diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
index c6c5c963d2..42a6967383 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import type { ColumnType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import type { ColumnType, TableType, ViewType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import { UITypes, isVirtualCol } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import {
   ActiveViewInj,
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   createEventHook,
   extractPkFromRow,
   inject,
+  isColumnRequiredAndNull,
   message,
   onClickOutside,
   onMounted,
@@ -127,15 +128,6 @@ provide(CellUrlDisableOverlayInj, disableUrlOverlay)
 
 const showLoading = ref(true)
 
-reloadViewDataHook?.on(async (shouldShowLoading) => {
-  // set value if spinner should be hidden
-  showLoading.value = !!shouldShowLoading
-  await loadData()
-
-  // reset to default (showing spinner on load)
-  showLoading.value = true
-})
-
 const skipRowRemovalOnCancel = ref(false)
 
 const expandForm = (row: Row, state?: Record<string, any>, fromToolbar = false) => {
@@ -156,11 +148,6 @@ const expandForm = (row: Row, state?: Record<string, any>, fromToolbar = false)
   }
 }
 
-openNewRecordFormHook?.on(async () => {
-  const newRow = await addEmptyRow()
-  expandForm(newRow, undefined, true)
-})
-
 const onresize = (colID: string, event: any) => {
   updateWidth(colID, event.detail)
 }
@@ -271,30 +258,54 @@ const showContextMenu = (e: MouseEvent, target?: { row: number; col: number }) =
 
 const rowRefs = $ref<any[]>()
 
-/** save/update records before unmounting the component */
-onBeforeUnmount(async () => {
+const saveOrUpdateRecords = async (args: { metaValue?: TableType; viewMetaValue?: ViewType; data?: any } = {}) => {
   let index = -1
-  for (const currentRow of data.value) {
+  for (const currentRow of args.data || data.value) {
     index++
     /** if new record save row and save the LTAR cells */
     if (currentRow.rowMeta.new) {
       const syncLTARRefs = rowRefs[index]!.syncLTARRefs
-      const savedRow = await updateOrSaveRow(currentRow, '')
-      await syncLTARRefs(savedRow)
+      const savedRow = await updateOrSaveRow(currentRow, '', {}, args)
+      await syncLTARRefs(savedRow, args)
       currentRow.rowMeta.changed = false
       continue
     }
     /** if existing row check updated cell and invoke update method */
     if (currentRow.rowMeta.changed) {
       currentRow.rowMeta.changed = false
-      for (const field of meta.value?.columns ?? []) {
+      for (const field of (args.metaValue || meta.value)?.columns ?? []) {
         if (isVirtualCol(field)) continue
         if (currentRow.row[field.title!] !== currentRow.oldRow[field.title!]) {
-          await updateOrSaveRow(currentRow, field.title!)
+          await updateOrSaveRow(currentRow, field.title!, args)
         }
       }
     }
   }
+}
+
+async function reloadViewDataHandler(shouldShowLoading: boolean | void) {
+  // set value if spinner should be hidden
+  showLoading.value = !!shouldShowLoading
+  await loadData()
+  // reset to default (showing spinner on load)
+  showLoading.value = true
+}
+
+async function openNewRecordHandler() {
+  const newRow = await addEmptyRow()
+  expandForm(newRow, undefined, true)
+}
+
+reloadViewDataHook?.on(reloadViewDataHandler)
+openNewRecordFormHook?.on(openNewRecordHandler)
+
+onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+  /** save/update records before unmounting the component */
+  saveOrUpdateRecords()
+
+  // reset hooks
+  reloadViewDataHook?.off(reloadViewDataHandler)
+  openNewRecordFormHook?.off(openNewRecordHandler)
 })
 
 const expandedFormOnRowIdDlg = computed({
@@ -319,9 +330,21 @@ provide(ReloadRowDataHookInj, reloadViewDataHook)
 // reloadViewDataHook.trigger()
 
 watch(
-  () => view.value?.id,
+  view,
   async (next, old) => {
-    if (next && next !== old) {
+    if (next && next.id !== old?.id) {
+      // whenever tab changes or view changes save any unsaved data
+      if (old?.id) {
+        const { getMeta } = useMetas()
+        const oldMeta = await getMeta(old.fk_model_id!)
+        if (oldMeta) {
+          await saveOrUpdateRecords({
+            viewMetaValue: old,
+            metaValue: oldMeta as TableType,
+            data: data.value,
+          })
+        }
+      }
       await loadData()
     }
   },
@@ -478,9 +501,10 @@ watch([() => selected.row, () => selected.col], ([row, col]) => {
                     :key="columnObj.id"
                     class="cell relative cursor-pointer nc-grid-cell"
                     :class="{
-                      active:
+                      'active':
                         (isUIAllowed('xcDatatableEditable') && selected.col === colIndex && selected.row === rowIndex) ||
                         (isUIAllowed('xcDatatableEditable') && selectedRange(rowIndex, colIndex)),
+                      'nc-required-cell': isColumnRequiredAndNull(columnObj, row.row),
                     }"
                     :data-key="rowIndex + columnObj.id"
                     :data-col="columnObj.id"
@@ -509,7 +533,7 @@ watch([() => selected.row, () => selected.col], ([row, col]) => {
                         :row-index="rowIndex"
                         :active="selected.col === colIndex && selected.row === rowIndex"
                         @update:edit-enabled="editEnabled = false"
-                        @save="updateOrSaveRow(row, columnObj.title)"
+                        @save="updateOrSaveRow(row, columnObj.title, state)"
                         @navigate="onNavigate"
                         @cancel="editEnabled = false"
                       />
@@ -707,4 +731,8 @@ watch([() => selected.row, () => selected.col], ([row, col]) => {
 tbody tr:hover {
   @apply bg-gray-100 bg-opacity-50;
 }
+
+.nc-required-cell {
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 2px #f00;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/expanded-form/Header.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/expanded-form/Header.vue
index bd7bc1c2de..b21c2d2d5c 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/expanded-form/Header.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/expanded-form/Header.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const { meta, isSqlView } = useSmartsheetStoreOrThrow()
 
 const { commentsDrawer, primaryValue, primaryKey, save: _save, loadRow } = useExpandedFormStoreOrThrow()
 
-const { isNew, syncLTARRefs } = useSmartsheetRowStoreOrThrow()
+const { isNew, syncLTARRefs, state } = useSmartsheetRowStoreOrThrow()
 
 const { isUIAllowed } = useUIPermission()
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const reloadTrigger = inject(ReloadRowDataHookInj, createEventHook())
 
 const save = async () => {
   if (isNew.value) {
-    const data = await _save()
+    const data = await _save(state.value)
     await syncLTARRefs(data)
     reloadTrigger?.trigger()
   } else {
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/VirtualCell.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/VirtualCell.vue
index 1740c31a42..f0dc511883 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/VirtualCell.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/header/VirtualCell.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   MetaInj,
   computed,
   inject,
+  isVirtualColRequired,
   provide,
   ref,
   toRef,
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ const tooltipMsg = computed(() => {
       <span class="name" style="white-space: nowrap" :title="column.title"> {{ column.title }}</span>
     </a-tooltip>
 
-    <span v-if="column.rqd || required" class="text-red-500">&nbsp;*</span>
+    <span v-if="isVirtualColRequired(column, meta.columns) || required" class="text-red-500">&nbsp;*</span>
 
     <template v-if="!hideMenu">
       <div class="flex-1" />
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useExpandedFormStore.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useExpandedFormStore.ts
index 69c869bcf8..fe528de320 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useExpandedFormStore.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useExpandedFormStore.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ import {
   extractSdkResponseErrorMsg,
   getHTMLEncodedText,
   message,
+  populateInsertObject,
   ref,
   useApi,
   useI18n,
   useInjectionState,
   useKanbanViewStoreOrThrow,
+  useMetas,
   useNuxtApp,
   useProject,
   useProvideSmartsheetRowStore,
@@ -132,53 +134,66 @@ const [useProvideExpandedFormStore, useExpandedFormStore] = useInjectionState((m
     $e('a:row-expand:comment')
   }
 
-  const save = async () => {
+  const save = async (ltarState: Record<string, any> = {}) => {
     let data
     try {
-      const updateOrInsertObj = [...changedColumns.value].reduce((obj, col) => {
-        obj[col] = row.value.row[col]
-        return obj
-      }, {} as Record<string, any>)
-
       const isNewRow = row.value.rowMeta?.new ?? false
 
       if (isNewRow) {
-        data = await $api.dbTableRow.create('noco', project.value.title as string, meta.value.title, updateOrInsertObj)
+        const { getMeta } = useMetas()
+
+        const { missingRequiredColumns, insertObj } = await populateInsertObject({
+          meta: meta.value,
+          ltarState,
+          getMeta,
+          row: row.value.row,
+          throwError: true,
+        })
+
+        if (missingRequiredColumns.size) return
+
+        data = await $api.dbTableRow.create('noco', project.value.title as string, meta.value.title, insertObj)
 
         Object.assign(row.value, {
           row: data,
           rowMeta: {},
           oldRow: { ...data },
         })
-      } else if (Object.keys(updateOrInsertObj).length) {
-        const id = extractPkFromRow(row.value.row, meta.value.columns as ColumnType[])
-
-        if (!id) {
-          return message.info("Update not allowed for table which doesn't have primary Key")
-        }
-
-        await $api.dbTableRow.update(NOCO, project.value.title as string, meta.value.title, id, updateOrInsertObj)
-
-        for (const key of Object.keys(updateOrInsertObj)) {
-          // audit
-          $api.utils
-            .auditRowUpdate(id, {
-              fk_model_id: meta.value.id,
-              column_name: key,
-              row_id: id,
-              value: getHTMLEncodedText(updateOrInsertObj[key]),
-              prev_value: getHTMLEncodedText(row.value.oldRow[key]),
-            })
-            .then(async () => {
-              /** load latest comments/audit if right drawer is open */
-              if (commentsDrawer.value) {
-                await loadCommentsAndLogs()
-              }
-            })
-        }
       } else {
-        // No columns to update
-        return message.info(t('msg.info.noColumnsToUpdate'))
+        const updateOrInsertObj = [...changedColumns.value].reduce((obj, col) => {
+          obj[col] = row.value.row[col]
+          return obj
+        }, {} as Record<string, any>)
+        if (Object.keys(updateOrInsertObj).length) {
+          const id = extractPkFromRow(row.value.row, meta.value.columns as ColumnType[])
+
+          if (!id) {
+            return message.info("Update not allowed for table which doesn't have primary Key")
+          }
+
+          await $api.dbTableRow.update(NOCO, project.value.title as string, meta.value.title, id, updateOrInsertObj)
+
+          for (const key of Object.keys(updateOrInsertObj)) {
+            // audit
+            $api.utils
+              .auditRowUpdate(id, {
+                fk_model_id: meta.value.id,
+                column_name: key,
+                row_id: id,
+                value: getHTMLEncodedText(updateOrInsertObj[key]),
+                prev_value: getHTMLEncodedText(row.value.oldRow[key]),
+              })
+              .then(async () => {
+                /** load latest comments/audit if right drawer is open */
+                if (commentsDrawer.value) {
+                  await loadCommentsAndLogs()
+                }
+              })
+          }
+        } else {
+          // No columns to update
+          return message.info(t('msg.info.noColumnsToUpdate'))
+        }
       }
 
       if (activeView.value?.type === ViewTypes.KANBAN) {
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSmartsheetRowStore.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSmartsheetRowStore.ts
index e80b0f34b5..4a5bc424fa 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSmartsheetRowStore.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useSmartsheetRowStore.ts
@@ -65,12 +65,18 @@ const [useProvideSmartsheetRowStore, useSmartsheetRowStore] = useInjectionState(
       }
     }
 
-    const linkRecord = async (rowId: string, relatedRowId: string, column: ColumnType, type: RelationTypes) => {
+    const linkRecord = async (
+      rowId: string,
+      relatedRowId: string,
+      column: ColumnType,
+      type: RelationTypes,
+      { metaValue = meta.value }: { metaValue?: TableType } = {},
+    ) => {
       try {
         await $api.dbTableRow.nestedAdd(
           NOCO,
           project.value.title as string,
-          meta.value?.title as string,
+          metaValue?.title as string,
           rowId,
           type as 'mm' | 'hm',
           column.title as string,
@@ -82,9 +88,9 @@ const [useProvideSmartsheetRowStore, useSmartsheetRowStore] = useInjectionState(
     }
 
     /** sync LTAR relations kept in local state */
-    const syncLTARRefs = async (row: Record<string, any>) => {
-      const id = extractPkFromRow(row, meta.value?.columns as ColumnType[])
-      for (const column of meta?.value?.columns ?? []) {
+    const syncLTARRefs = async (row: Record<string, any>, { metaValue = meta.value }: { metaValue?: TableType } = {}) => {
+      const id = extractPkFromRow(row, metaValue?.columns as ColumnType[])
+      for (const column of metaValue?.columns ?? []) {
         if (column.uidt !== UITypes.LinkToAnotherRecord) continue
         const colOptions = column?.colOptions as LinkToAnotherRecordType
 
@@ -99,6 +105,7 @@ const [useProvideSmartsheetRowStore, useSmartsheetRowStore] = useInjectionState(
               extractPkFromRow(relatedRow, relatedTableMeta.columns as ColumnType[]),
               column,
               colOptions.type as RelationTypes,
+              { metaValue },
             )
           }
         } else if (isBt && state?.value?.[column.title!]) {
@@ -107,6 +114,7 @@ const [useProvideSmartsheetRowStore, useSmartsheetRowStore] = useInjectionState(
             extractPkFromRow(state.value?.[column.title!] as Record<string, any>, relatedTableMeta.columns as ColumnType[]),
             column,
             colOptions.type as RelationTypes,
+            { metaValue },
           )
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts
index 47102427bb..6eb63e87db 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewData.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ import {
   extractSdkResponseErrorMsg,
   getHTMLEncodedText,
   message,
+  populateInsertObject,
   ref,
   useApi,
   useGlobal,
   useI18n,
+  useMetas,
   useNuxtApp,
   useProject,
   useSharedView,
@@ -194,20 +196,29 @@ export function useViewData(
     galleryData.value = await $api.dbView.galleryRead(viewMeta.value.id)
   }
 
-  async function insertRow(row: Record<string, any>, rowIndex = formattedData.value?.length) {
+  async function insertRow(
+    row: Record<string, any>,
+    rowIndex = formattedData.value?.length,
+    ltarState: Record<string, any> = {},
+    { metaValue = meta.value, viewMetaValue = viewMeta.value }: { metaValue?: TableType; viewMetaValue?: ViewType } = {},
+  ) {
     try {
-      const insertObj = meta?.value?.columns?.reduce((o: any, col) => {
-        if (!col.ai && row?.[col.title as string] !== null) {
-          o[col.title as string] = row?.[col.title as string]
-        }
-        return o
-      }, {})
+      const { getMeta } = useMetas()
+
+      const { missingRequiredColumns, insertObj } = await populateInsertObject({
+        meta: metaValue!,
+        ltarState,
+        getMeta,
+        row,
+      })
+
+      if (missingRequiredColumns.size) return
 
       const insertedData = await $api.dbViewRow.create(
         NOCO,
         project?.value.id as string,
-        meta.value?.id as string,
-        viewMeta?.value?.id as string,
+        metaValue?.id as string,
+        viewMetaValue?.id as string,
         insertObj,
       )
 
@@ -224,15 +235,19 @@ export function useViewData(
     }
   }
 
-  async function updateRowProperty(toUpdate: Row, property: string) {
+  async function updateRowProperty(
+    toUpdate: Row,
+    property: string,
+    { metaValue = meta.value, viewMetaValue = viewMeta.value }: { metaValue?: TableType; viewMetaValue?: ViewType } = {},
+  ) {
     try {
       const id = extractPkFromRow(toUpdate.row, meta.value?.columns as ColumnType[])
 
       const updatedRowData = await $api.dbViewRow.update(
         NOCO,
         project?.value.id as string,
-        meta.value?.id as string,
-        viewMeta?.value?.id as string,
+        metaValue?.id as string,
+        viewMetaValue?.id as string,
         id,
         {
           [property]: toUpdate.row[property],
@@ -261,11 +276,16 @@ export function useViewData(
     }
   }
 
-  async function updateOrSaveRow(row: Row, property?: string) {
+  async function updateOrSaveRow(
+    row: Row,
+    property?: string,
+    ltarState?: Record<string, any>,
+    args: { metaValue?: TableType; viewMetaValue?: ViewType } = {},
+  ) {
     if (row.rowMeta.new) {
-      return await insertRow(row.row, formattedData.value.indexOf(row))
+      return await insertRow(row.row, formattedData.value.indexOf(row), ltarState, args)
     } else {
-      await updateRowProperty(row, property!)
+      await updateRowProperty(row, property!, args)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/utils/columnUtils.ts b/packages/nc-gui/utils/columnUtils.ts
index 70c07d7827..351dec18ad 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/utils/columnUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/utils/columnUtils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import type { ColumnType, LinkToAnotherRecordType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import { RelationTypes, UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import LinkVariant from '~icons/mdi/link-variant'
 import TableColumnPlusBefore from '~icons/mdi/table-column-plus-before'
 import FormatColorText from '~icons/mdi/format-color-text'
@@ -167,7 +168,17 @@ const getUIDTIcon = (uidt: UITypes | string) => {
   ).icon
 }
 
-export { uiTypes, getUIDTIcon }
+const isColumnRequired = (col?: ColumnType) => col && col.rqd && !col.cdf && !col.ai
+const isVirtualColRequired = (col: ColumnType, columns: ColumnType[]) =>
+  col.uidt === UITypes.LinkToAnotherRecord &&
+  (<LinkToAnotherRecordType>col.colOptions).type === RelationTypes.BELONGS_TO &&
+  isColumnRequired(columns.find((c) => c.id === (<LinkToAnotherRecordType>col.colOptions).fk_child_column_id))
+
+const isColumnRequiredAndNull = (col: ColumnType, row: Record<string, any>) => {
+  return isColumnRequired(col) && (row[col.title!] === undefined || row[col.title!] === null)
+}
+
+export { uiTypes, getUIDTIcon, isColumnRequiredAndNull, isColumnRequired, isVirtualColRequired }
 
 /**
  * @copyright Copyright (c) 2021, Xgene Cloud Ltd
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/utils/dataUtils.ts b/packages/nc-gui/utils/dataUtils.ts
index 290d445aca..4703a94f69 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/utils/dataUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/utils/dataUtils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import type { ColumnType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import { RelationTypes, UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import type { ColumnType, LinkToAnotherRecordType, TableInfoType, TableType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 
 export const extractPkFromRow = (row: Record<string, any>, columns: ColumnType[]) => {
   return (
@@ -9,3 +10,57 @@ export const extractPkFromRow = (row: Record<string, any>, columns: ColumnType[]
       .join('___')
   )
 }
+
+// a function to populate insert object and verify if all required fields are present
+export async function populateInsertObject({
+  getMeta,
+  row,
+  meta,
+  ltarState,
+  throwError,
+}: {
+  meta: TableType
+  ltarState: Record<string, any>
+  getMeta: (tableIdOrTitle: string, force?: boolean) => Promise<TableType | TableInfoType | null>
+  row: Record<string, any>
+  throwError?: boolean
+}) {
+  const missingRequiredColumns = new Set()
+  const insertObj = await meta.columns?.reduce(async (_o: Promise<any>, col) => {
+    const o = await _o
+
+    // if column is BT relation then check if foreign key is not_null(required)
+    if (
+      ltarState &&
+      col.uidt === UITypes.LinkToAnotherRecord &&
+      (<LinkToAnotherRecordType>col.colOptions).type === RelationTypes.BELONGS_TO
+    ) {
+      if (ltarState[col.title!]) {
+        const colOpt = <LinkToAnotherRecordType>col.colOptions
+        const childCol = meta.columns!.find((c) => colOpt.fk_child_column_id === c.id)
+        const relatedTableMeta = (await getMeta(colOpt.fk_related_model_id!)) as TableType
+        if (relatedTableMeta && childCol) {
+          o[childCol.title!] =
+            ltarState[col.title!][relatedTableMeta!.columns!.find((c) => c.id === colOpt.fk_parent_column_id)!.title!]
+          missingRequiredColumns.delete(childCol.title)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    // check all the required columns are not null
+    if (isColumnRequiredAndNull(col, row)) {
+      missingRequiredColumns.add(col.title)
+    }
+
+    if (!col.ai && row?.[col.title as string] !== null) {
+      o[col.title as string] = row?.[col.title as string]
+    }
+
+    return o
+  }, Promise.resolve({}))
+
+  if (throwError && missingRequiredColumns.size) {
+    throw new Error(`Missing required columns: ${[...missingRequiredColumns].join(', ')}`)
+  }
+
+  return { missingRequiredColumns, insertObj }
+}
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-sdk/package-lock.json b/packages/nocodb-sdk/package-lock.json
index 4e7656e0e1..497bd8f603 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-sdk/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/nocodb-sdk/package-lock.json
@@ -538,6 +538,19 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/nyc/node_modules/yargs-parser": {
+      "version": "18.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-18.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-o50j0JeToy/4K6OZcaQmW6lyXXKhq7csREXcDwk2omFPJEwUNOVtJKvmDr9EI1fAJZUyZcRF7kxGBWmRXudrCQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "camelcase": "^5.0.0",
+        "decamelize": "^1.2.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/table/node_modules/ansi-styles": {
       "version": "4.3.0",
       "dev": true,
@@ -1565,6 +1578,18 @@
         "node": ">=10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/gh-pages/node_modules/array-union": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/array-union/-/array-union-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Dxr6QJj/RdU/hCaBjOfxW+q6lyuVE6JFWIrAUpuOOhoJJoQ99cUn3igRaHVB5P9WrgFVN0FfArM3x0cueOU8ng==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "array-uniq": "^1.0.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/escape-goat": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
       "dev": true,
@@ -1786,6 +1811,15 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
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index dc1ef339d5..787ffeaf21 100644
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+++ b/packages/nocodb/tests/pg-sakila-db/01-postgres-sakila-schema.sql
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     rating mpaa_rating DEFAULT 'G'::mpaa_rating,
     last_update timestamp without time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL,
     special_features text[],
-    fulltext tsvector NOT NULL
+    fulltext tsvector
 );