diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 7c158891..0ef02745 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ workflows:
             branches:
               ignore: /dev/
             tags:
-              ignore: /version-.*/
+              ignore: /(version|snapshot)-.*/
 
   deploy:
     jobs:
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@ workflows:
             branches:
               only: /dev/
             tags:
-              only: /version-.*/
+              only: /(version|snapshot)-.*/
 
diff --git a/checkstyle.xml b/checkstyle.xml
index dbaa3479..76f872ed 100644
--- a/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/checkstyle.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
    -->
 
    <module name="TreeWalker">
+      <module name="SuppressWarningsHolder"/>
       <module name="OuterTypeFilename"/>
       <module name="IllegalTokenText">
          <property name="tokens" value="STRING_LITERAL, CHAR_LITERAL"/>
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@
          <property name="caseIndent" value="3"/>
          <property name="throwsIndent" value="6"/>
          <property name="lineWrappingIndentation" value="3"/>
-         <property name="arrayInitIndent" value="2"/>
+         <property name="arrayInitIndent" value="6"/>
       </module>
       <!--
       <module name="AbbreviationAsWordInName">
@@ -260,4 +261,5 @@
       <module name="MissingOverride"/>
 
    </module>
+   <module name="SuppressWarningsFilter"/>
 </module>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementation.java b/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementation.java
index ca33f553..6c68564d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementation.java
@@ -29,13 +29,19 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.DeleteAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.InsertAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.MetaDataAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.QueryAction;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.RunProcessAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.TableMetaDataAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.UpdateAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.adapters.QInstanceAdapter;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QModuleDispatchException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QUserFacingException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.AbstractQRequest;
@@ -47,17 +53,21 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.metadata.MetaDataRequest;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.metadata.MetaDataResult;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.metadata.table.TableMetaDataRequest;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.metadata.table.TableMetaDataResult;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunProcessRequest;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunProcessResult;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.query.QQueryFilter;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.query.QueryRequest;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.query.QueryResult;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.update.UpdateRequest;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.update.UpdateResult;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QFieldMetaData;
 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.session.QSession;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.QAuthenticationModuleDispatcher;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QAuthenticationModuleInterface;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ExceptionUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.JsonUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
@@ -84,6 +94,7 @@ import static io.javalin.apibuilder.ApiBuilder.put;
 public class QJavalinImplementation
 {
    private static final Logger LOG = LogManager.getLogger(QJavalinImplementation.class);
+
    private static final int SESSION_COOKIE_AGE = 60 * 60 * 24;
 
    private static QInstance qInstance;
@@ -154,6 +165,7 @@ public class QJavalinImplementation
             path("/:table", () ->
             {
                get("", QJavalinImplementation::tableMetaData);
+               // todo - process meta data - just under tables?  or top-level too?  maybe move tables to be under /tables/?
             });
          });
          path("/data", () ->
@@ -172,6 +184,14 @@ public class QJavalinImplementation
                });
             });
          });
+         path("/processes", () ->
+         {
+            path("/:process", () ->
+            {
+               get("/init", QJavalinImplementation::processInit);
+               get("/step", QJavalinImplementation::processStep);
+            });
+         });
       });
    }
 
@@ -183,7 +203,7 @@ public class QJavalinImplementation
    private static void setupSession(Context context, AbstractQRequest request) throws QModuleDispatchException
    {
       QAuthenticationModuleDispatcher qAuthenticationModuleDispatcher = new QAuthenticationModuleDispatcher();
-      QAuthenticationModuleInterface authenticationModule = qAuthenticationModuleDispatcher.getQModule(request.getAuthenticationMetaData());
+      QAuthenticationModuleInterface  authenticationModule            = qAuthenticationModuleDispatcher.getQModule(request.getAuthenticationMetaData());
 
       // todo - does this need some per-provider logic actually?  mmm...
       Map<String, String> authenticationContext = new HashMap<>();
@@ -203,7 +223,7 @@ public class QJavalinImplementation
    {
       try
       {
-         String table = context.pathParam("table");
+         String             table       = context.pathParam("table");
          List<Serializable> primaryKeys = new ArrayList<>();
          primaryKeys.add(context.pathParam("primaryKey"));
 
@@ -232,9 +252,9 @@ public class QJavalinImplementation
    {
       try
       {
-         String table = context.pathParam("table");
+         String        table      = context.pathParam("table");
          List<QRecord> recordList = new ArrayList<>();
-         QRecord record = new QRecord();
+         QRecord       record     = new QRecord();
          record.setTableName(table);
          recordList.add(record);
 
@@ -276,9 +296,9 @@ public class QJavalinImplementation
    {
       try
       {
-         String table = context.pathParam("table");
+         String        table      = context.pathParam("table");
          List<QRecord> recordList = new ArrayList<>();
-         QRecord record = new QRecord();
+         QRecord       record     = new QRecord();
          record.setTableName(table);
          recordList.add(record);
 
@@ -422,7 +442,6 @@ public class QJavalinImplementation
       else
       {
          LOG.warn("Exception in javalin request", e);
-         e.printStackTrace();
          context.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_500)
             .result("{\"error\":\"" + e.getClass().getSimpleName() + " (" + e.getMessage() + ")\"}");
       }
@@ -462,4 +481,88 @@ public class QJavalinImplementation
 
       return (null);
    }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Init a process (named in path param :process)
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static void processInit(Context context) throws QException
+   {
+      RunProcessRequest runProcessRequest = new RunProcessRequest(qInstance);
+      setupSession(context, runProcessRequest);
+      runProcessRequest.setProcessName(context.pathParam("process"));
+      runProcessRequest.setCallback(new QJavalinProcessCallback());
+
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // take values from query-string params, and put them into the run process request //
+      // todo - better from POST body, or with a "field-" type of prefix??               //
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      for(Map.Entry<String, List<String>> queryParam : context.queryParamMap().entrySet())
+      {
+         String       fieldName = queryParam.getKey();
+         List<String> values    = queryParam.getValue();
+         if(CollectionUtils.nullSafeHasContents(values))
+         {
+            runProcessRequest.addValue(fieldName, values.get(0));
+         }
+      }
+
+      try
+      {
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // run the process                            //
+         // todo -  some "job id" to return to caller? //
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         CompletableFuture<RunProcessResult> future = CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() ->
+         {
+            try
+            {
+               LOG.info("Running process [" + runProcessRequest.getProcessName() + "]");
+               RunProcessResult runProcessResult = new RunProcessAction().execute(runProcessRequest);
+               LOG.info("Process result error? " + runProcessResult.getError());
+               for(QFieldMetaData outputField : qInstance.getProcess(runProcessRequest.getProcessName()).getOutputFields())
+               {
+                  LOG.info("Process result output value: " + outputField.getName() + ": " + runProcessResult.getValues().get(outputField.getName()));
+               }
+               return (runProcessResult);
+            }
+            catch(Exception e)
+            {
+               LOG.error("Error running future for process", e);
+               throw (new CompletionException(e));
+            }
+         });
+
+         Map<String, Object> resultForCaller = new HashMap<>();
+         try
+         {
+            RunProcessResult runProcessResult = future.get(3, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            resultForCaller.put("error", runProcessResult.getError());
+            resultForCaller.put("values", runProcessResult.getValues());
+         }
+         catch(TimeoutException te)
+         {
+            resultForCaller.put("jobId", "Job is running asynchronously... job id available in a later version.");
+         }
+         context.result(JsonUtils.toJson(resultForCaller));
+      }
+      catch(Exception e)
+      {
+         handleException(context, e);
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Run a step in a process (named in path param :process)
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static void processStep(Context context)
+   {
+
+   }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinProcessCallback.java b/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinProcessCallback.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..328a66b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinProcessCallback.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * 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.javalin;
+
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.callbacks.QProcessCallback;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.query.QQueryFilter;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QFieldMetaData;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ **
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class QJavalinProcessCallback implements QProcessCallback
+{
+   private static final Logger LOG = LogManager.getLogger(QJavalinProcessCallback.class);
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public QQueryFilter getQueryFilter()
+   {
+      LOG.warn("Getting a query filter in javalin is NOT yet implemented");
+      return (new QQueryFilter());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public Map<String, Serializable> getFieldValues(List<QFieldMetaData> fields)
+   {
+      LOG.warn("Getting field values in javalin is NOT yet implemented");
+      return (new HashMap<>());
+   }
+}
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 06189301..f8376c5c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementationTest.java
@@ -285,4 +285,43 @@ class QJavalinImplementationTest
          assertEquals(4, rowsFound);
       }));
    }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** test running a process
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   public void test_processGreetInit() throws Exception
+   {
+      HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get(BASE_URL + "/processes/greet/init")
+         .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+         .asString();
+
+      assertEquals(200, response.getStatus());
+      JSONObject jsonObject = JsonUtils.toJSONObject(response.getBody());
+      assertNotNull(jsonObject);
+      assertEquals("null X null", jsonObject.getJSONObject("values").getString("outputMessage"));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** test running a process with field values on the query string
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   public void test_processGreetInitWithQueryValues() throws Exception
+   {
+      HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get(BASE_URL + "/processes/greet/init?greetingPrefix=Hey&greetingSuffix=Jude")
+         .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+         .asString();
+
+      assertEquals(200, response.getStatus());
+      JSONObject jsonObject = JsonUtils.toJSONObject(response.getBody());
+      assertNotNull(jsonObject);
+      assertEquals("Hey X Jude", jsonObject.getJSONObject("values").getString("outputMessage"));
+   }
+
 }
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 7b2e36ae..a25a5104 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/TestUtils.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/TestUtils.java
@@ -25,13 +25,23 @@ 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.model.metadata.QAuthenticationMetaData;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QBackendMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QCodeReference;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QCodeType;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QCodeUsage;
 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.module.rdbms.RDBMSBackendMetaData;
+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 org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
@@ -52,9 +62,9 @@ public class TestUtils
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static void primeTestDatabase() throws Exception
    {
-      ConnectionManager connectionManager = new ConnectionManager();
-      Connection connection = connectionManager.getConnection(new RDBMSBackendMetaData(TestUtils.defineBackend()));
-      InputStream primeTestDatabaseSqlStream = TestUtils.class.getResourceAsStream("/prime-test-database.sql");
+      ConnectionManager connectionManager          = new ConnectionManager();
+      Connection        connection                 = connectionManager.getConnection(TestUtils.defineBackend());
+      InputStream       primeTestDatabaseSqlStream = TestUtils.class.getResourceAsStream("/prime-test-database.sql");
       assertNotNull(primeTestDatabaseSqlStream);
       List<String> lines = (List<String>) IOUtils.readLines(primeTestDatabaseSqlStream);
       lines = lines.stream().filter(line -> !line.startsWith("-- ")).toList();
@@ -74,7 +84,7 @@ public class TestUtils
    public static void runTestSql(String sql, QueryManager.ResultSetProcessor resultSetProcessor) throws Exception
    {
       ConnectionManager connectionManager = new ConnectionManager();
-      Connection connection = connectionManager.getConnection(new RDBMSBackendMetaData(defineBackend()));
+      Connection        connection        = connectionManager.getConnection(defineBackend());
       QueryManager.executeStatement(connection, sql, resultSetProcessor);
    }
 
@@ -90,6 +100,7 @@ public class TestUtils
       qInstance.setAuthentication(defineAuthentication());
       qInstance.addBackend(defineBackend());
       qInstance.addTable(defineTablePerson());
+      qInstance.addProcess(defineProcessGreetPeople());
       return (qInstance);
    }
 
@@ -112,16 +123,16 @@ public class TestUtils
     ** Define the h2 rdbms backend
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
-   public static QBackendMetaData defineBackend()
+   public static RDBMSBackendMetaData defineBackend()
    {
-      return new QBackendMetaData()
-         .withName("default")
-         .withType("rdbms")
-         .withValue("vendor", "h2")
-         .withValue("hostName", "mem")
-         .withValue("databaseName", "test_database")
-         .withValue("username", "sa")
-         .withValue("password", "");
+      RDBMSBackendMetaData rdbmsBackendMetaData = new RDBMSBackendMetaData()
+         .withVendor("h2")
+         .withHostName("mem")
+         .withDatabaseName("test_database")
+         .withUsername("sa")
+         .withPassword("");
+      rdbmsBackendMetaData.setName("default");
+      return (rdbmsBackendMetaData);
    }
 
 
@@ -146,4 +157,38 @@ public class TestUtils
          .withField(new QFieldMetaData("email", QFieldType.STRING));
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Define the 'greet people' process
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static QProcessMetaData defineProcessGreetPeople()
+   {
+      return new QProcessMetaData()
+         .withName("greet")
+         .withTableName("person")
+         .addFunction(new QFunctionMetaData()
+            .withName("prepare")
+            .withCode(new QCodeReference()
+               .withName(MockFunctionBody.class.getName())
+               .withCodeType(QCodeType.JAVA)
+               .withCodeUsage(QCodeUsage.FUNCTION)) // todo - needed, or implied in this context?
+            .withInputData(new QFunctionInputMetaData()
+               .withRecordListMetaData(new QRecordListMetaData().withTableName("person"))
+               .withFieldList(List.of(
+                  new QFieldMetaData("greetingPrefix", QFieldType.STRING),
+                  new QFieldMetaData("greetingSuffix", QFieldType.STRING)
+               )))
+            .withOutputMetaData(new QFunctionOutputMetaData()
+               .withRecordListMetaData(new QRecordListMetaData()
+                  .withTableName("person")
+                  .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"))))
+         );
+   }
+
 }