diff --git a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementationTest.java b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementationTest.java
index f8376c5c..f8210573 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementationTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
@@ -116,15 +117,23 @@ class QJavalinImplementationTest
       assertEquals(200, response.getStatus());
       JSONObject jsonObject = JsonUtils.toJSONObject(response.getBody());
       assertEquals(1, jsonObject.keySet().size(), "Number of top-level keys");
+
       JSONObject table = jsonObject.getJSONObject("table");
       assertEquals(4, table.keySet().size(), "Number of mid-level keys");
       assertEquals("person", table.getString("name"));
       assertEquals("Person", table.getString("label"));
       assertEquals("id", table.getString("primaryKeyField"));
+
       JSONObject fields = table.getJSONObject("fields");
-      JSONObject field0 = fields.getJSONObject("id");
-      assertEquals("id", field0.getString("name"));
-      assertEquals("INTEGER", field0.getString("type"));
+      JSONObject idField = fields.getJSONObject("id");
+      assertEquals("id", idField.getString("name"));
+      assertEquals("INTEGER", idField.getString("type"));
+
+      JSONObject firstNameField = fields.getJSONObject("firstName");
+      assertTrue(firstNameField.getBoolean("isRequired"), "First name is required");
+
+      JSONObject birthDateField = fields.getJSONObject("birthDate");
+      assertFalse(birthDateField.getBoolean("isRequired"), "Birth date is not required");
    }
 
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/TestUtils.java b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/TestUtils.java
index a25a5104..8f9a4d49 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/TestUtils.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/TestUtils.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.javalin;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.util.List;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.interfaces.mock.MockFunctionBody;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.interfaces.mock.MockBackendStep;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QAuthenticationMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QCodeReference;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QCodeType;
@@ -34,16 +34,14 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QFieldMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QFieldType;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QTableMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QBackendStepMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QFunctionInputMetaData;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QFunctionMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QFunctionOutputMetaData;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QOutputView;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QProcessMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QRecordListMetaData;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QRecordListView;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.model.metadata.RDBMSBackendMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.jdbc.ConnectionManager;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.jdbc.QueryManager;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.model.metadata.RDBMSBackendMetaData;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertNotNull;
 
@@ -151,8 +149,8 @@ public class TestUtils
          .withField(new QFieldMetaData("id", QFieldType.INTEGER))
          .withField(new QFieldMetaData("createDate", QFieldType.DATE_TIME).withBackendName("create_date"))
          .withField(new QFieldMetaData("modifyDate", QFieldType.DATE_TIME).withBackendName("modify_date"))
-         .withField(new QFieldMetaData("firstName", QFieldType.STRING).withBackendName("first_name"))
-         .withField(new QFieldMetaData("lastName", QFieldType.STRING).withBackendName("last_name"))
+         .withField(new QFieldMetaData("firstName", QFieldType.STRING).withBackendName("first_name").withIsRequired(true))
+         .withField(new QFieldMetaData("lastName", QFieldType.STRING).withBackendName("last_name").withIsRequired(true))
          .withField(new QFieldMetaData("birthDate", QFieldType.DATE).withBackendName("birth_date"))
          .withField(new QFieldMetaData("email", QFieldType.STRING));
    }
@@ -167,10 +165,10 @@ public class TestUtils
       return new QProcessMetaData()
          .withName("greet")
          .withTableName("person")
-         .addFunction(new QFunctionMetaData()
+         .addStep(new QBackendStepMetaData()
             .withName("prepare")
             .withCode(new QCodeReference()
-               .withName(MockFunctionBody.class.getName())
+               .withName(MockBackendStep.class.getName())
                .withCodeType(QCodeType.JAVA)
                .withCodeUsage(QCodeUsage.FUNCTION)) // todo - needed, or implied in this context?
             .withInputData(new QFunctionInputMetaData()
@@ -185,9 +183,6 @@ public class TestUtils
                   .addField(new QFieldMetaData("fullGreeting", QFieldType.STRING))
                )
                .withFieldList(List.of(new QFieldMetaData("outputMessage", QFieldType.STRING))))
-            .withOutputView(new QOutputView()
-               .withMessageField("outputMessage")
-               .withRecordListView(new QRecordListView().withFieldNames(List.of("id", "firstName", "lastName", "fullGreeting"))))
          );
    }