diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FieldContext/Chart.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FieldContext/Chart.svelte
index 27355b2811..01454081af 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FieldContext/Chart.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FieldContext/Chart.svelte
@@ -7,20 +7,15 @@
   import InfoWord from './InfoWord.svelte'
   import DocumentationLink from './DocumentationLink.svelte'
   import ExplanationModal from './ExplanationModal/index.svelte'
+  import { warnings, errors } from "../../fieldValidator";
 
-  export let supportLevelClass = ''
-  export let supportLevelIconColor = ""
-  export let supportLevelIcon = ""
-  export let supportLevelIconTooltip = ""
-  export let supportLevelText = ""
+  export let support = {}
 
   export let columnIcon
   export let columnType
   export let columnName
   export let explanationModal = false
 
-  export let errors = []
-  export let warnings = []
   export let tableHref = () => {}
 
   export let schema
@@ -57,12 +52,12 @@
 
   let explanationModalSubject = null
 
-  const handleMouseenter = (option, idx) => {
+  const handleMouseenter = (option) => {
     explanationModalSubject = option;
     root = root
   }
 
-  const handleMouseleave = (option) => {
+  const handleMouseleave = () => {
     explanationModalSubject = null;
   }
 
@@ -70,7 +65,7 @@
 
 <div
   bind:this={root}
-  class={`tooltipContents ${supportLevelClass}`}
+  class="tooltipContents"
 >
 
   <div class="line">
@@ -91,14 +86,14 @@
     />
     <span class="period">.</span>
   </div>
-  <div class={`line ${supportLevelClass}`}>
+  <div class="line">
     <span class="bullet">•</span>
     <InfoWord
       on:mouseenter={() => handleMouseenter("support")}
       on:mouseleave={() => handleMouseleave("support")}
-      icon={supportLevelIcon}
-      color={supportLevelIconColor}
-      text={supportLevelText}
+      icon={support.icon}
+      color={support.iconColor}
+      text={support.text}
     />
     <span class="space" />
     <span class="text">with</span>
@@ -110,7 +105,7 @@
     />
     <span class="period">.</span>
   </div>
-  {#if warnings.includes("string number warning")}
+  {#if support?.warnings?.includes(warnings.stringAsNumber)}
     <div class={`line`}>
       <span class="bullet">•</span>
       <span class="text">Any</span>
@@ -118,7 +113,7 @@
     <InfoWord
       on:mouseenter={() => handleMouseenter("stringsAndNumbers")}
       on:mouseleave={() => handleMouseleave("stringsAndNumbers")}
-      text="non-number-values"
+      text="non-number values"
     />
     <span class="space" />
       <span class="text">
@@ -127,7 +122,7 @@
       <span class="period">.</span>
     </div>
   {/if}
-  {#if warnings.includes("optional warning")}
+  {#if support?.warnings?.includes(warnings.notRequired)}
     <div class={`line`}>
       <span class="bullet">•</span>
       <span class="text">No</span>
@@ -152,11 +147,14 @@
   {/if}
 </div>
 
-<ExplanationModal
-  anchor={root}
-  {schema}
-  subject={explanationModalSubject}
-/>
+
+{#if explanationModal}
+  <ExplanationModal
+    anchor={root}
+    {schema}
+    subject={explanationModalSubject}
+  />
+{/if}
 
 <style>
   .text {
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/MultiFieldSelect.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/MultiFieldSelect.svelte
index 7e71075176..b2b7765e86 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/MultiFieldSelect.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/MultiFieldSelect.svelte
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@
   export let placeholder
   export let fieldValidator
 
-  $: {
-    console.log($params)
-  }
-
-  let contextTooltipId = 0;
   let contextTooltipAnchor = null
   let currentOption = null
   let previousOption = null
@@ -127,51 +122,6 @@
     return true
   }
 
-  const getSupportLevel = (optionKey) => {
-    const level = fieldSupport[optionKey]?.level;
-
-    if (level === validatorConstants.unsupported) {
-      return {
-        class: "supportLevelUnsupported",
-        iconColor: "var(--red)",
-        icon: "Alert",
-        iconTooltip: fieldSupport[optionKey]?.message,
-        text: "Not compatible"
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (level === validatorConstants.partialSupport) {
-      return {
-        class: "supportLevelPartialSupport",
-        iconColor: "var(--yellow)",
-        icon: "AlertCheck",
-        iconTooltip: fieldSupport[optionKey]?.message,
-        text: "Partially compatible"
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (level === validatorConstants.supported) {
-      return {
-        class: "supportLevelSupported",
-        iconColor: "var(--green)",
-        icon: "CheckmarkCircle",
-        iconTooltip: fieldSupport[optionKey]?.message,
-        text: "Compatible"
-      }
-    }
-
-    return {
-      class: "supportLevelPartialSupport",
-      iconColor: "var(--yellow)",
-      icon: "AlertCheck",
-      iconTooltip: "",
-      text: "Partially Compatible"
-    }
-  }
-
-  $: currentOptionSupport = getSupportLevel(currentOption)
-  $: previousOptionSupport = getSupportLevel(previousOption)
-
   const updateTooltip = debounce((e, option) => {
     if (option == null) {
         contextTooltipVisible = false;
@@ -180,8 +130,6 @@
     previousOption = currentOption;
     currentOption = option;
     contextTooltipVisible = true;
-    currentOptionSupport = getSupportLevel(currentOption)
-    previousOptionSupport = getSupportLevel(previousOption)
     }
   }, 200);
 
@@ -211,114 +159,23 @@
   offset={20}
 >
   <ChartFieldContext
-    sidecar
-    tableHref={`/builder/app/${$params.application}/data/table/${datasource.tableId}`}
+    explanationModal
+    tableHref={`/builder/app/${$params.application}/data/table/${datasource?.tableId}`}
     schema={schema[currentOption]}
     support={fieldSupport[currentOption]}
-    supportLevelClass={currentOptionSupport.class}
-    supportLevelIcon={currentOptionSupport.icon}
-    supportLevelIconColor={currentOptionSupport.iconColor}
-    supportLevelIconTooltip={currentOptionSupport.iconTooltip}
-    supportLevelText={currentOptionSupport.text}
     columnIcon={getOptionIcon(currentOption)}
     columnName={currentOption}
     columnType={getOptionIconTooltip(currentOption)}
-    errors={fieldSupport[currentOption]?.errors}
-    warnings={fieldSupport[currentOption]?.warnings}
   />
   <ChartFieldContext
     slot="previous"
+    schema={schema[previousOption]}
     support={fieldSupport[previousOption]}
-    supportLevelClass={previousOptionSupport.class}
-    supportLevelIcon={previousOptionSupport.icon}
-    supportLevelIconColor={previousOptionSupport.iconColor}
-    supportLevelIconTooltip={previousOptionSupport.iconTooltip}
-    supportLevelText={previousOptionSupport.text}
     columnIcon={getOptionIcon(previousOption)}
     columnName={previousOption}
     columnType={getOptionIconTooltip(previousOption)}
-    errors={fieldSupport[previousOption]?.errors}
-    warnings={fieldSupport[previousOption]?.warnings}
   />
 </ContextTooltip>
 
 <style>
-  .tooltipContents {
-    max-width: 400px;
-    background-color: var(--spectrum-global-color-gray-200);
-    display: block;
-    padding: 0 0 12px 0 ;
-    border-radius: 5px;
-    box-sizing: border-box;
-  }
-
-  .tooltipContents.supportLevelUnsupported {
-    background-color: var(--red);
-    color: var(--ink)
-  }
-
-  .tooltipContents.supportLevelPartialSupport {
-    background-color: var(--yellow);
-    color: var(--ink)
-  }
-
-  .tooltipContents.supportLevelSupported {
-    background-color: var(--green);
-    color: var(--ink)
-  }
-
-  .contextTooltipHeader {
-    background-color: var(--background-alt);
-    color: var(--ink);
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    height: var(--spectrum-alias-item-height-m);
-    padding: 0px var(--spectrum-alias-item-padding-m);
-    border-width: var(--spectrum-actionbutton-border-size);
-    border-radius: var(--spectrum-alias-border-radius-regular);
-    border: 1px solid
-      var(
-        --spectrum-actionbutton-m-border-color,
-        var(--spectrum-alias-border-color)
-      );
-  }
-
-  .contextTooltipContent {
-    padding: 0px 12px;
-    color: black;
-  }
-
-  .contextTooltipHeader :global(svg) {
-    margin-right: 5px;
-  }
-
-  .contextTooltipHeader :global(span) {
-    white-space: nowrap;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  }
-
-  .supportLevel {
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    height: var(--spectrum-alias-item-height-m);
-    padding: 0px var(--spectrum-alias-item-padding-m);
-    margin-bottom: 12px;
-    color: black;
-  }
-  .supportLevel :global(svg) {
-    margin-right: 5px;
-  }
-
-  .supportLevel.supportLevelUnsupported {
-    background-color: var(--red-light)
-  }
-
-  .supportLevel.supportLevelPartialSupport {
-    background-color: var(--yellow-light)
-  }
-
-  .supportLevel.supportLevelSupported {
-    background-color: var(--green-light)
-  }
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/fieldValidator.js b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/fieldValidator.js
index 5ecda9b1f8..4580c41911 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/fieldValidator.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/fieldValidator.js
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 import { capitalize } from 'lodash';
 
+export const errors = {
+  // fail without explanation
+  general: Symbol("values-validator-general"),
+  jsonPrimitivesOnly: Symbol("values-validator-json-primitives-only"),
+}
+
+export const warnings = {
+  stringAsNumber: Symbol("values-validator-string-as-number"),
+  chartDatetime: Symbol("values-validator-chart-datetime"),
+  notRequired: Symbol("values-validator-not-required"),
+}
+
 export const constants = {
-  warning: Symbol("values-validator-warning"),
-  error: Symbol("values-validator-error"),
   unsupported: Symbol("values-validator-unsupported"),
   partialSupport: Symbol("values-validator-partialSupport"),
   supported: Symbol("values-validator-supported")
@@ -13,54 +23,60 @@ export const validators = {
     try {
       const response = {
         level: null,
-        message: null,
         warnings: [],
-        errors: []
+        errors: [],
+        text: "",
+        icon: "",
+        iconColor: ""
       }
       const generalUnsupportedFields = ["array", "attachment", "barcodeqr", "link", "bb_reference"]
       if (generalUnsupportedFields.includes(fieldSchema.type)) {
-        response.errors.push('This column can not be used a chart input.')
+        response.errors.push(errors.general)
       }
 
       if (fieldSchema.type === "json") {
-          response.errors.push(`This column can not be used as a chart input, but individual properties of a JSON object can be be used if supported.`)
+          response.errors.push(errors.jsonPrimitivesOnly)
       }
 
       if (fieldSchema.type === "string") {
-
-        response.warnings.push(
-          "string number warning")
+        response.warnings.push(warnings.stringAsNumber)
       }
       if (fieldSchema.type === "datetime") {
-        response.warnings.push(
-          "This column can be used as an input for a chart, but it may be parsed differently depending on which is used.")
+        response.warnings.push(warnings.chartDatetime);
+          //"This column can be used as an input for a chart, but it may be parsed differently depending on which is used.
       }
 
       const isRequired = fieldSchema?.constraints?.presence?.allowEmpty === false
       if (!isRequired) {
-        response.warnings.push(
-          "optional warning")
+        response.warnings.push(warnings.notRequired);
       }
 
       if (response.errors.length > 0) {
         response.level = constants.unsupported
-        response.message = "This column can not be used as a chart input."
+        response.text = "Not compatible"
+        response.icon = "Alert"
+        response.iconColor = "var(--red)"
       } else if (response.warnings.length > 0) {
         response.level = constants.partialSupport
-        response.message = "This column can be used as a chart input, but certain values may cause issues."
+        response.text = "Partially compatible"
+        response.icon = "AlertCheck"
+        response.iconColor = "var(--yellow)"
       } else {
         response.level = constants.supported
-        response.message = "This column can be used as a chart input."
+        response.text = "Compatible"
+        response.icon = "CheckmarkCircle"
+        response.iconColor = "var(--green)"
       }
 
       return response
     } catch (e) {
-      console.log(e)
       return {
         level: constants.partialSupport,
-        message: "There was an issue validating this field, it may not be fully supported for use with charts.",
         warnings: [],
-        errors: []
+        errors: [],
+        text: "Partially compatible",
+        icon: "AlertCheck",
+        iconColor: "var(--yellow)"
       }
     }
   }