diff --git a/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
index 08fc2fe0b8..a94c56407f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ env:
   BRANCH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
   BASE_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref}}
   PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+  NX_BASE_BRANCH: origin/${{ github.base_ref }}
+  USE_NX_AFFECTED: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.base_ref != 'master'}}
 
 jobs:
   lint:
@@ -50,9 +52,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
           token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN || github.token }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Checkout repo only
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != 'Budibase/budibase'
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Use Node.js 18.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
@@ -60,10 +65,23 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 18.x
           cache: "yarn"
       - run: yarn --frozen-lockfile
+
       # Run build all the projects
-      - run: yarn build
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          if ${{ env.USE_NX_AFFECTED }}; then
+            yarn build --since=${{ env.NX_BASE_BRANCH }}
+          else
+            yarn build
+          fi
       # Check the types of the projects built via esbuild
-      - run: yarn check:types
+      - name: Check types
+        run: |
+          if ${{ env.USE_NX_AFFECTED }}; then
+            yarn check:types --since=${{ env.NX_BASE_BRANCH }}
+          else
+            yarn check:types
+          fi
 
   test-libraries:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -74,9 +92,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
           token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN || github.token }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Checkout repo only
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != 'Budibase/budibase'
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Use Node.js 18.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
@@ -84,7 +105,13 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 18.x
           cache: "yarn"
       - run: yarn --frozen-lockfile
-      - run: yarn test --ignore=@budibase/worker --ignore=@budibase/server --ignore=@budibase/pro
+      - name: Test
+        run: |
+          if ${{ env.USE_NX_AFFECTED }}; then
+            yarn test --ignore=@budibase/worker --ignore=@budibase/server --ignore=@budibase/pro --since=${{ env.NX_BASE_BRANCH }}
+          else
+            yarn test --ignore=@budibase/worker --ignore=@budibase/server --ignore=@budibase/pro
+          fi
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }} # not required for public repos
@@ -100,9 +127,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
           token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN || github.token }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Checkout repo only
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != 'Budibase/budibase'
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Use Node.js 18.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
@@ -111,7 +141,13 @@ jobs:
           cache: "yarn"
       - run: yarn --frozen-lockfile
       - name: Test worker and server
-        run: yarn test --scope=@budibase/worker --scope=@budibase/server
+        run: |
+          if ${{ env.USE_NX_AFFECTED }}; then
+            yarn test --scope=@budibase/worker --scope=@budibase/server --since=${{ env.NX_BASE_BRANCH }}
+          else
+            yarn test --scope=@budibase/worker --scope=@budibase/server
+          fi
+
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN || github.token }} # not required for public repos
@@ -127,6 +163,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
           token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN || github.token }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Use Node.js 18.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
@@ -134,7 +171,13 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 18.x
           cache: "yarn"
       - run: yarn --frozen-lockfile
-      - run: yarn test --scope=@budibase/pro
+      - name: Test
+        run: |
+          if ${{ env.USE_NX_AFFECTED }}; then
+            yarn test --scope=@budibase/pro --since=${{ env.NX_BASE_BRANCH }}
+          else
+            yarn test --scope=@budibase/pro
+          fi
 
   integration-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -155,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 18.x
           cache: "yarn"
       - run: yarn --frozen-lockfile
-      - run: yarn build --projects=@budibase/server,@budibase/worker,@budibase/client
+      - run: yarn build --scope @budibase/server --scope @budibase/worker --scope @budibase/client
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
           cd qa-core
@@ -173,7 +216,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: true
-          fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN || github.token }}
 
       - name: Check pro commit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-singleimage.yml b/.github/workflows/release-singleimage.yml
index 67c6c061d2..bd01ed786a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-singleimage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-singleimage.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: release-singleimage
+name: Deploy Budibase Single Container Image to DockerHub
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -8,13 +8,20 @@ env:
   PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
   REGISTRY_URL: registry.hub.docker.com
 jobs:
-  build-amd64-arm64:
-    name: "build-amd64"
+  build:
+    name: "build"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
         node-version: [18.x]
     steps:
+      - name: Maximize build space
+        uses: easimon/maximize-build-space@master
+        with:
+          root-reserve-mb: 35000
+          swap-size-mb: 1024
+          remove-android: 'true'
+          remove-dotnet: 'true'
       - name: Fail if not a tag
         run: |
           if [[ $GITHUB_REF != refs/tags/* ]]; then 
@@ -27,12 +34,14 @@ jobs:
           submodules: true
           token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
           fetch-depth: 0
+
       - name: Fail if tag is not in master
         run: |
           if ! git merge-base --is-ancestor ${{ github.sha }} origin/master; then
             echo "Tag is not in master. This pipeline can only execute tags that are present on the master branch"
             exit 1
           fi
+
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
@@ -69,64 +78,8 @@ jobs:
           context: .
           push: true
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          tags: budibase/budibase,budibase/budibase:v${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+          tags: budibase/budibase,budibase/budibase:${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
           file: ./hosting/single/Dockerfile
-
-  build-aas:
-    name: "build-aas"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [14.x]
-    steps:
-      - name: Fail if not a tag
-        run: |
-          if [[ $GITHUB_REF != refs/tags/* ]]; then 
-            echo "Workflow Dispatch can only be run on tags" 
-            exit 1 
-          fi
-      - name: "Checkout"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          submodules: true
-          token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Fail if tag is not in master
-        run: |
-          if ! git merge-base --is-ancestor ${{ github.sha }} origin/master; then
-            echo "Tag is not in master. This pipeline can only execute tags that are present on the master branch"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
-        with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      - name: Setup QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
-      - name: Setup Docker Buildx
-        id: buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
-      - name: Run Yarn
-        run: yarn
-      - name: Update versions
-        run: ./scripts/updateVersions.sh
-      - name: Runt Yarn Lint
-        run: yarn lint
-      - name: Update versions
-        run: ./scripts/updateVersions.sh
-      - name: Run Yarn Build
-        run: yarn build:docker:pre
-      - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_API_KEY }}
-      - name: Get the latest release version
-        id: version
-        run: |
-          release_version=$(cat lerna.json | jq -r '.version')
-          echo $release_version
-          echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$release_version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Tag and release Budibase Azure App Service docker image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
         with:
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 0d8ae345e8..e489d6e5ee 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.9.8-alpha.1",
+  "version": "2.9.21-alpha.2",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "packages": [
     "packages/*"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4294e83883..4e4befb5f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "preinstall": "node scripts/syncProPackage.js",
     "setup": "git config submodule.recurse true && git submodule update && node ./hosting/scripts/setup.js && yarn && yarn build && yarn dev",
     "bootstrap": "./scripts/link-dependencies.sh && echo '***BOOTSTRAP ONLY REQUIRED FOR USE WITH ACCOUNT PORTAL***'",
-    "build": "yarn nx run-many -t=build",
+    "build": "lerna run build --stream",
     "build:dev": "lerna run --stream prebuild && yarn nx run-many --target=build --output-style=dynamic --watch --preserveWatchOutput",
     "check:types": "lerna run check:types",
     "backend:bootstrap": "./scripts/scopeBackend.sh && yarn run bootstrap",
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/.npmignore b/packages/backend-core/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb547825eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+*
+!dist/**/*
+dist/tsconfig.build.tsbuildinfo
+!package.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/package.json b/packages/backend-core/package.json
index 4631b090fe..04efe7f5c6 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "prebuild": "rimraf dist/",
     "prepack": "cp package.json dist",
-    "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json",
+    "build": "node ./scripts/build.js && tsc -p tsconfig.build.json --emitDeclarationOnly --paths null",
     "build:dev": "yarn prebuild && tsc --build --watch --preserveWatchOutput",
     "check:types": "tsc -p tsconfig.json --noEmit --paths null",
     "test": "bash scripts/test.sh",
@@ -88,5 +88,20 @@
     "ts-node": "10.8.1",
     "tsconfig-paths": "4.0.0",
     "typescript": "4.7.3"
+  },
+  "nx": {
+    "targets": {
+      "build": {
+        "dependsOn": [
+          {
+            "projects": [
+              "@budibase/shared-core",
+              "@budibase/types"
+            ],
+            "target": "build"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/plugins.ts b/packages/backend-core/plugins.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 33354eaf64..0000000000
--- a/packages/backend-core/plugins.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export * from "./src/plugin"
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/scripts/build.js b/packages/backend-core/scripts/build.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd00cbc7ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/scripts/build.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/node
+const coreBuild = require("../../../scripts/build")
+
+coreBuild("./src/plugin/index.ts", "./dist/plugins.js")
+coreBuild("./src/index.ts", "./dist/index.js")
+coreBuild("./tests/index.ts", "./dist/tests.js")
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/backend-core/tsconfig.build.json b/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.build.json
index bfbed31e23..c714f4d942 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.build.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@
     "declaration": true,
     "types": ["node", "jest"],
     "outDir": "dist",
-    "skipLibCheck": true
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "paths": {
+      "@budibase/types": ["../types/src"],
+      "@budibase/shared-core": ["../shared-core/src"]
+    }
   },
   "include": ["**/*.js", "**/*.ts"],
   "exclude": [
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.json b/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.json
index 128814b955..33e37179d7 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
 {
   "extends": "./tsconfig.build.json",
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "composite": true,
-    "baseUrl": ".",
-    "paths": {
-      "@budibase/types": ["../types/src"],
-      "@budibase/shared-core": ["../shared-core/src"]
-    }
-  },
   "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/bbui/package.json b/packages/bbui/package.json
index 8a9318ba94..0b87960ab5 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/package.json
+++ b/packages/bbui/package.json
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@
           {
             "projects": [
               "@budibase/string-templates",
-              "@budibase/shared-core",
-              "@budibase/types"
+              "@budibase/shared-core"
             ],
             "target": "build"
           }
diff --git a/packages/builder/package.json b/packages/builder/package.json
index 56834f79dd..db8ef86086 100644
--- a/packages/builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/builder/package.json
@@ -133,9 +133,7 @@
         "dependsOn": [
           {
             "projects": [
-              "@budibase/shared-core",
-              "@budibase/string-templates",
-              "@budibase/types"
+              "@budibase/string-templates"
             ],
             "target": "build"
           }
@@ -145,9 +143,7 @@
         "dependsOn": [
           {
             "projects": [
-              "@budibase/shared-core",
-              "@budibase/string-templates",
-              "@budibase/types"
+              "@budibase/string-templates"
             ],
             "target": "build"
           }
@@ -157,9 +153,7 @@
         "dependsOn": [
           {
             "projects": [
-              "@budibase/shared-core",
-              "@budibase/string-templates",
-              "@budibase/types"
+              "@budibase/string-templates"
             ],
             "target": "build"
           }
diff --git a/packages/builder/vite.config.js b/packages/builder/vite.config.js
index 4a0ffca8d4..b7af647916 100644
--- a/packages/builder/vite.config.js
+++ b/packages/builder/vite.config.js
@@ -127,6 +127,14 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
           find: "helpers",
           replacement: path.resolve("./src/helpers"),
         },
+        {
+          find: "@budibase/types",
+          replacement: path.resolve("../types/src"),
+        },
+        {
+          find: "@budibase/shared-core",
+          replacement: path.resolve("../shared-core/src"),
+        },
       ],
     },
   }
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 99771adbd3..a0c885657c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -63,20 +63,5 @@
     "renamer": "^4.0.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
     "typescript": "4.7.3"
-  },
-  "nx": {
-    "targets": {
-      "build": {
-        "dependsOn": [
-          {
-            "projects": [
-              "@budibase/backend-core",
-              "@budibase/string-templates"
-            ],
-            "target": "build"
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    }
   }
 }
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/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/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/views/index.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
index 7e75f22060..637caa06ee 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
-import { HTTPError, context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { context, HTTPError } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { FieldSchema, TableSchema, View, ViewV2 } from "@budibase/types"
 
 import sdk from "../../../sdk"
 import * as utils from "../../../db/utils"
-import merge from "lodash/merge"
 
 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/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/shared-core/.npmignore b/packages/shared-core/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb547825eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-core/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+*
+!dist/**/*
+dist/tsconfig.build.tsbuildinfo
+!package.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/shared-core/package.json b/packages/shared-core/package.json
index 98ee89999b..382f3fa731 100644
--- a/packages/shared-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared-core/package.json
@@ -2,19 +2,13 @@
   "name": "@budibase/shared-core",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "description": "Shared data utils",
-  "main": "src/index.ts",
-  "types": "src/index.ts",
-  "exports": {
-    ".": {
-      "import": "./dist/index.js",
-      "require": "./src/index.ts"
-    }
-  },
+  "main": "dist/index.js",
+  "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "author": "Budibase",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "scripts": {
     "prebuild": "rimraf dist/",
-    "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json",
+    "build": "node ../../scripts/build.js && tsc -p tsconfig.build.json --emitDeclarationOnly --paths null",
     "build:dev": "yarn prebuild && tsc --build --watch --preserveWatchOutput",
     "dev:builder": "yarn prebuild && tsc -p tsconfig.json --watch --preserveWatchOutput",
     "check:types": "tsc -p tsconfig.json --noEmit --paths null"
@@ -26,5 +20,19 @@
     "concurrently": "^7.6.0",
     "rimraf": "3.0.2",
     "typescript": "4.7.3"
+  },
+  "nx": {
+    "targets": {
+      "build": {
+        "dependsOn": [
+          {
+            "projects": [
+              "@budibase/types"
+            ],
+            "target": "build"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/shared-core/tsconfig.build.json b/packages/shared-core/tsconfig.build.json
index 6930e3cb99..31dc1afc10 100644
--- a/packages/shared-core/tsconfig.build.json
+++ b/packages/shared-core/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
     "declaration": true,
     "types": ["node"],
     "outDir": "dist",
-    "skipLibCheck": true
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "paths": {
+      "@budibase/types": ["../types/src"]
+    }
   },
   "include": ["**/*.js", "**/*.ts"],
   "exclude": [
diff --git a/packages/shared-core/tsconfig.json b/packages/shared-core/tsconfig.json
index f72933ff9b..33e37179d7 100644
--- a/packages/shared-core/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/shared-core/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,13 +1,4 @@
 {
   "extends": "./tsconfig.build.json",
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "baseUrl": ".",
-    "rootDir": "./src",
-    "composite": true,
-    "tsBuildInfoFile": "dist/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo",
-    "paths": {
-      "@budibase/types": ["../../types/src"]
-    }
-  },
   "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/types/.npmignore b/packages/types/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb547825eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/types/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+*
+!dist/**/*
+dist/tsconfig.build.tsbuildinfo
+!package.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/types/package.json b/packages/types/package.json
index 96ab8cb095..bb0163ae13 100644
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@@ -2,19 +2,13 @@
   "name": "@budibase/types",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "description": "Budibase types",
-  "main": "src/index.ts",
-  "types": "src/index.ts",
-  "exports": {
-    ".": {
-      "import": "./dist/index.js",
-      "require": "./src/index.ts"
-    }
-  },
+  "main": "dist/index.js",
+  "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "author": "Budibase",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "scripts": {
     "prebuild": "rimraf dist/",
-    "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json",
+    "build": "node ../../scripts/build.js && tsc -p tsconfig.build.json --emitDeclarationOnly",
     "build:dev": "yarn prebuild && tsc --build --watch --preserveWatchOutput",
     "dev:builder": "yarn prebuild && tsc -p tsconfig.json --watch --preserveWatchOutput",
     "check:types": "tsc -p tsconfig.json --noEmit --paths null"
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/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/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",
 }
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/validation/users.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/validation/users.ts
index 30a3d67434..dfc1e6fbbf 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/validation/users.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/validation/users.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import { auth } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import Joi from "joi"
 
+const OPTIONAL_STRING = Joi.string().allow(null, "")
+
 let schema: any = {
-  email: Joi.string().allow(null, ""),
-  password: Joi.string().allow(null, ""),
+  email: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+  password: OPTIONAL_STRING,
   forceResetPassword: Joi.boolean().optional(),
-  firstName: Joi.string().allow(null, ""),
-  lastName: Joi.string().allow(null, ""),
+  firstName: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+  lastName: OPTIONAL_STRING,
   builder: Joi.object({
     global: Joi.boolean().optional(),
     apps: Joi.array().optional(),
@@ -21,8 +23,8 @@ export const buildSelfSaveValidation = () => {
   schema = {
     password: Joi.string().optional(),
     forceResetPassword: Joi.boolean().optional(),
-    firstName: Joi.string().allow("").optional(),
-    lastName: Joi.string().allow("").optional(),
+    firstName: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+    lastName: OPTIONAL_STRING,
     onboardedAt: Joi.string().optional(),
   }
   return auth.joiValidator.body(Joi.object(schema).required().unknown(false))