diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/processes/RunBackendStepInput.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/processes/RunBackendStepInput.java
index 17b3e608..764f930c 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/processes/RunBackendStepInput.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/processes/RunBackendStepInput.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -34,9 +35,11 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.async.AsyncJobStatus;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.async.NonPersistedAsyncJobCallback;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.processes.QProcessCallback;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.QContext;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.AbstractActionInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecordEntity;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QStepMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.tracing.ProcessTracerInterface;
@@ -247,6 +250,22 @@ public class RunBackendStepInput extends AbstractActionInput
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for records converted to entities of a given type.
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public <E extends QRecordEntity> List<E> getRecordsAsEntities(Class<E> entityClass) throws QException
+   {
+      List<E> rs = new ArrayList<>();
+      for(QRecord record : processState.getRecords())
+      {
+         rs.add(QRecordEntity.fromQRecord(entityClass, record));
+      }
+      return (rs);
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Setter for records
     **
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/processes/RunBackendStepOutput.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/processes/RunBackendStepOutput.java
index 7c89b98a..ba6b87c5 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/processes/RunBackendStepOutput.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/processes/RunBackendStepOutput.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.AbstractActionOutput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.audits.AuditInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.audits.AuditSingleInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecordEntity;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QFrontendStepMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QProcessMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ValueUtils;
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ public class RunBackendStepOutput extends AbstractActionOutput implements Serial
 
 
    /*******************************************************************************
-    **
+    ** add a record to the step output, e.g., for going through to the next step.
     *******************************************************************************/
    public void addRecord(QRecord record)
    {
@@ -271,6 +272,16 @@ public class RunBackendStepOutput extends AbstractActionOutput implements Serial
 
 
 
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** add a RecordEntity to the step output, e.g., for going through to the next step.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public void addRecordEntity(QRecordEntity recordEntity)
+   {
+      addRecord(recordEntity.toQRecord());
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Getter for auditInputList
     *******************************************************************************/