diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/editColumn.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/editColumn.vue
index b474ce7d8f..3954e52e19 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/editColumn.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/editColumn.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
               @input="newColumn.altered = newColumn.altered || 8"
               :rules="[
                     v => !!v  || 'Required',
-                    v => !meta || !meta.columns || !column || meta.columns.every(c => column && c.cn === column.cn || v !== c.cn ) && meta.v.every(c => v !== c._cn ) || 'Duplicate column name'
+                    v => !meta || !meta.columns || meta.columns.every(c => column && c.cn === column.cn || v !== c.cn ) && meta.v.every(c => v !== c._cn ) || 'Duplicate column name'
               ]"
               class="caption"
               label="Column name"
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
                     :nodes="nodes"
                     :meta="meta"
                     :isSQLite="isSQLite"
+                    :alias="newColumn.cn"
                     @onColumnSelect="onRelColumnSelect"
                   ></linked-to-another-options>
                 </v-col>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/editColumn/linkedToAnotherOptions.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/editColumn/linkedToAnotherOptions.vue
index bc8924d849..d1e25ea649 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/editColumn/linkedToAnotherOptions.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/editColumn/linkedToAnotherOptions.vue
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 <script>
 export default {
   name: "linked-to-another-options",
-  props: ['nodes', 'column', 'meta', 'isSQLite'],
+  props: ['nodes', 'column', 'meta', 'isSQLite','alias'],
   data: () => ({
     type: 'hm',
     refTables: [],
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ export default {
           },
           'xcM2MRelationCreate',
           {
+            _cn:this.alias,
             ...this.relation,
             type: this.isSQLite || this.relation.type === 'virtual' ? 'virtual' : 'real',
             parentTable: this.meta.tn,
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/expandedForm.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/expandedForm.vue
index d2905cd5c9..5f723bc07d 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/expandedForm.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/expandedForm.vue
@@ -50,8 +50,14 @@
                 :key="i" class="row-col  my-4">
                 <div>
                   <label :for="`data-table-form-${col._cn}`" class="body-2 text-capitalize">
-                    <span v-if="col.virtual">
-                    </span>
+                    <virtual-header-cell
+                      v-if="col.virtual"
+                      :column="col"
+                      :nodes="nodes"
+                      :is-form="true"
+                      :meta="meta"
+                    >
+                    </virtual-header-cell>
                     <header-cell
                       v-else
                       :is-form="true"
@@ -191,13 +197,14 @@ import EditableCell from "@/components/project/spreadsheet/components/editableCe
 import dayjs from 'dayjs';
 import colors from "@/mixins/colors";
 import VirtualCell from "@/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell";
+import VirtualHeaderCell from "@/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualHeaderCell";
 
 const relativeTime = require('dayjs/plugin/relativeTime')
 const utc = require('dayjs/plugin/utc')
 dayjs.extend(utc)
 dayjs.extend(relativeTime)
 export default {
-  components: {VirtualCell, EditableCell, HeaderCell},
+  components: {VirtualHeaderCell, VirtualCell, EditableCell, HeaderCell},
   mixins: [colors],
   props: {
     dbAlias: String,
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/belogsToCell.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/belogsToCell.vue
index 9e42e8d284..9ab43d8399 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/belogsToCell.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/belogsToCell.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="d-flex">
+  <div class="d-flex d-100 chips-wrapper" :class="{active}">
     <template v-if="!isForm">
-      <div class="d-flex align-center img-container flex-grow-1 hm-items">
+      <div class="chips d-flex align-center img-container flex-grow-1 hm-items">
         <template v-if="value || localState">
           <item-chip
             :active="active"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
           ></item-chip>
         </template>
       </div>
-      <div class=" align-center justify-center px-1 flex-shrink-1"
+      <div class="action align-center justify-center px-1 flex-shrink-1"
            :class="{'d-none': !active, 'd-flex':active  }">
         <x-icon small :color="['primary','grey']" @click="showNewRecordModal">{{
             value ? 'mdi-arrow-expand' : 'mdi-plus'
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     <list-child-items
       ref="childList"
       v-if="parentMeta &&  isForm"
+      :isForm="isForm"
       :local-state="localState? [localState] : []"
       :is-new="isNew"
       :size="10"
@@ -329,6 +330,17 @@ export default {
   margin: 3px auto;
 }
 
+.chips-wrapper{
+  .chips{
+    max-width: 100%;
+  }
+  &.active{
+    .chips{
+      max-width: calc(100% - 30px);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 </style>
 <!--
 /**
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/item-chip.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/item-chip.vue
index 2114e300fb..b73d086edd 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/item-chip.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/item-chip.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 <template>
-  <v-chip small text-color="textColor" :color="isDark ? '' : 'primary lighten-5'"
-          @click="active && $emit('edit',item)"
-  >{{ value }}
+  <v-chip
+    class="chip"
+    :class="{active}"
+    small
+    text-color="textColor"
+    :color="isDark ? '' : 'primary lighten-5'"
+    @click="active && $emit('edit',item)"
+  >
+    <span class="name">{{ value }}</span>
     <div v-show="active" class="mr-n1 ml-2">
       <x-icon
         :color="['text' , 'textLight']"
@@ -25,6 +31,13 @@ export default {
 }
 </script>
 
-<style scoped>
+<style scoped lang="scss">
+.chip {
+  max-width: max(100%, 60px);
 
+  .name {
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/listChildItems.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/listChildItems.vue
index 81e27e1aba..5ac0d22cc7 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/listChildItems.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/listChildItems.vue
@@ -1,22 +1,44 @@
 <template>
   <!--  <v-dialog v-model="show" width="600">-->
-  <v-card width="600" color="backgroundColor">
-    <v-card-title class="textColor--text mx-2">{{ meta ? meta._tn : 'Children' }}
+  <v-card width="600" color="">
+    <v-card-title v-if="!isForm" class="textColor--text mx-2" :class="{'py-2':isForm}">
+      <span v-if="!isForm">{{ meta ? meta._tn : 'Children' }}</span>
       <v-spacer>
       </v-spacer>
 
-      <v-btn small class="caption" color="primary" @click="$emit('new-record')">
-        <v-icon small>{{ bt ? 'mdi-pencil' : 'mdi-plus' }}</v-icon>&nbsp;
-        {{ bt ? 'Select' : 'Add' }} Record
+      <v-btn
+        small
+        class="caption"
+        color="primary"
+        @click="$emit('new-record')"
+      >
+        <v-icon
+          small>mdi-link
+        </v-icon>&nbsp;
+        Link to '{{ meta._tn }}'
       </v-btn>
-
     </v-card-title>
     <v-card-text>
-      <div class="items-container pt-2">
-        <template v-if="(data && data.list  && data.list.length) || (localState && localState.length)">
+      <div class="items-container pt-2 mb-n4">
+        <div class="text-right mb-2 mt-n4 mx-2">
+          <v-btn
+            v-if="isForm"
+            x-small
+            class="caption"
+            color="primary"
+            outlined
+            @click="$emit('new-record')"
+          >
+            <v-icon
+              x-small>mdi-link
+            </v-icon>&nbsp;
+            Link to '{{ meta._tn }}'
+          </v-btn>
+        </div>
+        <template v-if="isDataAvail">
           <v-card
             v-for="(ch,i) in ((data && data.list) || localState)"
-            class="ma-2 child-list-modal child-card"
+            class="mx-2 mb-2 child-list-modal child-card"
             outlined
             :key="i"
             @click="$emit('edit',ch)"
@@ -47,16 +69,27 @@
           </v-card>
         </template>
 
-        <div v-else-if="data" class="text-center pt-6 pb-4 textLight--text">
+        <div v-else-if="data || localState" class="text-center  textLight--text"
+             :class="{'pt-6 pb-4' : !isForm , 'pt-1':isForm}">
           No item{{ bt ? '' : 's' }} found
         </div>
+
+        <div v-if="isForm" class="mb-2 d-flex align-center justify-center">
+          <pagination
+            v-if="!bt && isDataAvail && data && data.count > 1"
+            :size="size"
+            :count="data && data.count"
+            v-model="page"
+            @input="loadData"
+          ></pagination>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </v-card-text>
-    <v-card-actions class="justify-center py-2 flex-column">
+    <v-card-actions v-if="!isForm" class="justify-center flex-column" :class="{'py-0':isForm}">
       <pagination
-        v-if="!bt && data && data.list"
+        v-if="!bt && isDataAvail && data && data.count > 1"
         :size="size"
-        :count="data.count"
+        :count="data && data.count"
         v-model="page"
         @input="loadData"
         class="mb-3"
@@ -74,6 +107,7 @@ export default {
   name: "listChildItems",
   components: {Pagination},
   props: {
+    isForm: Boolean,
     bt: Boolean,
     localState: [Array],
     isNew: Boolean,
@@ -101,7 +135,7 @@ export default {
     page: 1
   }),
   mounted() {
-      this.loadData();
+    this.loadData();
   },
   methods: {
     async loadData() {
@@ -114,6 +148,9 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   computed: {
+    isDataAvail() {
+      return (this.data && this.data.list && this.data.list.length) || (this.localState && this.localState.length);
+    },
     show: {
       set(v) {
         this.$emit('input', v)
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/listItems.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/listItems.vue
index 1b6ab771f7..d4f7a3e7d1 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/listItems.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/listItems.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <v-dialog v-model="show" width="600">
-    <v-card width="600" color="backgroundColor">
+    <v-card width="600" >
       <v-card-title class="textColor--text mx-2 justify-center">{{ title }}
 
       </v-card-title>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/hasManyCell.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/hasManyCell.vue
index 64cb48d59c..9c9931db53 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/hasManyCell.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/hasManyCell.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="d-flex">
+  <div class="d-flex d-100 chips-wrapper" :class="{active}">
     <template v-if="!isForm">
-      <div class="d-flex align-center img-container flex-grow-1 hm-items">
+      <div class="chips d-flex align-center img-container flex-grow-1 hm-items">
         <template v-if="value||localState">
           <item-chip
             v-for="(ch,i) in (value|| localState)"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
           ></item-chip>
         </template>
       </div>
-      <div class=" align-center justify-center px-1 flex-shrink-1" :class="{'d-none': !active, 'd-flex':active }">
+      <div class="actions align-center justify-center px-1 flex-shrink-1" :class="{'d-none': !active, 'd-flex':active }">
         <x-icon small :color="['primary','grey']" @click="showNewRecordModal">mdi-plus</x-icon>
         <x-icon x-small :color="['primary','grey']" @click="showChildListModal" class="ml-2">mdi-arrow-expand</x-icon>
       </div>
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
     <list-child-items
       :is="isForm ? 'list-child-items' : 'list-child-items-modal'"
+      :isForm="isForm"
       ref="childList"
       v-if="childMeta && (childListModal || isForm)"
       v-model="childListModal"
@@ -314,11 +315,8 @@ export default {
   },
   watch: {
      isNew(n, o) {
-      debugger
       if (!n && o) {
-        debugger
         let child;
-        debugger
         while (child = this.localState.pop()) {
            this.addChildToParent(child)
         }
@@ -383,7 +381,16 @@ export default {
     }
   }
 }
-
+.chips-wrapper{
+  .chips{
+    max-width: 100%;
+  }
+  &.active{
+    .chips{
+      max-width: calc(100% - 60px);
+    }
+  }
+}
 </style>
 <!--
 /**
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/manyToManyCell.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/manyToManyCell.vue
index e1233b6061..d9de5d164e 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/manyToManyCell.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/manyToManyCell.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="d-flex">
+  <div class="d-flex d-100 chips-wrapper" :class="{active}">
     <template v-if="!isForm">
-      <div class="d-flex align-center img-container flex-grow-1 hm-items">
+      <div class="chips d-flex align-center img-container flex-grow-1 hm-items">
         <template v-if="(value || localState)">
           <item-chip v-for="(v,j) in (value || localState)"
                      :active="active"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
         </template>
       </div>
-      <div class=" align-center justify-center px-1 flex-shrink-1" :class="{'d-none': !active, 'd-flex':active }">
+      <div class="actions align-center justify-center px-1 flex-shrink-1" :class="{'d-none': !active, 'd-flex':active }">
         <x-icon small :color="['primary','grey']" @click="showNewRecordModal">mdi-plus</x-icon>
         <x-icon x-small :color="['primary','grey']" @click="showChildListModal" class="ml-2">mdi-arrow-expand</x-icon>
       </div>
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
     <list-child-items
       :is="isForm ? 'list-child-items' : 'list-child-items-modal'"
+      :isForm="isForm"
       ref="childList"
       v-if="childMeta && assocMeta && (isForm || childListModal)"
       v-model="childListModal"
@@ -133,10 +134,11 @@ import DlgLabelSubmitCancel from "@/components/utils/dlgLabelSubmitCancel";
 import ListItems from "@/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/listItems";
 import ItemChip from "@/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/item-chip";
 import ListChildItems from "@/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/listChildItems";
+import listChildItemsModal from "@/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualCell/components/listChildItemsModal";
 
 export default {
   name: "many-to-many-cell",
-  components: {ListChildItems, ItemChip, ListItems, DlgLabelSubmitCancel},
+  components: {ListChildItems, ItemChip, ListItems, DlgLabelSubmitCancel, listChildItemsModal },
   props: {
     value: [Object, Array],
     meta: [Object],
@@ -430,6 +432,17 @@ export default {
   margin: 3px auto;
 }
 
+.chips-wrapper{
+  .chips{
+    max-width: 100%;
+  }
+  &.active{
+    .chips{
+      max-width: calc(100% - 60px);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 </style>
 <!--
 /**
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualHeaderCell.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualHeaderCell.vue
index 28df0ec046..2a608eba06 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualHeaderCell.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/components/virtualHeaderCell.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
     <v-menu offset-y open-on-hover left>
       <template v-slot:activator="{on}">
-        <v-icon v-on="on" small>mdi-menu-down</v-icon>
+        <v-icon v-if="!isForm" v-on="on" small>mdi-menu-down</v-icon>
       </template>
       <v-list dense>
         <v-list-item dense @click="editColumnMenu = true">
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 import EditVirtualColumn from "@/components/project/spreadsheet/components/editVirtualColumn";
 export default {
     components: {EditVirtualColumn},
-  props: ['column', 'nodes', 'meta'],
+  props: ['column', 'nodes', 'meta', 'isForm'],
   name: "virtualHeaderCell",
   data: () => ({
     columnDeleteDialog: false,
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/views/xcGridView.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/views/xcGridView.vue
index 588fce7fe4..ddde585e7f 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/views/xcGridView.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/project/spreadsheet/views/xcGridView.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
           :key="i + '_' + col._cn"
           v-show="showFields[col._cn]"
           @xcresize="onresize(col._cn,$event)"
-          @xcresizing="resizingCol = col._cn"
+          @xcresizing="onXcResizing(col._cn,$event)"
           @xcresized="resizingCol = null"
           :data-col="col._cn"
         >
@@ -372,6 +372,9 @@ export default {
         this.meta && this.meta.columns && this.meta.columns.forEach(c => {
           obj[c._cn] = columnStyling[c.uidt] && columnStyling[c.uidt].w || undefined;
         })
+        this.meta && this.meta.v && this.meta.v.forEach(v => {
+          obj[v._cn] = v.bt ? '100px' : '200px';
+        })
         Array.from(this.$el.querySelectorAll('th')).forEach(el => {
           const width = el.getBoundingClientRect().width;
           obj[el.dataset.col] = obj[el.dataset.col] || ((width < 100 ? 100 : width) + 'px');
@@ -497,6 +500,10 @@ export default {
     },
     onresize(col, size) {
       this.$emit('update:columnsWidth', {...this.columnsWidth, [col]: size});
+    },
+    onXcResizing(_cn, width) {
+      this.resizingCol = _cn;
+      this.resizingColWidth = width;
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -524,7 +531,7 @@ export default {
     style() {
       let style = '';
       for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(this.columnsWidth || {})) {
-        if (val && key !== this.resizingCol)
+        if (val && key !== this.resizingCol) {
           style += `
             [data-col="${key}"]{
               min-width: ${val};
@@ -532,13 +539,23 @@ export default {
               width: ${val};
             }
         `;
+        } else if (key === this.resizingCol) {
+          style += `
+            [data-col="${key}"]{
+              min-width: ${this.resizingColWidth};
+              max-width: ${this.resizingColWidth};
+              width: ${this.resizingColWidth};
+            }
+        `;
+        }
       }
 
       return style;
-    }
+    },
   },
   data: () => ({
     resizingCol: null,
+    resizingColWidth: null,
     selectedExpandRowIndex: null,
     selectedExpandRowMeta: null,
     addNewColMenu: false,
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/config/vuetify.options.js b/packages/nc-gui/config/vuetify.options.js
index dc85b53382..3dd46ce2f5 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/config/vuetify.options.js
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/config/vuetify.options.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default function ({app}) {
           textColor: '#ffffff',
           text: '#ffffff',
           textLight: '#b3b3b3',
-          backgroundColor: '#969696',
+          backgroundColor: '#565656',
           backgroundColorDefault: '#1f1f1f'
         },
         light: {
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/plugins/globalMixin.js b/packages/nc-gui/plugins/globalMixin.js
index 6a9a712f48..608513f641 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/plugins/globalMixin.js
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/plugins/globalMixin.js
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ export default async ({store}) => {
       el.appendChild(resizer);
       resizer.addEventListener('mousedown', initDrag, false);
 
+      el.style.transition = '20ms width0';
+
       let startX, startY, startWidth;
 
       function initDrag(e) {
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ export default async ({store}) => {
       function doDrag(e) {
         width = (startWidth + e.clientX - startX) + 'px';
         el.style.maxWidth = el.style.minWidth = el.style.width = width;
-        emit(vnode, 'xcresizing');
+        emit(vnode, 'xcresizing', width);
         //
         // p.style.height = (startHeight + e.clientY - startY) + 'px';
       }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSql.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSql.ts
index 7c0df36bec..7bc6b4d6d8 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSql.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSql.ts
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ class BaseModelSql extends BaseModel {
     const gs = _.groupBy(parents, this.dbModels[parent]?.columnToAlias?.[rcn] || rcn);
 
     childs.forEach(row => {
-      row[this.dbModels?.[parent]?._tn || parent] = gs[row[this.dbModels[parent]?.columnToAlias?.[cn] || cn]]?.[0] || gs[row[cn || gs[row[this.dbModels[parent]?.columnToAlias?.[cn] || cn]]?.[0]]]?.[0];
+      row[this.dbModels?.[parent]?._tn || parent] = gs[row[this?.columnToAlias?.[cn] || cn]]?.[0];
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrator/SqlMigrator/lib/KnexMigrator.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrator/SqlMigrator/lib/KnexMigrator.ts
index d4b758b1d2..fbe380dc60 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrator/SqlMigrator/lib/KnexMigrator.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrator/SqlMigrator/lib/KnexMigrator.ts
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ export default class KnexMigrator extends SqlMigrator {
    *                  and only filenames are migrated to _evolution table
    * @memberof KnexMigrator
    */
-  async migrationsUp(args: any = {}) {
+  async  migrationsUp(args: any = {}) {
 
     const func = this.migrationsUp.name;
     // const result = new Result();
@@ -1077,7 +1077,6 @@ export default class KnexMigrator extends SqlMigrator {
     // if (NcConfigFactory.hasDbUrl()) {
     //   this.project = NcConfigFactory.make();
     // }
-
     // console.log(this.project);
 
     return await this._migrationsUp({
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/NcProjectBuilder.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/NcProjectBuilder.ts
index 524bfbb830..18c4e19890 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/NcProjectBuilder.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/NcProjectBuilder.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export default class NcProjectBuilder {
         });
         break;
       case 'xcM2MRelationCreate':
-        curBuilder.onManyToManyRelationCreate(data.req.args.parentTable, data.req.args.childTable, data.req.args);
+        await curBuilder.onManyToManyRelationCreate(data.req.args.parentTable, data.req.args.childTable, data.req.args);
         break;
 
       case 'relationCreate':
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/NcMetaIOImpl.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/NcMetaIOImpl.ts
index 5825e81f73..78ce82e7c7 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/NcMetaIOImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/NcMetaIOImpl.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export default class NcMetaIOImpl extends NcMetaIO {
 
 
   private connection: XKnex;
+  // todo: need to fix
   private trx: Knex.Transaction;
 
 
@@ -539,7 +540,9 @@ export default class NcMetaIOImpl extends NcMetaIO {
   }
 
   async startTransaction() {
-    this.trx = await this.connection.transaction();
+    if (!this.trx) {
+      this.trx = await this.connection.transaction();
+    }
   }
 
   async metaReset(project_id: string, dbAlias: string, apiType?: string): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/NcMetaMgr.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/NcMetaMgr.ts
index d22e95e95d..d5b4f1493a 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/NcMetaMgr.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/NcMetaMgr.ts
@@ -2455,75 +2455,124 @@ export default class NcMetaMgr {
   }
 
 
-  // todo : transaction
+  // todo : transaction in sql client
   protected async xcRelationColumnDelete(args: any, req, deleteColumn = true): Promise<any> {
-    const dbAlias = this.getDbAlias(args);
-    const projectId = this.getProjectId(args);
+    // this.xcMeta.startTransaction();
+    // try {
+      const dbAlias = this.getDbAlias(args);
+      const projectId = this.getProjectId(args);
 
-    // const parent = await this.xcMeta.metaGet(projectId, dbAlias, 'nc_models', {
-    //   title: args.args.parentTable
-    // });
-    // // @ts-ignore
-    // const parentMeta = JSON.parse(parent.meta);
-    // @ts-ignore
-    // todo: compare column
-    switch (args.args.type) {
-      case 'bt':
-      case 'hm':
-        const child = await this.xcMeta.metaGet(projectId, dbAlias, 'nc_models', {
-          title: args.args.childTable
-        });
-        const childMeta = JSON.parse(child.meta);
-        const relation = childMeta.belongsTo.find(bt => bt.rtn === args.args.parentTable);
-        // todo: virtual relation delete
-      if(relation){
-        const opArgs = {
-          ...args,
-          args: {
-            childColumn: relation.cn,
-            childTable: relation.tn,
-            parentTable: relation.rtn,
-            parentColumn: relation.rcn
-          },
-          api: 'relationDelete',
-          sqlOpPlus: true,
-        };
-        let out;
-        if (relation?.type === 'virtual') {
-          opArgs.api = 'xcVirtualRelationDelete';
-          out = await this.xcVirtualRelationDelete(opArgs, req);
-        } else {
-          out = await this.projectMgr.getSqlMgr({id: projectId}).handleRequest('relationDelete', opArgs);
-        }
-        if (this.listener) {
-          await this.listener({
-            req: opArgs,
-            res: out,
-            user: req.user,
-            ctx: {req}
+      // const parent = await this.xcMeta.metaGet(projectId, dbAlias, 'nc_models', {
+      //   title: args.args.parentTable
+      // });
+      // // @ts-ignore
+      // const parentMeta = JSON.parse(parent.meta);
+      // @ts-ignore
+      // todo: compare column
+      switch (args.args.type) {
+        case 'bt':
+        case 'hm':
+          const child = await this.xcMeta.metaGet(projectId, dbAlias, 'nc_models', {
+            title: args.args.childTable
           });
-        }
-      }
-        if (deleteColumn) {
-          const originalColumns = childMeta.columns;
-          const columns = childMeta.columns.map(c => ({
-            ...c, ...(relation.cn === c.cn ? {
-              altered: 4,
-              cno: c.cn
-            } : {cno: c.cn})
-          }))
+          const childMeta = JSON.parse(child.meta);
+          const relation = childMeta.belongsTo.find(bt => bt.rtn === args.args.parentTable);
+          // todo: virtual relation delete
+          if (relation) {
+            const opArgs = {
+              ...args,
+              args: {
+                childColumn: relation.cn,
+                childTable: relation.tn,
+                parentTable: relation.rtn,
+                parentColumn: relation.rcn
+              },
+              api: 'relationDelete',
+              sqlOpPlus: true,
+            };
+            let out;
+            if (relation?.type === 'virtual') {
+              opArgs.api = 'xcVirtualRelationDelete';
+              out = await this.xcVirtualRelationDelete(opArgs, req);
+            } else {
+              out = await this.projectMgr.getSqlMgr({id: projectId}).handleRequest('relationDelete', opArgs);
+            }
+            if (this.listener) {
+              await this.listener({
+                req: opArgs,
+                res: out,
+                user: req.user,
+                ctx: {req}
+              });
+            }
+          }
+          if (deleteColumn) {
+            const originalColumns = childMeta.columns;
+            const columns = childMeta.columns.map(c => ({
+              ...c, ...(relation.cn === c.cn ? {
+                altered: 4,
+                cno: c.cn
+              } : {cno: c.cn})
+            }))
+
+            const opArgs = {
+              ...args,
+              args: {
+                columns,
+                originalColumns,
+                tn: childMeta.tn,
+              },
+              sqlOpPlus: true,
+              api: 'tableUpdate'
+            }
+            const out = await this.projectMgr.getSqlMgr({id: projectId}).handleRequest('tableUpdate', opArgs);
+
+            if (this.listener) {
+              await this.listener({
+                req: opArgs,
+                res: out,
+                user: req.user,
+                ctx: {req}
+              });
+            }
+          }
+          break;
+        case 'mm': {
+          const assoc = await this.xcMeta.metaGet(projectId, dbAlias, 'nc_models', {
+            title: args.args.assocTable
+          });
+          const assocMeta = JSON.parse(assoc.meta);
+          const rel1 = assocMeta.belongsTo.find(bt => bt.rtn === args.args.parentTable)
+          const rel2 = assocMeta.belongsTo.find(bt => bt.rtn === args.args.childTable)
+          await this.xcRelationColumnDelete({
+            ...args,
+            args: {
+              parentTable: rel1.rtn,
+              parentColumn: rel1.rcn,
+              childTable: rel1.tn,
+              childColumn: rel1.cn,
+              type: 'bt',
+            }
+          }, req, false)
+          await this.xcRelationColumnDelete({
+            ...args,
+            args: {
+              parentTable: rel2.rtn,
+              parentColumn: rel2.rcn,
+              childTable: rel2.tn,
+              childColumn: rel2.cn,
+              type: 'bt',
+            }
+          }, req, false);
+
 
           const opArgs = {
             ...args,
-            args: {
-              columns,
-              originalColumns,
-              tn: childMeta.tn,
-            },
+            args: assocMeta,
+            api: 'tableDelete',
             sqlOpPlus: true,
-            api: 'tableUpdate'
-          }
-          const out = await this.projectMgr.getSqlMgr({id: projectId}).handleRequest('tableUpdate', opArgs);
+          };
+          const out = await this.projectMgr.getSqlMgr({id: projectId}).handleRequest('tableDelete', opArgs);
 
           if (this.listener) {
             await this.listener({
@@ -2533,57 +2582,15 @@ export default class NcMetaMgr {
               ctx: {req}
             });
           }
-        }
-        break;
-      case 'mm': {
-        const assoc = await this.xcMeta.metaGet(projectId, dbAlias, 'nc_models', {
-          title: args.args.assocTable
-        });
-        const assocMeta = JSON.parse(assoc.meta);
-        const rel1 = assocMeta.belongsTo.find(bt => bt.rtn === args.args.parentTable)
-        const rel2 = assocMeta.belongsTo.find(bt => bt.rtn === args.args.childTable)
-        await this.xcRelationColumnDelete({
-          ...args,
-          args: {
-            parentTable: rel1.rtn,
-            parentColumn: rel1.rcn,
-            childTable: rel1.tn,
-            childColumn: rel1.cn,
-            type: 'bt',
-          }
-        }, req, false)
-        await this.xcRelationColumnDelete({
-          ...args,
-          args: {
-            parentTable: rel2.rtn,
-            parentColumn: rel2.rcn,
-            childTable: rel2.tn,
-            childColumn: rel2.cn,
-            type: 'bt',
-          }
-        }, req, false);
-
-
-        const opArgs = {
-          ...args,
-          args: assocMeta,
-          api: 'tableDelete',
-          sqlOpPlus: true,
-        };
-        const out = await this.projectMgr.getSqlMgr({id: projectId}).handleRequest('tableDelete', opArgs);
 
-        if (this.listener) {
-          await this.listener({
-            req: opArgs,
-            res: out,
-            user: req.user,
-            ctx: {req}
-          });
         }
-
+          break;
       }
-        break;
-    }
+    //   this.xcMeta.commit()
+    // } catch (e) {
+    //   this.xcMeta.rollback(e)
+    //   throw e;
+    // }
 
 
   }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/rest/RestApiBuilder.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/rest/RestApiBuilder.ts
index e4fa5c31cd..c35b9d2c77 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/rest/RestApiBuilder.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/rest/RestApiBuilder.ts
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ export class RestApiBuilder extends BaseApiBuilder<Noco> {
     this.log('Within relation delete event - \'%s\' ==> \'%s\'', tnp, tnc)
     this.deleteRoutesForTables([tnp, tnc])
 
-    const relations = await this.getRelationList();
+    const relations = await this.getXcRelationList();
 
     {
       const hasMany = this.extractHasManyRelationsOfTable(relations, tnp);
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlMgr/SqlMgr.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlMgr/SqlMgr.ts
index 92c6393b2e..03ad8e0d41 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlMgr/SqlMgr.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlMgr/SqlMgr.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export default class SqlMgr {
   private project_id: any;
   private _project: any;
   // @ts-ignore
-  private _migrator: any;
+  private _migrator: KnexMigrator;
   // @ts-ignore
   private logsRef: any;
   private currentProjectJson: any;