diff --git a/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/Multiselect.svelte b/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/Multiselect.svelte
index 2243570cd5..4873430fa0 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/Multiselect.svelte
+++ b/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/Multiselect.svelte
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
   export let customPopoverHeight
   export let open = false
   export let loading
+  export let onOptionMouseenter = () => {}
+  export let onOptionMouseleave = () => {}
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
@@ -97,4 +99,6 @@
   {autoWidth}
   {customPopoverHeight}
   {loading}
+  {onOptionMouseenter}
+  {onOptionMouseleave}
 />
diff --git a/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/Picker.svelte b/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/Picker.svelte
index eb7a5db655..c6d4ed3353 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/Picker.svelte
+++ b/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/Picker.svelte
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
   export let footer = null
   export let customAnchor = null
   export let loading
+  export let onOptionMouseenter = () => {}
+  export let onOptionMouseleave = () => {}
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
@@ -199,6 +201,8 @@
             aria-selected="true"
             tabindex="0"
             on:click={() => onSelectOption(getOptionValue(option, idx))}
+            on:mouseenter={e => onOptionMouseenter(e, option)}
+            on:mouseleave={e => onOptionMouseleave(e, option)}
             class:is-disabled={!isOptionEnabled(option)}
           >
             {#if getOptionIcon(option, idx)}
diff --git a/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/Select.svelte b/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/Select.svelte
index 5754c683ed..0111bd6bcf 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/Select.svelte
+++ b/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/Select.svelte
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
   export let tag = null
   export let searchTerm = null
   export let loading
+  export let onOptionMouseenter = () => {}
+  export let onOptionMouseleave = () => {}
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
@@ -95,6 +97,8 @@
   {autocomplete}
   {sort}
   {tag}
+  {onOptionMouseenter}
+  {onOptionMouseleave}
   isPlaceholder={value == null || value === ""}
   placeholderOption={placeholder === false ? null : placeholder}
   isOptionSelected={option => compareOptionAndValue(option, value)}
diff --git a/packages/bbui/src/Form/Multiselect.svelte b/packages/bbui/src/Form/Multiselect.svelte
index b0246c8530..9878605f4b 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/src/Form/Multiselect.svelte
+++ b/packages/bbui/src/Form/Multiselect.svelte
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
   export let searchTerm = null
   export let customPopoverHeight
   export let helpText = null
+  export let onOptionMouseenter = () => {}
+  export let onOptionMouseleave = () => {}
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
   const onChange = e => {
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@
     {autoWidth}
     {autocomplete}
     {customPopoverHeight}
+    {onOptionMouseenter}
+    {onOptionMouseleave}
     bind:searchTerm
     on:change={onChange}
     on:click
diff --git a/packages/bbui/src/Form/Select.svelte b/packages/bbui/src/Form/Select.svelte
index 2119a37980..260090c7b7 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/src/Form/Select.svelte
+++ b/packages/bbui/src/Form/Select.svelte
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
   export let tag = null
   export let helpText = null
   export let compare
+  export let onOptionMouseenter = () => {}
+  export let onOptionMouseleave = () => {}
+
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
   const onChange = e => {
     value = e.detail
@@ -67,6 +70,8 @@
     {customPopoverHeight}
     {tag}
     {compare}
+    {onOptionMouseenter}
+    {onOptionMouseleave}
     on:change={onChange}
     on:click
   />
diff --git a/packages/bbui/src/Tooltip/Context.svelte b/packages/bbui/src/Tooltip/Context.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84d6fbbb73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bbui/src/Tooltip/Context.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<script>
+  import Portal from "svelte-portal"
+  import { getContext } from "svelte"
+  import Context from "../context"
+
+  export let anchor
+  export let visible = false
+  export let offset = 0
+
+  $: target = getContext(Context.PopoverRoot) || "#app"
+
+  let hovering = false
+  let tooltip
+  let x = 0
+  let y = 0
+
+  const updatePosition = (anchor, tooltip) => {
+    if (anchor == null || tooltip == null) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      const rect = anchor.getBoundingClientRect()
+      const windowOffset =
+        window.innerHeight - offset - (tooltip.clientHeight + rect.y)
+      const tooltipWidth = tooltip.clientWidth
+
+      x = rect.x - tooltipWidth - offset
+      y = windowOffset < 0 ? rect.y + windowOffset : rect.y
+    })
+  }
+
+  $: updatePosition(anchor, tooltip)
+
+  const handleMouseenter = () => {
+    hovering = true
+  }
+
+  const handleMouseleave = () => {
+    hovering = false
+  }
+</script>
+
+<Portal {target}>
+  <div
+    role="tooltip"
+    on:mouseenter={handleMouseenter}
+    on:mouseleave={handleMouseleave}
+    style:left={`${x}px`}
+    style:top={`${y}px`}
+    class="wrapper"
+    class:visible={visible || hovering}
+  >
+    <div bind:this={tooltip} class="tooltip">
+      <slot />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</Portal>
+
+<style>
+  .wrapper {
+    background-color: var(--spectrum-global-color-gray-100);
+    box-shadow: 2px 2px 5px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
+    opacity: 0;
+    overflow: hidden;
+
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    border: 1px solid var(--grey-4);
+    position: absolute;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    z-index: 1000;
+  }
+
+  .visible {
+    opacity: 1;
+    pointer-events: auto;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/bbui/src/index.js b/packages/bbui/src/index.js
index f28e185305..e746e3a72b 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/bbui/src/index.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export { default as Link } from "./Link/Link.svelte"
 export { default as Tooltip } from "./Tooltip/Tooltip.svelte"
 export { default as TempTooltip } from "./Tooltip/TempTooltip.svelte"
 export { default as TooltipWrapper } from "./Tooltip/TooltipWrapper.svelte"
+export { default as ContextTooltip } from "./Tooltip/Context.svelte"
 export { default as Menu } from "./Menu/Menu.svelte"
 export { default as MenuSection } from "./Menu/Section.svelte"
 export { default as MenuSeparator } from "./Menu/Separator.svelte"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/common/CodeEditor/CodeEditor.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/common/CodeEditor/CodeEditor.svelte
index ba5f75083a..0102d8f7a9 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/common/CodeEditor/CodeEditor.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/common/CodeEditor/CodeEditor.svelte
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
   export let autofocus = false
   export let jsBindingWrapping = true
   export let readonly = false
+  export let readonlyLineNumbers = false
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
@@ -240,6 +241,9 @@
 
     if (readonly) {
       complete.push(EditorState.readOnly.of(true))
+      if (readonlyLineNumbers) {
+        complete.push(lineNumbers())
+      }
     } else {
       complete = [
         ...complete,
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/index.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/index.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9714c2e7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/index.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<script>
+  import { ContextTooltip } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import {
+    StringsAsDates,
+    NumbersAsDates,
+    ScalarJsonOnly,
+    Column,
+    Support,
+    NotRequired,
+    StringsAsNumbers,
+    DatesAsNumbers,
+  } from "./subjects"
+  import subjects from "../subjects"
+
+  export let anchor
+  export let schema
+  export let columnName
+  export let subject = subjects.none
+</script>
+
+<ContextTooltip visible={subject !== subjects.none} {anchor} offset={20}>
+  <div class="explanationModalContent">
+    {#if subject === subjects.column}
+      <Column {columnName} {schema} />
+    {:else if subject === subjects.support}
+      <Support />
+    {:else if subject === subjects.stringsAsNumbers}
+      <StringsAsNumbers />
+    {:else if subject === subjects.notRequired}
+      <NotRequired />
+    {:else if subject === subjects.datesAsNumbers}
+      <DatesAsNumbers />
+    {:else if subject === subjects.scalarJsonOnly}
+      <ScalarJsonOnly {columnName} {schema} />
+    {:else if subject === subjects.numbersAsDates}
+      <NumbersAsDates {columnName} />
+    {:else if subject === subjects.stringsAsDates}
+      <StringsAsDates {columnName} />
+    {/if}
+  </div>
+</ContextTooltip>
+
+<style>
+  .explanationModalContent {
+    max-width: 300px;
+    padding: 16px 12px 2px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/Column.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/Column.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fbac09827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/Column.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+<script>
+  import { tables } from "stores/builder"
+  import {
+    BindingValue,
+    Block,
+    Subject,
+    JSONValue,
+    Property,
+    Section,
+  } from "./components"
+
+  export let schema
+  export let columnName
+
+  const parseDate = isoString => {
+    if ([null, undefined, ""].includes(isoString)) {
+      return "None"
+    }
+
+    const unixTime = Date.parse(isoString)
+    const date = new Date(unixTime)
+
+    return date.toLocaleString()
+  }
+</script>
+
+<Subject>
+  <div class="heading" slot="heading">
+    Column Overview for <Block>{columnName}</Block>
+  </div>
+  <Section>
+    {#if schema.type === "string"}
+      <Property
+        name="Max Length"
+        value={schema?.constraints?.length?.maximum ?? "None"}
+      />
+    {:else if schema.type === "datetime"}
+      <Property
+        name="Earliest"
+        value={parseDate(schema?.constraints?.datetime?.earliest)}
+      />
+      <Property
+        name="Latest"
+        value={parseDate(schema?.constraints?.datetime?.latest)}
+      />
+      <Property
+        name="Ignore time zones"
+        value={schema?.ignoreTimeZones === true ? "Yes" : "No"}
+      />
+      <Property
+        name="Date only"
+        value={schema?.dateOnly === true ? "Yes" : "No"}
+      />
+    {:else if schema.type === "number"}
+      <Property
+        name="Min Value"
+        value={[null, undefined, ""].includes(
+          schema?.constraints?.numericality?.greaterThanOrEqualTo
+        )
+          ? "None"
+          : schema?.constraints?.numericality?.greaterThanOrEqualTo}
+      />
+      <Property
+        name="Max Value"
+        value={[null, undefined, ""].includes(
+          schema?.constraints?.numericality?.lessThanOrEqualTo
+        )
+          ? "None"
+          : schema?.constraints?.numericality?.lessThanOrEqualTo}
+      />
+    {:else if schema.type === "array"}
+      {#each schema?.constraints?.inclusion ?? [] as option, index}
+        <Property name={`Option ${index + 1}`} truncate>
+          <span
+            style:background-color={schema?.optionColors?.[option]}
+            class="optionCircle"
+          />{option}
+        </Property>
+      {/each}
+    {:else if schema.type === "options"}
+      {#each schema?.constraints?.inclusion ?? [] as option, index}
+        <Property name={`Option ${index + 1}`} truncate>
+          <span
+            style:background-color={schema?.optionColors?.[option]}
+            class="optionCircle"
+          />{option}
+        </Property>
+      {/each}
+    {:else if schema.type === "json"}
+      <Property name="Schema">
+        <JSONValue value={JSON.stringify(schema?.schema ?? {}, null, 2)} />
+      </Property>
+    {:else if schema.type === "formula"}
+      <Property name="Formula">
+        <BindingValue value={schema?.formula} />
+      </Property>
+      <Property
+        name="Formula type"
+        value={schema?.formulaType === "dynamic" ? "Dynamic" : "Static"}
+      />
+    {:else if schema.type === "link"}
+      <Property name="Type" value={schema?.relationshipType} />
+      <Property
+        name="Related Table"
+        value={$tables?.list?.find(table => table._id === schema?.tableId)
+          ?.name}
+      />
+      <Property name="Column in Related Table" value={schema?.fieldName} />
+    {:else if schema.type === "bb_reference"}
+      <Property
+        name="Allow multiple users"
+        value={schema?.relationshipType === "many-to-many" ? "Yes" : "No"}
+      />
+    {/if}
+    <Property
+      name="Required"
+      value={schema?.constraints?.presence?.allowEmpty === false ? "Yes" : "No"}
+    />
+  </Section>
+</Subject>
+
+<style>
+  .heading {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  .heading > :global(.block) {
+    margin-left: 4px;
+    flex-grow: 0;
+    flex-shrink: 1;
+    display: inline-block;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+
+  .optionCircle {
+    display: inline-block;
+    background-color: hsla(0, 1%, 50%, 0.3);
+    border-radius: 100%;
+    width: 10px;
+    height: 10px;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    margin-right: 5px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/DatesAsNumbers.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/DatesAsNumbers.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5cab5dc15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/DatesAsNumbers.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<script>
+  import { onMount } from "svelte"
+  import {
+    ExampleSection,
+    ExampleLine,
+    Block,
+    Subject,
+    Section,
+  } from "./components"
+
+  let timestamp = Date.now()
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    let run = true
+
+    const updateTimeStamp = () => {
+      timestamp = Date.now()
+      if (run) {
+        setTimeout(updateTimeStamp, 200)
+      }
+    }
+
+    updateTimeStamp()
+
+    return () => {
+      run = false
+    }
+  })
+</script>
+
+<Subject heading="Dates as Numbers">
+  <Section>
+    A datetime value can be used in place of a numeric value, but it will be
+    converted to a <Block>UNIX time</Block> timestamp, which is the number of milliseconds
+    since Jan 1st 1970. A more recent moment in time will be a higher number.
+  </Section>
+
+  <ExampleSection heading="Examples:">
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>
+        {new Date(946684800000).toLocaleString()}
+      </Block>
+      <span class="separator">{"->"} </span><Block>946684800000</Block>
+    </ExampleLine>
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>
+        {new Date(1577836800000).toLocaleString()}
+      </Block>
+      <span class="separator">{"->"} </span><Block>1577836800000</Block>
+    </ExampleLine>
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>Now</Block><span class="separator">{"->"} </span><Block
+        >{timestamp}</Block
+      >
+    </ExampleLine>
+  </ExampleSection>
+</Subject>
+
+<style>
+  .separator {
+    margin: 0 5px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/NotRequired.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/NotRequired.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f28e9a227e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/NotRequired.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<script>
+  import { Block, Subject, Section } from "./components"
+</script>
+
+<Subject heading="Required Constraint">
+  <Section>
+    A <Block>required</Block> constraint can be applied to columns to ensure a value
+    is always present. If a column doesn't have this constraint, then its value for
+    a particular row could he missing.
+  </Section>
+</Subject>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/NumbersAsDates.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/NumbersAsDates.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d69228544e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/NumbersAsDates.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<script>
+  import { onMount } from "svelte"
+  import {
+    ExampleSection,
+    ExampleLine,
+    Block,
+    Subject,
+    Section,
+  } from "./components"
+
+  let timestamp = Date.now()
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    let run = true
+
+    const updateTimeStamp = () => {
+      timestamp = Date.now()
+      if (run) {
+        setTimeout(updateTimeStamp, 200)
+      }
+    }
+
+    updateTimeStamp()
+
+    return () => {
+      run = false
+    }
+  })
+</script>
+
+<Subject heading="Numbers as Dates">
+  <Section>
+    A number value can be used in place of a datetime value, but it will be
+    parsed as a <Block>UNIX time</Block> timestamp, which is the number of milliseconds
+    since Jan 1st 1970. A more recent moment in time will be a higher number.
+  </Section>
+
+  <ExampleSection heading="Examples:">
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>946684800000</Block>
+      <span class="separator">{"->"}</span>
+      <Block>
+        {new Date(946684800000).toLocaleString()}
+      </Block>
+    </ExampleLine>
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>1577836800000</Block>
+      <span class="separator">{"->"}</span>
+      <Block>
+        {new Date(1577836800000).toLocaleString()}
+      </Block>
+    </ExampleLine>
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>{timestamp}</Block>
+      <span class="separator">{"->"}</span>
+      <Block>Now</Block>
+    </ExampleLine>
+  </ExampleSection>
+</Subject>
+
+<style>
+  .separator {
+    margin: 0 5px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/ScalarJsonOnly.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/ScalarJsonOnly.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11fe3c7838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/ScalarJsonOnly.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<script>
+  import {
+    ExampleSection,
+    ExampleLine,
+    Block,
+    Subject,
+    Section,
+  } from "./components"
+
+  export let schema
+  export let columnName
+
+  const maxScalarDescendantsToFind = 3
+
+  const getScalarDescendants = schema => {
+    const newScalarDescendants = []
+
+    const getScalarDescendantFromSchema = (path, schema) => {
+      if (newScalarDescendants.length >= maxScalarDescendantsToFind) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (["string", "number", "boolean"].includes(schema.type)) {
+        newScalarDescendants.push({ name: path.join("."), type: schema.type })
+      } else if (schema.type === "json") {
+        Object.entries(schema.schema ?? {}).forEach(
+          ([childName, childSchema]) =>
+            getScalarDescendantFromSchema([...path, childName], childSchema)
+        )
+      }
+    }
+
+    Object.entries(schema?.schema ?? {}).forEach(([childName, childSchema]) =>
+      getScalarDescendantFromSchema([columnName, childName], childSchema)
+    )
+
+    return newScalarDescendants
+  }
+
+  $: scalarDescendants = getScalarDescendants(schema)
+</script>
+
+<Subject heading="Using Scalar JSON Values">
+  <Section>
+    <Block>JSON objects</Block> can't be used here, but any <Block>number</Block
+    >, <Block>string</Block> or <Block>boolean</Block> values nested within said
+    object can be if they are otherwise compatible with the input. These scalar values
+    can be selected from the same menu as this parent and take the form <Block
+      >parent.child</Block
+    >.
+  </Section>
+
+  {#if scalarDescendants.length > 0}
+    <ExampleSection heading="Examples scalar descendants of this object:">
+      {#each scalarDescendants as descendant}
+        <ExampleLine>
+          <Block truncate>{descendant.name}</Block><span class="separator"
+            >-</span
+          ><Block truncate noShrink>{descendant.type}</Block>
+        </ExampleLine>
+      {/each}
+    </ExampleSection>
+  {/if}
+</Subject>
+
+<style>
+  .separator {
+    margin: 0 4px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/StringsAsDates.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/StringsAsDates.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7303eac7cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/StringsAsDates.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+<script>
+  import { onMount } from "svelte"
+  import {
+    ExampleSection,
+    ExampleLine,
+    Block,
+    Subject,
+    Section,
+  } from "./components"
+
+  let timestamp = Date.now()
+  $: iso = new Date(timestamp).toISOString()
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    let run = true
+
+    const updateTimeStamp = () => {
+      timestamp = Date.now()
+      if (run) {
+        setTimeout(updateTimeStamp, 200)
+      }
+    }
+
+    updateTimeStamp()
+
+    return () => {
+      run = false
+    }
+  })
+</script>
+
+<Subject heading="Strings as Dates">
+  <Section>
+    A string value can be used in place of a datetime value, but it will be
+    parsed as:
+  </Section>
+  <Section>
+    A <Block>UNIX time</Block> timestamp, which is the number of milliseconds since
+    Jan 1st 1970. A more recent moment in time will be a higher number.
+  </Section>
+
+  <ExampleSection heading="Examples:">
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>946684800000</Block>
+      <span class="separator">{"->"}</span>
+      <Block>
+        {new Date(946684800000).toLocaleString()}
+      </Block>
+    </ExampleLine>
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>1577836800000</Block>
+      <span class="separator">{"->"}</span>
+      <Block>
+        {new Date(1577836800000).toLocaleString()}
+      </Block>
+    </ExampleLine>
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>{timestamp}</Block>
+      <span class="separator">{"->"}</span>
+      <Block>Now</Block>
+    </ExampleLine>
+  </ExampleSection>
+  <Section>
+    An <Block>ISO 8601</Block> datetime string, which represents an exact moment
+    in time as well as the potentional to store the timezone it occured in.
+  </Section>
+  <div class="isoExamples">
+    <ExampleSection heading="Examples:">
+      <ExampleLine>
+        <Block>2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z</Block>
+        <span class="separator">↓</span>
+        <Block>
+          {new Date(946684800000).toLocaleString()}
+        </Block>
+      </ExampleLine>
+      <ExampleLine>
+        <Block>2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z</Block>
+        <span class="separator">↓</span>
+        <Block>
+          {new Date(1577836800000).toLocaleString()}
+        </Block>
+      </ExampleLine>
+      <ExampleLine>
+        <Block>{iso}</Block>
+        <span class="separator">↓</span>
+        <Block>Now</Block>
+      </ExampleLine>
+    </ExampleSection>
+  </div>
+</Subject>
+
+<style>
+  .separator {
+    margin: 0 5px;
+  }
+
+  .isoExamples :global(.block) {
+    word-break: break-all;
+  }
+
+  .isoExamples :global(.exampleLine) {
+    align-items: center;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    margin-bottom: 16px;
+    width: 162px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/StringsAsNumbers.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/StringsAsNumbers.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e30a450d80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/StringsAsNumbers.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<script>
+  import {
+    ExampleSection,
+    ExampleLine,
+    Block,
+    Subject,
+    Section,
+  } from "./components"
+</script>
+
+<Subject heading="Text as Numbers">
+  <Section>
+    Text can be used in place of numbers in certain scenarios, but care needs to
+    be taken; if the value isn't purely numerical it may be converted in an
+    unexpected way.
+  </Section>
+
+  <ExampleSection heading="Examples:">
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>"100"</Block><span class="separator">{"->"}</span><Block>100</Block
+      >
+    </ExampleLine>
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>"100k"</Block><span class="separator">{"->"}</span><Block
+        >100</Block
+      >
+    </ExampleLine>
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>"100,000"</Block><span class="separator">{"->"}</span><Block
+        >100</Block
+      >
+    </ExampleLine>
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>"100 million"</Block><span class="separator">{"->"}</span><Block
+        >100</Block
+      >
+    </ExampleLine>
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>"100.9"</Block><span class="separator">{"->"}</span><Block
+        >100.9</Block
+      >
+    </ExampleLine>
+    <ExampleLine>
+      <Block>"One hundred"</Block><span class="separator">{"->"}</span><Block
+        >Error</Block
+      >
+    </ExampleLine>
+  </ExampleSection>
+</Subject>
+
+<style>
+  .separator {
+    margin: 0 4px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/Support.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/Support.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0419c0ad16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/Support.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<script>
+  import { InfoWord } from "../../typography"
+  import { Subject, Section } from "./components"
+</script>
+
+<Subject heading="Data/Component Compatibility">
+  <Section>
+    <InfoWord icon="CheckmarkCircle" color="var(--green)" text="Compatible" />
+    <span class="body"
+      >Fully compatible with the input as long as the data is present.</span
+    >
+  </Section>
+  <Section>
+    <InfoWord
+      icon="AlertCheck"
+      color="var(--yellow)"
+      text="Partially compatible"
+    />
+    <span class="body"
+      >Partially compatible with the input, but beware of other caveats
+      mentioned.</span
+    >
+  </Section>
+  <Section>
+    <InfoWord icon="Alert" color="var(--red)" text="Not compatible" />
+    <span class="body">Incompatible with the component.</span>
+  </Section>
+</Subject>
+
+<style>
+  .body {
+    display: block;
+    margin-top: 5px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/BindingValue.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/BindingValue.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..811283ba51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/BindingValue.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<script>
+  import { decodeJSBinding } from "@budibase/string-templates"
+  import CodeEditor from "components/common/CodeEditor/CodeEditor.svelte"
+  import { EditorModes } from "components/common/CodeEditor"
+  import {
+    runtimeToReadableBinding,
+    getDatasourceForProvider,
+  } from "dataBinding"
+  import { tables, selectedScreen, selectedComponent } from "stores/builder"
+  import { getBindings } from "components/backend/DataTable/formula"
+
+  export let value
+  $: datasource = getDatasourceForProvider($selectedScreen, $selectedComponent)
+  $: tableId = datasource.tableId
+  $: table = $tables?.list?.find(table => table._id === tableId)
+  $: bindings = getBindings({ table })
+
+  $: readableBinding = runtimeToReadableBinding(bindings, value)
+
+  $: isJs = value?.startsWith?.("{{ js ")
+</script>
+
+<div class="editor">
+  <CodeEditor
+    readonly
+    readonlyLineNumbers
+    value={isJs ? decodeJSBinding(readableBinding) : readableBinding}
+    jsBindingWrapping={isJs}
+    mode={isJs ? EditorModes.JS : EditorModes.Handlebars}
+  />
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .editor {
+    border: 1px solid var(--grey-2);
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/Block.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/Block.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..449b40304d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/Block.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<script>
+  export let truncate = false
+  export let noShrink = false
+</script>
+
+<span class:truncate class:noShrink class="block">
+  <slot />
+</span>
+
+<style>
+  .block {
+    font-style: italic;
+    border-radius: 1px;
+    padding: 0px 5px 0px 3px;
+    border-radius: 1px;
+    background-color: var(--grey-3);
+    color: var(--ink);
+    word-break: break-word;
+  }
+
+  .truncate {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+
+  .noShrink {
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/ExampleLine.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/ExampleLine.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dd3e10a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/ExampleLine.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<li>
+  <div class="exampleLine">
+    <slot />
+  </div>
+</li>
+
+<style>
+  .exampleLine {
+    display: flex;
+    margin-bottom: 2px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/ExampleSection.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/ExampleSection.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4da4f5141b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/ExampleSection.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<script>
+  import Section from "./Section.svelte"
+
+  export let heading
+</script>
+
+<Section>
+  <span class="exampleSectionHeading">
+    <slot name="heading">
+      {heading}
+    </slot>
+  </span>
+  <ul>
+    <slot />
+  </ul>
+</Section>
+
+<style>
+  .exampleSectionHeading {
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin-bottom: 2px;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    max-width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  ul {
+    padding: 0 0 0 23px;
+    margin: 0;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/JSONValue.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/JSONValue.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4703398b2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/JSONValue.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<script>
+  export let value
+</script>
+
+<pre class="pre">
+  {value}
+</pre>
+
+<style>
+  .pre {
+    border: 1px solid var(--grey-2);
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    margin: 0;
+    margin-top: 3px;
+    padding: 4px;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    width: 250px;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    background-color: black;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/Property.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/Property.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d6e853ab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/Property.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<script>
+  export let name
+  export let value
+  export let truncate = false
+</script>
+
+<div class:truncate class="property">
+  <span class="propertyName">
+    <slot name="name">
+      {name}
+    </slot>
+  </span>
+  <span class="propertyDivider">-</span>
+  <span class="propertyValue">
+    <slot>
+      {value}
+    </slot>
+  </span>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .property {
+    max-width: 100%;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+  }
+
+  .truncate {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+
+  .propertyName {
+    font-weight: 600;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
+
+  .propertyDivider {
+    padding: 0 4px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
+
+  .propertyValue {
+    word-break: break-word;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/Section.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/Section.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..486e111725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/Section.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<div class="section">
+  <slot />
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .section {
+    line-height: 20px;
+    margin-bottom: 13px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/Subject.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/Subject.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e21160cae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/Subject.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<script>
+  import { onMount } from "svelte"
+
+  export let heading = ""
+  let body
+
+  const handleScroll = e => {
+    if (!body) return
+
+    body.scrollTo({ top: body.scrollTop + e.deltaY, behavior: "smooth" })
+  }
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    window.addEventListener("wheel", handleScroll)
+
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener("wheel", handleScroll)
+    }
+  })
+</script>
+
+<div class="heading">
+  <span class="heading">
+    <slot name="heading">
+      {heading}
+    </slot>
+  </span>
+</div>
+<div class="divider" />
+<div bind:this={body} class="body">
+  <slot />
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .heading {
+    font-weight: 600;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+
+  .divider {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grey-4);
+    margin: 12px 0 12px;
+  }
+
+  .body {
+    max-height: 300px;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/index.js b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d174f4d6cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/components/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export { default as Subject } from "./Subject.svelte"
+export { default as Property } from "./Property.svelte"
+export { default as JSONValue } from "./JSONValue.svelte"
+export { default as BindingValue } from "./BindingValue.svelte"
+export { default as Section } from "./Section.svelte"
+export { default as Block } from "./Block.svelte"
+export { default as ExampleSection } from "./ExampleSection.svelte"
+export { default as ExampleLine } from "./ExampleLine.svelte"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/index.js b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7f54d6415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/DetailsModal/subjects/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export { default as Column } from "./Column.svelte"
+export { default as NotRequired } from "./NotRequired.svelte"
+export { default as StringsAsNumbers } from "./StringsAsNumbers.svelte"
+export { default as Support } from "./Support.svelte"
+export { default as DatesAsNumbers } from "./DatesAsNumbers.svelte"
+export { default as ScalarJsonOnly } from "./ScalarJsonOnly.svelte"
+export { default as StringsAsDates } from "./StringsAsDates.svelte"
+export { default as NumbersAsDates } from "./NumbersAsDates.svelte"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/Explanation.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/Explanation.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc45e410c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/Explanation.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+<script>
+  import DetailsModal from "./DetailsModal/index.svelte"
+  import {
+    messages as messageConstants,
+    getExplanationMessagesAndSupport,
+    getExplanationWithPresets,
+  } from "./explanation"
+  import {
+    StringAsDate,
+    NumberAsDate,
+    Column,
+    Support,
+    NotRequired,
+    StringAsNumber,
+    JSONPrimitivesOnly,
+    DateAsNumber,
+  } from "./lines"
+  import subjects from "./subjects"
+  import { appStore } from "stores/builder"
+
+  export let explanation
+  export let columnIcon
+  export let columnType
+  export let columnName
+
+  export let tableHref = () => {}
+
+  export let schema
+
+  $: explanationWithPresets = getExplanationWithPresets(
+    explanation,
+    $appStore.typeSupportPresets
+  )
+  let support
+  let messages = []
+
+  $: {
+    const explanationMessagesAndSupport = getExplanationMessagesAndSupport(
+      schema,
+      explanationWithPresets
+    )
+    support = explanationMessagesAndSupport.support
+    messages = explanationMessagesAndSupport.messages
+  }
+
+  let root = null
+
+  let detailsModalSubject = subjects.none
+
+  const setExplanationSubject = option => {
+    detailsModalSubject = option
+    root = root
+  }
+</script>
+
+<div bind:this={root} class="tooltipContents">
+  <Column
+    {columnName}
+    {columnIcon}
+    {columnType}
+    {tableHref}
+    {setExplanationSubject}
+  />
+  <Support {support} {setExplanationSubject} />
+  {#if messages.includes(messageConstants.stringAsNumber)}
+    <StringAsNumber {setExplanationSubject} />
+  {/if}
+  {#if messages.includes(messageConstants.notRequired)}
+    <NotRequired {setExplanationSubject} />
+  {/if}
+  {#if messages.includes(messageConstants.jsonPrimitivesOnly)}
+    <JSONPrimitivesOnly {setExplanationSubject} />
+  {/if}
+  {#if messages.includes(messageConstants.dateAsNumber)}
+    <DateAsNumber {setExplanationSubject} />
+  {/if}
+  {#if messages.includes(messageConstants.numberAsDate)}
+    <NumberAsDate {setExplanationSubject} />
+  {/if}
+  {#if messages.includes(messageConstants.stringAsDate)}
+    <StringAsDate {setExplanationSubject} />
+  {/if}
+</div>
+
+{#if detailsModalSubject !== subjects.none}
+  <DetailsModal
+    {columnName}
+    anchor={root}
+    {schema}
+    subject={detailsModalSubject}
+  />
+{/if}
+
+<style>
+  .tooltipContents {
+    max-width: 450px;
+    display: block;
+    padding: 20px 16px 10px;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/explanation.js b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/explanation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e024c67fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/explanation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+export const messages = {
+  jsonPrimitivesOnly: Symbol("explanation-json-primitives-only"),
+  stringAsNumber: Symbol("explanation-string-as-number"),
+  dateAsNumber: Symbol("explanation-date-as-number"),
+  numberAsDate: Symbol("explanation-number-as-date"),
+  stringAsDate: Symbol("explanation-string-as-date"),
+  notRequired: Symbol("explanation-not-required"),
+  contextError: Symbol("explanation-context-error"),
+}
+
+export const support = {
+  unsupported: Symbol("explanation-unsupported"),
+  partialSupport: Symbol("explanation-partialSupport"),
+  supported: Symbol("explanation-supported"),
+}
+
+const getSupport = (type, explanation) => {
+  if (!explanation?.typeSupport) {
+    return support.supported
+  }
+
+  if (
+    explanation?.typeSupport?.supported?.find(
+      mapping => mapping === type || mapping?.type === type
+    )
+  ) {
+    return support.supported
+  }
+
+  if (
+    explanation?.typeSupport?.partialSupport?.find(
+      mapping => mapping === type || mapping?.type === type
+    )
+  ) {
+    return support.partialSupport
+  }
+
+  return support.unsupported
+}
+
+const getSupportMessage = (type, explanation) => {
+  if (!explanation?.typeSupport) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const supported = explanation?.typeSupport?.supported?.find(
+    mapping => mapping?.type === type
+  )
+  if (supported) {
+    return messages[supported?.message]
+  }
+
+  const partialSupport = explanation?.typeSupport?.partialSupport?.find(
+    mapping => mapping?.type === type
+  )
+  if (partialSupport) {
+    return messages[partialSupport?.message]
+  }
+
+  const unsupported = explanation?.typeSupport?.unsupported?.find(
+    mapping => mapping?.type === type
+  )
+  if (unsupported) {
+    return messages[unsupported?.message]
+  }
+
+  return null
+}
+
+export const getExplanationMessagesAndSupport = (fieldSchema, explanation) => {
+  try {
+    const explanationMessagesAndSupport = {
+      support: getSupport(fieldSchema.type, explanation),
+      messages: [getSupportMessage(fieldSchema.type, explanation)],
+    }
+
+    const isRequired = fieldSchema?.constraints?.presence?.allowEmpty === false
+    if (!isRequired) {
+      explanationMessagesAndSupport.messages.push(messages.notRequired)
+    }
+
+    return explanationMessagesAndSupport
+  } catch (e) {
+    return {
+      support: support.partialSupport,
+      messages: [messages.contextError],
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export const getExplanationWithPresets = (explanation, presets) => {
+  if (explanation?.typeSupport?.preset) {
+    return {
+      ...explanation,
+      typeSupport: presets[explanation?.typeSupport?.preset],
+    }
+  }
+
+  return explanation
+}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/index.js b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5780c1de14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default as Explanation } from "./Explanation.svelte"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/Column.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/Column.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c3b87f8b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/Column.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+<script>
+  import {
+    Line,
+    InfoWord,
+    DocumentationLink,
+    Text,
+    Period,
+  } from "../typography"
+  import subjects from "../subjects"
+
+  export let columnName
+  export let columnIcon
+  export let columnType
+  export let tableHref
+  export let setExplanationSubject
+
+  const getDocLink = columnType => {
+    if (columnType === "Number") {
+      return "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/number"
+    }
+    if (columnType === "Text") {
+      return "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/text"
+    }
+    if (columnType === "Attachment") {
+      return "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/attachments"
+    }
+    if (columnType === "Multi-select") {
+      return "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/multi-select"
+    }
+    if (columnType === "JSON") {
+      return "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/json"
+    }
+    if (columnType === "Date/Time") {
+      return "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/datetime"
+    }
+    if (columnType === "User") {
+      return "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/user"
+    }
+    if (columnType === "QR") {
+      return "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/barcodeqr"
+    }
+    if (columnType === "Relationship") {
+      return "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/relationships"
+    }
+    if (columnType === "Formula") {
+      return "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/formula"
+    }
+    if (columnType === "Options") {
+      return "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/options"
+    }
+    if (columnType === "BigInt") {
+      // No BigInt docs
+      return null
+    }
+    if (columnType === "Boolean") {
+      return "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/boolean-truefalse"
+    }
+    if (columnType === "Signature") {
+      // No Signature docs
+      return null
+    }
+
+    return null
+  }
+
+  $: docLink = getDocLink(columnType)
+</script>
+
+<Line noWrap>
+  <InfoWord
+    on:mouseenter={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.column)}
+    on:mouseleave={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.none)}
+    href={tableHref}
+    text={columnName}
+  />
+  <Text value=" is a " />
+  <DocumentationLink
+    disabled={docLink === null}
+    href={docLink}
+    icon={columnIcon}
+    text={`${columnType} column`}
+  />
+  <Period />
+</Line>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/DateAsNumber.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/DateAsNumber.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba5eb9b0e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/DateAsNumber.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<script>
+  import { Line, InfoWord, Text, Period } from "../typography"
+  import subjects from "../subjects"
+
+  export let setExplanationSubject
+</script>
+
+<Line>
+  <Text value="Will be converted to a " />
+  <InfoWord
+    on:mouseenter={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.datesAsNumbers)}
+    on:mouseleave={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.none)}
+    text="UNIX time value"
+  />
+  <Period />
+</Line>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/JSONPrimitivesOnly.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/JSONPrimitivesOnly.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2286c09044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/JSONPrimitivesOnly.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<script>
+  import { Line, InfoWord, Text, Period } from "../typography"
+  import subjects from "../subjects"
+
+  export let setExplanationSubject
+</script>
+
+<Line>
+  <InfoWord
+    on:mouseenter={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.scalarJsonOnly)}
+    on:mouseleave={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.none)}
+    >Scalar JSON values</InfoWord
+  >
+  <Text
+    value=" can be used with this input if their individual types are supported"
+  />
+  <Period />
+</Line>
+
+<style>
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/NotRequired.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/NotRequired.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e705bd68e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/NotRequired.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<script>
+  import { Line, InfoWord, DocumentationLink, Space, Text } from "../typography"
+  import subjects from "../subjects"
+
+  export let setExplanationSubject
+</script>
+
+<Line>
+  <Text value="No " />
+  <InfoWord
+    on:mouseenter={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.notRequired)}
+    on:mouseleave={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.none)}
+    text="required"
+  />
+  <Space />
+  <DocumentationLink
+    icon="DataUnavailable"
+    href="https://docs.budibase.com/docs/budibasedb#constraints"
+    text="Constraint"
+  />
+  <Text value=", so values may be missing." />
+</Line>
+
+<style>
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/NumberAsDate.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/NumberAsDate.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6413c13a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/NumberAsDate.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<script>
+  import { Line, InfoWord, Text, Period } from "../typography"
+  import subjects from "../subjects"
+
+  export let setExplanationSubject
+</script>
+
+<Line>
+  <Text value="Will be treated as a " />
+  <InfoWord
+    on:mouseenter={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.numbersAsDates)}
+    on:mouseleave={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.none)}
+    text="UNIX time value"
+  />
+  <Period />
+</Line>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/StringAsDate.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/StringAsDate.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72267b6f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/StringAsDate.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<script>
+  import { Line, InfoWord, Text, Period } from "../typography"
+  import subjects from "../subjects"
+
+  export let setExplanationSubject
+</script>
+
+<Line>
+  <Text value="Will be treated as a " />
+  <InfoWord
+    on:mouseenter={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.stringsAsDates)}
+    on:mouseleave={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.none)}
+    text="UNIX time or ISO 8601 value"
+  />
+  <Period />
+</Line>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/StringAsNumber.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/StringAsNumber.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..937545c1c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/StringAsNumber.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<script>
+  import { Line, InfoWord, Text, Period } from "../typography"
+  import subjects from "../subjects"
+
+  export let setExplanationSubject
+</script>
+
+<Line>
+  <Text value="Will be converted to a number, ignoring any " />
+  <InfoWord
+    on:mouseenter={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.stringsAsNumbers)}
+    on:mouseleave={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.none)}
+    text="non-numerical values"
+  />
+  <Period />
+</Line>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/Support.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/Support.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..848ab208fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/Support.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<script>
+  import { Line, InfoWord, DocumentationLink, Text } from "../typography"
+  import subjects from "../subjects"
+  import * as explanation from "../explanation"
+
+  export let setExplanationSubject
+  export let support
+
+  const getIcon = support => {
+    if (support === explanation.support.unsupported) {
+      return "Alert"
+    } else if (support === explanation.support.supported) {
+      return "CheckmarkCircle"
+    }
+
+    return "AlertCheck"
+  }
+
+  const getColor = support => {
+    if (support === explanation.support.unsupported) {
+      return "var(--red)"
+    } else if (support === explanation.support.supported) {
+      return "var(--green)"
+    }
+
+    return "var(--yellow)"
+  }
+
+  const getText = support => {
+    if (support === explanation.support.unsupported) {
+      return "Not compatible"
+    } else if (support === explanation.support.supported) {
+      return "Compatible"
+    }
+
+    return "Partially compatible"
+  }
+
+  $: icon = getIcon(support)
+  $: color = getColor(support)
+  $: text = getText(support)
+</script>
+
+<Line>
+  <InfoWord
+    on:mouseenter={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.support)}
+    on:mouseleave={() => setExplanationSubject(subjects.none)}
+    {icon}
+    {color}
+    {text}
+  />
+  <Text value=" with this " />
+  <DocumentationLink
+    href="https://docs.budibase.com/docs/chart"
+    icon="GraphPie"
+    text="Chart component"
+  />
+  <Text value=" input." />
+</Line>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/index.js b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..beff239398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/lines/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export { default as Column } from "./Column.svelte"
+export { default as NotRequired } from "./NotRequired.svelte"
+export { default as StringAsNumber } from "./StringAsNumber.svelte"
+export { default as Support } from "./Support.svelte"
+export { default as JSONPrimitivesOnly } from "./JSONPrimitivesOnly.svelte"
+export { default as DateAsNumber } from "./DateAsNumber.svelte"
+export { default as NumberAsDate } from "./NumberAsDate.svelte"
+export { default as StringAsDate } from "./StringAsDate.svelte"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/subjects.js b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/subjects.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f94fa6fd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/subjects.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const subjects = {
+  column: Symbol("details-modal-column"),
+  support: Symbol("details-modal-support"),
+  stringsAsNumbers: Symbol("details-modal-strings-as-numbers"),
+  datesAsNumbers: Symbol("details-modal-dates-as-numbers"),
+  numbersAsDates: Symbol("explanation-numbers-as-dates"),
+  stringsAsDates: Symbol("explanation-strings-as-dates"),
+  notRequired: Symbol("details-modal-not-required"),
+  scalarJsonOnly: Symbol("explanation-scalar-json-only"),
+  none: Symbol("details-modal-none"),
+}
+
+export default subjects
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Comma.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Comma.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f16bd16054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Comma.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<span class="comma">,</span>
+
+<style>
+  .comma {
+    color: var(--grey-6);
+    font-size: 17px;
+    display: inline block;
+    margin-left: 2px;
+    margin-right: 2px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    position: relative;
+    bottom: 2px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/DocumentationLink.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/DocumentationLink.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55b9732d4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/DocumentationLink.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<script>
+  import { Icon } from "@budibase/bbui"
+
+  export let icon
+  export let text
+  export let href
+  export let disabled = false
+</script>
+
+<a
+  class:disabled
+  tabindex="0"
+  {href}
+  rel="noopener noreferrer"
+  target="_blank"
+  class="link"
+>
+  <Icon size="XS" name={icon} />
+  <span class="text">
+    <slot>
+      {text}
+    </slot>
+  </span>
+</a>
+
+<style>
+  .text {
+    color: var(--ink);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+
+  .link {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    padding: 1px 0 2px;
+    filter: brightness(100%);
+    align-items: center;
+
+    overflow: hidden;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    border-radius: 0;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blue);
+    transition: filter 300ms;
+    margin-right: 0px;
+  }
+
+  .link:hover {
+    filter: brightness(120%);
+  }
+
+  .disabled {
+    filter: brightness(100%);
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grey-6);
+  }
+
+  .link :global(svg) {
+    margin-right: 3px;
+    color: var(--blue);
+  }
+
+  .disabled :global(svg) {
+    color: var(--grey-6);
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/InfoWord.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/InfoWord.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cac12cbfb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/InfoWord.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+<script>
+  import { Icon } from "@budibase/bbui"
+
+  export let icon = null
+  export let color = null
+  export let text
+  export let href = null
+</script>
+
+{#if href !== null}
+  <a
+    tabindex="0"
+    {href}
+    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+    target="_blank"
+    class="infoWord"
+    style:color
+    style:border-color={color}
+    on:mouseenter
+    on:mouseleave
+  >
+    {#if icon}
+      <Icon size="XS" name={icon} />
+    {/if}
+    <span class="text">
+      <slot>
+        {text}
+      </slot>
+    </span>
+  </a>
+{:else}
+  <div
+    role="tooltip"
+    class="infoWord"
+    style:color
+    style:border-color={color}
+    on:mouseenter
+    on:mouseleave
+  >
+    {#if icon}
+      <Icon size="XS" name={icon} />
+    {/if}
+    <span class="text">
+      <slot>
+        {text}
+      </slot>
+    </span>
+  </div>
+{/if}
+
+<style>
+  .infoWord {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    padding: 1px 0 2px;
+    filter: brightness(100%);
+    overflow: hidden;
+    transition: filter 300ms;
+    align-items: center;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grey-6);
+  }
+
+  .infoWord:hover {
+    filter: brightness(120%);
+  }
+
+  .infoWord :global(svg) {
+    color: inherit;
+    margin-right: 4px;
+  }
+
+  .text {
+    color: var(--ink);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Line.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Line.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d28ba0423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Line.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<script>
+  export let noWrap = false
+</script>
+
+<div class="line">
+  <span class="bullet">•</span>
+  <div class="content" class:noWrap>
+    <slot />
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .line {
+    color: var(--ink);
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    display: flex;
+
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+  }
+
+  .bullet {
+    color: var(--grey-6);
+    font-size: 17px;
+    display: inline block;
+    margin-right: 10px;
+  }
+
+  .content {
+    line-height: 17px;
+    min-width: 0;
+    align-items: center;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    row-gap: 3px;
+  }
+
+  .noWrap {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: nowrap;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Period.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Period.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1bbafe6a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Period.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<span class="period">.</span>
+
+<style>
+  .period {
+    color: var(--grey-6);
+    font-size: 20px;
+    display: inline block;
+    margin-left: 2px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    position: relative;
+    bottom: 2px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Space.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Space.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b88831d760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Space.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<span class="space">{" "}</span>
+
+<style>
+  .space {
+    white-space: pre;
+    width: 3px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Text.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Text.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6562c9e864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/Text.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<script>
+  import Comma from "./Comma.svelte"
+  import Period from "./Period.svelte"
+  import Space from "./Space.svelte"
+
+  export let value = null
+
+  const punctuation = [" ", ",", "."]
+
+  // TODO regex might work here now
+  const getWords = value => {
+    if (typeof value !== "string") {
+      return []
+    }
+
+    const newWords = []
+    let lastIndex = 0
+
+    const makeWord = i => {
+      // No word to make, multiple spaces, spaces at start of text etc
+      if (i - lastIndex > 0) {
+        newWords.push(value.substring(lastIndex, i))
+      }
+
+      lastIndex = i + 1
+    }
+
+    value.split("").forEach((character, i) => {
+      if (punctuation.includes(character)) {
+        makeWord(i)
+        newWords.push(character)
+      }
+    })
+
+    makeWord(value.length)
+
+    return newWords
+  }
+
+  $: words = getWords(value)
+</script>
+
+{#each words as word}
+  {#if word === " "}
+    <Space />
+  {:else if word === ","}
+    <Comma />
+  {:else if word === "."}
+    <Period />
+  {:else}
+    <span class="text">
+      {word}
+    </span>
+  {/if}
+{/each}
+
+<style>
+  .text {
+    /* invisible properties to match other inline text elements that do have borders. If we don't match here we run into subpixel issues */
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
+    padding: 1px 0 2px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/index.js b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..102b65190d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/Explanation/typography/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export { default as Space } from "./Space.svelte"
+export { default as Comma } from "./Comma.svelte"
+export { default as Period } from "./Period.svelte"
+export { default as Text } from "./Text.svelte"
+export { default as InfoWord } from "./InfoWord.svelte"
+export { default as DocumentationLink } from "./DocumentationLink.svelte"
+export { default as Line } from "./Line.svelte"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FieldSelect.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FieldSelect.svelte
index e50a0e8030..15b67ded18 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FieldSelect.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FieldSelect.svelte
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 <script>
-  import { Select } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import { Select, ContextTooltip } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { getDatasourceForProvider, getSchemaForDatasource } from "dataBinding"
   import { selectedScreen } from "stores/builder"
   import { createEventDispatcher } from "svelte"
+  import { Explanation } from "./Explanation"
+  import { debounce } from "lodash"
+  import { params } from "@roxi/routify"
+  import { Constants } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
+  import { FIELDS } from "constants/backend"
 
   export let componentInstance = {}
   export let value = ""
   export let placeholder
+  export let explanation
+
+  let contextTooltipAnchor = null
+  let currentOption = null
+  let contextTooltipVisible = false
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
   $: datasource = getDatasourceForProvider($selectedScreen, componentInstance)
@@ -32,6 +42,77 @@
     boundValue = getValidValue(value.detail, options)
     dispatch("change", boundValue)
   }
+
+  const updateTooltip = debounce((e, option) => {
+    if (option == null) {
+      contextTooltipVisible = false
+    } else {
+      contextTooltipAnchor = e?.target
+      currentOption = option
+      contextTooltipVisible = true
+    }
+  }, 200)
+
+  const onOptionMouseenter = (e, option) => {
+    updateTooltip(e, option)
+  }
+
+  const onOptionMouseleave = e => {
+    updateTooltip(e, null)
+  }
+  const getOptionIcon = optionKey => {
+    const option = schema[optionKey]
+    if (!option) return ""
+
+    if (option.autocolumn) {
+      return "MagicWand"
+    }
+    const { type, subtype } = option
+
+    const result =
+      typeof Constants.TypeIconMap[type] === "object" && subtype
+        ? Constants.TypeIconMap[type][subtype]
+        : Constants.TypeIconMap[type]
+
+    return result || "Text"
+  }
+
+  const getOptionIconTooltip = optionKey => {
+    const option = schema[optionKey]
+
+    const type = option?.type
+    const field = Object.values(FIELDS).find(f => f.type === type)
+
+    if (field) {
+      return field.name
+    }
+
+    return ""
+  }
 </script>
 
-<Select {placeholder} value={boundValue} on:change={onChange} {options} />
+<Select
+  {placeholder}
+  value={boundValue}
+  on:change={onChange}
+  {options}
+  {onOptionMouseenter}
+  {onOptionMouseleave}
+/>
+
+{#if explanation}
+  <ContextTooltip
+    visible={contextTooltipVisible}
+    anchor={contextTooltipAnchor}
+    offset={20}
+  >
+    <Explanation
+      tableHref={`/builder/app/${$params.application}/data/table/${datasource?.tableId}`}
+      schema={schema[currentOption]}
+      columnIcon={getOptionIcon(currentOption)}
+      columnName={currentOption}
+      columnType={getOptionIconTooltip(currentOption)}
+      {explanation}
+    />
+  </ContextTooltip>
+{/if}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/MultiFieldSelect.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/MultiFieldSelect.svelte
index d0224fb1db..d6c9a0b1e3 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/MultiFieldSelect.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/MultiFieldSelect.svelte
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 <script>
-  import { Multiselect } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import { Multiselect, ContextTooltip } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { getDatasourceForProvider, getSchemaForDatasource } from "dataBinding"
   import { selectedScreen } from "stores/builder"
   import { createEventDispatcher } from "svelte"
+  import { Explanation } from "./Explanation"
+  import { FIELDS } from "constants/backend"
+  import { params } from "@roxi/routify"
+  import { debounce } from "lodash"
+  import { Constants } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
 
   export let componentInstance = {}
   export let value = ""
   export let placeholder
+  export let explanation
+
+  let contextTooltipAnchor = null
+  let currentOption = null
+  let contextTooltipVisible = false
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
   $: datasource = getDatasourceForProvider($selectedScreen, componentInstance)
@@ -26,6 +36,84 @@
     boundValue = getValidOptions(value.detail, options)
     dispatch("change", boundValue)
   }
+
+  const getOptionIcon = optionKey => {
+    const option = schema[optionKey]
+    if (!option) return ""
+
+    if (option.autocolumn) {
+      return "MagicWand"
+    }
+    const { type, subtype } = option
+
+    const result =
+      typeof Constants.TypeIconMap[type] === "object" && subtype
+        ? Constants.TypeIconMap[type][subtype]
+        : Constants.TypeIconMap[type]
+
+    return result || "Text"
+  }
+
+  const getOptionIconTooltip = optionKey => {
+    const option = schema[optionKey]
+
+    const type = option?.type
+    const field = Object.values(FIELDS).find(f => f.type === type)
+
+    if (field) {
+      return field.name
+    } else if (type === "jsonarray") {
+      // `jsonarray` isn't present in the above FIELDS constant
+
+      return "JSON Array"
+    }
+
+    return ""
+  }
+
+  const updateTooltip = debounce((e, option) => {
+    if (option == null) {
+      contextTooltipVisible = false
+    } else {
+      contextTooltipAnchor = e?.target
+      currentOption = option
+      contextTooltipVisible = true
+    }
+  }, 200)
+
+  const onOptionMouseenter = (e, option) => {
+    updateTooltip(e, option)
+  }
+
+  const onOptionMouseleave = e => {
+    updateTooltip(e, null)
+  }
 </script>
 
-<Multiselect {placeholder} value={boundValue} on:change={setValue} {options} />
+<Multiselect
+  iconPosition="right"
+  {placeholder}
+  value={boundValue}
+  on:change={setValue}
+  {options}
+  align="right"
+  {onOptionMouseenter}
+  {onOptionMouseleave}
+/>
+
+{#if explanation}
+  <ContextTooltip
+    visible={contextTooltipVisible}
+    anchor={contextTooltipAnchor}
+    offset={20}
+  >
+    <Explanation
+      tableHref={`/builder/app/${$params.application}/data/table/${datasource?.tableId}`}
+      schema={schema[currentOption]}
+      columnIcon={getOptionIcon(currentOption)}
+      columnName={currentOption}
+      columnType={getOptionIconTooltip(currentOption)}
+      {explanation}
+    />
+  </ContextTooltip>
+{/if}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/[componentId]/_components/Component/ComponentSettingsSection.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/[componentId]/_components/Component/ComponentSettingsSection.svelte
index 9ff2a764b7..54241ea1cc 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/[componentId]/_components/Component/ComponentSettingsSection.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/[componentId]/_components/Component/ComponentSettingsSection.svelte
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@
                 // Number fields
                 min: setting.min ?? null,
                 max: setting.max ?? null,
+
+                // Field select settings
+                explanation: setting.explanation,
               }}
               {bindings}
               {componentBindings}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/app.js b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/app.js
index 7dfee4daa9..e57a079185 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/app.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/app.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export const INITIAL_APP_META_STATE = {
     showNotificationAction: false,
     sidePanel: false,
   },
+  typeSupportPresets: {},
   features: {
     componentValidation: false,
     disableUserMetadata: false,
@@ -79,6 +80,13 @@ export class AppMetaStore extends BudiStore {
     }))
   }
 
+  syncClientTypeSupportPresets(typeSupportPresets) {
+    this.update(state => ({
+      ...state,
+      typeSupportPresets,
+    }))
+  }
+
   async syncAppRoutes() {
     const resp = await API.fetchAppRoutes()
     this.update(state => ({
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/components.js b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/components.js
index 19a4f41532..8498214313 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/components.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/components.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore {
 
     // Sync client features to app store
     appStore.syncClientFeatures(components.features)
+    appStore.syncClientTypeSupportPresets(components?.typeSupportPresets ?? {})
 
     return components
   }
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/tests/app.test.js b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/tests/app.test.js
index e0e5d17ba6..728f472317 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/tests/app.test.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/tests/app.test.js
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ describe("Application Meta Store", () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it("Sync type support information to state", async ctx => {
+    ctx.test.appStore.syncClientTypeSupportPresets({ preset: "information" })
+
+    expect(ctx.test.store.typeSupportPresets).toStrictEqual({
+      preset: "information",
+    })
+  })
+
   it("Sync component feature flags to state", async ctx => {
     ctx.test.appStore.syncClientFeatures(clientFeaturesResp)
 
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/tests/component.test.js b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/tests/component.test.js
index b6c9ca27cd..b8baefc5e6 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/tests/component.test.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/tests/component.test.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ vi.mock("stores/builder", async () => {
     update: mockAppStore.update,
     set: mockAppStore.set,
     syncClientFeatures: vi.fn(),
+    syncClientTypeSupportPresets: vi.fn(),
   }
   const mockTableStore = writable()
   const tables = {
diff --git a/packages/client/manifest.json b/packages/client/manifest.json
index 1d2499a679..afe17c2a76 100644
--- a/packages/client/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/client/manifest.json
@@ -13,6 +13,42 @@
     "sidePanel": true,
     "skeletonLoader": true
   },
+  "typeSupportPresets": {
+    "numberLike": {
+      "supported": ["number", "boolean"],
+      "partialSupport": [
+        { "type": "longform", "message": "stringAsNumber" },
+        { "type": "string", "message": "stringAsNumber" },
+        { "type": "bigint", "message": "stringAsNumber" },
+        { "type": "options", "message": "stringAsNumber" },
+        { "type": "formula", "message": "stringAsNumber" },
+        { "type": "datetime", "message": "dateAsNumber"}
+      ],
+      "unsupported": [
+        { "type": "json", "message": "jsonPrimitivesOnly" }
+      ]
+    },
+    "stringLike": {
+      "supported": ["string", "number", "bigint", "options", "longform", "boolean", "datetime"],
+      "unsupported": [
+        { "type": "json", "message": "jsonPrimitivesOnly" }
+      ]
+    },
+    "datetimeLike": {
+      "supported": ["datetime"],
+      "partialSupport": [
+        { "type": "longform", "message": "stringAsDate" },
+        { "type": "string", "message": "stringAsDate" },
+        { "type": "options", "message": "stringAsDate" },
+        { "type": "formula", "message": "stringAsDate" },
+        { "type": "bigint", "message": "stringAsDate" },
+        { "type": "number", "message": "numberAsDate"}
+      ],
+      "unsupported": [
+        { "type": "json", "message": "jsonPrimitivesOnly" }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "layout": {
     "name": "Layout",
     "description": "This component is specific only to layouts",
@@ -1602,6 +1638,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "bar": {
+    "documentationLink": "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/bar-chart",
     "name": "Bar Chart",
     "description": "Bar chart",
     "icon": "GraphBarVertical",
@@ -1626,6 +1663,11 @@
         "label": "Label column",
         "key": "labelColumn",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "stringLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -1633,6 +1675,11 @@
         "label": "Data columns",
         "key": "valueColumns",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "numberLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -1760,6 +1807,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "line": {
+    "documentationLink": "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/line-chart",
     "name": "Line Chart",
     "description": "Line chart",
     "icon": "GraphTrend",
@@ -1784,6 +1832,11 @@
         "label": "Label column",
         "key": "labelColumn",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "stringLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -1791,6 +1844,11 @@
         "label": "Data columns",
         "key": "valueColumns",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "numberLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -1913,6 +1971,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "area": {
+    "documentationLink": "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/area-chart",
     "name": "Area Chart",
     "description": "Line chart",
     "icon": "GraphAreaStacked",
@@ -1937,6 +1996,11 @@
         "label": "Label column",
         "key": "labelColumn",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "stringLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -1944,6 +2008,11 @@
         "label": "Data columns",
         "key": "valueColumns",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "numberLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -2078,6 +2147,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "pie": {
+    "documentationLink": "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/pie-donut-chart",
     "name": "Pie Chart",
     "description": "Pie chart",
     "icon": "GraphPie",
@@ -2102,13 +2172,23 @@
         "label": "Label column",
         "key": "labelColumn",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "stringLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
         "type": "field",
-        "label": "Data columns",
+        "label": "Data column",
         "key": "valueColumn",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "numberLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -2207,6 +2287,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "donut": {
+    "documentationLink": "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/pie-donut-chart",
     "name": "Donut Chart",
     "description": "Donut chart",
     "icon": "GraphDonut",
@@ -2231,6 +2312,11 @@
         "label": "Label column",
         "key": "labelColumn",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "stringLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -2238,6 +2324,11 @@
         "label": "Data columns",
         "key": "valueColumn",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "numberLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -2336,6 +2427,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "candlestick": {
+    "documentationLink": "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/candlestick-chart",
     "name": "Candlestick Chart",
     "description": "Candlestick chart",
     "icon": "GraphBarVerticalStacked",
@@ -2360,6 +2452,11 @@
         "label": "Date column",
         "key": "dateColumn",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "datetimeLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -2367,6 +2464,11 @@
         "label": "Open column",
         "key": "openColumn",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "numberLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -2374,6 +2476,11 @@
         "label": "Close column",
         "key": "closeColumn",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "numberLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -2381,6 +2488,11 @@
         "label": "High column",
         "key": "highColumn",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "numberLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -2388,6 +2500,11 @@
         "label": "Low column",
         "key": "lowColumn",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "numberLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -2427,6 +2544,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "histogram": {
+    "documentationLink": "https://docs.budibase.com/docs/histogram-chart",
     "name": "Histogram Chart",
     "description": "Histogram chart",
     "icon": "Histogram",
@@ -2434,7 +2552,6 @@
       "width": 600,
       "height": 400
     },
-    "requiredAncestors": ["dataprovider"],
     "settings": [
       {
         "type": "text",
@@ -2452,6 +2569,11 @@
         "label": "Data column",
         "key": "valueColumn",
         "dependsOn": "dataProvider",
+        "explanation": {
+          "typeSupport": {
+            "preset": "numberLike"
+          }
+        },
         "required": true
       },
       {
@@ -5313,6 +5435,11 @@
             "label": "Label column",
             "key": "labelColumn",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "stringLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           },
           {
@@ -5320,6 +5447,11 @@
             "label": "Data column",
             "key": "valueColumn",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "numberLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           }
         ]
@@ -5338,6 +5470,11 @@
             "label": "Label column",
             "key": "labelColumn",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "stringLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           },
           {
@@ -5345,6 +5482,11 @@
             "label": "Data column",
             "key": "valueColumn",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "numberLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           }
         ]
@@ -5363,6 +5505,11 @@
             "label": "Label column",
             "key": "labelColumn",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "stringLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           },
           {
@@ -5370,6 +5517,11 @@
             "label": "Data columns",
             "key": "valueColumns",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "numberLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           },
           {
@@ -5417,6 +5569,11 @@
             "label": "Value column",
             "key": "valueColumn",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "numberLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           },
           {
@@ -5458,6 +5615,11 @@
             "label": "Label column",
             "key": "labelColumn",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "stringLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           },
           {
@@ -5465,6 +5627,11 @@
             "label": "Data columns",
             "key": "valueColumns",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "numberLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           },
           {
@@ -5507,6 +5674,11 @@
             "label": "Label columns",
             "key": "labelColumn",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "stringLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           },
           {
@@ -5514,6 +5686,11 @@
             "label": "Data columns",
             "key": "valueColumns",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "numberLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           },
           {
@@ -5568,6 +5745,11 @@
             "label": "Date column",
             "key": "dateColumn",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "datetimeLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           },
           {
@@ -5575,6 +5757,11 @@
             "label": "Open column",
             "key": "openColumn",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "numberLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           },
           {
@@ -5582,6 +5769,11 @@
             "label": "Close column",
             "key": "closeColumn",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "numberLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           },
           {
@@ -5589,6 +5781,11 @@
             "label": "High column",
             "key": "highColumn",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "numberLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           },
           {
@@ -5596,6 +5793,11 @@
             "label": "Low column",
             "key": "lowColumn",
             "dependsOn": "dataSource",
+            "explanation": {
+              "typeSupport": {
+                "preset": "numberLike"
+              }
+            },
             "required": true
           },
           {
diff --git a/packages/client/package.json b/packages/client/package.json
index a7db1ee7ef..68c8ec15b1 100644
--- a/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/client/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "@budibase/string-templates": "0.0.0",
     "@budibase/types": "0.0.0",
     "@spectrum-css/card": "3.0.3",
-    "apexcharts": "^3.22.1",
+    "apexcharts": "^3.48.0",
     "dayjs": "^1.10.8",
     "downloadjs": "1.4.7",
     "html5-qrcode": "^2.2.1",
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     "sanitize-html": "^2.7.0",
     "screenfull": "^6.0.1",
     "shortid": "^2.2.15",
-    "svelte-apexcharts": "^1.0.2",
     "svelte-spa-router": "^4.0.1",
     "atrament": "^4.3.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/Component.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/Component.svelte
index df7fce0374..8eacbdf041 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/Component.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/Component.svelte
@@ -287,10 +287,23 @@
         const dependsOnKey = setting.dependsOn.setting || setting.dependsOn
         const dependsOnValue = setting.dependsOn.value
         const realDependentValue = instance[dependsOnKey]
+
+        const sectionDependsOnKey =
+          setting.sectionDependsOn?.setting || setting.sectionDependsOn
+        const sectionDependsOnValue = setting.sectionDependsOn?.value
+        const sectionRealDependentValue = instance[sectionDependsOnKey]
+
         if (dependsOnValue == null && realDependentValue == null) {
           return false
         }
-        if (dependsOnValue !== realDependentValue) {
+        if (dependsOnValue != null && dependsOnValue !== realDependentValue) {
+          return false
+        }
+
+        if (
+          sectionDependsOnValue != null &&
+          sectionDependsOnValue !== sectionRealDependentValue
+        ) {
           return false
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/blocks/ChartBlock.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/blocks/ChartBlock.svelte
index 2767c44b8e..ddfc7b522b 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/blocks/ChartBlock.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/blocks/ChartBlock.svelte
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
   // Bar/Line/Area
   export let valueColumns
-  export let yAxisUnits
+  export let valueUnits
   export let yAxisLabel
   export let xAxisLabel
   export let curve
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@
   export let bucketCount
 
   let dataProviderId
-
-  $: colors = c1 && c2 && c3 && c4 && c5 ? [c1, c2, c3, c4, c5] : null
 </script>
 
 <Block>
@@ -84,8 +82,7 @@
           dataLabels,
           legend,
           animate,
-          ...colors,
-          yAxisUnits,
+          valueUnits,
           yAxisLabel,
           xAxisLabel,
           stacked,
@@ -98,6 +95,11 @@
           lowColumn,
           dateColumn,
           bucketCount,
+          c1,
+          c2,
+          c3,
+          c4,
+          c5,
         }}
       />
     {/if}
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/ApexChart.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/ApexChart.svelte
index b25be421f7..33e6cdfa80 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/ApexChart.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/ApexChart.svelte
@@ -1,25 +1,85 @@
 <script>
   import { getContext } from "svelte"
-  import { chart } from "svelte-apexcharts"
-  import Placeholder from "../Placeholder.svelte"
+  import ApexCharts from "apexcharts"
+  import { Icon } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import { cloneDeep } from "./utils"
 
   const { styleable, builderStore } = getContext("sdk")
   const component = getContext("component")
 
   export let options
+
+  // Apex charts directly modifies the options object with default properties and internal variables. These being present could unintentionally cause issues to the provider of this prop as the changes are reflected in that component as well. To prevent any issues we clone options here to provide a buffer.
+  $: optionsCopy = cloneDeep(options)
+
+  let chartElement
+  let chart
+  let currentType = null
+
+  const updateChart = async newOptions => {
+    // Line charts have issues transitioning between "datetime" and "category" types, and will ignore the provided formatters
+    // in certain scenarios. Rerendering the chart when the user changes label type fixes this, but unfortunately it does
+    // cause a little bit of jankiness with animations.
+    if (newOptions?.xaxis?.type && newOptions.xaxis.type !== currentType) {
+      await renderChart(chartElement)
+    } else {
+      await chart?.updateOptions(newOptions)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const renderChart = async newChartElement => {
+    try {
+      await chart?.destroy()
+      chart = new ApexCharts(newChartElement, optionsCopy)
+      currentType = optionsCopy?.xaxis?.type
+      await chart.render()
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Apex for some reason throws this error when creating a new chart.
+      // It doesn't actually cause any issues with the function of the chart, so
+      // just suppress it so the console doesn't get spammed
+      if (
+        e.message !==
+        "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'parentNode')"
+      ) {
+        throw e
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  $: noData = optionsCopy == null || optionsCopy?.series?.length === 0
+
+  // Call render chart upon changes to noData, as apex charts has issues with rendering upon changes automatically
+  // if the chart is hidden.
+  $: renderChart(chartElement, noData)
+  $: updateChart(optionsCopy)
 </script>
 
-{#if options}
-  {#key options.customColor}
-    <div use:chart={options} use:styleable={$component.styles} />
-  {/key}
-{:else if $builderStore.inBuilder}
-  <div use:styleable={$component.styles}>
-    <Placeholder />
-  </div>
-{/if}
+{#key optionsCopy?.customColor}
+  <div
+    class:hide={noData}
+    use:styleable={$component.styles}
+    bind:this={chartElement}
+  />
+  {#if $builderStore.inBuilder && noData}
+    <div
+      class="component-placeholder"
+      use:styleable={{
+        ...$component.styles,
+        normal: {},
+        custom: null,
+        empty: true,
+      }}
+    >
+      <Icon name="Alert" color="var(--spectrum-global-color-static-red-600)" />
+      Add rows to your data source to start using your component
+    </div>
+  {/if}
+{/key}
 
 <style>
+  .hide {
+    display: none;
+  }
   div :global(.apexcharts-legend-series) {
     display: flex !important;
     text-transform: capitalize;
@@ -59,4 +119,25 @@
     ) {
     padding-bottom: 0;
   }
+
+  .component-placeholder {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    justify-content: flex-start;
+    align-items: center;
+    color: var(--spectrum-global-color-gray-600);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-s);
+    padding: var(--spacing-xs);
+    gap: var(--spacing-s);
+  }
+
+  /* Common styles for all error states to use */
+  .component-placeholder :global(mark) {
+    background-color: var(--spectrum-global-color-gray-400);
+    padding: 0 4px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+  }
+  .component-placeholder :global(.spectrum-Link) {
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/ApexOptionsBuilder.js b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/ApexOptionsBuilder.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 04b5805df3..0000000000
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/ApexOptionsBuilder.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,195 +0,0 @@
-export class ApexOptionsBuilder {
-  constructor() {
-    this.formatters = {
-      ["Default"]: val => (isNaN(val) ? val : Math.round(val * 100) / 100),
-      ["Thousands"]: val => `${Math.round(val / 1000)}K`,
-      ["Millions"]: val => `${Math.round(val / 1000000)}M`,
-    }
-    this.options = {
-      series: [],
-      legend: {
-        show: false,
-        position: "top",
-        horizontalAlign: "right",
-        showForSingleSeries: true,
-        showForNullSeries: true,
-        showForZeroSeries: true,
-      },
-      chart: {
-        toolbar: {
-          show: false,
-        },
-        zoom: {
-          enabled: false,
-        },
-      },
-      xaxis: {
-        labels: {
-          formatter: this.formatters.Default,
-        },
-      },
-      yaxis: {
-        labels: {
-          formatter: this.formatters.Default,
-        },
-      },
-    }
-  }
-
-  setOption(path, value) {
-    if (value == null || value === "") {
-      return this
-    }
-    let tmp = this.options
-    for (let i = 0; i < path.length - 1; i++) {
-      const step = path[i]
-      if (!tmp[step]) {
-        tmp[step] = {}
-      }
-      tmp = tmp[step]
-    }
-    tmp[path[path.length - 1]] = value
-    return this
-  }
-
-  getOptions() {
-    return this.options
-  }
-
-  type(type) {
-    return this.setOption(["chart", "type"], type)
-  }
-
-  title(title) {
-    return this.setOption(["title", "text"], title)
-  }
-
-  colors(colors) {
-    if (!colors) {
-      delete this.options.colors
-      this.options["customColor"] = false
-      return this
-    }
-    this.options["customColor"] = true
-    return this.setOption(["colors"], colors)
-  }
-
-  width(width) {
-    return this.setOption(["chart", "width"], width || undefined)
-  }
-
-  height(height) {
-    return this.setOption(["chart", "height"], height || undefined)
-  }
-
-  xLabel(label) {
-    return this.setOption(["xaxis", "title", "text"], label)
-  }
-
-  yLabel(label) {
-    return this.setOption(["yaxis", "title", "text"], label)
-  }
-
-  xCategories(categories) {
-    return this.setOption(["xaxis", "categories"], categories)
-  }
-
-  yCategories(categories) {
-    return this.setOption(["yaxis", "categories"], categories)
-  }
-
-  series(series) {
-    return this.setOption(["series"], series)
-  }
-
-  horizontal(horizontal) {
-    return this.setOption(["plotOptions", "bar", "horizontal"], horizontal)
-  }
-
-  dataLabels(dataLabels) {
-    return this.setOption(["dataLabels", "enabled"], dataLabels)
-  }
-
-  animate(animate) {
-    return this.setOption(["chart", "animations", "enabled"], animate)
-  }
-
-  curve(curve) {
-    return this.setOption(["stroke", "curve"], curve)
-  }
-
-  gradient(gradient) {
-    const fill = {
-      type: "gradient",
-      gradient: {
-        shadeIntensity: 1,
-        opacityFrom: 0.7,
-        opacityTo: 0.9,
-        stops: [0, 90, 100],
-      },
-    }
-    return this.setOption(["fill"], gradient ? fill : undefined)
-  }
-
-  legend(legend) {
-    return this.setOption(["legend", "show"], legend)
-  }
-
-  legendPosition(position) {
-    return this.setOption(["legend", "position"], position)
-  }
-
-  stacked(stacked) {
-    return this.setOption(["chart", "stacked"], stacked)
-  }
-
-  labels(labels) {
-    return this.setOption(["labels"], labels)
-  }
-
-  xUnits(units) {
-    return this.setOption(
-      ["xaxis", "labels", "formatter"],
-      this.formatters[units || "Default"]
-    )
-  }
-
-  yUnits(units) {
-    return this.setOption(
-      ["yaxis", "labels", "formatter"],
-      this.formatters[units || "Default"]
-    )
-  }
-
-  clearXFormatter() {
-    delete this.options.xaxis.labels
-    return this
-  }
-
-  clearYFormatter() {
-    delete this.options.yaxis.labels
-    return this
-  }
-
-  xType(type) {
-    return this.setOption(["xaxis", "type"], type)
-  }
-
-  yType(type) {
-    return this.setOption(["yaxis", "type"], type)
-  }
-
-  yTooltip(yTooltip) {
-    return this.setOption(["yaxis", "tooltip", "enabled"], yTooltip)
-  }
-
-  palette(palette) {
-    if (!palette) {
-      return this
-    }
-    return this.setOption(
-      ["theme", "palette"],
-      palette.toLowerCase().replace(/[\W]/g, "")
-    )
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/AreaChart.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/AreaChart.svelte
index dc80b2b9da..a9a61e59f6 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/AreaChart.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/AreaChart.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,159 @@
 <script>
-  import LineChart from "./LineChart.svelte"
+  import ApexChart from "./ApexChart.svelte"
+  import { formatters, parsePalette } from "./utils"
+
+  export let title
+  export let dataProvider
+  export let labelColumn
+  export let valueColumns
+  export let xAxisLabel
+  export let yAxisLabel
+  export let height
+  export let width
+  export let animate
+  export let dataLabels
+  export let curve
+  export let legend
+  export let yAxisUnits
+  export let palette
+  export let c1, c2, c3, c4, c5
+
+  // Area specific props
+  export let area
+  export let stacked
+  export let gradient
+
+  $: series = getSeries(dataProvider, valueColumns)
+  $: categories = getCategories(dataProvider, labelColumn)
+
+  $: labelType =
+    dataProvider?.schema?.[labelColumn]?.type === "datetime"
+      ? "datetime"
+      : "category"
+  $: xAxisFormatter = getFormatter(labelType, yAxisUnits, "x")
+  $: yAxisFormatter = getFormatter(labelType, yAxisUnits, "y")
+  $: fill = getFill(gradient)
+
+  $: options = {
+    series,
+    stroke: {
+      curve: curve.toLowerCase(),
+    },
+    colors: palette === "Custom" ? [c1, c2, c3, c4, c5] : [],
+    theme: {
+      palette: parsePalette(palette),
+    },
+    fill,
+    legend: {
+      show: legend,
+      position: "top",
+      horizontalAlign: "right",
+      showForSingleSeries: true,
+      showForNullSeries: true,
+      showForZeroSeries: true,
+    },
+    title: {
+      text: title,
+    },
+    dataLabels: {
+      enabled: dataLabels,
+    },
+    chart: {
+      height: height == null || height === "" ? "auto" : height,
+      width: width == null || width === "" ? "100%" : width,
+      type: "area",
+      stacked,
+      animations: {
+        enabled: animate,
+      },
+      toolbar: {
+        show: false,
+      },
+      zoom: {
+        enabled: false,
+      },
+    },
+    xaxis: {
+      type: labelType,
+      categories,
+      labels: {
+        formatter: xAxisFormatter,
+      },
+      title: {
+        text: xAxisLabel,
+      },
+    },
+    yaxis: {
+      labels: {
+        formatter: yAxisFormatter,
+      },
+      title: {
+        text: yAxisLabel,
+      },
+    },
+  }
+
+  const getSeries = (dataProvider, valueColumns = []) => {
+    const rows = dataProvider.rows ?? []
+
+    return valueColumns.map(column => ({
+      name: column,
+      data: rows.map(row => {
+        const value = row?.[column]
+
+        if (dataProvider?.schema?.[column]?.type === "datetime" && value) {
+          return Date.parse(value)
+        }
+
+        return value
+      }),
+    }))
+  }
+
+  const getCategories = (dataProvider, labelColumn) => {
+    const rows = dataProvider.rows ?? []
+
+    return rows.map(row => {
+      const value = row?.[labelColumn]
+
+      // If a nullish or non-scalar type, replace it with an empty string
+      if (!["string", "number", "boolean"].includes(typeof value)) {
+        return ""
+      }
+
+      return value
+    })
+  }
+
+  const getFormatter = (labelType, yAxisUnits, axis) => {
+    const isLabelAxis = axis === "x"
+
+    if (labelType === "datetime" && isLabelAxis) {
+      return formatters["Datetime"]
+    }
+
+    if (isLabelAxis) {
+      return formatters["Default"]
+    }
+
+    return formatters[yAxisUnits]
+  }
+
+  const getFill = gradient => {
+    if (gradient) {
+      return {
+        type: "gradient",
+        gradient: {
+          shadeIntensity: 1,
+          opacityFrom: 0.7,
+          opacityTo: 0.9,
+          stops: [0, 90, 100],
+        },
+      }
+    }
+
+    return { type: "solid" }
+  }
 </script>
 
-<LineChart {...$$props} area />
+<ApexChart {options} />
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/BarChart.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/BarChart.svelte
index fd8443e2d6..aeebfe9461 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/BarChart.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/BarChart.svelte
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <script>
-  import { ApexOptionsBuilder } from "./ApexOptionsBuilder"
   import ApexChart from "./ApexChart.svelte"
+  import { formatters, parsePalette } from "./utils"
 
-  export let title
   export let dataProvider
   export let labelColumn
   export let valueColumns
+
+  export let title
   export let xAxisLabel
   export let yAxisLabel
   export let height
@@ -19,116 +20,122 @@
   export let c1, c2, c3, c4, c5
   export let horizontal
 
-  $: options = setUpChart(
-    title,
-    dataProvider,
-    labelColumn,
-    valueColumns,
-    xAxisLabel,
-    yAxisLabel,
-    height,
-    width,
-    dataLabels,
-    animate,
-    legend,
-    stacked,
-    yAxisUnits,
-    palette,
-    horizontal,
-    c1 && c2 && c3 && c4 && c5 ? [c1, c2, c3, c4, c5] : null,
-    customColor
-  )
+  $: series = getSeries(dataProvider, valueColumns)
+  $: categories = getCategories(dataProvider, labelColumn)
 
-  $: customColor = palette === "Custom"
+  $: labelType =
+    dataProvider?.schema?.[labelColumn]?.type === "datetime"
+      ? "datetime"
+      : "category"
+  $: xAxisFormatter = getFormatter(labelType, yAxisUnits, horizontal, "x")
+  $: yAxisFormatter = getFormatter(labelType, yAxisUnits, horizontal, "y")
 
-  const setUpChart = (
-    title,
-    dataProvider,
-    labelColumn,
-    valueColumns,
-    xAxisLabel,
-    yAxisLabel,
-    height,
-    width,
-    dataLabels,
-    animate,
-    legend,
-    stacked,
-    yAxisUnits,
-    palette,
-    horizontal,
-    colors,
-    customColor
-  ) => {
-    const allCols = [labelColumn, ...(valueColumns || [null])]
-    if (
-      !dataProvider ||
-      !dataProvider.rows?.length ||
-      allCols.find(x => x == null)
-    ) {
-      return null
-    }
+  $: options = {
+    series,
+    colors: palette === "Custom" ? [c1, c2, c3, c4, c5] : [],
+    theme: {
+      palette: parsePalette(palette),
+    },
+    legend: {
+      show: legend,
+      position: "top",
+      horizontalAlign: "right",
+      showForSingleSeries: true,
+      showForNullSeries: true,
+      showForZeroSeries: true,
+    },
+    title: {
+      text: title,
+    },
+    dataLabels: {
+      enabled: dataLabels,
+    },
+    chart: {
+      height: height == null || height === "" ? "auto" : height,
+      width: width == null || width === "" ? "100%" : width,
+      type: "bar",
+      stacked,
+      animations: {
+        enabled: animate,
+      },
+      toolbar: {
+        show: false,
+      },
+      zoom: {
+        enabled: false,
+      },
+    },
+    plotOptions: {
+      bar: {
+        horizontal,
+      },
+    },
+    // We can just always provide the categories to the xaxis and horizontal mode automatically handles "tranposing" the categories to the yaxis, but certain things like labels need to be manually put on a certain axis based on the selected mode. Titles do not need to be handled this way, they are exposed to the user as "X axis" and Y Axis" so flipping them would be confusing.
+    xaxis: {
+      type: labelType,
+      categories,
+      labels: {
+        formatter: xAxisFormatter,
+      },
+      title: {
+        text: xAxisLabel,
+      },
+    },
+    // Providing `type: "datetime"` normally makes Apex Charts parse unix time nicely with no additonal config, but bar charts in horizontal mode don't have a default setting for parsing the labels of dates, and will just spit out the unix time value. It also doesn't seem to respect any date based formatting properties passed in. So we'll just manually format the labels, the chart still sorts the dates correctly in any case
+    yaxis: {
+      labels: {
+        formatter: yAxisFormatter,
+      },
+      title: {
+        text: yAxisLabel,
+      },
+    },
+  }
 
-    // Fetch data
-    const { schema, rows } = dataProvider
-    const reducer = row => (valid, column) => valid && row[column] != null
-    const hasAllColumns = row => allCols.reduce(reducer(row), true)
-    const data = rows.filter(row => hasAllColumns(row)).slice(0, 100)
-    if (!schema || !data.length) {
-      return null
-    }
+  const getSeries = (dataProvider, valueColumns = []) => {
+    const rows = dataProvider.rows ?? []
 
-    // Initialise default chart
-    let builder = new ApexOptionsBuilder()
-      .type("bar")
-      .title(title)
-      .width(width)
-      .height(height)
-      .xLabel(xAxisLabel)
-      .yLabel(yAxisLabel)
-      .dataLabels(dataLabels)
-      .animate(animate)
-      .legend(legend)
-      .stacked(stacked)
-      .palette(palette)
-      .horizontal(horizontal)
-      .colors(customColor ? colors : null)
-
-    // Add data
-    let useDates = false
-    if (schema[labelColumn]) {
-      const labelFieldType = schema[labelColumn].type
-      if (horizontal) {
-        builder = builder.yType(labelFieldType).xUnits(yAxisUnits)
-      } else {
-        builder = builder.xType(labelFieldType).yUnits(yAxisUnits)
-      }
-      useDates = labelFieldType === "datetime"
-    }
-    const series = valueColumns.map(column => ({
+    return valueColumns.map(column => ({
       name: column,
-      data: data.map(row => {
-        if (!useDates) {
-          return row[column]
-        } else {
-          return [row[labelColumn], row[column]]
+      data: rows.map(row => {
+        const value = row?.[column]
+
+        if (dataProvider?.schema?.[column]?.type === "datetime" && value) {
+          return Date.parse(value)
         }
+
+        return value
       }),
     }))
-    builder = builder.series(series)
-    if (!useDates) {
-      builder = builder.xCategories(data.map(row => row[labelColumn]))
-    } else {
-      // Horizontal dates don't work anyway, but this is the correct logic
-      if (horizontal) {
-        builder = builder.clearYFormatter()
-      } else {
-        builder = builder.clearXFormatter()
+  }
+
+  const getCategories = (dataProvider, labelColumn) => {
+    const rows = dataProvider.rows ?? []
+
+    return rows.map(row => {
+      const value = row?.[labelColumn]
+
+      // If a nullish or non-scalar type, replace it with an empty string
+      if (!["string", "number", "boolean"].includes(typeof value)) {
+        return ""
       }
+
+      return value
+    })
+  }
+
+  const getFormatter = (labelType, yAxisUnits, horizontal, axis) => {
+    const isLabelAxis =
+      (axis === "y" && horizontal) || (axis === "x" && !horizontal)
+    if (labelType === "datetime" && isLabelAxis) {
+      return formatters["Datetime"]
     }
 
-    // Build chart options
-    return builder.getOptions()
+    if (isLabelAxis) {
+      return formatters["Default"]
+    }
+
+    return formatters[yAxisUnits]
   }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/CandleStickChart.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/CandleStickChart.svelte
index b2760b005e..61cdef180b 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/CandleStickChart.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/CandleStickChart.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script>
-  import { ApexOptionsBuilder } from "./ApexOptionsBuilder"
   import ApexChart from "./ApexChart.svelte"
+  import { formatters } from "./utils"
 
   export let title
   export let dataProvider
@@ -16,78 +16,121 @@
   export let animate
   export let yAxisUnits
 
-  $: options = setUpChart(
-    title,
+  $: series = getSeries(
     dataProvider,
     dateColumn,
     openColumn,
     highColumn,
     lowColumn,
-    closeColumn,
-    xAxisLabel,
-    yAxisLabel,
-    height,
-    width,
-    animate,
-    yAxisUnits
+    closeColumn
   )
 
-  const setUpChart = (
-    title,
+  $: options = {
+    series,
+    title: {
+      text: title,
+    },
+    chart: {
+      height: height == null || height === "" ? "auto" : height,
+      width: width == null || width === "" ? "100%" : width,
+      type: "candlestick",
+      animations: {
+        enabled: animate,
+      },
+      toolbar: {
+        show: false,
+      },
+      zoom: {
+        enabled: false,
+      },
+    },
+    xaxis: {
+      tooltip: {
+        formatter: formatters["Datetime"],
+      },
+      type: "datetime",
+      title: {
+        text: xAxisLabel,
+      },
+    },
+    yaxis: {
+      labels: {
+        formatter: formatters[yAxisUnits],
+      },
+      title: {
+        text: yAxisLabel,
+      },
+    },
+  }
+
+  const getValueAsUnixTime = (dataprovider, dateColumn, row) => {
+    const value = row[dateColumn]
+
+    if (dataProvider?.schema?.[dateColumn]?.type === "datetime") {
+      return Date.parse(value)
+    }
+
+    if (typeof value === "number") {
+      return value
+    }
+
+    const isString = typeof value === "string"
+    // "2025" could be either an ISO 8601 datetime string or Unix time.
+    // There's no way to tell the user's intent without providing more
+    // granular controls.
+    // We'll just assume any string without dashes is Unix time.
+
+    if (isString && value.includes("-")) {
+      const unixTime = Date.parse(value)
+
+      if (isNaN(unixTime)) {
+        return null
+      }
+
+      return unixTime
+    }
+
+    if (isString) {
+      const unixTime = parseInt(value, 10)
+
+      if (isNaN(unixTime)) {
+        return null
+      }
+
+      return unixTime
+    }
+
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const getSeries = (
     dataProvider,
     dateColumn,
     openColumn,
     highColumn,
     lowColumn,
-    closeColumn,
-    xAxisLabel,
-    yAxisLabel,
-    height,
-    width,
-    animate,
-    yAxisUnits
+    closeColumn
   ) => {
-    const allCols = [dateColumn, openColumn, highColumn, lowColumn, closeColumn]
-    if (
-      !dataProvider ||
-      !dataProvider.rows?.length ||
-      allCols.find(x => x == null)
-    ) {
-      return null
-    }
+    const rows = dataProvider.rows ?? []
 
-    // Fetch data
-    const { schema, rows } = dataProvider
-    const reducer = row => (valid, column) => valid && row[column] != null
-    const hasAllColumns = row => allCols.reduce(reducer(row), true)
-    const data = rows.filter(row => hasAllColumns(row))
-    if (!schema || !data.length) {
-      return null
-    }
+    return [
+      {
+        data: rows.map(row => {
+          const open = parseFloat(row[openColumn])
+          const high = parseFloat(row[highColumn])
+          const low = parseFloat(row[lowColumn])
+          const close = parseFloat(row[closeColumn])
 
-    // Initialise default chart
-    let builder = new ApexOptionsBuilder()
-      .type("candlestick")
-      .title(title)
-      .width(width)
-      .height(height)
-      .xLabel(xAxisLabel)
-      .yLabel(yAxisLabel)
-      .animate(animate)
-      .yUnits(yAxisUnits)
-      .yTooltip(true)
-      .xType("datetime")
-
-    // Add data
-    const parseDate = d => (isNaN(d) ? Date.parse(d).valueOf() : parseInt(d))
-    const chartData = data.map(row => ({
-      x: parseDate(row[dateColumn]),
-      y: [row[openColumn], row[highColumn], row[lowColumn], row[closeColumn]],
-    }))
-    builder = builder.series([{ data: chartData }])
-
-    // Build chart options
-    return builder.getOptions()
+          return [
+            getValueAsUnixTime(dataProvider, dateColumn, row),
+            isNaN(open) ? 0 : open,
+            isNaN(high) ? 0 : high,
+            isNaN(low) ? 0 : low,
+            isNaN(close) ? 0 : close,
+          ]
+        }),
+      },
+    ]
   }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/DonutChart.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/DonutChart.svelte
index 721a09053a..dad9edfd67 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/DonutChart.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/DonutChart.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,99 @@
 <script>
-  import PieChart from "./PieChart.svelte"
+  import ApexChart from "./ApexChart.svelte"
+  import { formatters, parsePalette } from "./utils"
+
+  export let title
+  export let dataProvider
+  export let labelColumn
+  export let valueColumn
+  export let height
+  export let width
+  export let animate
+  export let dataLabels
+  export let legend
+  export let palette
+  export let c1, c2, c3, c4, c5
+
+  $: labelType =
+    dataProvider?.schema?.[labelColumn]?.type === "datetime"
+      ? "datetime"
+      : "category"
+  $: series = getSeries(dataProvider, valueColumn)
+  $: labels = getLabels(dataProvider, labelColumn, labelType)
+
+  $: options = {
+    series,
+    labels,
+    colors: palette === "Custom" ? [c1, c2, c3, c4, c5] : [],
+    theme: {
+      palette: parsePalette(palette),
+    },
+    legend: {
+      show: legend,
+      position: "right",
+      horizontalAlign: "right",
+      showForSingleSeries: true,
+      showForNullSeries: true,
+      showForZeroSeries: true,
+    },
+    title: {
+      text: title,
+    },
+    dataLabels: {
+      enabled: dataLabels,
+    },
+    chart: {
+      height: height == null || height === "" ? "auto" : height,
+      width: width == null || width === "" ? "100%" : width,
+      type: "donut",
+      animations: {
+        enabled: animate,
+      },
+      toolbar: {
+        show: false,
+      },
+      zoom: {
+        enabled: false,
+      },
+    },
+  }
+
+  const getSeries = (dataProvider, valueColumn) => {
+    const rows = dataProvider.rows ?? []
+
+    return rows.map(row => {
+      const value = row?.[valueColumn]
+
+      if (dataProvider?.schema?.[valueColumn]?.type === "datetime" && value) {
+        return Date.parse(value)
+      }
+
+      // This chart doesn't automatically parse strings into numbers
+      const numValue = parseFloat(value)
+      if (isNaN(numValue)) {
+        return 0
+      }
+
+      return numValue
+    })
+  }
+
+  const getLabels = (dataProvider, labelColumn, labelType) => {
+    const rows = dataProvider.rows ?? []
+
+    return rows.map(row => {
+      const value = row?.[labelColumn]
+
+      // If a nullish or non-scalar type, replace it with an empty string
+      if (!["string", "number", "boolean"].includes(typeof value)) {
+        return ""
+      } else if (labelType === "datetime") {
+        return formatters["Datetime"](value)
+      }
+
+      return value
+    })
+  }
 </script>
 
-<PieChart {...$$props} donut />
+<ApexChart {options} />
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/HistogramChart.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/HistogramChart.svelte
index 26b9028550..37c395d45f 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/HistogramChart.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/HistogramChart.svelte
@@ -1,135 +1,154 @@
 <script>
-  import { ApexOptionsBuilder } from "./ApexOptionsBuilder"
   import ApexChart from "./ApexChart.svelte"
+  import { parsePalette } from "./utils"
 
-  export let title
   export let dataProvider
   export let valueColumn
+  export let title
   export let xAxisLabel
   export let yAxisLabel
   export let height
   export let width
   export let dataLabels
   export let animate
+  export let stacked
   export let palette
   export let c1, c2, c3, c4, c5
   export let horizontal
   export let bucketCount = 10
 
-  $: options = setUpChart(
-    title,
-    dataProvider,
-    valueColumn,
-    xAxisLabel || valueColumn,
-    yAxisLabel,
-    height,
-    width,
-    dataLabels,
-    animate,
-    palette,
-    horizontal,
-    c1 && c2 && c3 && c4 && c5 ? [c1, c2, c3, c4, c5] : null,
-    customColor,
-    bucketCount
-  )
+  $: series = getSeries(dataProvider, valueColumn, bucketCount)
 
-  $: customColor = palette === "Custom"
+  $: xAxisFormatter = getFormatter(horizontal, "x")
+  $: yAxisFormatter = getFormatter(horizontal, "y")
 
-  const setUpChart = (
-    title,
-    dataProvider,
-    valueColumn,
-    xAxisLabel, //freqAxisLabel
-    yAxisLabel, //valueAxisLabel
-    height,
-    width,
-    dataLabels,
-    animate,
-    palette,
-    horizontal,
-    colors,
-    customColor,
-    bucketCount
-  ) => {
-    const allCols = [valueColumn]
-    if (
-      !dataProvider ||
-      !dataProvider.rows?.length ||
-      allCols.find(x => x == null)
-    ) {
-      return null
-    }
+  $: options = {
+    series,
+    colors: palette === "Custom" ? [c1, c2, c3, c4, c5] : [],
+    theme: {
+      palette: parsePalette(palette),
+    },
+    title: {
+      text: title,
+    },
+    dataLabels: {
+      enabled: dataLabels,
+    },
+    chart: {
+      height: height == null || height === "" ? "auto" : height,
+      width: width == null || width === "" ? "100%" : width,
+      type: "bar",
+      stacked,
+      animations: {
+        enabled: animate,
+      },
+      toolbar: {
+        show: false,
+      },
+      zoom: {
+        enabled: false,
+      },
+    },
+    plotOptions: {
+      bar: {
+        horizontal,
+      },
+    },
+    xaxis: {
+      type: "category",
+      title: {
+        text: xAxisLabel,
+      },
+      labels: {
+        formatter: xAxisFormatter,
+      },
+    },
+    yaxis: {
+      decimalsInFloat: 0,
+      title: {
+        text: yAxisLabel,
+      },
+      labels: {
+        formatter: yAxisFormatter,
+      },
+    },
+  }
 
-    // Fetch data
-    const { schema, rows } = dataProvider
-    const reducer = row => (valid, column) => valid && row[column] != null
-    const hasAllColumns = row => allCols.reduce(reducer(row), true)
-    const data = rows.filter(row => hasAllColumns(row)).slice(0, 100)
-    if (!schema || !data.length) {
-      return null
-    }
+  const getSeries = (dataProvider, valueColumn, bucketCount) => {
+    const rows = dataProvider.rows ?? []
 
-    // Initialise default chart
-    let builder = new ApexOptionsBuilder()
-      .type("bar")
-      .title(title)
-      .width(width)
-      .height(height)
-      .xLabel(horizontal ? yAxisLabel : xAxisLabel)
-      .yLabel(horizontal ? xAxisLabel : yAxisLabel)
-      .dataLabels(dataLabels)
-      .animate(animate)
-      .palette(palette)
-      .horizontal(horizontal)
-      .colors(customColor ? colors : null)
+    const values = rows
+      .map(row => parseFloat(row[valueColumn]))
+      .filter(value => !isNaN(value))
+    const [min, max] = getValuesRange(values)
+    const buckets = getBuckets(min, max, bucketCount)
+    const counts = Array(bucketCount).fill(0)
 
-    if (horizontal) {
-      builder = builder.setOption(["plotOptions", "bar", "barHeight"], "90%")
-    } else {
-      builder = builder.setOption(["plotOptions", "bar", "columnWidth"], "99%")
-    }
+    values.forEach(value => {
+      const bucketIndex = buckets.findIndex(
+        bucket => bucket.min <= value && value <= bucket.max
+      )
 
-    // Pull occurences of the value.
-    let flatlist = data.map(row => {
-      return row[valueColumn]
+      counts[bucketIndex]++
     })
 
-    // Build range buckets
-    let interval = Math.max(...flatlist) / bucketCount
-    let counts = Array(bucketCount).fill(0)
+    const series = buckets.map((bucket, index) => ({
+      x: `${bucket.min} – ${bucket.max}`,
+      y: counts[index],
+    }))
 
-    // Assign row data to a bucket
-    let buckets = flatlist.reduce((acc, val) => {
-      let dest = Math.min(Math.floor(val / interval), bucketCount - 1)
-      acc[dest] = acc[dest] + 1
-      return acc
-    }, counts)
+    return [{ data: series }]
+  }
 
-    const rangeLabel = bucketIdx => {
-      return `${Math.floor(interval * bucketIdx)} - ${Math.floor(
-        interval * (bucketIdx + 1)
-      )}`
+  const getValuesRange = values => {
+    // Ensure min is nearest integer including the actual minimum e.g.`-10.2` -> `-11`
+    const min = Math.floor(Math.min(...values))
+    // Ensure max is nearest integer including the actual maximum e.g. `20.2` -> `21`
+    const max = Math.ceil(Math.max(...values))
+
+    return [min, max]
+  }
+
+  const getBuckets = (min, max, bucketCount) => {
+    // Assure bucketCount is >= 2 and an integer
+    bucketCount = bucketCount < 2 ? 2 : Math.floor(bucketCount)
+
+    const range = max - min
+    // Assure bucketSize is never a decimal value, we'll redistribute any size truncated here later
+    const bucketSize = Math.floor(range / bucketCount)
+    const bucketRemainder = range - bucketSize * bucketCount
+
+    const buckets = []
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < bucketCount; i++) {
+      const lastBucketMax = buckets?.[buckets.length - 1]?.max ?? min
+      // Distribute any remaining size, the remainder will never be larger than the number of buckets
+      const remainderPadding = i < bucketRemainder ? 1 : 0
+
+      buckets.push({
+        min: lastBucketMax,
+        max: lastBucketMax + bucketSize + remainderPadding,
+      })
     }
 
-    const series = [
-      {
-        name: yAxisLabel,
-        data: Array.from({ length: buckets.length }, (_, i) => ({
-          x: rangeLabel(i),
-          y: buckets[i],
-        })),
-      },
-    ]
+    return buckets
+  }
 
-    builder = builder.setOption(["xaxis", "labels"], {
-      formatter: x => {
-        return x + ""
-      },
-    })
+  const getFormatter = (horizontal, axis) => {
+    // Don't display decimals in between integers on the value axis
+    if ((horizontal && axis === "x") || (!horizontal && axis === "y")) {
+      return value => {
+        if (Math.floor(value) === value) {
+          return value
+        }
 
-    builder = builder.series(series)
+        // Returning an empty string or even a normal space here causes Apex Charts to push the value axis label of the screen
+        // This is an `em space`, `U+2003`
+        return " "
+      }
+    }
 
-    return builder.getOptions()
+    return value => value
   }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/LineChart.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/LineChart.svelte
index 7f82a833d2..c2dac189e1 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/LineChart.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/LineChart.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <script>
-  import { ApexOptionsBuilder } from "./ApexOptionsBuilder"
   import ApexChart from "./ApexChart.svelte"
+  import { formatters, parsePalette } from "./utils"
 
-  // Common props
   export let title
   export let dataProvider
   export let labelColumn
@@ -19,118 +18,117 @@
   export let palette
   export let c1, c2, c3, c4, c5
 
-  // Area specific props
-  export let area
-  export let stacked
-  export let gradient
+  $: series = getSeries(dataProvider, valueColumns)
+  $: categories = getCategories(dataProvider, labelColumn)
 
-  $: options = setUpChart(
-    title,
-    dataProvider,
-    labelColumn,
-    valueColumns,
-    xAxisLabel,
-    yAxisLabel,
-    height,
-    width,
-    animate,
-    dataLabels,
-    curve,
-    legend,
-    yAxisUnits,
-    palette,
-    area,
-    stacked,
-    gradient,
-    c1 && c2 && c3 && c4 && c5 ? [c1, c2, c3, c4, c5] : null,
-    customColor
-  )
+  $: labelType =
+    dataProvider?.schema?.[labelColumn]?.type === "datetime"
+      ? "datetime"
+      : "category"
+  $: xAxisFormatter = getFormatter(labelType, yAxisUnits, "x")
+  $: yAxisFormatter = getFormatter(labelType, yAxisUnits, "y")
 
-  $: customColor = palette === "Custom"
+  $: options = {
+    series,
+    stroke: {
+      curve: curve.toLowerCase(),
+    },
+    colors: palette === "Custom" ? [c1, c2, c3, c4, c5] : [],
+    theme: {
+      palette: parsePalette(palette),
+    },
+    legend: {
+      show: legend,
+      position: "top",
+      horizontalAlign: "right",
+      showForSingleSeries: true,
+      showForNullSeries: true,
+      showForZeroSeries: true,
+    },
+    title: {
+      text: title,
+    },
+    dataLabels: {
+      enabled: dataLabels,
+    },
+    chart: {
+      height: height == null || height === "" ? "auto" : height,
+      width: width == null || width === "" ? "100%" : width,
+      type: "line",
+      animations: {
+        enabled: animate,
+      },
+      toolbar: {
+        show: false,
+      },
+      zoom: {
+        enabled: false,
+      },
+    },
+    xaxis: {
+      type: labelType,
+      categories,
+      labels: {
+        formatter: xAxisFormatter,
+      },
+      title: {
+        text: xAxisLabel,
+      },
+    },
+    yaxis: {
+      labels: {
+        formatter: yAxisFormatter,
+      },
+      title: {
+        text: yAxisLabel,
+      },
+    },
+  }
 
-  const setUpChart = (
-    title,
-    dataProvider,
-    labelColumn,
-    valueColumns,
-    xAxisLabel,
-    yAxisLabel,
-    height,
-    width,
-    animate,
-    dataLabels,
-    curve,
-    legend,
-    yAxisUnits,
-    palette,
-    area,
-    stacked,
-    gradient,
-    colors,
-    customColor
-  ) => {
-    const allCols = [labelColumn, ...(valueColumns || [null])]
-    if (
-      !dataProvider ||
-      !dataProvider.rows?.length ||
-      allCols.find(x => x == null)
-    ) {
-      return null
-    }
+  const getSeries = (dataProvider, valueColumns = []) => {
+    const rows = dataProvider.rows ?? []
 
-    // Fetch, filter and sort data
-    const { schema, rows } = dataProvider
-    const reducer = row => (valid, column) => valid && row[column] != null
-    const hasAllColumns = row => allCols.reduce(reducer(row), true)
-    const data = rows.filter(row => hasAllColumns(row))
-    if (!schema || !data.length) {
-      return null
-    }
-
-    // Initialise default chart
-    let builder = new ApexOptionsBuilder()
-      .title(title)
-      .type(area ? "area" : "line")
-      .width(width)
-      .height(height)
-      .xLabel(xAxisLabel)
-      .yLabel(yAxisLabel)
-      .dataLabels(dataLabels)
-      .animate(animate)
-      .curve(curve.toLowerCase())
-      .gradient(gradient)
-      .stacked(stacked)
-      .legend(legend)
-      .yUnits(yAxisUnits)
-      .palette(palette)
-      .colors(customColor ? colors : null)
-
-    // Add data
-    let useDates = false
-    if (schema[labelColumn]) {
-      const labelFieldType = schema[labelColumn].type
-      builder = builder.xType(labelFieldType)
-      useDates = labelFieldType === "datetime"
-    }
-    const series = valueColumns.map(column => ({
+    return valueColumns.map(column => ({
       name: column,
-      data: data.map(row => {
-        if (!useDates) {
-          return row[column]
-        } else {
-          return [row[labelColumn], row[column]]
+      data: rows.map(row => {
+        const value = row?.[column]
+
+        if (dataProvider?.schema?.[column]?.type === "datetime" && value) {
+          return Date.parse(value)
         }
+
+        return value
       }),
     }))
-    builder = builder.series(series)
-    if (!useDates) {
-      builder = builder.xCategories(data.map(row => row[labelColumn]))
-    } else {
-      builder = builder.clearXFormatter()
+  }
+
+  const getCategories = (dataProvider, labelColumn) => {
+    const rows = dataProvider.rows ?? []
+
+    return rows.map(row => {
+      const value = row?.[labelColumn]
+
+      // If a nullish or non-scalar type, replace it with an empty string
+      if (!["string", "number", "boolean"].includes(typeof value)) {
+        return ""
+      }
+
+      return value
+    })
+  }
+
+  const getFormatter = (labelType, yAxisUnits, axis) => {
+    const isLabelAxis = axis === "x"
+
+    if (labelType === "datetime" && isLabelAxis) {
+      return formatters["Datetime"]
     }
 
-    // Build chart options
-    return builder.getOptions()
+    if (isLabelAxis) {
+      return formatters["Default"]
+    }
+
+    return formatters[yAxisUnits]
   }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/PieChart.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/PieChart.svelte
index 8cb7317d94..3250a2ca95 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/PieChart.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/PieChart.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script>
-  import { ApexOptionsBuilder } from "./ApexOptionsBuilder"
   import ApexChart from "./ApexChart.svelte"
+  import { formatters, parsePalette } from "./utils"
 
   export let title
   export let dataProvider
@@ -8,84 +8,91 @@
   export let valueColumn
   export let height
   export let width
-  export let dataLabels
   export let animate
+  export let dataLabels
   export let legend
-  export let donut
   export let palette
   export let c1, c2, c3, c4, c5
 
-  $: options = setUpChart(
-    title,
-    dataProvider,
-    labelColumn,
-    valueColumn,
-    height,
-    width,
-    dataLabels,
-    animate,
-    legend,
-    donut,
-    palette,
-    c1 && c2 && c3 && c4 && c5 ? [c1, c2, c3, c4, c5] : null,
-    customColor
-  )
+  $: labelType =
+    dataProvider?.schema?.[labelColumn]?.type === "datetime"
+      ? "datetime"
+      : "category"
+  $: series = getSeries(dataProvider, valueColumn)
+  $: labels = getLabels(dataProvider, labelColumn, labelType)
 
-  $: customColor = palette === "Custom"
+  $: options = {
+    series,
+    labels,
+    colors: palette === "Custom" ? [c1, c2, c3, c4, c5] : [],
+    theme: {
+      palette: parsePalette(palette),
+    },
+    legend: {
+      show: legend,
+      position: "right",
+      horizontalAlign: "right",
+      showForSingleSeries: true,
+      showForNullSeries: true,
+      showForZeroSeries: true,
+    },
+    title: {
+      text: title,
+    },
+    dataLabels: {
+      enabled: dataLabels,
+    },
+    chart: {
+      height: height == null || height === "" ? "auto" : height,
+      width: width == null || width === "" ? "100%" : width,
+      type: "pie",
+      animations: {
+        enabled: animate,
+      },
+      toolbar: {
+        show: false,
+      },
+      zoom: {
+        enabled: false,
+      },
+    },
+  }
 
-  const setUpChart = (
-    title,
-    dataProvider,
-    labelColumn,
-    valueColumn,
-    height,
-    width,
-    dataLabels,
-    animate,
-    legend,
-    donut,
-    palette,
-    colors,
-    customColor
-  ) => {
-    if (
-      !dataProvider ||
-      !dataProvider.rows?.length ||
-      !labelColumn ||
-      !valueColumn
-    ) {
-      return null
-    }
+  const getSeries = (dataProvider, valueColumn) => {
+    const rows = dataProvider.rows ?? []
 
-    // Fetch, filter and sort data
-    const { schema, rows } = dataProvider
-    const data = rows
-      .filter(row => row[labelColumn] != null && row[valueColumn] != null)
-      .slice(0, 100)
-    if (!schema || !data.length) {
-      return null
-    }
+    return rows.map(row => {
+      const value = row?.[valueColumn]
 
-    // Initialise default chart
-    let builder = new ApexOptionsBuilder()
-      .title(title)
-      .type(donut ? "donut" : "pie")
-      .width(width)
-      .height(height)
-      .dataLabels(dataLabels)
-      .animate(animate)
-      .legend(legend)
-      .legendPosition("right")
-      .palette(palette)
-      .colors(customColor ? colors : null)
+      if (dataProvider?.schema?.[valueColumn]?.type === "datetime" && value) {
+        return Date.parse(value)
+      }
 
-    // Add data if valid datasource
-    const series = data.map(row => parseFloat(row[valueColumn]))
-    const labels = data.map(row => row[labelColumn])
-    builder = builder.series(series).labels(labels)
+      // This chart doesn't automatically parse strings into numbers
+      const numValue = parseFloat(value)
+      if (isNaN(numValue)) {
+        return 0
+      }
 
-    // Build chart options
-    return builder.getOptions()
+      return numValue
+    })
+  }
+
+  const getLabels = (dataProvider, labelColumn, labelType) => {
+    const rows = dataProvider.rows ?? []
+
+    return rows.map(row => {
+      const value = row?.[labelColumn]
+
+      // If a nullish or non-scalar type, replace it with an empty string
+      if (!["string", "number", "boolean"].includes(typeof value)) {
+        return ""
+      } else if (labelType === "datetime") {
+        return formatters["Datetime"](value)
+      }
+
+      return value
+    })
   }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/utils.js b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1aea22c991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+export const formatters = {
+  ["Default"]: val => val,
+  ["Thousands"]: val => `${Math.round(val / 1000)}K`,
+  ["Millions"]: val => `${Math.round(val / 1000000)}M`,
+  ["Datetime"]: val => new Date(val).toLocaleString(),
+}
+
+export const parsePalette = paletteName => {
+  if (paletteName === "Custom") {
+    // return null in this case so that the palette option doesn't get consumed by Apex Charts
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const [_, number] = paletteName.split(" ")
+
+  return `palette${number}`
+}
+
+// Deep clone which copies function references
+export const cloneDeep = value => {
+  const typesToNaiveCopy = ["string", "boolean", "number", "function", "symbol"]
+
+  if (value === null) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  if (value === undefined) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  if (typesToNaiveCopy.includes(typeof value)) {
+    return value
+  }
+
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return value.map(element => cloneDeep(element))
+  }
+
+  // Only copy "pure" objects, we want to error on stuff like Maps or Sets
+  if (typeof value === "object" && value.constructor.name === "Object") {
+    const cloneObject = {}
+
+    Object.entries(value).forEach(([key, childValue]) => {
+      cloneObject[key] = cloneDeep(childValue)
+    })
+
+    return cloneObject
+  }
+
+  throw `Unsupported value: "${value}" of type: "${typeof value}"`
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/utils.test.js b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/utils.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b065e2fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/charts/utils.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { expect, describe, it, vi } from "vitest"
+import { cloneDeep } from "./utils"
+
+describe("utils", () => {
+  let context
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    context = {}
+  })
+
+  describe("cloneDeep", () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      context.value = {
+        obj: { one: 1, two: 2 },
+        arr: [1, { first: null, second: undefined }, 2],
+        str: "test",
+        num: 123,
+        bool: true,
+        sym: Symbol("test"),
+        func: () => "some value",
+      }
+      context.cloneValue = cloneDeep(context.value)
+    })
+
+    it("to clone the object and not copy object references", () => {
+      expect(context.cloneValue.obj.one).toEqual(1)
+      expect(context.cloneValue.obj.two).toEqual(2)
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/client/src/utils/componentProps.js b/packages/client/src/utils/componentProps.js
index efe69938e7..bdf74c8014 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/utils/componentProps.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/utils/componentProps.js
@@ -108,7 +108,12 @@ export const getSettingsDefinition = definition => {
   let settings = []
   definition.settings?.forEach(setting => {
     if (setting.section) {
-      settings = settings.concat(setting.settings || [])
+      settings = settings.concat(
+        (setting.settings || [])?.map(childSetting => ({
+          ...childSetting,
+          sectionDependsOn: setting.dependsOn,
+        }))
+      )
     } else {
       settings.push(setting)
     }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/component.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/component.ts
index 12051be770..6d4d3e2d21 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/component.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/component.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ export async function fetchAppComponentDefinitions(ctx: UserCtx) {
     const definitions: { [key: string]: any } = {}
     for (let { manifest, library } of componentManifests) {
       for (let key of Object.keys(manifest)) {
-        if (key === "features") {
+        // These keys are not components, and should not be preprended with the `@budibase/` prefix
+        if (key === "features" || key === "typeSupportPresets") {
           definitions[key] = manifest[key]
         } else {
           const fullComponentName = `${library}/${key}`.toLowerCase()
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 36ce2ce75e..f26b25c6aa 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6291,6 +6291,11 @@
     js-yaml "^3.10.0"
     tslib "^2.4.0"
 
+"@yr/monotone-cubic-spline@^1.0.3":
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@yr/monotone-cubic-spline/-/monotone-cubic-spline-1.0.3.tgz#7272d89f8e4f6fb7a1600c28c378cc18d3b577b9"
+  integrity sha512-FQXkOta0XBSUPHndIKON2Y9JeQz5ZeMqLYZVVK93FliNBFm7LNMIZmY6FrMEB9XPcDbE2bekMbZD6kzDkxwYjA==
+
 "@zerodevx/svelte-json-view@^1.0.7":
   version "1.0.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@zerodevx/svelte-json-view/-/svelte-json-view-1.0.7.tgz#abf3efa71dedcb3e9d16bc9cc61d5ea98c8d00b1"
@@ -6589,11 +6594,12 @@ anymatch@^3.0.3, anymatch@~3.1.2:
     normalize-path "^3.0.0"
     picomatch "^2.0.4"
 
-apexcharts@^3.19.2, apexcharts@^3.22.1:
-  version "3.37.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apexcharts/-/apexcharts-3.37.1.tgz#50443d302fc7fc72aace9c6c4074baae017c6950"
-  integrity sha512-fmQ5Updeb/LASl+S1+mIxXUFxzY0Fa7gexfCs4o+OPP9f2NEBNjvybOtPrah44N4roK7U5o5Jis906QeEQu0cA==
+apexcharts@^3.48.0:
+  version "3.49.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apexcharts/-/apexcharts-3.49.1.tgz#837d1d4fd80f2c092f0587e8fb6bbc31ad57a0f3"
+  integrity sha512-MqGtlq/KQuO8j0BBsUJYlRG8VBctKwYdwuBtajHgHTmSgUU3Oai+8oYN/rKCXwXzrUlYA+GiMgotAIbXY2BCGw==
   dependencies:
+    "@yr/monotone-cubic-spline" "^1.0.3"
     svg.draggable.js "^2.2.2"
     svg.easing.js "^2.0.0"
     svg.filter.js "^2.0.2"
@@ -20039,13 +20045,6 @@ supports-preserve-symlinks-flag@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/supports-preserve-symlinks-flag/-/supports-preserve-symlinks-flag-1.0.0.tgz#6eda4bd344a3c94aea376d4cc31bc77311039e09"
   integrity sha512-ot0WnXS9fgdkgIcePe6RHNk1WA8+muPa6cSjeR3V8K27q9BB1rTE3R1p7Hv0z1ZyAc8s6Vvv8DIyWf681MAt0w==
 
-svelte-apexcharts@^1.0.2:
-  version "1.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/svelte-apexcharts/-/svelte-apexcharts-1.0.2.tgz#4e000f8b8f7c901c05658c845457dfc8314d54c1"
-  integrity sha512-6qlx4rE+XsonZ0FZudfwqOQ34Pq+3wpxgAD75zgEmGoYhYBJcwmikTuTf3o8ZBsZue9U/pAwhNy3ed1Bkq1gmA==
-  dependencies:
-    apexcharts "^3.19.2"
-
 svelte-dnd-action@^0.9.8:
   version "0.9.22"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/svelte-dnd-action/-/svelte-dnd-action-0.9.22.tgz#003eee9dddb31d8c782f6832aec8b1507fff194d"