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 8d3e8287..d05bb12c 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
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunBackendStepInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QQueryFilter;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.code.QCodeReference;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
@@ -193,6 +194,17 @@ public class StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess
    }
 
 
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** useful for a process step to call upon 'back'
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static void resetValidationFields(RunBackendStepInput runBackendStepInput)
+   {
+      runBackendStepInput.addValue(FIELD_DO_FULL_VALIDATION, null);
+      runBackendStepInput.addValue(FIELD_VALIDATION_SUMMARY, null);
+      runBackendStepInput.addValue(FIELD_PROCESS_SUMMARY, null);
+   }
+
+
 
    /*******************************************************************************
     **