diff --git a/packages/backend-core/package.json b/packages/backend-core/package.json
index 6edeca3674..a0dd320dff 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "bcryptjs": "2.4.3",
     "bull": "4.10.1",
     "correlation-id": "4.0.0",
+    "dd-trace": "4.20.0",
     "dotenv": "16.0.1",
     "ioredis": "5.3.2",
     "joi": "17.6.0",
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
index 8588a7157a..45aefc36f7 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { directCouchUrlCall } from "./utils"
 import { getPouchDB } from "./pouchDB"
 import { WriteStream, ReadStream } from "fs"
 import { newid } from "../../docIds/newid"
+import { DDInstrumentedDatabase } from "../instrumentation"
 
 function buildNano(couchInfo: { url: string; cookie: string }) {
   return Nano({
@@ -35,10 +36,8 @@ export function DatabaseWithConnection(
   connection: string,
   opts?: DatabaseOpts
 ) {
-  if (!connection) {
-    throw new Error("Must provide connection details")
-  }
-  return new DatabaseImpl(dbName, opts, connection)
+  const db = new DatabaseImpl(dbName, opts, connection)
+  return new DDInstrumentedDatabase(db, "couchdb")
 }
 
 export class DatabaseImpl implements Database {
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/db.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/db.ts
index 3e69d49f0e..3d0f522139 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/db.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/db.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { directCouchQuery, DatabaseImpl } from "./couch"
 import { CouchFindOptions, Database, DatabaseOpts } from "@budibase/types"
+import { DDInstrumentedDatabase } from "./instrumentation"
 
 export function getDB(dbName: string, opts?: DatabaseOpts): Database {
-  return new DatabaseImpl(dbName, opts)
+  return new DDInstrumentedDatabase(new DatabaseImpl(dbName, opts), "couchdb")
 }
 
 // we have to use a callback for this so that we can close
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/instrumentation.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/instrumentation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d34478952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/instrumentation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import {
+  DocumentScope,
+  DocumentDestroyResponse,
+  DocumentInsertResponse,
+  DocumentBulkResponse,
+  OkResponse,
+} from "@budibase/nano"
+import {
+  AllDocsResponse,
+  AnyDocument,
+  Database,
+  DatabaseDumpOpts,
+  DatabasePutOpts,
+  DatabaseQueryOpts,
+  Document,
+} from "@budibase/types"
+import tracer from "dd-trace"
+import { Writable } from "stream"
+
+export class DDInstrumentedDatabase implements Database {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly db: Database,
+    private readonly resource: string
+  ) {}
+
+  get name(): string {
+    return this.db.name
+  }
+
+  exists(): Promise<boolean> {
+    return tracer.trace("exists", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name })
+      return this.db.exists()
+    })
+  }
+
+  checkSetup(): Promise<DocumentScope<any>> {
+    return tracer.trace("checkSetup", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name })
+      return this.db.checkSetup()
+    })
+  }
+
+  get<T extends Document>(id?: string | undefined): Promise<T> {
+    return tracer.trace("get", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name, doc_id: id })
+      return this.db.get(id)
+    })
+  }
+
+  getMultiple<T extends Document>(
+    ids: string[],
+    opts?: { allowMissing?: boolean | undefined } | undefined
+  ): Promise<T[]> {
+    return tracer.trace("getMultiple", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({
+        db_name: this.name,
+        num_docs: ids.length,
+        allow_missing: opts?.allowMissing,
+      })
+      return this.db.getMultiple(ids, opts)
+    })
+  }
+
+  remove(
+    id: string | Document,
+    rev?: string | undefined
+  ): Promise<DocumentDestroyResponse> {
+    return tracer.trace("remove", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name, doc_id: id })
+      return this.db.remove(id, rev)
+    })
+  }
+
+  put(
+    document: AnyDocument,
+    opts?: DatabasePutOpts | undefined
+  ): Promise<DocumentInsertResponse> {
+    return tracer.trace("put", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name, doc_id: document._id })
+      return this.db.put(document, opts)
+    })
+  }
+
+  bulkDocs(documents: AnyDocument[]): Promise<DocumentBulkResponse[]> {
+    return tracer.trace("bulkDocs", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name, num_docs: documents.length })
+      return this.db.bulkDocs(documents)
+    })
+  }
+
+  allDocs<T extends Document>(
+    params: DatabaseQueryOpts
+  ): Promise<AllDocsResponse<T>> {
+    return tracer.trace("allDocs", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name })
+      return this.db.allDocs(params)
+    })
+  }
+
+  query<T extends Document>(
+    viewName: string,
+    params: DatabaseQueryOpts
+  ): Promise<AllDocsResponse<T>> {
+    return tracer.trace("query", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name, view_name: viewName })
+      return this.db.query(viewName, params)
+    })
+  }
+
+  destroy(): Promise<void | OkResponse> {
+    return tracer.trace("destroy", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name })
+      return this.db.destroy()
+    })
+  }
+
+  compact(): Promise<void | OkResponse> {
+    return tracer.trace("compact", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name })
+      return this.db.compact()
+    })
+  }
+
+  dump(stream: Writable, opts?: DatabaseDumpOpts | undefined): Promise<any> {
+    return tracer.trace("dump", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name })
+      return this.db.dump(stream, opts)
+    })
+  }
+
+  load(...args: any[]): Promise<any> {
+    return tracer.trace("load", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name })
+      return this.db.load(...args)
+    })
+  }
+
+  createIndex(...args: any[]): Promise<any> {
+    return tracer.trace("createIndex", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name })
+      return this.db.createIndex(...args)
+    })
+  }
+
+  deleteIndex(...args: any[]): Promise<any> {
+    return tracer.trace("deleteIndex", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name })
+      return this.db.deleteIndex(...args)
+    })
+  }
+
+  getIndexes(...args: any[]): Promise<any> {
+    return tracer.trace("getIndexes", { resource: this.resource }, span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name })
+      return this.db.getIndexes(...args)
+    })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/RowSelectorTypes.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/RowSelectorTypes.svelte
index 3fd2708186..851c5b39c9 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/RowSelectorTypes.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/RowSelectorTypes.svelte
@@ -69,7 +69,15 @@
     on:change={e => onChange(e, field)}
     useLabel={false}
   />
-{:else if schema.type === "string" || schema.type === "number"}
+{:else if schema.type === "bb_reference"}
+  <LinkedRowSelector
+    linkedRows={value[field]}
+    {schema}
+    linkedTableId={"ta_users"}
+    on:change={e => onChange(e, field)}
+    useLabel={false}
+  />
+{:else if ["string", "number", "bigint", "barcodeqr"].includes(schema.type)}
   <svelte:component
     this={isTestModal ? ModalBindableInput : DrawerBindableInput}
     panel={AutomationBindingPanel}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/common/LinkedRowSelector.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/common/LinkedRowSelector.svelte
index bf851eadb6..56156190be 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/common/LinkedRowSelector.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/common/LinkedRowSelector.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
   export let schema
   export let linkedRows = []
   export let useLabel = true
+  export let linkedTableId
+  export let label
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
   let rows = []
@@ -16,8 +18,8 @@
   $: linkedIds = (Array.isArray(linkedRows) ? linkedRows : [])?.map(
     row => row?._id || row
   )
-  $: label = capitalise(schema.name)
-  $: linkedTableId = schema.tableId
+  $: label = label || capitalise(schema.name)
+  $: linkedTableId = linkedTableId || schema.tableId
   $: linkedTable = $tables.list.find(table => table._id === linkedTableId)
   $: fetchRows(linkedTableId)
 
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@
 {:else}
   <Multiselect
     value={linkedIds}
-    {label}
+    label={useLabel ? label : null}
     options={rows}
     getOptionLabel={getPrettyName}
     getOptionValue={row => row._id}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/common/bindings/DrawerBindableSlot.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/common/bindings/DrawerBindableSlot.svelte
index bfef0acac1..6689ddb650 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/common/bindings/DrawerBindableSlot.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/common/bindings/DrawerBindableSlot.svelte
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     if (type === "json" && !isJSBinding(value)) {
       return "json-slot-icon"
     }
-    if (type !== "string" && type !== "number") {
+    if (!["string", "number", "bigint", "barcodeqr"].includes(type)) {
       return "slot-icon"
     }
     return ""
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ValidationEditor/ValidationDrawer.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ValidationEditor/ValidationDrawer.svelte
index 0bff2ccce6..cd50f526b5 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ValidationEditor/ValidationDrawer.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ValidationEditor/ValidationDrawer.svelte
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@
     // Required constraint
     if (
       field === dataSourceSchema?.table?.primaryDisplay ||
-      constraints.presence?.allowEmpty === false
+      constraints.presence?.allowEmpty === false ||
+      constraints.presence === true
     ) {
       rules.push({
         constraint: "required",
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/validation.js b/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/validation.js
index 9224572c10..3b3a5d6e1d 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/validation.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/validation.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export const createValidatorFromConstraints = (
     // Required constraint
     if (
       field === table?.primaryDisplay ||
-      schemaConstraints.presence?.allowEmpty === false
+      schemaConstraints.presence?.allowEmpty === false ||
+      schemaConstraints.presence === true
     ) {
       rules.push({
         type: schemaConstraints.type == "array" ? "array" : "string",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/updateRow.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/updateRow.ts
index 5ed4e19f61..fea3e981f3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/updateRow.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/updateRow.ts
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@ export async function run({ inputs, appId, emitter }: AutomationStepInput) {
 
   // clear any undefined, null or empty string properties so that they aren't updated
   for (let propKey of Object.keys(inputs.row)) {
+    const clearRelationships =
+      inputs.meta?.fields?.[propKey]?.clearRelationships
     if (
-      (inputs.row[propKey] == null || inputs.row[propKey] === "") &&
-      !inputs.meta?.fields?.[propKey]?.clearRelationships
+      (inputs.row[propKey] == null || inputs.row[propKey]?.length === 0) &&
+      !clearRelationships
     ) {
       delete inputs.row[propKey]
     }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/couchdb.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/couchdb.ts
index b55468fd93..079f646b60 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/couchdb.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/couchdb.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   ConnectionInfo,
+  Database,
   DatasourceFeature,
   DatasourceFieldType,
   Document,
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ const SCHEMA: Integration = {
 }
 
 class CouchDBIntegration implements IntegrationBase {
-  private readonly client: dbCore.DatabaseImpl
+  private readonly client: Database
 
   constructor(config: CouchDBConfig) {
     this.client = dbCore.DatabaseWithConnection(config.database, config.url)
diff --git a/scripts/build.js b/scripts/build.js
index b0ec8433bf..c76217bb8b 100755
--- a/scripts/build.js
+++ b/scripts/build.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ function runBuild(entry, outfile) {
       "pouchdb",
       "bcrypt",
       "bcryptjs",
+      "graphql/*",
     ],
   }