   * @apiParam {string} tableId The ID of the table the row is to be validated for.
+   * @apiParam {string} sourceId The ID of the table the row is to be validated for.
    *
    * @apiParam (Body) {any} [any] Any fields provided in the request body will be tested
    * against the table schema and constraints.
@@ -216,20 +214,20 @@ router
    * the schema.
    */
   .post(
-    "/api/:tableId/rows/validate",
-    paramResource("tableId"),
+    "/api/:sourceId/rows/validate",
+    paramResource("sourceId"),
     authorized(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.WRITE),
     rowController.validate
   )
   /**
-   * @api {delete} /api/:tableId/rows Delete rows
+   * @api {delete} /api/:sourceId/rows Delete rows
    * @apiName Delete rows
    * @apiGroup rows
    * @apiPermission table write access
    * @apiDescription This endpoint can delete a single row, or delete them in a bulk
    * fashion.
    *
-   * @apiParam {string} tableId The ID of the table the row is to be deleted from.
+   * @apiParam {string} sourceId The ID of the table the row is to be deleted from.
    *
    * @apiParam (Body) {object[]} [rows] If bulk deletion is desired then provide the rows in this
    * key of the request body that are to be deleted.
@@ -242,117 +240,37 @@ router
    * is the deleted row.
    */
   .delete(
-    "/api/:tableId/rows",
-    paramResource("tableId"),
+    "/api/:sourceId/rows",
+    paramResource("sourceId"),
     authorized(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.WRITE),
+    trimViewRowInfo,
     rowController.destroy
   )
 
   /**
-   * @api {post} /api/:tableId/rows/exportRows Export Rows
+   * @api {post} /api/:sourceId/rows/exportRows Export Rows
    * @apiName Export rows
    * @apiGroup rows
    * @apiPermission table write access
    * @apiDescription This API can export a number of provided rows
    *
-   * @apiParam {string} tableId The ID of the table the row is to be deleted from.
+   * @apiParam {string} sourceId The ID of the table the row is to be deleted from.
    *
    * @apiParam (Body) {object[]} [rows] The row IDs which are to be exported
    *
    * @apiSuccess {object[]|object}
    */
   .post(
-    "/api/:tableId/rows/exportRows",
-    paramResource("tableId"),
+    "/api/:sourceId/rows/exportRows",
+    paramResource("sourceId"),
     authorized(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.WRITE),
     rowController.exportRows
   )
 
-router
-  .post(
-    "/api/v2/views/:viewId/search",
-    authorized(PermissionType.VIEW, PermissionLevel.READ),
-    rowController.views.searchView
-  )
-  /**
-   * @api {post} /api/:tableId/rows Creates a new row
-   * @apiName Creates a new row
-   * @apiGroup rows
-   * @apiPermission table write access
-   * @apiDescription This API will create a new row based on the supplied body. If the
-   * body includes an "_id" field then it will update an existing row if the field
-   * links to one. Please note that "_id", "_rev" and "tableId" are fields that are
-   * already used by Budibase tables and cannot be used for columns.
-   *
-   * @apiParam {string} tableId The ID of the table to save a row to.
-   *
-   * @apiParam (Body) {string} [_id] If the row exists already then an ID for the row must be provided.
-   * @apiParam (Body) {string} [_rev] If working with an existing row for an internal table its revision
-   * must also be provided.
-   * @apiParam (Body) {string} _viewId The ID of the view should be specified in the row body itself.
-   * @apiParam (Body) {string} tableId The ID of the table should also be specified in the row body itself.
-   * @apiParam (Body) {any} [any] Any field supplied in the body will be assessed to see if it matches
-   * a column in the specified table. All other fields will be dropped and not stored.
-   *
-   * @apiSuccess {string} _id The ID of the row that was just saved, if it was just created this
-   * is the rows new ID.
-   * @apiSuccess {string} [_rev] If saving to an internal table a revision will also be returned.
-   * @apiSuccess {object} body The contents of the row that was saved will be returned as well.
-   */
-  .post(
-    "/api/v2/views/:viewId/rows",
-    paramResource("viewId"),
-    authorized(PermissionType.VIEW, PermissionLevel.WRITE),
-    trimViewRowInfo,
-    rowController.save
-  )
-  /**
-   * @api {patch} /api/v2/views/:viewId/rows/:rowId Updates a row
-   * @apiName Update a row
-   * @apiGroup rows
-   * @apiPermission table write access
-   * @apiDescription This endpoint is identical to the row creation endpoint but instead it will
-   * error if an _id isn't provided, it will only function for existing rows.
-   */
-  .patch(
-    "/api/v2/views/:viewId/rows/:rowId",
-    paramResource("viewId"),
-    authorized(PermissionType.VIEW, PermissionLevel.WRITE),
-    trimViewRowInfo,
-    rowController.patch
-  )
-  /**
-   * @api {delete} /api/v2/views/:viewId/rows Delete rows for a view
-   * @apiName Delete rows for a view
-   * @apiGroup rows
-   * @apiPermission table write access
-   * @apiDescription This endpoint can delete a single row, or delete them in a bulk
-   * fashion.
-   *
-   * @apiParam {string} tableId The ID of the table the row is to be deleted from.
-   *
-   * @apiParam (Body) {object[]} [rows] If bulk deletion is desired then provide the rows in this
-   * key of the request body that are to be deleted.
-   * @apiParam (Body) {string} [_id] If deleting a single row then provide its ID in this field.
-   * @apiParam (Body) {string} [_rev] If deleting a single row from an internal table then provide its
-   * revision here.
-   *
-   * @apiSuccess {object[]|object} body If deleting bulk then the response body will be an array
-   * of the deleted rows, if deleting a single row then the body will contain a "row" property which
-   * is the deleted row.
-   */
-  .delete(
-    "/api/v2/views/:viewId/rows",
-    paramResource("viewId"),
-    authorized(PermissionType.VIEW, PermissionLevel.WRITE),
-    // This is required as the implementation relies on the table id
-    (ctx, next) => {
-      ctx.params.tableId = utils.extractViewInfoFromID(
-        ctx.params.viewId
-      ).tableId
-      return next()
-    },
-    rowController.destroy
-  )
+router.post(
+  "/api/v2/views/:viewId/search",
+  authorized(PermissionType.TABLE, PermissionLevel.READ),
+  rowController.views.searchView
+)
 
 export default router
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
index 3284d25de8..8d4c9a91fd 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
@@ -16,16 +16,12 @@ import {
   FieldType,
   SortType,
   SortOrder,
-  DeleteRow,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import {
   expectAnyInternalColsAttributes,
   generator,
   structures,
 } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
-import trimViewRowInfoMiddleware from "../../../middleware/trimViewRowInfo"
-import noViewDataMiddleware from "../../../middleware/noViewData"
-import router from "../row"
 
 describe("/rows", () => {
   let request = setup.getRequest()
@@ -394,26 +390,6 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
       expect(saved.arrayFieldArrayStrKnown).toEqual(["One"])
       expect(saved.optsFieldStrKnown).toEqual("Alpha")
     })
-
-    it("should throw an error when creating a table row with view id data", async () => {
-      const res = await request
-        .post(`/api/${row.tableId}/rows`)
-        .send({ ...row, _viewId: generator.guid() })
-        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
-        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
-        .expect(400)
-      expect(res.body.message).toEqual(
-        "Table row endpoints cannot contain view info"
-      )
-    })
-
-    it("should setup the noViewData middleware", async () => {
-      const route = router.stack.find(
-        r => r.methods.includes("POST") && r.path === "/api/:tableId/rows"
-      )
-      expect(route).toBeDefined()
-      expect(route?.stack).toContainEqual(noViewDataMiddleware)
-    })
   })
 
   describe("patch", () => {
@@ -463,33 +439,6 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
       await assertRowUsage(rowUsage)
       await assertQueryUsage(queryUsage)
     })
-
-    it("should throw an error when creating a table row with view id data", async () => {
-      const existing = await config.createRow()
-
-      const res = await config.api.row.patch(
-        table._id!,
-        {
-          ...existing,
-          _id: existing._id!,
-          _rev: existing._rev!,
-          tableId: table._id!,
-          _viewId: generator.guid(),
-        },
-        { expectStatus: 400 }
-      )
-      expect(res.body.message).toEqual(
-        "Table row endpoints cannot contain view info"
-      )
-    })
-
-    it("should setup the noViewData middleware", async () => {
-      const route = router.stack.find(
-        r => r.methods.includes("PATCH") && r.path === "/api/:tableId/rows"
-      )
-      expect(route).toBeDefined()
-      expect(route?.stack).toContainEqual(noViewDataMiddleware)
-    })
   })
 
   describe("destroy", () => {
@@ -758,7 +707,7 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
       })
       // the environment needs configured for this
       await setup.switchToSelfHosted(async () => {
-        context.doInAppContext(config.getAppId(), async () => {
+        return context.doInAppContext(config.getAppId(), async () => {
           const enriched = await outputProcessing(table, [row])
           expect((enriched as Row[])[0].attachment[0].url).toBe(
             `/files/signed/prod-budi-app-assets/${config.getProdAppId()}/attachments/${attachmentId}`
@@ -864,7 +813,7 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
         })
 
         const data = randomRowData()
-        const newRow = await config.api.viewV2.row.create(view.id, {
+        const newRow = await config.api.row.save(view.id, {
           tableId: config.table!._id,
           _viewId: view.id,
           ...data,
@@ -886,16 +835,6 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
         expect(row.body.age).toBeUndefined()
         expect(row.body.jobTitle).toBeUndefined()
       })
-
-      it("should setup the trimViewRowInfo middleware", async () => {
-        const route = router.stack.find(
-          r =>
-            r.methods.includes("POST") &&
-            r.path === "/api/v2/views/:viewId/rows"
-        )
-        expect(route).toBeDefined()
-        expect(route?.stack).toContainEqual(trimViewRowInfoMiddleware)
-      })
     })
 
     describe("patch", () => {
@@ -910,13 +849,13 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
           },
         })
 
-        const newRow = await config.api.viewV2.row.create(view.id, {
+        const newRow = await config.api.row.save(view.id, {
           tableId,
           _viewId: view.id,
           ...randomRowData(),
         })
         const newData = randomRowData()
-        await config.api.viewV2.row.update(view.id, newRow._id!, {
+        await config.api.row.patch(view.id, {
           tableId,
           _viewId: view.id,
           _id: newRow._id!,
@@ -939,16 +878,6 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
         expect(row.body.age).toBeUndefined()
         expect(row.body.jobTitle).toBeUndefined()
       })
-
-      it("should setup the trimViewRowInfo middleware", async () => {
-        const route = router.stack.find(
-          r =>
-            r.methods.includes("PATCH") &&
-            r.path === "/api/v2/views/:viewId/rows/:rowId"
-        )
-        expect(route).toBeDefined()
-        expect(route?.stack).toContainEqual(trimViewRowInfoMiddleware)
-      })
     })
 
     describe("destroy", () => {
@@ -967,10 +896,7 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
         const rowUsage = await getRowUsage()
         const queryUsage = await getQueryUsage()
 
-        const body: DeleteRow = {
-          _id: createdRow._id!,
-        }
-        await config.api.viewV2.row.delete(view.id, body)
+        await config.api.row.delete(view.id, [createdRow])
 
         await assertRowUsage(rowUsage - 1)
         await assertQueryUsage(queryUsage + 1)
@@ -999,9 +925,7 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
         const rowUsage = await getRowUsage()
         const queryUsage = await getQueryUsage()
 
-        await config.api.viewV2.row.delete(view.id, {
-          rows: [rows[0], rows[2]],
-        })
+        await config.api.row.delete(view.id, [rows[0], rows[2]])
 
         await assertRowUsage(rowUsage - 2)
         await assertQueryUsage(queryUsage + 1)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/view.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/view.ts
index 18c58134b4..07e31fc701 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/view.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/view.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ router
     "/api/views/:viewName",
     paramResource("viewName"),
     authorized(
-      permissions.PermissionType.VIEW,
+      permissions.PermissionType.TABLE,
       permissions.PermissionLevel.READ
     ),
     rowController.fetchView
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/filter.spec.js b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/filter.spec.ts
similarity index 76%
rename from packages/server/src/automations/tests/filter.spec.js
rename to packages/server/src/automations/tests/filter.spec.ts
index 5fa5e0e202..c2c5d13e2d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/filter.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/filter.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
-const setup = require("./utilities")
-const { FilterConditions } = require("../steps/filter")
+import * as setup from "./utilities"
+import { FilterConditions } from "../steps/filter"
 
 describe("test the filter logic", () => {
-  async function checkFilter(field, condition, value, pass = true) {
-    let res = await setup.runStep(setup.actions.FILTER.stepId,
-      { field, condition, value }
-    )
+  async function checkFilter(
+    field: any,
+    condition: string,
+    value: any,
+    pass = true
+  ) {
+    let res = await setup.runStep(setup.actions.FILTER.stepId, {
+      field,
+      condition,
+      value,
+    })
     expect(res.result).toEqual(pass)
     expect(res.success).toEqual(true)
   }
@@ -36,9 +43,9 @@ describe("test the filter logic", () => {
 
   it("check date coercion", async () => {
     await checkFilter(
-      (new Date()).toISOString(),
+      new Date().toISOString(),
       FilterConditions.GREATER_THAN,
-      (new Date(-10000)).toISOString(),
+      new Date(-10000).toISOString(),
       true
     )
   })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/triggers.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/triggers.ts
index 922bc10343..9cc8c6b077 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/triggers.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/triggers.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import { isDevAppID } from "../db/utils"
 // need this to call directly, so we can get a response
 import { automationQueue } from "./bullboard"
 import { checkTestFlag } from "../utilities/redis"
-import * as utils from "./utils"
 import env from "../environment"
 import { context, db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { Automation, Row, AutomationData, AutomationJob } from "@budibase/types"
 import { executeSynchronously } from "../threads/automation"
+import sdk from "../sdk"
 
 export const TRIGGER_DEFINITIONS = definitions
 const JOB_OPTS = {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export async function rebootTrigger() {
       let automations = await getAllAutomations()
       let rebootEvents = []
       for (let automation of automations) {
-        if (utils.isRebootTrigger(automation)) {
+        if (sdk.automations.isReboot(automation)) {
           const job = {
             automation,
             event: {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/utils.ts
index 194eff5b32..7b0ab4f2fd 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/utils.ts
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ import {
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import sdk from "../sdk"
 
-const REBOOT_CRON = "@reboot"
 const WH_STEP_ID = definitions.WEBHOOK.stepId
-const CRON_STEP_ID = definitions.CRON.stepId
 const Runner = new Thread(ThreadType.AUTOMATION)
 
-function loggingArgs(job: AutomationJob) {
-  return [
+function loggingArgs(
+  job: AutomationJob,
+  timing?: { start: number; complete?: boolean }
+) {
+  const logs: any[] = [
     {
       _logKey: "automation",
       trigger: job.data.automation.definition.trigger.event,
@@ -32,24 +33,53 @@ function loggingArgs(job: AutomationJob) {
       jobId: job.id,
     },
   ]
+  if (timing?.start) {
+    logs.push({
+      _logKey: "startTime",
+      start: timing.start,
+    })
+  }
+  if (timing?.start && timing?.complete) {
+    const end = new Date().getTime()
+    const duration = end - timing.start
+    logs.push({
+      _logKey: "endTime",
+      end,
+    })
+    logs.push({
+      _logKey: "duration",
+      duration,
+    })
+  }
+  return logs
 }
 
 export async function processEvent(job: AutomationJob) {
   const appId = job.data.event.appId!
   const automationId = job.data.automation._id!
+  const start = new Date().getTime()
   const task = async () => {
     try {
       // need to actually await these so that an error can be captured properly
-      console.log("automation running", ...loggingArgs(job))
+      console.log("automation running", ...loggingArgs(job, { start }))
 
       const runFn = () => Runner.run(job)
       const result = await quotas.addAutomation(runFn, {
         automationId,
       })
-      console.log("automation completed", ...loggingArgs(job))
+      const end = new Date().getTime()
+      const duration = end - start
+      console.log(
+        "automation completed",
+        ...loggingArgs(job, { start, complete: true })
+      )
       return result
     } catch (err) {
-      console.error(`automation was unable to run`, err, ...loggingArgs(job))
+      console.error(
+        `automation was unable to run`,
+        err,
+        ...loggingArgs(job, { start, complete: true })
+      )
       return { err }
     }
   }
@@ -128,19 +158,6 @@ export async function clearMetadata() {
   await db.bulkDocs(automationMetadata)
 }
 
-export function isCronTrigger(auto: Automation) {
-  return (
-    auto &&
-    auto.definition.trigger &&
-    auto.definition.trigger.stepId === CRON_STEP_ID
-  )
-}
-
-export function isRebootTrigger(auto: Automation) {
-  const trigger = auto ? auto.definition.trigger : null
-  return isCronTrigger(auto) && trigger?.inputs.cron === REBOOT_CRON
-}
-
 /**
  * This function handles checking of any cron jobs that need to be enabled/updated.
  * @param {string} appId The ID of the app in which we are checking for webhooks
@@ -148,13 +165,13 @@ export function isRebootTrigger(auto: Automation) {
  */
 export async function enableCronTrigger(appId: any, automation: Automation) {
   const trigger = automation ? automation.definition.trigger : null
+  const validCron = sdk.automations.isCron(automation) && trigger?.inputs.cron
+  const needsCreated =
+    !sdk.automations.isReboot(automation) &&
+    !sdk.automations.disabled(automation)
 
   // need to create cron job
-  if (
-    isCronTrigger(automation) &&
-    !isRebootTrigger(automation) &&
-    trigger?.inputs.cron
-  ) {
+  if (validCron && needsCreated) {
     // make a job id rather than letting Bull decide, makes it easier to handle on way out
     const jobId = `${appId}_cron_${newid()}`
     const job: any = await automationQueue.add(
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/db/utils.ts
index dda14a9187..abea725707 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import newid from "./newid"
 import { db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { DocumentType, VirtualDocumentType } from "@budibase/types"
+export { DocumentType, VirtualDocumentType } from "@budibase/types"
 
 type Optional = string | null
 
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ export const BudibaseInternalDB = {
 
 export const SEPARATOR = dbCore.SEPARATOR
 export const StaticDatabases = dbCore.StaticDatabases
-export const DocumentType = dbCore.DocumentType
 export const APP_PREFIX = dbCore.APP_PREFIX
 export const APP_DEV_PREFIX = dbCore.APP_DEV_PREFIX
 export const isDevAppID = dbCore.isDevAppID
@@ -284,10 +285,22 @@ export function getMultiIDParams(ids: string[]) {
  * @returns {string} The new view ID which the view doc can be stored under.
  */
 export function generateViewID(tableId: string) {
-  return `${tableId}${SEPARATOR}${newid()}`
+  return `${
+    VirtualDocumentType.VIEW
+  }${SEPARATOR}${tableId}${SEPARATOR}${newid()}`
+}
+
+export function isViewID(viewId: string) {
+  return viewId?.split(SEPARATOR)[0] === VirtualDocumentType.VIEW
 }
 
 export function extractViewInfoFromID(viewId: string) {
+  if (!isViewID(viewId)) {
+    throw new Error("Unable to extract table ID, is not a view ID")
+  }
+  const split = viewId.split(SEPARATOR)
+  split.shift()
+  viewId = split.join(SEPARATOR)
   const regex = new RegExp(`^(?<tableId>.+)${SEPARATOR}([^${SEPARATOR}]+)$`)
   const res = regex.exec(viewId)
   return {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
index a01f6b71f9..b88162c59a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,21 @@ const SCHEMA: Integration = {
   },
 }
 
+const defaultTypeCasting = function (field: any, next: any) {
+  if (
+    field.type == "DATETIME" ||
+    field.type === "DATE" ||
+    field.type === "TIMESTAMP" ||
+    field.type === "LONGLONG"
+  ) {
+    return field.string()
+  }
+  if (field.type === "BIT" && field.length === 1) {
+    return field.buffer()?.[0]
+  }
+  return next()
+}
+
 export function bindingTypeCoerce(bindings: any[]) {
   for (let i = 0; i < bindings.length; i++) {
     const binding = bindings[i]
@@ -147,21 +162,8 @@ class MySQLIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
     delete config.rejectUnauthorized
     this.config = {
       ...config,
+      typeCast: defaultTypeCasting,
       multipleStatements: true,
-      typeCast: function (field: any, next: any) {
-        if (
-          field.type == "DATETIME" ||
-          field.type === "DATE" ||
-          field.type === "TIMESTAMP" ||
-          field.type === "LONGLONG"
-        ) {
-          return field.string()
-        }
-        if (field.type === "BIT" && field.length === 1) {
-          return field.buffer()?.[0]
-        }
-        return next()
-      },
     }
   }
 
@@ -194,6 +196,37 @@ class MySQLIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
     return `concat(${parts.join(", ")})`
   }
 
+  defineTypeCastingFromSchema(schema: {
+    [key: string]: { name: string; type: string }
+  }): void {
+    if (!schema) {
+      return
+    }
+    this.config.typeCast = function (field: any, next: any) {
+      if (schema[field.name]?.name === field.name) {
+        if (["LONGLONG", "NEWDECIMAL", "DECIMAL"].includes(field.type)) {
+          if (schema[field.name]?.type === "number") {
+            const value = field.string()
+            return value ? Number(value) : null
+          } else {
+            return field.string()
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      if (
+        field.type == "DATETIME" ||
+        field.type === "DATE" ||
+        field.type === "TIMESTAMP"
+      ) {
+        return field.string()
+      }
+      if (field.type === "BIT" && field.length === 1) {
+        return field.buffer()?.[0]
+      }
+      return next()
+    }
+  }
+
   async connect() {
     this.client = await mysql.createConnection(this.config)
   }
@@ -204,7 +237,10 @@ class MySQLIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
 
   async internalQuery(
     query: SqlQuery,
-    opts: { connect?: boolean; disableCoercion?: boolean } = {
+    opts: {
+      connect?: boolean
+      disableCoercion?: boolean
+    } = {
       connect: true,
       disableCoercion: false,
     }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/middleware/noViewData.ts b/packages/server/src/middleware/noViewData.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 809424b6bf..0000000000
--- a/packages/server/src/middleware/noViewData.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import { Ctx, Row } from "@budibase/types"
-
-export default async (ctx: Ctx<Row>, next: any) => {
-  if (ctx.request.body._viewId) {
-    return ctx.throw(400, "Table row endpoints cannot contain view info")
-  }
-
-  return next()
-}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/noViewData.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/noViewData.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 54b0ca8ff8..0000000000
--- a/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/noViewData.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-import { generator } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
-import { BBRequest, FieldType, Row, Table } from "@budibase/types"
-import { Next } from "koa"
-import * as utils from "../../db/utils"
-import noViewDataMiddleware from "../noViewData"
-
-class TestConfiguration {
-  next: Next
-  throw: jest.Mock<(status: number, message: string) => never>
-  middleware: typeof noViewDataMiddleware
-  params: Record<string, any>
-  request?: Pick<BBRequest<Row>, "body">
-
-  constructor() {
-    this.next = jest.fn()
-    this.throw = jest.fn()
-    this.params = {}
-
-    this.middleware = noViewDataMiddleware
-  }
-
-  executeMiddleware(ctxRequestBody: Row) {
-    this.request = {
-      body: ctxRequestBody,
-    }
-    return this.middleware(
-      {
-        request: this.request as any,
-        throw: this.throw as any,
-        params: this.params,
-      } as any,
-      this.next
-    )
-  }
-
-  afterEach() {
-    jest.clearAllMocks()
-  }
-}
-
-describe("noViewData middleware", () => {
-  let config: TestConfiguration
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    config = new TestConfiguration()
-  })
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    config.afterEach()
-  })
-
-  const getRandomData = () => ({
-    _id: generator.guid(),
-    name: generator.name(),
-    age: generator.age(),
-    address: generator.address(),
-  })
-
-  it("it should pass without view id data", async () => {
-    const data = getRandomData()
-    await config.executeMiddleware({
-      ...data,
-    })
-
-    expect(config.next).toBeCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(config.throw).not.toBeCalled()
-  })
-
-  it("it should throw an error if _viewid is provided", async () => {
-    const data = getRandomData()
-    await config.executeMiddleware({
-      _viewId: generator.guid(),
-      ...data,
-    })
-
-    expect(config.throw).toBeCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(config.throw).toBeCalledWith(
-      400,
-      "Table row endpoints cannot contain view info"
-    )
-    expect(config.next).not.toBeCalled()
-  })
-})
diff --git a/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts
index 427ac9a608..69d1272df9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe("trimViewRowInfo middleware", () => {
     })
 
     expect(config.request?.body).toEqual(data)
-    expect(config.params.tableId).toEqual(table._id)
+    expect(config.params.sourceId).toEqual(table._id)
 
     expect(config.next).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     expect(config.throw).not.toBeCalled()
@@ -143,32 +143,9 @@ describe("trimViewRowInfo middleware", () => {
       name: data.name,
       address: data.address,
     })
-    expect(config.params.tableId).toEqual(table._id)
+    expect(config.params.sourceId).toEqual(table._id)
 
     expect(config.next).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     expect(config.throw).not.toBeCalled()
   })
-
-  it("it should throw an error if no viewid is provided on the body", async () => {
-    const data = getRandomData()
-    await config.executeMiddleware(viewId, {
-      ...data,
-    })
-
-    expect(config.throw).toBeCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(config.throw).toBeCalledWith(400, "_viewId is required")
-    expect(config.next).not.toBeCalled()
-  })
-
-  it("it should throw an error if no viewid is provided on the parameters", async () => {
-    const data = getRandomData()
-    await config.executeMiddleware(undefined as any, {
-      _viewId: viewId,
-      ...data,
-    })
-
-    expect(config.throw).toBeCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(config.throw).toBeCalledWith(400, "viewId path is required")
-    expect(config.next).not.toBeCalled()
-  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/middleware/trimViewRowInfo.ts b/packages/server/src/middleware/trimViewRowInfo.ts
index 2e3ded27f5..cff9dabd37 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/middleware/trimViewRowInfo.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/middleware/trimViewRowInfo.ts
@@ -3,26 +3,35 @@ 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"
 
 export default async (ctx: Ctx<Row>, next: Next) => {
   const { body } = ctx.request
-  const { _viewId: viewId } = body
+  let { _viewId: viewId } = body
+
+  const possibleViewId = getTableId(ctx)
+  if (utils.isViewID(possibleViewId)) {
+    viewId = possibleViewId
+  }
+
+  // nothing to do, it is not a view (just a table ID)
   if (!viewId) {
-    return ctx.throw(400, "_viewId is required")
+    return next()
   }
 
-  if (!ctx.params.viewId) {
-    return ctx.throw(400, "viewId path is required")
+  const { tableId } = utils.extractViewInfoFromID(viewId)
+
+  // don't need to trim delete requests
+  if (ctx?.method?.toLowerCase() !== "delete") {
+    const { _viewId, ...trimmedView } = await trimViewFields(
+      viewId,
+      tableId,
+      body
+    )
+    ctx.request.body = trimmedView
   }
 
-  const { tableId } = utils.extractViewInfoFromID(ctx.params.viewId)
-  const { _viewId, ...trimmedView } = await trimViewFields(
-    viewId,
-    tableId,
-    body
-  )
-  ctx.request.body = trimmedView
-  ctx.params.tableId = tableId
+  ctx.params.sourceId = tableId
 
   return next()
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/automations/automations.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/automations/automations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80f84c90e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/automations/automations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { Automation, AutomationState, DocumentType } from "@budibase/types"
+import { definitions } from "../../../automations/triggerInfo"
+
+const REBOOT_CRON = "@reboot"
+
+export async function exists(automationId: string) {
+  if (!automationId?.startsWith(DocumentType.AUTOMATION)) {
+    throw new Error("Invalid automation ID.")
+  }
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
+  return db.docExists(automationId)
+}
+
+export async function get(automationId: string) {
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
+  return (await db.get(automationId)) as Automation
+}
+
+export function disabled(automation: Automation) {
+  return automation.state === AutomationState.DISABLED || !hasSteps(automation)
+}
+
+export function isCron(automation: Automation) {
+  return (
+    automation?.definition.trigger &&
+    automation?.definition.trigger.stepId === definitions.CRON.stepId
+  )
+}
+
+export function isReboot(automation: Automation) {
+  const trigger = automation?.definition.trigger
+  return isCron(automation) && trigger?.inputs.cron === REBOOT_CRON
+}
+
+export function hasSteps(automation: Automation) {
+  return automation?.definition?.steps?.length > 0
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/automations/index.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/automations/index.ts
index 16530cf085..540d5545fc 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/automations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/automations/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import * as webhook from "./webhook"
 import * as utils from "./utils"
+import * as automations from "./automations"
 
 export default {
   webhook,
   utils,
+  ...automations,
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
index fb3a1237d3..a0776510cc 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { HTTPError, context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import {
   FieldSchema,
   RenameColumn,
@@ -6,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   View,
   ViewV2,
 } from "@budibase/types"
+import { context, HTTPError } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 
 import sdk from "../../../sdk"
 import * as utils from "../../../db/utils"
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ export async function get(viewId: string): Promise<ViewV2 | undefined> {
   const { tableId } = utils.extractViewInfoFromID(viewId)
   const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
   const views = Object.values(table.views!)
-  const view = views.find(v => isV2(v) && v.id === viewId) as ViewV2 | undefined
-
-  return view
+  return views.find(v => isV2(v) && v.id === viewId) as ViewV2 | undefined
 }
 
 export async function create(
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/row.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/row.ts
index c7c72368f5..c6ef4606d2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/row.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/row.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { PatchRowRequest } from "@budibase/types"
+import { PatchRowRequest, SaveRowRequest, Row } from "@budibase/types"
 import TestConfiguration from "../TestConfiguration"
 import { TestAPI } from "./base"
 
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ export class RowAPI extends TestAPI {
   }
 
   get = async (
-    tableId: string,
+    sourceId: string,
     rowId: string,
     { expectStatus } = { expectStatus: 200 }
   ) => {
     const request = this.request
-      .get(`/api/${tableId}/rows/${rowId}`)
+      .get(`/api/${sourceId}/rows/${rowId}`)
       .set(this.config.defaultHeaders())
       .expect(expectStatus)
     if (expectStatus !== 404) {
@@ -22,16 +22,43 @@ export class RowAPI extends TestAPI {
     return request
   }
 
+  save = async (
+    sourceId: string,
+    row: SaveRowRequest,
+    { expectStatus } = { expectStatus: 200 }
+  ): Promise<Row> => {
+    const resp = await this.request
+      .post(`/api/${sourceId}/rows`)
+      .send(row)
+      .set(this.config.defaultHeaders())
+      .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+      .expect(expectStatus)
+    return resp.body as Row
+  }
+
   patch = async (
-    tableId: string,
+    sourceId: string,
     row: PatchRowRequest,
     { expectStatus } = { expectStatus: 200 }
   ) => {
     return this.request
-      .patch(`/api/${tableId}/rows`)
+      .patch(`/api/${sourceId}/rows`)
       .send(row)
       .set(this.config.defaultHeaders())
       .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
       .expect(expectStatus)
   }
+
+  delete = async (
+    sourceId: string,
+    rows: Row[],
+    { expectStatus } = { expectStatus: 200 }
+  ) => {
+    return this.request
+      .delete(`/api/${sourceId}/rows`)
+      .send({ rows })
+      .set(this.config.defaultHeaders())
+      .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+      .expect(expectStatus)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/viewV2.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/viewV2.ts
index 813d2ebfd1..1520154641 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/viewV2.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/viewV2.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import {
   CreateViewRequest,
   UpdateViewRequest,
-  DeleteRowRequest,
-  PatchRowRequest,
-  PatchRowResponse,
-  Row,
   ViewV2,
   SearchViewRowRequest,
 } from "@budibase/types"
@@ -90,46 +86,4 @@ export class ViewV2API extends TestAPI {
       .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
       .expect(expectStatus)
   }
-
-  row = {
-    create: async (
-      viewId: string,
-      row: Row,
-      { expectStatus } = { expectStatus: 200 }
-    ): Promise<Row> => {
-      const result = await this.request
-        .post(`/api/v2/views/${viewId}/rows`)
-        .send(row)
-        .set(this.config.defaultHeaders())
-        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
-        .expect(expectStatus)
-      return result.body as Row
-    },
-    update: async (
-      viewId: string,
-      rowId: string,
-      row: PatchRowRequest,
-      { expectStatus } = { expectStatus: 200 }
-    ): Promise<PatchRowResponse> => {
-      const result = await this.request
-        .patch(`/api/v2/views/${viewId}/rows/${rowId}`)
-        .send(row)
-        .set(this.config.defaultHeaders())
-        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
-        .expect(expectStatus)
-      return result.body as PatchRowResponse
-    },
-    delete: async (
-      viewId: string,
-      body: DeleteRowRequest,
-      { expectStatus } = { expectStatus: 200 }
-    ): Promise<any> => {
-      const result = await this.request
-        .delete(`/api/v2/views/${viewId}/rows`)
-        .send(body)
-        .set(this.config.defaultHeaders())
-        .expect(expectStatus)
-      return result.body
-    },
-  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts b/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
index bc0629a939..8bf0b506fe 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { default as threadUtils } from "./utils"
 import { Job } from "bull"
 threadUtils.threadSetup()
 import {
-  isRecurring,
   disableCronById,
   isErrorInOutput,
+  isRecurring,
 } from "../automations/utils"
 import * as actions from "../automations/actions"
 import * as automationUtils from "../automations/automationUtils"
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ import { AutomationErrors, MAX_AUTOMATION_RECURRING_ERRORS } from "../constants"
 import { storeLog } from "../automations/logging"
 import {
   Automation,
-  AutomationStep,
-  AutomationStatus,
-  AutomationMetadata,
-  AutomationJob,
   AutomationData,
+  AutomationJob,
+  AutomationMetadata,
+  AutomationStatus,
+  AutomationStep,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import {
-  LoopStep,
-  LoopInput,
-  TriggerOutput,
   AutomationContext,
+  LoopInput,
+  LoopStep,
+  TriggerOutput,
 } from "../definitions/automations"
 import { WorkerCallback } from "./definitions"
 import { context, logging } from "@budibase/backend-core"
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
 import { performance } from "perf_hooks"
 import * as sdkUtils from "../sdk/utils"
 import env from "../environment"
+import sdk from "../sdk"
+
 const FILTER_STEP_ID = actions.BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS.FILTER.stepId
 const LOOP_STEP_ID = actions.BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS.LOOP.stepId
 const CRON_STEP_ID = triggerDefs.CRON.stepId
@@ -514,7 +516,8 @@ class Orchestrator {
 
 export function execute(job: Job<AutomationData>, callback: WorkerCallback) {
   const appId = job.data.event.appId
-  const automationId = job.data.automation._id
+  const automation = job.data.automation
+  const automationId = automation._id
   if (!appId) {
     throw new Error("Unable to execute, event doesn't contain app ID.")
   }
@@ -525,10 +528,30 @@ export function execute(job: Job<AutomationData>, callback: WorkerCallback) {
     appId,
     automationId,
     task: async () => {
+      let automation = job.data.automation,
+        isCron = sdk.automations.isCron(job.data.automation),
+        notFound = false
+      try {
+        automation = await sdk.automations.get(automationId)
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        // automation no longer exists
+        notFound = err
+      }
+      const disabled = sdk.automations.disabled(automation)
+      const stopAutomation = disabled || notFound
       const envVars = await sdkUtils.getEnvironmentVariables()
       // put into automation thread for whole context
       await context.doInEnvironmentContext(envVars, async () => {
         const automationOrchestrator = new Orchestrator(job)
+        // hard stop on automations
+        if (isCron && stopAutomation) {
+          await automationOrchestrator.stopCron(
+            disabled ? "disabled" : "not_found"
+          )
+        }
+        if (stopAutomation) {
+          return
+        }
         try {
           const response = await automationOrchestrator.execute()
           callback(null, response)
@@ -557,11 +580,10 @@ export function executeSynchronously(job: Job) {
     // put into automation thread for whole context
     return context.doInEnvironmentContext(envVars, async () => {
       const automationOrchestrator = new Orchestrator(job)
-      const response = await Promise.race([
+      return await Promise.race([
         automationOrchestrator.execute(),
         timeoutPromise,
       ])
-      return response
     })
   })
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/definitions.ts b/packages/server/src/threads/definitions.ts
index 21e7ce0b69..dd0891d34a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/definitions.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/definitions.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ export interface QueryEvent {
   queryId: string
   environmentVariables?: Record<string, string>
   ctx?: any
+  schema?: {
+    [key: string]: {
+      name: string
+      type: string
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 export interface QueryVariable {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/query.ts b/packages/server/src/threads/query.ts
index 135c533122..3d68895753 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/query.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/query.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { context, cache, auth } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { getGlobalIDFromUserMetadataID } from "../db/utils"
 import sdk from "../sdk"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
+import { SourceName } from "@budibase/types"
 
 import { isSQL } from "../integrations/utils"
 import { interpolateSQL } from "../integrations/queries/sql"
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ class QueryRunner {
   hasRerun: boolean
   hasRefreshedOAuth: boolean
   hasDynamicVariables: boolean
+  schema: any
 
   constructor(input: QueryEvent, flags = { noRecursiveQuery: false }) {
     this.datasource = input.datasource
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ class QueryRunner {
     this.pagination = input.pagination
     this.transformer = input.transformer
     this.queryId = input.queryId
+    this.schema = input.schema
     this.noRecursiveQuery = flags.noRecursiveQuery
     this.cachedVariables = []
     // Additional context items for enrichment
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ class QueryRunner {
   }
 
   async execute(): Promise<any> {
-    let { datasource, fields, queryVerb, transformer } = this
+    let { datasource, fields, queryVerb, transformer, schema } = this
     let datasourceClone = cloneDeep(datasource)
     let fieldsClone = cloneDeep(fields)
 
@@ -70,6 +73,9 @@ class QueryRunner {
 
     const integration = new Integration(datasourceClone.config)
 
+    // define the type casting from the schema
+    integration.defineTypeCastingFromSchema?.(schema)
+
     // pre-query, make sure datasource variables are added to parameters
     const parameters = await this.addDatasourceVariables()
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/security.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/security.ts
index 694dff4360..0da7621773 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/security.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/security.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { permissions, roles } from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import { DocumentType } from "../db/utils"
+import { DocumentType, VirtualDocumentType } from "../db/utils"
 
 export const CURRENTLY_SUPPORTED_LEVELS: string[] = [
   permissions.PermissionLevel.WRITE,
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ export function getPermissionType(resourceId: string) {
   const docType = Object.values(DocumentType).filter(docType =>
     resourceId.startsWith(docType)
   )[0]
-  switch (docType) {
+  switch (docType as DocumentType | VirtualDocumentType) {
     case DocumentType.TABLE:
     case DocumentType.ROW:
+    case VirtualDocumentType.VIEW:
       return permissions.PermissionType.TABLE
     case DocumentType.AUTOMATION:
       return permissions.PermissionType.AUTOMATION
@@ -22,9 +23,6 @@ export function getPermissionType(resourceId: string) {
     case DocumentType.QUERY:
     case DocumentType.DATASOURCE:
       return permissions.PermissionType.QUERY
-    default:
-      // views don't have an ID, will end up here
-      return permissions.PermissionType.VIEW
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/app/rows.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/app/rows.ts
index f1890ef777..2b51c7b203 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/app/rows.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/app/rows.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { SearchParams } from "../../../sdk"
 import { Row } from "../../../documents"
 
+export interface SaveRowRequest extends Row {}
+
 export interface PatchRowRequest extends Row {
   _id: string
   _rev: string
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
index d1dbbec21b..05ac76d5e9 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ export const AutomationStepIdArray = [
   ...Object.values(AutomationTriggerStepId),
 ]
 
+export enum AutomationState {
+  DISABLED = "disabled",
+}
+
 export interface Automation extends Document {
   definition: {
     steps: AutomationStep[]
@@ -112,6 +116,7 @@ export interface Automation extends Document {
   name: string
   internal?: boolean
   type?: string
+  state?: AutomationState
 }
 
 interface BaseIOStructure {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/document.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/document.ts
index 6ba318269b..03e01907b8 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/document.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/document.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ export enum DocumentType {
   AUDIT_LOG = "al",
 }
 
+// these documents don't really exist, they are part of other
+// documents or enriched into existence as part of get requests
+export enum VirtualDocumentType {
+  VIEW = "view",
+}
+
 export interface Document {
   _id?: string
   _rev?: string
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/datasources.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/datasources.ts
index 2391f6e878..d6a0d4a7c8 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/datasources.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/datasources.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ export interface IntegrationBase {
   delete?(query: any): Promise<any[] | any>
   testConnection?(): Promise<ConnectionInfo>
   getExternalSchema?(): Promise<string>
+  defineTypeCastingFromSchema?(schema: {
+    [key: string]: {
+      name: string
+      type: string
+    }
+  }): void
 }
 
 export interface DatasourcePlus extends IntegrationBase {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
index e07cc82fd2..9ac8ff26d4 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ export type DatabasePutOpts = {
   force?: boolean
 }
 
+export type DocExistsResponse = {
+  _rev?: string
+  exists: boolean
+}
+
 export type DatabaseCreateIndexOpts = {
   index: {
     fields: string[]
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ export interface Database {
   exists(): Promise<boolean>
   checkSetup(): Promise<Nano.DocumentScope<any>>
   get<T>(id?: string): Promise<T>
+  docExists(id: string): Promise<DocExistsResponse>
   remove(
     id: string | Document,
     rev?: string
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/permissions.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/permissions.ts
index 9e51e4c7b4..9fe1970e44 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/permissions.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/permissions.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@ export enum PermissionType {
   WEBHOOK = "webhook",
   BUILDER = "builder",
   GLOBAL_BUILDER = "globalBuilder",
-  VIEW = "view",
   QUERY = "query",
 }