diff --git a/compose/types/compose_record_store.go b/compose/types/compose_record_store.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31f942157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose/types/compose_record_store.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package types
+
+import "github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/compose/crs/capabilities"
+
+type (
+	ComposeRecordStore struct {
+		ID       uint64
+		Handle   string
+		DSN      string
+		Location string
+		// ...
+
+		// @todo IMO having it like so (instead of in a struct) allows for more
+		// flexibility with less data
+		Enforced    capabilities.Set
+		Supported   capabilities.Set
+		Unsupported capabilities.Set
+		Enabled     capabilities.Set
+	}
+)
+
+// @note this conforms to the crs.crsDefiner interface
+
+func (crs ComposeRecordStore) ComposeRecordStoreID() uint64 {
+	return crs.ID
+}
+
+func (crs ComposeRecordStore) StoreDSN() string {
+	return crs.DSN
+}
+
+func (crs ComposeRecordStore) Capabilities() capabilities.Set {
+	return append(crs.Enforced, crs.Supported...)
+}
+
+// ---
diff --git a/compose/types/module.go b/compose/types/module.go
index cb209becc..4a0d394d6 100644
--- a/compose/types/module.go
+++ b/compose/types/module.go
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ package types
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/compose/crs/capabilities"
 	discovery "github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/discovery/types"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/filter"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/locale"
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx/types"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type (
diff --git a/compose/types/module_field.go b/compose/types/module_field.go
index d6028e7d9..2ba46e871 100644
--- a/compose/types/module_field.go
+++ b/compose/types/module_field.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ type (
 
 		Options ModuleFieldOptions `json:"options"`
 
+		Encoding EncodingStrategy
+
 		Private      bool           `json:"isPrivate"`
 		Required     bool           `json:"isRequired"`
 		Visible      bool           `json:"isVisible"`
@@ -46,6 +48,20 @@ type (
 		Label string `json:"label"`
 	}
 
+	EncodingStrategy struct {
+		*EncodingStrategyAlias
+		*EncodingStrategyJSON
+	}
+
+	EncodingStrategyAlias struct {
+		Ident string `json:"ident"`
+	}
+
+	EncodingStrategyJSON struct {
+		Ident string `json:"ident"`
+		Path  []any  `json:"path"`
+	}
+
 	ModuleFieldFilter struct {
 		ModuleID []uint64
 		Deleted  filter.State
diff --git a/compose/types/record.go b/compose/types/record.go
index ecd69118b..e34b3d008 100644
--- a/compose/types/record.go
+++ b/compose/types/record.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/expr"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/filter"
 )
 
@@ -116,6 +117,14 @@ func (r Record) Clone() *Record {
 	return c
 }
 
+func (r *Record) GetValue(name string, pos int) (expr.TypedValue, error) {
+	return expr.NewString("@todo")
+}
+
+func (r *Record) SetValue(name string, pos int, value expr.TypedValue) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (r Record) Dict() map[string]interface{} {
 	dict := map[string]interface{}{
 		"ID":          r.ID,