diff --git a/app/resources.cue b/app/resources.cue
index 92be0cd43..62a270221 100644
--- a/app/resources.cue
+++ b/app/resources.cue
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ resources: { [key=_]: {"handle": key, "component": "system", "platform": "cortez
 				}
 				access:    {
 					goType: "types.Access"
-					dal: { type: "Number" }
+					dal: { type: "Number", meta: { "rdbms:type": "integer" } }
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ resources: { [key=_]: {"handle": key, "component": "system", "platform": "cortez
 				}
 				severity: {
 					goType: "types.Severity"
-					dal: { type: "Number", default: 0 }
+					dal: { type: "Number", default: 0, meta: { "rdbms:type": "integer" } }
 				}
 				description: {
 					dal: {}
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ resources: { [key=_]: {"handle": key, "component": "system", "platform": "cortez
 					goType: "uint64",
 					ident: "resourceID",
 					storeIdent: "rel_resource"
-					dal: { type: "Number" }
+					dal: { type: "ID" }
 				}
 				meta: {
 					goType: "rawJson"
diff --git a/automation/model/models.gen.go b/automation/model/models.gen.go
index fd9236c25..d14a95b22 100644
--- a/automation/model/models.gen.go
+++ b/automation/model/models.gen.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var Session = &dal.Model{
 			Ident: "Status", Sortable: true,
 			Type: &dal.TypeNumber{HasDefault: true,
 				DefaultValue: 0,
-				Precision:    -1, Scale: -1,
+				Precision:    -1, Scale: -1, Meta: map[string]interface{}{"rdbms:type": "integer"},
 			},
 			Store: &dal.CodecAlias{Ident: "status"},
 		},
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ var Workflow = &dal.Model{
 			Ident: "KeepSessions",
 			Type: &dal.TypeNumber{HasDefault: true,
 				DefaultValue: 0,
-				Precision:    -1, Scale: -1,
+				Precision:    -1, Scale: -1, Meta: map[string]interface{}{"rdbms:type": "integer"},
 			},
 			Store: &dal.CodecAlias{Ident: "keep_sessions"},
 		},
diff --git a/automation/session.cue b/automation/session.cue
index 32c6f6ab6..00da88f31 100644
--- a/automation/session.cue
+++ b/automation/session.cue
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ session: {
 			status: {
 				sortable: true,
 				goType: "types.SessionStatus"
-				dal: { type: "Number", default: 0 }
+				dal: { type: "Number", default: 0, meta: { "rdbms:type": "integer" } }
 			}
 			event_type: {
 				sortable: true,
diff --git a/automation/workflow.cue b/automation/workflow.cue
index 50d452234..eecae4ea7 100644
--- a/automation/workflow.cue
+++ b/automation/workflow.cue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ workflow: {
 			}
 			keep_sessions: {
 				goType: "int"
-				dal: { type: "Number", default: 0 }
+				dal: { type: "Number", default: 0, meta: { "rdbms:type": "integer" } }
 		  }
 			scope: {
 				goType: "*expr.Vars"
diff --git a/codegen/assets/templates/gocode/dal/$component_model.go.tpl b/codegen/assets/templates/gocode/dal/$component_model.go.tpl
index a084ab325..578fe6e00 100644
--- a/codegen/assets/templates/gocode/dal/$component_model.go.tpl
+++ b/codegen/assets/templates/gocode/dal/$component_model.go.tpl
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ var {{ .var }} = &dal.Model{
 				{{- if .dal.precision }} Precision: {{ .dal.precision }}, {{ end }}
 				{{- if .dal.scale }}     Scale:     {{ .dal.scale }},     {{ end }}
 				{{- if .dal.length }}    Length:    {{ .dal.length }},    {{ end }}
+				{{- if .dal.meta }}  Meta: {{ printf "%#v" .dal.meta }},  {{ end }}
 				{{- if eq .dal.type "Ref" }}
 					RefAttribute: {{ printf "%q" .dal.attribute }},
 					RefModel: &dal.ModelRef{
diff --git a/codegen/schema/model.cue b/codegen/schema/model.cue
index d99af55ee..7f83e5261 100644
--- a/codegen/schema/model.cue
+++ b/codegen/schema/model.cue
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ import (
 	nullable: bool | *false
 
 
-
 	if type == "ID" {
 		generatedByStore: bool | *false
 		default?: 0
@@ -97,6 +96,7 @@ import (
 		precision: number | *(-1)
 		scale: number | *(-1)
 		default?: number
+		meta?: { [string]: _ }
 	}
 
 	if type == "Text" {
diff --git a/codegen/server.dal_models.cue b/codegen/server.dal_models.cue
index 02fda4dae..397b25125 100644
--- a/codegen/server.dal_models.cue
+++ b/codegen/server.dal_models.cue
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ _dalModelFn: {
 				if attr.dal.default != _|_ {
 					"quotedDefault": attr.dal.type == "String"
 				}
+
+				if attr.dal.meta != _|_ {
+					"meta": attr.dal.meta
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	]
diff --git a/compose/model/models.gen.go b/compose/model/models.gen.go
index 23c2c4dc0..ca5383cb1 100644
--- a/compose/model/models.gen.go
+++ b/compose/model/models.gen.go
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ var ModuleField = &dal.Model{
 
 		&dal.Attribute{
 			Ident: "Place", Sortable: true,
-			Type:  &dal.TypeNumber{Precision: -1, Scale: -1},
+			Type:  &dal.TypeNumber{Precision: -1, Scale: -1, Meta: map[string]interface{}{"rdbms:type": "integer"}},
 			Store: &dal.CodecAlias{Ident: "place"},
 		},
 
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ var Page = &dal.Model{
 			Ident: "Weight", Sortable: true,
 			Type: &dal.TypeNumber{HasDefault: true,
 				DefaultValue: 0,
-				Precision:    -1, Scale: -1,
+				Precision:    -1, Scale: -1, Meta: map[string]interface{}{"rdbms:type": "integer"},
 			},
 			Store: &dal.CodecAlias{Ident: "weight"},
 		},
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ var Record = &dal.Model{
 
 		&dal.Attribute{
 			Ident: "Revision",
-			Type:  &dal.TypeNumber{Precision: -1, Scale: -1},
+			Type:  &dal.TypeNumber{Precision: -1, Scale: -1, Meta: map[string]interface{}{"rdbms:type": "integer"}},
 			Store: &dal.CodecAlias{Ident: "revision"},
 		},
 
diff --git a/compose/module_field.cue b/compose/module_field.cue
index e4dce5247..c5ecd4820 100644
--- a/compose/module_field.cue
+++ b/compose/module_field.cue
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ moduleField: {
 			place: {
 				sortable: true,
 				goType: "int"
-				dal: { type: "Number" }
+				dal: { type: "Number", meta: { "rdbms:type": "integer" } }
 			}
 			kind: {
 				sortable: true,
diff --git a/compose/page.cue b/compose/page.cue
index 1525f44de..5f330a990 100644
--- a/compose/page.cue
+++ b/compose/page.cue
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ page: {
 			}
 			weight: {
 				goType: "int", sortable: true
-				dal: { type: "Number", default: 0 }
+				dal: { type: "Number", default: 0, meta: { "rdbms:type": "integer" } }
 			}
 			description: {
 				goType: "string"
diff --git a/compose/record.cue b/compose/record.cue
index 99798bdef..b8ff0a6da 100644
--- a/compose/record.cue
+++ b/compose/record.cue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ record: {
 			id: schema.IdField
 			revision: {
 				goType: "uint"
-				dal: { type: "Number" }
+				dal: { type: "Number", meta: { "rdbms:type": "integer" } }
 			}
 			module_id: {
 			 	ident: "moduleID",
diff --git a/compose/record_revision.cue b/compose/record_revision.cue
index 43703e583..f294483d2 100644
--- a/compose/record_revision.cue
+++ b/compose/record_revision.cue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ record_revision: {
 			}
 			revision: {
 				goType: "uint"
-				dal: { type: "Number" }
+				dal: { type: "Number", meta: { "rdbms:type": "integer" } }
 			}
 			operation: {
 				dal: {}
diff --git a/pkg/dal/attribute_types.go b/pkg/dal/attribute_types.go
index 9b6407d70..951650080 100644
--- a/pkg/dal/attribute_types.go
+++ b/pkg/dal/attribute_types.go
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ type (
 
 		HasDefault   bool
 		DefaultValue float64
+		Meta         map[string]any
 	}
 
 	// TypeText handles string coding
@@ -151,9 +152,10 @@ type (
 	}
 
 	TypeUUID struct {
-		//
 		Nullable bool
 	}
+
+	TypeNumberStoreNativeType string
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/store/adapters/rdbms/drivers/postgres/dialect.go b/store/adapters/rdbms/drivers/postgres/dialect.go
index 9e1e440d7..0806f24c1 100644
--- a/store/adapters/rdbms/drivers/postgres/dialect.go
+++ b/store/adapters/rdbms/drivers/postgres/dialect.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/doug-martin/goqu/v9"
 	"github.com/doug-martin/goqu/v9/dialect/postgres"
 	"github.com/doug-martin/goqu/v9/exp"
+	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -143,6 +144,12 @@ func (postgresDialect) AttributeToColumn(attr *dal.Attribute) (col *ddl.Column,
 		col.Default = ddl.DefaultValueCurrentTimestamp(t.DefaultCurrentTimestamp)
 
 	case *dal.TypeNumber:
+		if numType := cast.ToString(t.Meta["rdbms:type"]); numType != "" {
+			col.Type.Name = numType
+			col.Default = ddl.DefaultNumber(t.HasDefault, 0, t.DefaultValue)
+			break
+		}
+
 		col.Type.Name = "NUMERIC"
 
 		switch {
diff --git a/system/apigw_filter.cue b/system/apigw_filter.cue
index 5185c1faf..839072d0b 100644
--- a/system/apigw_filter.cue
+++ b/system/apigw_filter.cue
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ apigw_filter: {
 				sortable: true, goType: "uint64", storeIdent: "rel_route"
 				dal: { type: "Ref", refModelResType: "corteza::system:apigw-route" }
 		  }
-			weight: { sortable: true, goType: "uint64"
-			  dal: { type: "Number" }
+			weight: {
+			  sortable: true,
+			  goType: "uint64"
+			  dal: { type: "Number", meta: { "rdbms:type": "integer" } }
 			}
 			kind: {
 				sortable: true
diff --git a/system/application.cue b/system/application.cue
index 4138e37e0..ab9a10c3d 100644
--- a/system/application.cue
+++ b/system/application.cue
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ application: {
 			weight: {
 				goType: "int",
 				sortable: true
-				dal: { type: "Number", default: 0 }
+				dal: { type: "Number", default: 0, meta: { "rdbms:type": "integer" } }
 			}
 			unify: {
 				goType: "*types.ApplicationUnify"
diff --git a/system/dal_sensitivity_level.cue b/system/dal_sensitivity_level.cue
index 1892f7c38..7893e0abf 100644
--- a/system/dal_sensitivity_level.cue
+++ b/system/dal_sensitivity_level.cue
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ dal_sensitivity_level: {
 			id:     schema.IdField
 			handle: schema.HandleField
 			level: {
-				sortable: true, goType: "int"
-				dal: { type: "Number" }
+				sortable: true,
+				goType: "int"
+				dal: { type: "Number", meta: { "rdbms:type": "integer" } }
 			}
 
 			meta: {
diff --git a/system/model/corteza.gen.go b/system/model/corteza.gen.go
index b86843ede..bac6f774e 100644
--- a/system/model/corteza.gen.go
+++ b/system/model/corteza.gen.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ var Action = &dal.Model{
 			Ident: "Severity",
 			Type: &dal.TypeNumber{HasDefault: true,
 				DefaultValue: 0,
-				Precision:    -1, Scale: -1,
+				Precision:    -1, Scale: -1, Meta: map[string]interface{}{"rdbms:type": "integer"},
 			},
 			Store: &dal.CodecAlias{Ident: "severity"},
 		},
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ var ResourceActivity = &dal.Model{
 
 		&dal.Attribute{
 			Ident: "ResourceID",
-			Type:  &dal.TypeNumber{Precision: -1, Scale: -1},
+			Type:  &dal.TypeID{},
 			Store: &dal.CodecAlias{Ident: "rel_resource"},
 		},
 
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ var Rule = &dal.Model{
 
 		&dal.Attribute{
 			Ident: "Access",
-			Type:  &dal.TypeNumber{Precision: -1, Scale: -1},
+			Type:  &dal.TypeNumber{Precision: -1, Scale: -1, Meta: map[string]interface{}{"rdbms:type": "integer"}},
 			Store: &dal.CodecAlias{Ident: "access"},
 		},
 	},
diff --git a/system/model/models.gen.go b/system/model/models.gen.go
index 499361bc0..a82d0f314 100644
--- a/system/model/models.gen.go
+++ b/system/model/models.gen.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var ApigwFilter = &dal.Model{
 
 		&dal.Attribute{
 			Ident: "Weight", Sortable: true,
-			Type:  &dal.TypeNumber{Precision: -1, Scale: -1},
+			Type:  &dal.TypeNumber{Precision: -1, Scale: -1, Meta: map[string]interface{}{"rdbms:type": "integer"}},
 			Store: &dal.CodecAlias{Ident: "weight"},
 		},
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ var Application = &dal.Model{
 			Ident: "Weight", Sortable: true,
 			Type: &dal.TypeNumber{HasDefault: true,
 				DefaultValue: 0,
-				Precision:    -1, Scale: -1,
+				Precision:    -1, Scale: -1, Meta: map[string]interface{}{"rdbms:type": "integer"},
 			},
 			Store: &dal.CodecAlias{Ident: "weight"},
 		},
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ var DalSensitivityLevel = &dal.Model{
 
 		&dal.Attribute{
 			Ident: "Level", Sortable: true,
-			Type:  &dal.TypeNumber{Precision: -1, Scale: -1},
+			Type:  &dal.TypeNumber{Precision: -1, Scale: -1, Meta: map[string]interface{}{"rdbms:type": "integer"}},
 			Store: &dal.CodecAlias{Ident: "level"},
 		},
 
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ var Reminder = &dal.Model{
 
 		&dal.Attribute{
 			Ident: "SnoozeCount",
-			Type:  &dal.TypeNumber{Precision: -1, Scale: -1},
+			Type:  &dal.TypeNumber{Precision: -1, Scale: -1, Meta: map[string]interface{}{"rdbms:type": "integer"}},
 			Store: &dal.CodecAlias{Ident: "snooze_count"},
 		},
 
diff --git a/system/reminder.cue b/system/reminder.cue
index bf57fdae8..7ecaab3ea 100644
--- a/system/reminder.cue
+++ b/system/reminder.cue
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ reminder: {
 			}
 			snooze_count: {
 				goType: "uint"
-				dal: { type: "Number" }
+				dal: { type: "Number", meta: { "rdbms:type": "integer" } }
 			}
 			assigned_to: schema.AttributeUserRef
 			assigned_by: schema.AttributeUserRef