diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/dashboard/widgets/NoCodeWidgetVelocityUtils.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/dashboard/widgets/NoCodeWidgetVelocityUtils.java
index e81999e8..238a92ae 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/dashboard/widgets/NoCodeWidgetVelocityUtils.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/dashboard/widgets/NoCodeWidgetVelocityUtils.java
@@ -64,14 +64,24 @@ public class NoCodeWidgetVelocityUtils
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public String icon(String iconName, String color)
+   {
+      return String.format("""
+         <span class="material-icons-round notranslate MuiIcon-root MuiIcon-fontSizeInherit" style="color: %s; position: relative; top: 6px;" aria-hidden="true">%s</span>
+         """, color, iconName);
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
    public String helpIcon()
    {
-      return ("""
-         <span class="material-icons-round notranslate MuiIcon-root MuiIcon-fontSizeInherit" style="color: blue; position: relative; top: 6px;" aria-hidden="true">help_outline</span>
-         """);
+      return (icon("help_outline", "blue"));
    }
 
 
@@ -81,9 +91,7 @@ public class NoCodeWidgetVelocityUtils
     *******************************************************************************/
    public String errorIcon()
    {
-      return ("""
-         <span class="material-icons-round notranslate MuiIcon-root MuiIcon-fontSizeInherit" style="color: red; position: relative; top: 6px;" aria-hidden="true">error_outline</span>
-         """);
+      return (icon("error_outline", "red"));
    }
 
 
@@ -93,9 +101,7 @@ public class NoCodeWidgetVelocityUtils
     *******************************************************************************/
    public String warningIcon()
    {
-      return ("""
-         <span class="material-icons-round notranslate MuiIcon-root MuiIcon-fontSizeInherit" style="color: orange; position: relative; top: 6px;" aria-hidden="true">warning</span>
-         """);
+      return (icon("warning", "orange"));
    }
 
 
@@ -105,9 +111,7 @@ public class NoCodeWidgetVelocityUtils
     *******************************************************************************/
    public String checkIcon()
    {
-      return ("""
-         <span class="material-icons-round notranslate MuiIcon-root MuiIcon-fontSizeInherit" style="color: green; position: relative; top: 6px;" aria-hidden="true">check</span>
-         """);
+      return (icon("check", "green"));
    }
 
 
@@ -117,9 +121,7 @@ public class NoCodeWidgetVelocityUtils
     *******************************************************************************/
    public String pendingIcon()
    {
-      return ("""
-         <span class="material-icons-round notranslate MuiIcon-root MuiIcon-fontSizeInherit" style="color: #0062ff; position: relative; top: 6px;" aria-hidden="true">pending</span>
-         """);
+      return (icon("pending", "#0062ff"));
    }
 
 
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/branding/QBrandingMetaData.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/branding/QBrandingMetaData.java
index eab6f2b3..67b5f99d 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/branding/QBrandingMetaData.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/branding/QBrandingMetaData.java
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ public class QBrandingMetaData
    private String icon;
    private String accentColor;
 
+   private String environmentBannerText;
+   private String environmentBannerColor;
+
 
 
    /*******************************************************************************
@@ -244,4 +247,66 @@ public class QBrandingMetaData
       return (this);
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for environmentBannerText
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public String getEnvironmentBannerText()
+   {
+      return (this.environmentBannerText);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for environmentBannerText
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setEnvironmentBannerText(String environmentBannerText)
+   {
+      this.environmentBannerText = environmentBannerText;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for environmentBannerText
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QBrandingMetaData withEnvironmentBannerText(String environmentBannerText)
+   {
+      this.environmentBannerText = environmentBannerText;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for environmentBannerColor
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public String getEnvironmentBannerColor()
+   {
+      return (this.environmentBannerColor);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for environmentBannerColor
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setEnvironmentBannerColor(String environmentBannerColor)
+   {
+      this.environmentBannerColor = environmentBannerColor;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for environmentBannerColor
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QBrandingMetaData withEnvironmentBannerColor(String environmentBannerColor)
+   {
+      this.environmentBannerColor = environmentBannerColor;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/dashboard/QWidgetMetaData.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/dashboard/QWidgetMetaData.java
index f04b34d8..fc528db8 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/dashboard/QWidgetMetaData.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/dashboard/QWidgetMetaData.java
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ public class QWidgetMetaData implements QWidgetMetaDataInterface
    private List<WidgetDropdownData> dropdowns;
    private boolean                  storeDropdownSelections;
 
+   private boolean showReloadButton = true;
+   private boolean showExportButton = true;
+
    protected Map<String, Serializable> defaultValues = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
 
@@ -529,4 +532,66 @@ public class QWidgetMetaData implements QWidgetMetaDataInterface
       return (this);
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for showReloadButton
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public boolean getShowReloadButton()
+   {
+      return (this.showReloadButton);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for showReloadButton
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setShowReloadButton(boolean showReloadButton)
+   {
+      this.showReloadButton = showReloadButton;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for showReloadButton
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QWidgetMetaData withShowReloadButton(boolean showReloadButton)
+   {
+      this.showReloadButton = showReloadButton;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for showExportButton
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public boolean getShowExportButton()
+   {
+      return (this.showExportButton);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for showExportButton
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setShowExportButton(boolean showExportButton)
+   {
+      this.showExportButton = showExportButton;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for showExportButton
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QWidgetMetaData withShowExportButton(boolean showExportButton)
+   {
+      this.showExportButton = showExportButton;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/frontend/QFrontendWidgetMetaData.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/frontend/QFrontendWidgetMetaData.java
index d04b29f8..b33f4314 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/frontend/QFrontendWidgetMetaData.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/frontend/QFrontendWidgetMetaData.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Include;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.permissions.PermissionsHelper;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.AbstractActionInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.dashboard.QWidgetMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.dashboard.QWidgetMetaDataInterface;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.dashboard.WidgetDropdownData;
 
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ public class QFrontendWidgetMetaData
    private final boolean                  storeDropdownSelections;
    private final List<WidgetDropdownData> dropdowns;
 
+   private boolean showReloadButton = false;
+   private boolean showExportButton = false;
+
    private final boolean hasPermission;
 
    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -74,6 +78,12 @@ public class QFrontendWidgetMetaData
       this.dropdowns = widgetMetaData.getDropdowns();
       this.storeDropdownSelections = widgetMetaData.getStoreDropdownSelections();
 
+      if(widgetMetaData instanceof QWidgetMetaData qWidgetMetaData)
+      {
+         this.showExportButton = qWidgetMetaData.getShowExportButton();
+         this.showReloadButton = qWidgetMetaData.getShowReloadButton();
+      }
+
       hasPermission = PermissionsHelper.hasWidgetPermission(actionInput, name);
    }
 
@@ -198,4 +208,25 @@ public class QFrontendWidgetMetaData
       return storeDropdownSelections;
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for showReloadButton
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public boolean getShowReloadButton()
+   {
+      return showReloadButton;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for showExportButton
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public boolean getShowExportButton()
+   {
+      return showExportButton;
+   }
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess.java
index 3459b0ac..7b31440d 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess.java
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ public class StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess
    public static final String DEFAULT_PREVIEW_MESSAGE_FOR_UPDATE           = "This is a preview of the records that will be updated.";
    public static final String DEFAULT_PREVIEW_MESSAGE_FOR_INSERT_OR_UPDATE = "This is a preview of the records that will be inserted or updated.";
    public static final String DEFAULT_PREVIEW_MESSAGE_FOR_DELETE           = "This is a preview of the records that will be deleted.";
+   public static final String DEFAULT_PREVIEW_MESSAGE_PREFIX               = "This is a preview of the records that will be ";
    public static final String FIELD_PREVIEW_MESSAGE                        = "previewMessage";
 
    public static final String FIELD_TRANSACTION_LEVEL       = "transactionLevel";
diff --git a/qqq-backend-module-rdbms/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/rdbms/actions/RDBMSTransaction.java b/qqq-backend-module-rdbms/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/rdbms/actions/RDBMSTransaction.java
index 3cc59af0..dd32efef 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-module-rdbms/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/rdbms/actions/RDBMSTransaction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-module-rdbms/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/rdbms/actions/RDBMSTransaction.java
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.actions;
 
 import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.QBackendTransaction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
+import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.LogUtils.logPair;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ public class RDBMSTransaction extends QBackendTransaction
 
    private Connection connection;
 
+   private Instant openedAt                  = Instant.now();
+   private Integer logSlowTransactionSeconds = null;
+
 
 
    /*******************************************************************************
@@ -48,6 +54,17 @@ public class RDBMSTransaction extends QBackendTransaction
    public RDBMSTransaction(Connection connection) throws SQLException
    {
       connection.setAutoCommit(false);
+
+      String propertyName = "qqq.rdbms.logSlowTransactionSeconds";
+      try
+      {
+         logSlowTransactionSeconds = Integer.parseInt(System.getProperty(propertyName, "10"));
+      }
+      catch(Exception e)
+      {
+         LOG.debug("Error reading property [" + propertyName + "] value as integer", e);
+      }
+
       this.connection = connection;
    }
 
@@ -72,7 +89,18 @@ public class RDBMSTransaction extends QBackendTransaction
    {
       try
       {
-         LOG.debug("Committing transaction");
+         Instant commitAt = Instant.now();
+
+         Duration duration = Duration.between(openedAt, commitAt);
+         if(logSlowTransactionSeconds != null && duration.compareTo(Duration.ofSeconds(logSlowTransactionSeconds)) > 0)
+         {
+            LOG.info("Committing long-running transaction", logPair("durationSeconds", duration.getSeconds()));
+         }
+         else
+         {
+            LOG.debug("Committing transaction");
+         }
+
          connection.commit();
          LOG.debug("Commit complete");
       }
@@ -81,6 +109,13 @@ public class RDBMSTransaction extends QBackendTransaction
          LOG.error("Error committing transaction", e);
          throw new QException("Error committing transaction: " + e.getMessage(), e);
       }
+      finally
+      {
+         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // reset this - as after one commit, the transaction is essentially re-opened for any future statements that run on it //
+         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         openedAt = Instant.now();
+      }
    }