diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/dashboard/AbstractHTMLWidgetRenderer.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/dashboard/AbstractHTMLWidgetRenderer.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1efa034e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/dashboard/AbstractHTMLWidgetRenderer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2022.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.dashboard;
+
+
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
+import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QQueryFilter;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.widgets.RenderWidgetInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.JsonUtils;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Base class for rendering qqq HTML dashboard widgets
+ **
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public abstract class AbstractHTMLWidgetRenderer extends AbstractWidgetRenderer
+{
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   protected String openTopLevelBulletList()
+   {
+      return ("""
+         <div style="padding: 1rem;">
+            <ul>""");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   protected String closeTopLevelBulletList()
+   {
+      return ("""
+            </ul>
+         </div>""");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   protected String bulletItalics(String text)
+   {
+      return ("<li><i>" + text + "</i></li>");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   protected String bulletLink(String href, String text)
+   {
+      return ("<li><a href=\"" + href + "\">" + text + "</a></li>");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   protected String bulletNameLink(String name, String href, String text)
+   {
+      return (bulletNameValue(name, "<a href=\"" + href + "\">" + text + "</a>"));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   protected String bulletNameValue(String name, String value)
+   {
+      return ("<li><b>" + name + "</b> &nbsp; " + value + "</li>");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   protected String linkTableBulkLoad(RenderWidgetInput input, String tableName) throws QException
+   {
+      String tablePath = input.getInstance().getTablePath(input, tableName);
+      return (tablePath + "/" + tableName + ".bulkInsert");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   protected String linkTableFilter(RenderWidgetInput input, String tableName, QQueryFilter filter) throws QException
+   {
+      String tablePath = input.getInstance().getTablePath(input, tableName);
+      return (tablePath + "?filter=" + URLEncoder.encode(JsonUtils.toJson(filter), Charset.defaultCharset()));
+   }
+
+}
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/utils/GeneralProcessUtils.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/utils/GeneralProcessUtils.java
index 2490aefa..18fb4a73 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/utils/GeneralProcessUtils.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/utils/GeneralProcessUtils.java
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.GetAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.QueryAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QUserFacingException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.AbstractActionInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunBackendStepInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.get.GetInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.get.GetOutput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QCriteriaOperator;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QFilterCriteria;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QQueryFilter;
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QueryOutput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecordEntity;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ListingHash;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -174,7 +180,7 @@ public class GeneralProcessUtils
     ** key, or any other field on the table.  Note, if multiple rows do match the value,
     ** only 1 (determined in an unspecified way) is returned.
     *******************************************************************************/
-   public static Optional<QRecord> getRecordById(AbstractActionInput parentActionInput, String tableName, String fieldName, Serializable fieldValue) throws QException
+   public static Optional<QRecord> getRecordByField(AbstractActionInput parentActionInput, String tableName, String fieldName, Serializable fieldValue) throws QException
    {
       QueryInput queryInput = new QueryInput(parentActionInput.getInstance());
       queryInput.setSession(parentActionInput.getSession());
@@ -187,6 +193,43 @@ public class GeneralProcessUtils
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Query to get one record by a unique key value.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static QRecord getRecordByFieldOrElseThrow(AbstractActionInput parentActionInput, String tableName, String fieldName, Serializable fieldValue) throws QException
+   {
+      return getRecordByField(parentActionInput, tableName, fieldName, fieldValue)
+         .orElseThrow(() -> new QException(tableName + " with " + fieldName + " of " + fieldValue + " was not found."));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Query to get one record by its primary key value.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static Optional<QRecord> getRecordByPrimaryKey(AbstractActionInput parentActionInput, String tableName, Serializable value) throws QException
+   {
+      GetInput getInput = new GetInput(parentActionInput.getInstance());
+      getInput.setSession(parentActionInput.getSession());
+      getInput.setTableName(tableName);
+      getInput.setPrimaryKey(value);
+      GetOutput getOutput = new GetAction().execute(getInput);
+      return (Optional.ofNullable(getOutput.getRecord()));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Query to get one record by its primary key value.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static QRecord getRecordByPrimaryKeyOrElseThrow(AbstractActionInput parentActionInput, String tableName, Serializable value) throws QException
+   {
+      return getRecordByPrimaryKey(parentActionInput, tableName, value)
+         .orElseThrow(() -> new QException(tableName + " with primary key of " + value + " was not found."));
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Load all rows from a table.
     **
@@ -316,4 +359,51 @@ public class GeneralProcessUtils
       return (map);
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Ensure that a process has been initiated with a single record as input - and
+    ** get that record id.
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static Integer validateSingleSelectedId(RunBackendStepInput runBackendStepInput, String tableLabel) throws QException
+   {
+      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // Get the selected recordId and verify we only 1 //
+      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      String recordIds = (String) runBackendStepInput.getValue("recordIds");
+      if(!StringUtils.hasContent(recordIds))
+      {
+         throw new QUserFacingException("Select a " + tableLabel + " to process.");
+      }
+
+      String[] idStrings = recordIds.split(",");
+      if(idStrings.length > 1)
+      {
+         throw new QUserFacingException("Select a single " + tableLabel + " to process.");
+      }
+
+      return (Integer.parseInt(idStrings[0]));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static <T extends QRecordEntity> List<T> recordsToEntities(Class<T> recordEntityClass, List<QRecord> records) throws QException
+   {
+      if(records == null)
+      {
+         return (null);
+      }
+
+      List<T> rs = new ArrayList<>();
+      for(QRecord record : records)
+      {
+         rs.add(QRecordEntity.fromQRecord(recordEntityClass, record));
+      }
+      return (rs);
+   }
+
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/utils/GeneralProcessUtilsTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/utils/GeneralProcessUtilsTest.java
index ad98187a..f002552a 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/utils/GeneralProcessUtilsTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/utils/GeneralProcessUtilsTest.java
@@ -241,11 +241,11 @@ class GeneralProcessUtilsTest
 
       QueryInput queryInput = new QueryInput(instance);
       queryInput.setSession(new QSession());
-      Optional<QRecord> record = GeneralProcessUtils.getRecordById(queryInput, TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON_MEMORY, "firstName", "James");
+      Optional<QRecord> record = GeneralProcessUtils.getRecordByField(queryInput, TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON_MEMORY, "firstName", "James");
       assertTrue(record.isPresent());
       assertEquals(2, record.get().getValueInteger("id"));
 
-      record = GeneralProcessUtils.getRecordById(queryInput, TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON_MEMORY, "firstName", "Bobby");
+      record = GeneralProcessUtils.getRecordByField(queryInput, TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON_MEMORY, "firstName", "Bobby");
       assertFalse(record.isPresent());
    }