chore(codeowners): move openapi schema generation ownership to backend

feat: v2 dashboard update, lock, unlock, and patch API (#11481 )
* chore: follow proper unmarshal json method structure * feat: v2 create dashboard API * fix: only return name of a tag in dashboard response * fix: use existing tag's casing if new tag is a prefix of an existing tag * fix: go lint fix * fix: more dashboard request validations * chore: separate method for validation * fix: module should also validate postable dashboard * test: integration tests for create API * test: integration test fixes * chore: use existing mapper * fix: remove extra spec from builder query marshalling * fix: merge conflicts * feat: v2 dashboard GET API * feat: v2 dashboard update API * fix: add allowed values in err messages * fix: remove extra (un)marshal cycle * fix: return 500 err if spec is nil for composite kind w/ code comment * fix: no need for copying textboxvariablespec * fix: wrap errors * chore: no v2 subpackage * fix: no v2 package and its consequences * fix: no v2 package and its consequences * Merge branch 'nv/v2-dashboard-create' into nv/v2-dashboard-get * fix: merge fixes * fix: query-less panels not allowed * feat: consolidate tag module and tagtypes changes from downstream branches * chore: update api specs * chore: update api specs * fix: allow only 1 query in a panel * test: unit test fixes * feat: method to fetch tags for multiple entries at once * test: fix mock interface in test * feat: move tags to key:value pairs model * feat: entity type column in tags * fix: pass entity type in create many * feat: reserved DSL key validation for tags * feat: new module for tags * chore: merge conflicts error fixing pt 1 * fix: lint fix regarding nil, nil return in test file * chore: change where tag module is instantiated * fix: add back api endpoint * chore: generate api spec * fix: remove soft delete references * chore: embed StorableDashboard into joinedRow in store method * fix: extend bun in joinedRow * fix: compile error fix * fix: remove soft delete references * feat: method to build postable tags from tags * fix: diff error codes for invalid keys and values * fix: correct pk in bun model for tag relations * fix: created and updated by schema * fix: use coretypes.Kind instead of defining entity type * fix: singular table name * chore: remove org ID from tag relation * feat: foreign key on tag id * feat: add SyncTags method that covers creation and linking * fix: remove entity type definition * fix: fix build errors in dashboard module * chore: bump migration number * chore: change entity id to resource id * fix: add org id filter in all list and delete queries * fix: remove user auditable * fix: add ID in tag relation * fix: fix build error * fix: fix build error * chore: bump migration number * fix: add len check on tags keys and values * fix: add regex for tags * chore: remove methods that shouldn't be exposed * fix: use sync tags in create api * feat: functional unique index in sql schema * fix: only ascii in regex * fix: use sync tags method in update * chore: rename create method to createOrGet * chore: use tagtypestest package for mock store * chore: combine functional unique index with unique index * chore: move tag resolution to module * test: add unit tests for new idx type * chore: comment out tags unique index for now * chore: add a todo comment * chore: comment out unique index test * feat: add created at to tag relations * chore: comment out unique index test * chore: bump migration number * chore: remove uploaded grafana flag from metadata * Merge branch 'main' into nv/v2-dashboard-create * chore: revert idx generation to resolve conflicts * fix: use store.RunInTx instead of taking in sqlstore * fix: use binding package to get request * chore: move NewDashboardV2 to NewDashboardV2WithoutTags * chore: rename module to m * fix: add ctx needed in sqlstore * fix: remove sqlstore passage in ee pkg * chore: change dashboardData to dashboardSpec * feat: follow the metadata+spec key structure * feat: follow the metadata+spec key structure in open api spec * feat: v2 dashboard GET API (#11136) * feat: v2 dashboard GET API * Merge branch 'nv/v2-dashboard-create' into nv/v2-dashboard-get * chore: update api specs * fix: remove soft delete references * chore: embed StorableDashboard into joinedRow in store method * fix: fix build error * chore: revert all frontend changes * fix: remove public dashboard from get v2 call * chore: revert all frontend changes * fix: fix build errors post merge conflict resolution * feat: lock, unlock, create public, update public v2 dashboard APIs (#11167) * feat: lock, unlock, create public, update public v2 dashboard APIs * chore: update api specs * fix: use new pattern of checking for admin permission * fix: remove soft delete reference * chore: revert all frontend changes * fix: fix build errors and remove v2 create/update public apis * chore: use v1 methods wherever possible * fix: use update v2 store method * chore: update frontend schema * chore: update frontend schema * chore: generate api specs * chore: generate api specs * feat: patch dashboard api (#11182) * feat: lock, unlock, create public, update public v2 dashboard APIs * feat: delete dashboard v2 API and hard delete cron job * feat: patch dashboard api * chore: update api specs * chore: update api specs * chore: update api specs * chore: remove delete related work * fix: add examples of structs for value param in param description * test: unit test fixes * fix: use new pattern of checking for admin permission * fix: remove soft delete reference * test: key value tags in test * fix: build error in patch module method * fix: build error in Apply method * fix: use sync tags method in update * fix: fix build errors * fix: fix all patch application tests * chore: add more mapper methods * fix: add source for v2 dashboards * chore: incorporate source * chore: incorporate source in api spec * chore: incorporate source * fix: add some required fields * feat: add immutable name in dashboard v2 * feat: add immutable name in dashboard v2 * feat: add immutable name in dashboard v2 api specs * fix: remove unused param in constructor * fix: improve api descriptions * fix: remove unneeded comment * chore: increase MaxTagsPerDashboard to 10 * fix: set display name in unmarshal json * chore: remove integration test for now (will add along with list api) * feat: add validation on dashboard name * test: fix build errors and tests based on name related changes * fix: correct convertor method name * test: add unit tests for type conversions * chore: remove enum def of threshold comparison operator * feat: add flag to generate unique name in backend * chore: generate api specs * chore: make tags required in postable * fix: build error fix * fix: fix build error in test after merge conflict * fix: remove unused store method * fix: remove unused module methods * fix: use v1 store update method * fix: change data to spec in api param description * chore: add back accidentally removed tests * fix: address review comments * chore: generate frontend api spec * chore: use same jsonpatch package as done in zeus * chore: remove JSONPatchDocument and use patchable everywhere * fix: make remove idempotent in patch * chore: separate file for patch types * chore: better error passage * fix: remove extra decodePatch calls * fix: use must new org id * fix: proper error passage * chore: rename updateable to updatable --------- Co-authored-by: Srikanth Chekuri <srikanth.chekuri92@gmail.com>
2026-06-04 16:10:26 +01:00 · 2026-06-04 10:58:10 -03:00 · 2026-06-04 11:59:40 +00:00
32 changed files with 1948 additions and 880 deletions
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -188,3 +188,7 @@ go.mod @therealpandey
 /frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/ @SigNoz/pulse-frontend
 /frontend/src/container/TriggeredAlerts/ @SigNoz/pulse-frontend
 /frontend/src/container/AnomalyAlertEvaluationView/ @SigNoz/pulse-frontend
+
+## OpenAPI Schema - Generated
+/frontend/src/api/generated/services/ @therealpandey @vikrantgupta25 @srikanthccv
+/docs/api/openapi.yml @therealpandey @vikrantgupta25 @srikanthccv
--- a/docs/api/openapi.yml
+++ b/docs/api/openapi.yml
@@ -2645,6 +2645,30 @@ components:
        legend:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesLegend'
      type: object
+    DashboardtypesJSONPatchOperation:
+      properties:
+        from:
+          description: Source JSON Pointer for move/copy ops; ignored for other ops.
+          type: string
+        op:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesPatchOp'
+        path:
+          description: JSON Pointer (RFC 6901) into the dashboard's postable shape
+            — e.g. /spec/display/name, /spec/panels/<id>, /spec/panels/<id>/spec/queries/0,
+            /tags/-.
+          type: string
+        value:
+          description: 'Value to add/replace/test against. The expected type depends
+            on the path. Common shapes (see referenced schemas for the exact field
+            set): /spec/panels/<id> takes a DashboardtypesPanel; /spec/panels/<id>/spec/queries/N
+            (or /-) takes a DashboardtypesQuery; /spec/variables/N takes a DashboardtypesVariable;
+            /spec/layouts/N takes a DashboardtypesLayout; /tags/N (or /-) takes a
+            TagtypesPostableTag; /spec/display/name and other leaf string fields take
+            a string. Required for add/replace/test; ignored for remove/move/copy.'
+      required:
+      - op
+      - path
+      type: object
    DashboardtypesLayout:
      oneOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesLayoutEnvelopeGithubComPersesPersesPkgModelApiV1DashboardGridLayoutSpec'
@@ -2860,6 +2884,20 @@ components:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesQuery'
          type: array
      type: object
+    DashboardtypesPatchOp:
+      enum:
+      - add
+      - remove
+      - replace
+      - move
+      - copy
+      - test
+      type: string
+    DashboardtypesPatchableDashboardV2:
+      items:
+        $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesJSONPatchOperation'
+      nullable: true
+      type: array
    DashboardtypesPieChartPanelSpec:
      properties:
        formatting:
@@ -3147,6 +3185,27 @@ components:
        timePreference:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesTimePreference'
      type: object
+    DashboardtypesUpdatableDashboardV2:
+      properties:
+        image:
+          type: string
+        name:
+          type: string
+        schemaVersion:
+          type: string
+        spec:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesDashboardSpec'
+        tags:
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TagtypesPostableTag'
+          nullable: true
+          type: array
+      required:
+      - schemaVersion
+      - name
+      - tags
+      - spec
+      type: object
    DashboardtypesUpdatablePublicDashboard:
      properties:
        defaultTimeRange:
@@ -12824,6 +12883,12 @@ paths:
                - data
                type: object
          description: Created
+        "400":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Bad Request
        "401":
          content:
            application/json:
@@ -12876,6 +12941,12 @@ paths:
                - data
                type: object
          description: OK
+        "400":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Bad Request
        "401":
          content:
            application/json:
@@ -12888,6 +12959,12 @@ paths:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
          description: Forbidden
+        "404":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Not Found
        "500":
          content:
            application/json:
@@ -12902,6 +12979,262 @@ paths:
      summary: Get dashboard (v2)
      tags:
      - dashboard
+    patch:
+      deprecated: false
+      description: 'This endpoint applies an RFC 6902 JSON Patch to a v2-shape dashboard.
+        The patch is applied against the postable view of the dashboard (metadata,
+        data, tags), so individual panels, queries, variables, layouts, or tags can
+        be updated without re-sending the rest of the dashboard. Apply is lenient:
+        `remove` on a missing path is a no-op (idempotent) and `add` creates any missing
+        parent objects, rather than failing as strict RFC 6902 would. The resulting
+        dashboard is still validated. Locked dashboards are rejected.'
+      operationId: PatchDashboardV2
+      parameters:
+      - in: path
+        name: id
+        required: true
+        schema:
+          type: string
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesPatchableDashboardV2'
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                properties:
+                  data:
+                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesGettableDashboardV2'
+                  status:
+                    type: string
+                required:
+                - status
+                - data
+                type: object
+          description: OK
+        "400":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Bad Request
+        "401":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Unauthorized
+        "403":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Forbidden
+        "404":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Not Found
+        "500":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Internal Server Error
+      security:
+      - api_key:
+        - EDITOR
+      - tokenizer:
+        - EDITOR
+      summary: Patch dashboard (v2)
+      tags:
+      - dashboard
+    put:
+      deprecated: false
+      description: This endpoint updates a v2-shape dashboard's metadata, data, and
+        tag set. Locked dashboards are rejected.
+      operationId: UpdateDashboardV2
+      parameters:
+      - in: path
+        name: id
+        required: true
+        schema:
+          type: string
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesUpdatableDashboardV2'
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                properties:
+                  data:
+                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesGettableDashboardV2'
+                  status:
+                    type: string
+                required:
+                - status
+                - data
+                type: object
+          description: OK
+        "400":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Bad Request
+        "401":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Unauthorized
+        "403":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Forbidden
+        "404":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Not Found
+        "500":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Internal Server Error
+      security:
+      - api_key:
+        - EDITOR
+      - tokenizer:
+        - EDITOR
+      summary: Update dashboard (v2)
+      tags:
+      - dashboard
+  /api/v2/dashboards/{id}/lock:
+    delete:
+      deprecated: false
+      description: This endpoint unlocks a v2-shape dashboard. Only the dashboard's
+        creator or an org admin may lock or unlock.
+      operationId: UnlockDashboardV2
+      parameters:
+      - in: path
+        name: id
+        required: true
+        schema:
+          type: string
+      responses:
+        "204":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+          description: No Content
+        "400":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Bad Request
+        "401":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Unauthorized
+        "403":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Forbidden
+        "404":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Not Found
+        "500":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Internal Server Error
+      security:
+      - api_key:
+        - EDITOR
+      - tokenizer:
+        - EDITOR
+      summary: Unlock dashboard (v2)
+      tags:
+      - dashboard
+    put:
+      deprecated: false
+      description: This endpoint locks a v2-shape dashboard. Only the dashboard's
+        creator or an org admin may lock or unlock.
+      operationId: LockDashboardV2
+      parameters:
+      - in: path
+        name: id
+        required: true
+        schema:
+          type: string
+      responses:
+        "204":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+          description: No Content
+        "400":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Bad Request
+        "401":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Unauthorized
+        "403":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Forbidden
+        "404":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Not Found
+        "500":
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenderErrorResponse'
+          description: Internal Server Error
+      security:
+      - api_key:
+        - EDITOR
+      - tokenizer:
+        - EDITOR
+      summary: Lock dashboard (v2)
+      tags:
+      - dashboard
  /api/v2/factor_password/forgot:
    post:
      deprecated: false
--- a/ee/modules/dashboard/impldashboard/module.go
+++ b/ee/modules/dashboard/impldashboard/module.go
@@ -221,6 +221,18 @@ func (module *module) GetV2(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, id valuer.UU
 	return module.pkgDashboardModule.GetV2(ctx, orgID, id)
 }

+func (module *module) UpdateV2(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, id valuer.UUID, updatedBy string, updatable dashboardtypes.UpdatableDashboardV2) (*dashboardtypes.DashboardV2, error) {
+	return module.pkgDashboardModule.UpdateV2(ctx, orgID, id, updatedBy, updatable)
+}
+
+func (module *module) PatchV2(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, id valuer.UUID, updatedBy string, patch dashboardtypes.PatchableDashboardV2) (*dashboardtypes.DashboardV2, error) {
+	return module.pkgDashboardModule.PatchV2(ctx, orgID, id, updatedBy, patch)
+}
+
+func (module *module) LockUnlockV2(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, id valuer.UUID, updatedBy string, isAdmin bool, lock bool) error {
+	return module.pkgDashboardModule.LockUnlockV2(ctx, orgID, id, updatedBy, isAdmin, lock)
+}
+
 func (module *module) Get(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, id valuer.UUID) (*dashboardtypes.Dashboard, error) {
 	return module.pkgDashboardModule.Get(ctx, orgID, id)
 }
--- a/frontend/src/api/generated/services/dashboard/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/generated/services/dashboard/index.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ import type {
 	CreateDashboardV2201,
 	CreatePublicDashboard201,
 	CreatePublicDashboardPathParameters,
+	DashboardtypesPatchableDashboardV2DTO,
 	DashboardtypesPostableDashboardV2DTO,
 	DashboardtypesPostablePublicDashboardDTO,
+	DashboardtypesUpdatableDashboardV2DTO,
 	DashboardtypesUpdatablePublicDashboardDTO,
 	DeletePublicDashboardPathParameters,
 	GetDashboardV2200,
@@ -33,7 +35,13 @@ import type {
 	GetPublicDashboardPathParameters,
 	GetPublicDashboardWidgetQueryRange200,
 	GetPublicDashboardWidgetQueryRangePathParameters,
+	LockDashboardV2PathParameters,
+	PatchDashboardV2200,
+	PatchDashboardV2PathParameters,
 	RenderErrorResponseDTO,
+	UnlockDashboardV2PathParameters,
+	UpdateDashboardV2200,
+	UpdateDashboardV2PathParameters,
 	UpdatePublicDashboardPathParameters,
 } from '../sigNoz.schemas';

@@ -816,3 +824,360 @@ export const invalidateGetDashboardV2 = async (

 	return queryClient;
 };
+
+/**
+ * This endpoint applies an RFC 6902 JSON Patch to a v2-shape dashboard. The patch is applied against the postable view of the dashboard (metadata, data, tags), so individual panels, queries, variables, layouts, or tags can be updated without re-sending the rest of the dashboard. Apply is lenient: `remove` on a missing path is a no-op (idempotent) and `add` creates any missing parent objects, rather than failing as strict RFC 6902 would. The resulting dashboard is still validated. Locked dashboards are rejected.
+ * @summary Patch dashboard (v2)
+ */
+export const patchDashboardV2 = (
+	{ id }: PatchDashboardV2PathParameters,
+	dashboardtypesPatchableDashboardV2DTONull?: BodyType<DashboardtypesPatchableDashboardV2DTO | null> | null,
+	signal?: AbortSignal,
+) => {
+	return GeneratedAPIInstance<PatchDashboardV2200>({
+		url: `/api/v2/dashboards/${id}`,
+		method: 'PATCH',
+		headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+		data: dashboardtypesPatchableDashboardV2DTONull,
+		signal,
+	});
+};
+
+export const getPatchDashboardV2MutationOptions = <
+	TError = ErrorType<RenderErrorResponseDTO>,
+	TContext = unknown,
+>(options?: {
+	mutation?: UseMutationOptions<
+		Awaited<ReturnType<typeof patchDashboardV2>>,
+		TError,
+		{
+			pathParams: PatchDashboardV2PathParameters;
+			data?: BodyType<DashboardtypesPatchableDashboardV2DTO | null>;
+		},
+		TContext
+	>;
+}): UseMutationOptions<
+	Awaited<ReturnType<typeof patchDashboardV2>>,
+	TError,
+	{
+		pathParams: PatchDashboardV2PathParameters;
+		data?: BodyType<DashboardtypesPatchableDashboardV2DTO | null>;
+	},
+	TContext
+> => {
+	const mutationKey = ['patchDashboardV2'];
+	const { mutation: mutationOptions } = options
+		? options.mutation &&
+			'mutationKey' in options.mutation &&
+			options.mutation.mutationKey
+			? options
+			: { ...options, mutation: { ...options.mutation, mutationKey } }
+		: { mutation: { mutationKey } };
+
+	const mutationFn: MutationFunction<
+		Awaited<ReturnType<typeof patchDashboardV2>>,
+		{
+			pathParams: PatchDashboardV2PathParameters;
+			data?: BodyType<DashboardtypesPatchableDashboardV2DTO | null>;
+		}
+	> = (props) => {
+		const { pathParams, data } = props ?? {};
+
+		return patchDashboardV2(pathParams, data);
+	};
+
+	return { mutationFn, ...mutationOptions };
+};
+
+export type PatchDashboardV2MutationResult = NonNullable<
+	Awaited<ReturnType<typeof patchDashboardV2>>
+>;
+export type PatchDashboardV2MutationBody =
+	| BodyType<DashboardtypesPatchableDashboardV2DTO | null>
+	| undefined;
+export type PatchDashboardV2MutationError = ErrorType<RenderErrorResponseDTO>;
+
+/**
+ * @summary Patch dashboard (v2)
+ */
+export const usePatchDashboardV2 = <
+	TError = ErrorType<RenderErrorResponseDTO>,
+	TContext = unknown,
+>(options?: {
+	mutation?: UseMutationOptions<
+		Awaited<ReturnType<typeof patchDashboardV2>>,
+		TError,
+		{
+			pathParams: PatchDashboardV2PathParameters;
+			data?: BodyType<DashboardtypesPatchableDashboardV2DTO | null>;
+		},
+		TContext
+	>;
+}): UseMutationResult<
+	Awaited<ReturnType<typeof patchDashboardV2>>,
+	TError,
+	{
+		pathParams: PatchDashboardV2PathParameters;
+		data?: BodyType<DashboardtypesPatchableDashboardV2DTO | null>;
+	},
+	TContext
+> => {
+	return useMutation(getPatchDashboardV2MutationOptions(options));
+};
+/**
+ * This endpoint updates a v2-shape dashboard's metadata, data, and tag set. Locked dashboards are rejected.
+ * @summary Update dashboard (v2)
+ */
+export const updateDashboardV2 = (
+	{ id }: UpdateDashboardV2PathParameters,
+	dashboardtypesUpdatableDashboardV2DTO?: BodyType<DashboardtypesUpdatableDashboardV2DTO>,
+	signal?: AbortSignal,
+) => {
+	return GeneratedAPIInstance<UpdateDashboardV2200>({
+		url: `/api/v2/dashboards/${id}`,
+		method: 'PUT',
+		headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+		data: dashboardtypesUpdatableDashboardV2DTO,
+		signal,
+	});
+};
+
+export const getUpdateDashboardV2MutationOptions = <
+	TError = ErrorType<RenderErrorResponseDTO>,
+	TContext = unknown,
+>(options?: {
+	mutation?: UseMutationOptions<
+		Awaited<ReturnType<typeof updateDashboardV2>>,
+		TError,
+		{
+			pathParams: UpdateDashboardV2PathParameters;
+			data?: BodyType<DashboardtypesUpdatableDashboardV2DTO>;
+		},
+		TContext
+	>;
+}): UseMutationOptions<
+	Awaited<ReturnType<typeof updateDashboardV2>>,
+	TError,
+	{
+		pathParams: UpdateDashboardV2PathParameters;
+		data?: BodyType<DashboardtypesUpdatableDashboardV2DTO>;
+	},
+	TContext
+> => {
+	const mutationKey = ['updateDashboardV2'];
+	const { mutation: mutationOptions } = options
+		? options.mutation &&
+			'mutationKey' in options.mutation &&
+			options.mutation.mutationKey
+			? options
+			: { ...options, mutation: { ...options.mutation, mutationKey } }
+		: { mutation: { mutationKey } };
+
+	const mutationFn: MutationFunction<
+		Awaited<ReturnType<typeof updateDashboardV2>>,
+		{
+			pathParams: UpdateDashboardV2PathParameters;
+			data?: BodyType<DashboardtypesUpdatableDashboardV2DTO>;
+		}
+	> = (props) => {
+		const { pathParams, data } = props ?? {};
+
+		return updateDashboardV2(pathParams, data);
+	};
+
+	return { mutationFn, ...mutationOptions };
+};
+
+export type UpdateDashboardV2MutationResult = NonNullable<
+	Awaited<ReturnType<typeof updateDashboardV2>>
+>;
+export type UpdateDashboardV2MutationBody =
+	| BodyType<DashboardtypesUpdatableDashboardV2DTO>
+	| undefined;
+export type UpdateDashboardV2MutationError = ErrorType<RenderErrorResponseDTO>;
+
+/**
+ * @summary Update dashboard (v2)
+ */
+export const useUpdateDashboardV2 = <
+	TError = ErrorType<RenderErrorResponseDTO>,
+	TContext = unknown,
+>(options?: {
+	mutation?: UseMutationOptions<
+		Awaited<ReturnType<typeof updateDashboardV2>>,
+		TError,
+		{
+			pathParams: UpdateDashboardV2PathParameters;
+			data?: BodyType<DashboardtypesUpdatableDashboardV2DTO>;
+		},
+		TContext
+	>;
+}): UseMutationResult<
+	Awaited<ReturnType<typeof updateDashboardV2>>,
+	TError,
+	{
+		pathParams: UpdateDashboardV2PathParameters;
+		data?: BodyType<DashboardtypesUpdatableDashboardV2DTO>;
+	},
+	TContext
+> => {
+	return useMutation(getUpdateDashboardV2MutationOptions(options));
+};
+/**
+ * This endpoint unlocks a v2-shape dashboard. Only the dashboard's creator or an org admin may lock or unlock.
+ * @summary Unlock dashboard (v2)
+ */
+export const unlockDashboardV2 = (
+	{ id }: UnlockDashboardV2PathParameters,
+	signal?: AbortSignal,
+) => {
+	return GeneratedAPIInstance<string>({
+		url: `/api/v2/dashboards/${id}/lock`,
+		method: 'DELETE',
+		signal,
+	});
+};
+
+export const getUnlockDashboardV2MutationOptions = <
+	TError = ErrorType<RenderErrorResponseDTO>,
+	TContext = unknown,
+>(options?: {
+	mutation?: UseMutationOptions<
+		Awaited<ReturnType<typeof unlockDashboardV2>>,
+		TError,
+		{ pathParams: UnlockDashboardV2PathParameters },
+		TContext
+	>;
+}): UseMutationOptions<
+	Awaited<ReturnType<typeof unlockDashboardV2>>,
+	TError,
+	{ pathParams: UnlockDashboardV2PathParameters },
+	TContext
+> => {
+	const mutationKey = ['unlockDashboardV2'];
+	const { mutation: mutationOptions } = options
+		? options.mutation &&
+			'mutationKey' in options.mutation &&
+			options.mutation.mutationKey
+			? options
+			: { ...options, mutation: { ...options.mutation, mutationKey } }
+		: { mutation: { mutationKey } };
+
+	const mutationFn: MutationFunction<
+		Awaited<ReturnType<typeof unlockDashboardV2>>,
+		{ pathParams: UnlockDashboardV2PathParameters }
+	> = (props) => {
+		const { pathParams } = props ?? {};
+
+		return unlockDashboardV2(pathParams);
+	};
+
+	return { mutationFn, ...mutationOptions };
+};
+
+export type UnlockDashboardV2MutationResult = NonNullable<
+	Awaited<ReturnType<typeof unlockDashboardV2>>
+>;
+
+export type UnlockDashboardV2MutationError = ErrorType<RenderErrorResponseDTO>;
+
+/**
+ * @summary Unlock dashboard (v2)
+ */
+export const useUnlockDashboardV2 = <
+	TError = ErrorType<RenderErrorResponseDTO>,
+	TContext = unknown,
+>(options?: {
+	mutation?: UseMutationOptions<
+		Awaited<ReturnType<typeof unlockDashboardV2>>,
+		TError,
+		{ pathParams: UnlockDashboardV2PathParameters },
+		TContext
+	>;
+}): UseMutationResult<
+	Awaited<ReturnType<typeof unlockDashboardV2>>,
+	TError,
+	{ pathParams: UnlockDashboardV2PathParameters },
+	TContext
+> => {
+	return useMutation(getUnlockDashboardV2MutationOptions(options));
+};
+/**
+ * This endpoint locks a v2-shape dashboard. Only the dashboard's creator or an org admin may lock or unlock.
+ * @summary Lock dashboard (v2)
+ */
+export const lockDashboardV2 = (
+	{ id }: LockDashboardV2PathParameters,
+	signal?: AbortSignal,
+) => {
+	return GeneratedAPIInstance<string>({
+		url: `/api/v2/dashboards/${id}/lock`,
+		method: 'PUT',
+		signal,
+	});
+};
+
+export const getLockDashboardV2MutationOptions = <
+	TError = ErrorType<RenderErrorResponseDTO>,
+	TContext = unknown,
+>(options?: {
+	mutation?: UseMutationOptions<
+		Awaited<ReturnType<typeof lockDashboardV2>>,
+		TError,
+		{ pathParams: LockDashboardV2PathParameters },
+		TContext
+	>;
+}): UseMutationOptions<
+	Awaited<ReturnType<typeof lockDashboardV2>>,
+	TError,
+	{ pathParams: LockDashboardV2PathParameters },
+	TContext
+> => {
+	const mutationKey = ['lockDashboardV2'];
+	const { mutation: mutationOptions } = options
+		? options.mutation &&
+			'mutationKey' in options.mutation &&
+			options.mutation.mutationKey
+			? options
+			: { ...options, mutation: { ...options.mutation, mutationKey } }
+		: { mutation: { mutationKey } };
+
+	const mutationFn: MutationFunction<
+		Awaited<ReturnType<typeof lockDashboardV2>>,
+		{ pathParams: LockDashboardV2PathParameters }
+	> = (props) => {
+		const { pathParams } = props ?? {};
+
+		return lockDashboardV2(pathParams);
+	};
+
+	return { mutationFn, ...mutationOptions };
+};
+
+export type LockDashboardV2MutationResult = NonNullable<
+	Awaited<ReturnType<typeof lockDashboardV2>>
+>;
+
+export type LockDashboardV2MutationError = ErrorType<RenderErrorResponseDTO>;
+
+/**
+ * @summary Lock dashboard (v2)
+ */
+export const useLockDashboardV2 = <
+	TError = ErrorType<RenderErrorResponseDTO>,
+	TContext = unknown,
+>(options?: {
+	mutation?: UseMutationOptions<
+		Awaited<ReturnType<typeof lockDashboardV2>>,
+		TError,
+		{ pathParams: LockDashboardV2PathParameters },
+		TContext
+	>;
+}): UseMutationResult<
+	Awaited<ReturnType<typeof lockDashboardV2>>,
+	TError,
+	{ pathParams: LockDashboardV2PathParameters },
+	TContext
+> => {
+	return useMutation(getLockDashboardV2MutationOptions(options));
+};
--- a/frontend/src/api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas.ts
@@ -4653,6 +4653,32 @@ export interface DashboardtypesGettablePublicDashboardDataDTO {
 	publicDashboard?: DashboardtypesGettablePublicDasbhboardDTO;
 }

+export enum DashboardtypesPatchOpDTO {
+	add = 'add',
+	remove = 'remove',
+	replace = 'replace',
+	move = 'move',
+	copy = 'copy',
+	test = 'test',
+}
+export interface DashboardtypesJSONPatchOperationDTO {
+	/**
+	 * @type string
+	 * @description Source JSON Pointer for move/copy ops; ignored for other ops.
+	 */
+	from?: string;
+	op: DashboardtypesPatchOpDTO;
+	/**
+	 * @type string
+	 * @description JSON Pointer (RFC 6901) into the dashboard's postable shape — e.g. /spec/display/name, /spec/panels/<id>, /spec/panels/<id>/spec/queries/0, /tags/-.
+	 */
+	path: string;
+	/**
+	 * @description Value to add/replace/test against. The expected type depends on the path. Common shapes (see referenced schemas for the exact field set): /spec/panels/<id> takes a DashboardtypesPanel; /spec/panels/<id>/spec/queries/N (or /-) takes a DashboardtypesQuery; /spec/variables/N takes a DashboardtypesVariable; /spec/layouts/N takes a DashboardtypesLayout; /tags/N (or /-) takes a TagtypesPostableTag; /spec/display/name and other leaf string fields take a string. Required for add/replace/test; ignored for remove/move/copy.
+	 */
+	value?: unknown;
+}
+
 export enum DashboardtypesPanelPluginKindDTO {
 	'signoz/TimeSeriesPanel' = 'signoz/TimeSeriesPanel',
 	'signoz/BarChartPanel' = 'signoz/BarChartPanel',
@@ -4662,6 +4688,13 @@ export enum DashboardtypesPanelPluginKindDTO {
 	'signoz/HistogramPanel' = 'signoz/HistogramPanel',
 	'signoz/ListPanel' = 'signoz/ListPanel',
 }
+/**
+ * @nullable
+ */
+export type DashboardtypesPatchableDashboardV2DTO =
+	| DashboardtypesJSONPatchOperationDTO[]
+	| null;
+
 export interface DashboardtypesPostableDashboardV2DTO {
 	/**
 	 * @type boolean
@@ -4705,6 +4738,26 @@ export enum DashboardtypesQueryPluginKindDTO {
 	'signoz/ClickHouseSQL' = 'signoz/ClickHouseSQL',
 	'signoz/TraceOperator' = 'signoz/TraceOperator',
 }
+export interface DashboardtypesUpdatableDashboardV2DTO {
+	/**
+	 * @type string
+	 */
+	image?: string;
+	/**
+	 * @type string
+	 */
+	name: string;
+	/**
+	 * @type string
+	 */
+	schemaVersion: string;
+	spec: DashboardtypesDashboardSpecDTO;
+	/**
+	 * @type array,null
+	 */
+	tags: TagtypesPostableTagDTO[] | null;
+}
+
 export interface DashboardtypesUpdatablePublicDashboardDTO {
 	/**
 	 * @type string
@@ -9476,6 +9529,34 @@ export type GetDashboardV2200 = {
 	status: string;
 };

+export type PatchDashboardV2PathParameters = {
+	id: string;
+};
+export type PatchDashboardV2200 = {
+	data: DashboardtypesGettableDashboardV2DTO;
+	/**
+	 * @type string
+	 */
+	status: string;
+};
+
+export type UpdateDashboardV2PathParameters = {
+	id: string;
+};
+export type UpdateDashboardV2200 = {
+	data: DashboardtypesGettableDashboardV2DTO;
+	/**
+	 * @type string
+	 */
+	status: string;
+};
+
+export type UnlockDashboardV2PathParameters = {
+	id: string;
+};
+export type LockDashboardV2PathParameters = {
+	id: string;
+};
 export type GetFeatures200 = {
 	/**
 	 * @type array
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/dgraph-io/ristretto/v2 v2.3.0
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1
 	github.com/emersion/go-smtp v0.24.0
+	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.11
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.11.0
 	github.com/go-co-op/gocron v1.30.1
 	github.com/go-openapi/runtime v0.29.2
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy v1.37.0/go.mod h1:DReE9MMrmecPy+YvQ
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.1.0/go.mod h1:iSmxcyjqTsJpI2R4NaDN7+kN2VEUnK/pcBlmesArF7c=
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v1.3.3 h1:MVQghNeW+LZcmXe7SY1V36Z+WFMDjpqGAGacLe2T0ds=
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v1.3.3/go.mod h1:TsndJ/ngyIdQRhMcVVGDDHINPLWB7C82oDArY51KfB0=
+github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.11 h1:/8HVnzMq13/3x9TPvjG08wUGqBTmZBsCWzjTM0wiaDU=
+github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.11/go.mod h1:3j+LviiESTElxA4p3EMKAB9HXj3/XEtnUf6OZxqIQTM=
 github.com/facette/natsort v0.0.0-20181210072756-2cd4dd1e2dcb h1:IT4JYU7k4ikYg1SCxNI1/Tieq/NFvh6dzLdgi7eu0tM=
 github.com/facette/natsort v0.0.0-20181210072756-2cd4dd1e2dcb/go.mod h1:bH6Xx7IW64qjjJq8M2u4dxNaBiDfKK+z/3eGDpXEQhc=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0/go.mod h1:Zm6kSWBoL9eyXnKyktHP6abPY2pDugNf5KwzbycvMj4=
--- a/pkg/apiserver/signozapiserver/dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/signozapiserver/dashboard.go
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ func (provider *provider) addDashboardRoutes(router *mux.Router) error {
 		Response:            new(dashboardtypes.GettableDashboardV2),
 		ResponseContentType: "application/json",
 		SuccessStatusCode:   http.StatusCreated,
-		ErrorStatusCodes:    []int{},
-		Deprecated:          false,
-		SecuritySchemes:     newSecuritySchemes(types.RoleEditor),
+		// TODO: add http.StatusConflict once the dashboard name unique index is added.
+		ErrorStatusCodes: []int{http.StatusBadRequest},
+		Deprecated:       false,
+		SecuritySchemes:  newSecuritySchemes(types.RoleEditor),
 	})).Methods(http.MethodPost).GetError(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -41,13 +42,87 @@ func (provider *provider) addDashboardRoutes(router *mux.Router) error {
 		Response:            new(dashboardtypes.GettableDashboardV2),
 		ResponseContentType: "application/json",
 		SuccessStatusCode:   http.StatusOK,
-		ErrorStatusCodes:    []int{},
+		ErrorStatusCodes:    []int{http.StatusBadRequest, http.StatusNotFound},
 		Deprecated:          false,
 		SecuritySchemes:     newSecuritySchemes(types.RoleViewer),
 	})).Methods(http.MethodGet).GetError(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

+	if err := router.Handle("/api/v2/dashboards/{id}", handler.New(provider.authzMiddleware.EditAccess(provider.dashboardHandler.UpdateV2), handler.OpenAPIDef{
+		ID:                  "UpdateDashboardV2",
+		Tags:                []string{"dashboard"},
+		Summary:             "Update dashboard (v2)",
+		Description:         "This endpoint updates a v2-shape dashboard's metadata, data, and tag set. Locked dashboards are rejected.",
+		Request:             new(dashboardtypes.UpdatableDashboardV2),
+		RequestContentType:  "application/json",
+		Response:            new(dashboardtypes.GettableDashboardV2),
+		ResponseContentType: "application/json",
+		SuccessStatusCode:   http.StatusOK,
+		ErrorStatusCodes:    []int{http.StatusBadRequest, http.StatusNotFound},
+		Deprecated:          false,
+		SecuritySchemes:     newSecuritySchemes(types.RoleEditor),
+	})).Methods(http.MethodPut).GetError(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := router.Handle("/api/v2/dashboards/{id}", handler.New(provider.authzMiddleware.EditAccess(provider.dashboardHandler.PatchV2), handler.OpenAPIDef{
+		ID:          "PatchDashboardV2",
+		Tags:        []string{"dashboard"},
+		Summary:     "Patch dashboard (v2)",
+		Description: "This endpoint applies an RFC 6902 JSON Patch to a v2-shape dashboard. The patch is applied against the postable view of the dashboard (metadata, data, tags), so individual panels, queries, variables, layouts, or tags can be updated without re-sending the rest of the dashboard. Apply is lenient: `remove` on a missing path is a no-op (idempotent) and `add` creates any missing parent objects, rather than failing as strict RFC 6902 would. The resulting dashboard is still validated. Locked dashboards are rejected.",
+		Request:     new(dashboardtypes.PatchableDashboardV2),
+		// Strictly per RFC 6902 the content type is `application/json-patch+json`,
+		// but our OpenAPI generator only reflects schemas for content types it
+		// understands (application/json, form-urlencoded, multipart) — anything
+		// else degrades to `type: string`. Declaring application/json here keeps
+		// the array-of-ops schema visible to spec consumers; the runtime decoder
+		// parses JSON regardless of the request's actual Content-Type header.
+		RequestContentType:  "application/json",
+		Response:            new(dashboardtypes.GettableDashboardV2),
+		ResponseContentType: "application/json",
+		SuccessStatusCode:   http.StatusOK,
+		ErrorStatusCodes:    []int{http.StatusBadRequest, http.StatusNotFound},
+		Deprecated:          false,
+		SecuritySchemes:     newSecuritySchemes(types.RoleEditor),
+	})).Methods(http.MethodPatch).GetError(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := router.Handle("/api/v2/dashboards/{id}/lock", handler.New(provider.authzMiddleware.EditAccess(provider.dashboardHandler.LockV2), handler.OpenAPIDef{
+		ID:                  "LockDashboardV2",
+		Tags:                []string{"dashboard"},
+		Summary:             "Lock dashboard (v2)",
+		Description:         "This endpoint locks a v2-shape dashboard. Only the dashboard's creator or an org admin may lock or unlock.",
+		Request:             nil,
+		RequestContentType:  "",
+		Response:            nil,
+		ResponseContentType: "application/json",
+		SuccessStatusCode:   http.StatusNoContent,
+		ErrorStatusCodes:    []int{http.StatusBadRequest, http.StatusNotFound},
+		Deprecated:          false,
+		SecuritySchemes:     newSecuritySchemes(types.RoleEditor),
+	})).Methods(http.MethodPut).GetError(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := router.Handle("/api/v2/dashboards/{id}/lock", handler.New(provider.authzMiddleware.EditAccess(provider.dashboardHandler.UnlockV2), handler.OpenAPIDef{
+		ID:                  "UnlockDashboardV2",
+		Tags:                []string{"dashboard"},
+		Summary:             "Unlock dashboard (v2)",
+		Description:         "This endpoint unlocks a v2-shape dashboard. Only the dashboard's creator or an org admin may lock or unlock.",
+		Request:             nil,
+		RequestContentType:  "",
+		Response:            nil,
+		ResponseContentType: "application/json",
+		SuccessStatusCode:   http.StatusNoContent,
+		ErrorStatusCodes:    []int{http.StatusBadRequest, http.StatusNotFound},
+		Deprecated:          false,
+		SecuritySchemes:     newSecuritySchemes(types.RoleEditor),
+	})).Methods(http.MethodDelete).GetError(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if err := router.Handle("/api/v1/dashboards/{id}/public", handler.New(provider.authzMiddleware.AdminAccess(provider.dashboardHandler.CreatePublic), handler.OpenAPIDef{
 		ID:                  "CreatePublicDashboard",
 		Tags:                []string{"dashboard"},
--- a/pkg/modules/dashboard/dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/dashboard/dashboard.go
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ type Module interface {
 	CreateV2(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, createdBy string, creator valuer.UUID, source dashboardtypes.Source, postable dashboardtypes.PostableDashboardV2) (*dashboardtypes.DashboardV2, error)

 	GetV2(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, id valuer.UUID) (*dashboardtypes.DashboardV2, error)
+
+	UpdateV2(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, id valuer.UUID, updatedBy string, updatable dashboardtypes.UpdatableDashboardV2) (*dashboardtypes.DashboardV2, error)
+
+	LockUnlockV2(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, id valuer.UUID, updatedBy string, isAdmin bool, lock bool) error
+
+	PatchV2(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, id valuer.UUID, updatedBy string, patch dashboardtypes.PatchableDashboardV2) (*dashboardtypes.DashboardV2, error)
 }

 type Handler interface {
@@ -89,4 +95,12 @@ type Handler interface {
 	CreateV2(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)

 	GetV2(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
+
+	UpdateV2(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
+
+	LockV2(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
+
+	UnlockV2(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
+
+	PatchV2(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
 }
--- a/pkg/modules/dashboard/impldashboard/store.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/dashboard/impldashboard/store.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (store *store) ListPublic(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID) ([]*dashb
 func (store *store) Update(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, storableDashboard *dashboardtypes.StorableDashboard) error {
 	_, err := store.
 		sqlstore.
-		BunDB().
+		BunDBCtx(ctx).
 		NewUpdate().
 		Model(storableDashboard).
 		WherePK().
--- a/pkg/modules/dashboard/impldashboard/v2_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/dashboard/impldashboard/v2_handler.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/http/binding"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/http/render"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/authtypes"
+	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/coretypes"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/dashboardtypes"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/valuer"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
@@ -72,3 +73,135 @@ func (handler *handler) GetV2(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {

 	render.Success(rw, http.StatusOK, dashboard.ToGettableDashboardV2())
 }
+
+func (handler *handler) LockV2(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	handler.lockUnlockV2(rw, r, true)
+}
+
+func (handler *handler) UnlockV2(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	handler.lockUnlockV2(rw, r, false)
+}
+
+func (handler *handler) lockUnlockV2(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, lock bool) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	claims, err := authtypes.ClaimsFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		render.Error(rw, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	orgID := valuer.MustNewUUID(claims.OrgID)
+
+	id := mux.Vars(r)["id"]
+	if id == "" {
+		render.Error(rw, errors.Newf(errors.TypeInvalidInput, errors.CodeInvalidInput, "id is missing in the path"))
+		return
+	}
+	dashboardID, err := valuer.NewUUID(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		render.Error(rw, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	isAdmin := false
+	selectors := []coretypes.Selector{
+		coretypes.TypeRole.MustSelector(authtypes.SigNozAdminRoleName),
+	}
+	err = handler.authz.CheckWithTupleCreation(
+		ctx,
+		claims,
+		orgID,
+		authtypes.Relation{Verb: coretypes.VerbAssignee},
+		coretypes.NewResourceRole(),
+		selectors,
+		selectors,
+	)
+	if err == nil {
+		isAdmin = true
+	}
+
+	if err := handler.module.LockUnlockV2(ctx, orgID, dashboardID, claims.Email, isAdmin, lock); err != nil {
+		render.Error(rw, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	render.Success(rw, http.StatusNoContent, nil)
+}
+
+func (handler *handler) UpdateV2(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	claims, err := authtypes.ClaimsFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		render.Error(rw, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	orgID := valuer.MustNewUUID(claims.OrgID)
+
+	id := mux.Vars(r)["id"]
+	if id == "" {
+		render.Error(rw, errors.Newf(errors.TypeInvalidInput, errors.CodeInvalidInput, "id is missing in the path"))
+		return
+	}
+	dashboardID, err := valuer.NewUUID(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		render.Error(rw, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	req := dashboardtypes.UpdatableDashboardV2{}
+	if err := binding.JSON.BindBody(r.Body, &req); err != nil {
+		render.Error(rw, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	dashboard, err := handler.module.UpdateV2(ctx, orgID, dashboardID, claims.Email, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		render.Error(rw, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	render.Success(rw, http.StatusOK, dashboard.ToGettableDashboardV2())
+}
+
+func (handler *handler) PatchV2(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	claims, err := authtypes.ClaimsFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		render.Error(rw, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	orgID := valuer.MustNewUUID(claims.OrgID)
+
+	id := mux.Vars(r)["id"]
+	if id == "" {
+		render.Error(rw, errors.Newf(errors.TypeInvalidInput, errors.CodeInvalidInput, "id is missing in the path"))
+		return
+	}
+	dashboardID, err := valuer.NewUUID(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		render.Error(rw, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	req := dashboardtypes.PatchableDashboardV2{}
+	if err := binding.JSON.BindBody(r.Body, &req); err != nil {
+		render.Error(rw, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	dashboard, err := handler.module.PatchV2(ctx, orgID, dashboardID, claims.Email, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		render.Error(rw, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	render.Success(rw, http.StatusOK, dashboard.ToGettableDashboardV2())
+}
--- a/pkg/modules/dashboard/impldashboard/v2_module.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/dashboard/impldashboard/v2_module.go
@@ -55,3 +55,97 @@ func (module *module) GetV2(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, id valuer.UU

 	return storable.ToDashboardV2(tags)
 }
+
+func (module *module) UpdateV2(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, id valuer.UUID, updatedBy string, updatable dashboardtypes.UpdatableDashboardV2) (*dashboardtypes.DashboardV2, error) {
+	if err := updatable.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	existing, err := module.GetV2(ctx, orgID, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// Locked-dashboard / state gate — independent of tags, so run it before the tx.
+	if err := existing.CanUpdate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = module.store.RunInTx(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		resolvedTags, err := module.tagModule.SyncTags(ctx, orgID, coretypes.KindDashboard, id, updatable.Tags)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		err = existing.Update(updatable, updatedBy, resolvedTags)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		storable, err := existing.ToStorableDashboard()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return module.store.Update(ctx, orgID, storable)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return existing, nil
+}
+
+func (module *module) PatchV2(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, id valuer.UUID, updatedBy string, patch dashboardtypes.PatchableDashboardV2) (*dashboardtypes.DashboardV2, error) {
+	existing, err := module.GetV2(ctx, orgID, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// Locked-dashboard / state gate — independent of tags, so run it before the tx.
+	if err := existing.CanUpdate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	updateable, err := patch.Apply(existing)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = module.store.RunInTx(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		resolvedTags, err := module.tagModule.SyncTags(ctx, orgID, coretypes.KindDashboard, id, updateable.Tags)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		err = existing.Update(*updateable, updatedBy, resolvedTags)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		storable, err := existing.ToStorableDashboard()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return module.store.Update(ctx, orgID, storable)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return existing, nil
+}
+
+func (module *module) LockUnlockV2(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, id valuer.UUID, updatedBy string, isAdmin bool, lock bool) error {
+	existing, err := module.GetV2(ctx, orgID, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := existing.LockUnlock(lock, isAdmin, updatedBy); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	storable, err := existing.ToStorableDashboard()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return module.store.Update(ctx, orgID, storable)
+}
--- a/pkg/querier/builder_query.go
+++ b/pkg/querier/builder_query.go
@@ -363,15 +363,6 @@ func (q *builderQuery[T]) executeWithContext(ctx context.Context, query string,
 		return nil, err
 	}

-	// TODO: This should move to readAsRaw function in consume.go but for now we are keeping it here since it's only relevant for traces
-	if q.spec.Signal == telemetrytypes.SignalTraces {
-		if raw, ok := payload.(*qbtypes.RawData); ok {
-			for _, rr := range raw.Rows {
-				mergeSpanAttributeColumns(rr.Data)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	return &qbtypes.Result{
 		Type:  q.kind,
 		Value: payload,
--- a/pkg/querier/consume.go
+++ b/pkg/querier/consume.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-go/v2/lib/driver"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/errors"
 	qbtypes "github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/querybuildertypes/querybuildertypesv5"
-	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/spantypes"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/telemetrytypes"
 	"github.com/bytedance/sonic"
 )
@@ -441,53 +440,6 @@ func readAsRaw(rows driver.Rows, queryName string) (*qbtypes.RawData, error) {
 	}, nil
 }

-// mergeSpanAttributeColumns merges (attributes_string, attributes_number, attributes_bool, resources_string) into
-// unified "attributes" and "resource" keys, and parses the stringified `events`
-// and `links` columns into structured slices. Raw DB columns are removed.
-func mergeSpanAttributeColumns(data map[string]any) {
-	attrStr, hasStr := data["attributes_string"]
-	attrNum, hasNum := data["attributes_number"]
-	attrBool, hasBool := data["attributes_bool"]
-	// todo(nitya): move to resource json
-	resStr, hasRes := data["resources_string"]
-	if hasStr || hasNum || hasBool || hasRes {
-		attributes := make(map[string]any)
-		if m, ok := attrStr.(map[string]string); ok {
-			for k, v := range m {
-				attributes[k] = v
-			}
-		}
-		if m, ok := attrNum.(map[string]float64); ok {
-			for k, v := range m {
-				attributes[k] = v
-			}
-		}
-		if m, ok := attrBool.(map[string]bool); ok {
-			for k, v := range m {
-				attributes[k] = v
-			}
-		}
-		delete(data, "attributes_string")
-		delete(data, "attributes_number")
-		delete(data, "attributes_bool")
-		data["attributes"] = attributes
-
-		resource := map[string]string{}
-		if m, ok := resStr.(map[string]string); ok {
-			resource = m
-		}
-		data["resource"] = resource
-		delete(data, "resources_string")
-	}
-
-	if raw, ok := data["events"]; ok {
-		data["events"] = spantypes.ParseEvents(raw)
-	}
-	if raw, ok := data["links"]; ok {
-		data["links"] = spantypes.ParseLinks(raw)
-	}
-}
-
 // numericAsFloat converts numeric types to float64 efficiently.
 func numericAsFloat(v any) float64 {
 	switch x := v.(type) {
--- a/pkg/querier/consume_test.go
+++ b/pkg/querier/consume_test.go
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-package querier
-
-import (
-	"reflect"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/spantypes"
-)
-
-func TestMergeSpanAttributeColumns_ParsesEventsAndLinks(t *testing.T) {
-	data := map[string]any{
-		"attributes_string": map[string]string{"http.method": "GET"},
-		"attributes_number": map[string]float64{"http.status_code": 200},
-		"attributes_bool":   map[string]bool{"is_root": true},
-		"resources_string":  map[string]string{"service.name": "api"},
-		"events": []string{
-			`{"name":"request_received","timeUnixNano":1778489782759245000,"attributeMap":{"http.method":"GET","http.route":"/api/chat"}}`,
-			`{"name":"cache_lookup","timeUnixNano":1778489782811697000,"attributeMap":{"cache.hit":"true","cache.key":"user:123:prompt"}}`,
-		},
-		"links": `[{"traceId":"abc","spanId":"123","refType":"CHILD_OF"},{"traceId":"def","spanId":"456","refType":"FOLLOWS_FROM"}]`,
-	}
-
-	mergeSpanAttributeColumns(data)
-
-	attrs, ok := data["attributes"].(map[string]any)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("expected attributes to be map[string]any, got %T", data["attributes"])
-	}
-	if attrs["http.method"] != "GET" || attrs["http.status_code"] != float64(200) || attrs["is_root"] != true {
-		t.Fatalf("attributes not merged correctly: %#v", attrs)
-	}
-
-	res, ok := data["resource"].(map[string]string)
-	if !ok || res["service.name"] != "api" {
-		t.Fatalf("resource not set correctly: %#v", data["resource"])
-	}
-
-	for _, removed := range []string{"attributes_string", "attributes_number", "attributes_bool", "resources_string"} {
-		if _, present := data[removed]; present {
-			t.Fatalf("expected %s to be removed", removed)
-		}
-	}
-
-	events, ok := data["events"].([]spantypes.EventV2)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("expected events to be []spantypes.EventV2, got %T", data["events"])
-	}
-	wantEvents := []spantypes.EventV2{
-		{
-			Name:         "request_received",
-			TimeUnixNano: 1778489782759245000,
-			Attributes:   map[string]any{"http.method": "GET", "http.route": "/api/chat"},
-			IsError:      false,
-		},
-		{
-			Name:         "cache_lookup",
-			TimeUnixNano: 1778489782811697000,
-			Attributes:   map[string]any{"cache.hit": "true", "cache.key": "user:123:prompt"},
-		},
-	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(events, wantEvents) {
-		t.Fatalf("events parsed incorrectly:\n got:  %#v\nwant: %#v", events, wantEvents)
-	}
-
-	links, ok := data["links"].([]spantypes.Link)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("expected links to be []spantypes.Link, got %T", data["links"])
-	}
-	wantLinks := []spantypes.Link{
-		{TraceID: "abc", SpanID: "123"},
-		{TraceID: "def", SpanID: "456"},
-	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(links, wantLinks) {
-		t.Fatalf("links parsed incorrectly:\n got:  %#v\nwant: %#v", links, wantLinks)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestMergeSpanAttributeColumns_EmptyEventsAndLinks(t *testing.T) {
-	data := map[string]any{
-		"events": []string{},
-		"links":  "[]",
-	}
-
-	mergeSpanAttributeColumns(data)
-
-	if events, ok := data["events"].([]spantypes.EventV2); !ok || len(events) != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected empty []spantypes.EventV2, got %#v", data["events"])
-	}
-	if links, ok := data["links"].([]spantypes.Link); !ok || len(links) != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected empty []spantypes.Link, got %#v", data["links"])
-	}
-}
--- a/pkg/querier/trace_operator_query.go
+++ b/pkg/querier/trace_operator_query.go
@@ -85,13 +85,6 @@ func (q *traceOperatorQuery) executeWithContext(ctx context.Context, query strin
 		return nil, err
 	}

-	// TODO: This should move to readAsRaw function in consume.go but for now we can keep it here since it's only relevant for traces
-	if raw, ok := payload.(*qbtypes.RawData); ok {
-		for _, rr := range raw.Rows {
-			mergeSpanAttributeColumns(rr.Data)
-		}
-	}
-
 	return &qbtypes.Result{
 		Type:  q.kind,
 		Value: payload,
--- a/pkg/telemetrytraces/const.go
+++ b/pkg/telemetrytraces/const.go
@@ -4,48 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/telemetrytypes"
 )

-const (
-
-	// Internal Columns.
-	SpanTimestampBucketStartColumn = "ts_bucket_start"
-	SpanResourceFingerPrintColumn  = "resource_fingerprint"
-
-	// Intrinsic Columns.
-	SpanTimestampColumn        = "timestamp"
-	SpanTraceIDColumn          = "trace_id"
-	SpanSpanIDColumn           = "span_id"
-	SpanTraceStateColumn       = "trace_state"
-	SpanParentSpanIDColumn     = "parent_span_id"
-	SpanFlagsColumn            = "flags"
-	SpanNameColumn             = "name"
-	SpanKindColumn             = "kind"
-	SpanKindStringColumn       = "kind_string"
-	SpanDurationNanoColumn     = "duration_nano"
-	SpanStatusCodeColumn       = "status_code"
-	SpanStatusMessageColumn    = "status_message"
-	SpanStatusCodeStringColumn = "status_code_string"
-	SpanEventsColumn           = "events"
-	SpanLinksColumn            = "links"
-
-	// Calculated Columns.
-	SpanResponseStatusCodeColumn = "response_status_code"
-	SpanExternalHTTPURLColumn    = "external_http_url"
-	SpanHTTPURLColumn            = "http_url"
-	SpanExternalHTTPMethodColumn = "external_http_method"
-	SpanHTTPMethodColumn         = "http_method"
-	SpanHTTPHostColumn           = "http_host"
-	SpanDBNameColumn             = "db_name"
-	SpanDBOperationColumn        = "db_operation"
-	SpanHasErrorColumn           = "has_error"
-	SpanIsRemoteColumn           = "is_remote"
-
-	// Contextual Columns.
-	SpanAttributesStringColumn = "attributes_string"
-	SpanAttributesNumberColumn = "attributes_number"
-	SpanAttributesBoolColumn   = "attributes_bool"
-	SpanResourcesStringColumn  = "resources_string"
-)
-
 var (
 	IntrinsicFields = map[string]telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 		"trace_id": {
@@ -378,51 +336,6 @@ var (
 	SpanSearchScopeRoot       = "isroot"
 	SpanSearchScopeEntryPoint = "isentrypoint"

-	// IntrinsicSpanFields lists the intrinsic span columns, in the order they
-	// should appear when a raw query expands its SelectFields.
-	IntrinsicSpanFields = []telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-		{Name: SpanTimestampColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanTraceIDColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanSpanIDColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanTraceStateColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanParentSpanIDColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanFlagsColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanNameColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanKindColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanKindStringColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanDurationNanoColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanStatusCodeColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanStatusMessageColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanStatusCodeStringColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanEventsColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanLinksColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-	}
-
-	// CalculatedSpanFields lists the calculated/derived span columns, in the
-	// order they should appear when a raw query expands its SelectFields.
-	CalculatedSpanFields = []telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-		{Name: SpanResponseStatusCodeColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanExternalHTTPURLColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanHTTPURLColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanExternalHTTPMethodColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanHTTPMethodColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanHTTPHostColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanDBNameColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanDBOperationColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanHasErrorColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanIsRemoteColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-	}
-
-	// ContextualSpanColumns lists the typed attribute and resource columns
-	// selected raw (rather than via ColumnExpressionFor) so that consume.go
-	// can merge them into unified "attributes" and "resource" maps.
-	ContextualSpanColumns = []string{
-		SpanAttributesStringColumn,
-		SpanAttributesNumberColumn,
-		SpanAttributesBoolColumn,
-		SpanResourcesStringColumn,
-	}
-
 	DefaultFields = map[string]telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 		"timestamp": {
 			Name:          "timestamp",
--- a/pkg/telemetrytraces/field_mapper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/telemetrytraces/field_mapper_test.go
@@ -82,17 +82,6 @@ func TestGetFieldKeyName(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedResult: "multiIf(resource.`deployment.environment` IS NOT NULL, resource.`deployment.environment`::String, `resource_string_deployment$$environment_exists`==true, `resource_string_deployment$$environment`, NULL)",
 			expectedError:  nil,
 		},
-		{
-			// Query like `attribute.attribute_string:string` should resolve to `attributes_string['attribute_string']`.
-			name: "Attribute key whose name collides with contextual map column resolves as a map lookup",
-			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				Name:          SpanAttributesStringColumn,
-				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute,
-				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-			},
-			expectedResult: "attributes_string['attributes_string']",
-			expectedError:  nil,
-		},
 		{
 			name: "Non-existent column",
 			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
--- a/pkg/telemetrytraces/statement_builder.go
+++ b/pkg/telemetrytraces/statement_builder.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"

 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/errors"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	qbtypes "github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/querybuildertypes/querybuildertypesv5"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/telemetrytypes"
 	"github.com/huandu/go-sqlbuilder"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 )

 var (
@@ -84,13 +86,40 @@ func (b *traceQueryStatementBuilder) Build(
 	start = querybuilder.ToNanoSecs(start)
 	end = querybuilder.ToNanoSecs(end)

-	isSelectFieldsEmpty := false
+	/*
+		Adding a tech debt note here:
+		This piece of code is a hot fix and should be removed once we close issue: engineering-pod/issues/3622
+	*/
+	/*
+		-------------------------------- Start of tech debt ----------------------------
+	*/
 	if requestType == qbtypes.RequestTypeRaw {
-		isSelectFieldsEmpty = len(query.SelectFields) == 0
-		// we are expanding here to ensure that all the conflicts are taken care in adjustKeys
-		// i.e if there is a conflict we strip away context of the key in adjustKeys
-		query = b.expandRawSelectFields(query)
+
+		selectedFields := query.SelectFields
+
+		if len(selectedFields) == 0 {
+			sortedKeys := maps.Keys(DefaultFields)
+			slices.Sort(sortedKeys)
+			for _, key := range sortedKeys {
+				selectedFields = append(selectedFields, DefaultFields[key])
+			}
+			query.SelectFields = selectedFields
+		}
+
+		selectFieldKeys := []string{}
+		for _, field := range selectedFields {
+			selectFieldKeys = append(selectFieldKeys, field.Name)
+		}
+
+		for _, x := range []string{"timestamp", "span_id", "trace_id"} {
+			if !slices.Contains(selectFieldKeys, x) {
+				query.SelectFields = append(query.SelectFields, DefaultFields[x])
+			}
+		}
 	}
+	/*
+		-------------------------------- End of tech debt ----------------------------
+	*/

 	// We modify SelectFields above (injecting default fields), and those default
 	// fields can carry keys that need evolutions, so fetch keys after that.
@@ -110,7 +139,7 @@ func (b *traceQueryStatementBuilder) Build(

 	switch requestType {
 	case qbtypes.RequestTypeRaw:
-		return b.buildListQuery(ctx, q, query, start, end, keys, variables, isSelectFieldsEmpty)
+		return b.buildListQuery(ctx, q, query, start, end, keys, variables)
 	case qbtypes.RequestTypeTimeSeries:
 		return b.buildTimeSeriesQuery(ctx, q, query, start, end, keys, variables)
 	case qbtypes.RequestTypeScalar:
@@ -276,7 +305,6 @@ func (b *traceQueryStatementBuilder) buildListQuery(
 	start, end uint64,
 	keys map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey,
 	variables map[string]qbtypes.VariableItem,
-	isSelectFieldsEmpty bool,
 ) (*qbtypes.Statement, error) {

 	var (
@@ -293,6 +321,7 @@ func (b *traceQueryStatementBuilder) buildListQuery(
 		cteArgs = append(cteArgs, args)
 	}

+	// TODO: should we deprecate `SelectFields` and return everything from a span like we do for logs?
 	for _, field := range query.SelectFields {
 		colExpr, err := b.fm.ColumnExpressionFor(ctx, start, end, &field, keys)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -301,12 +330,6 @@ func (b *traceQueryStatementBuilder) buildListQuery(
 		sb.SelectMore(colExpr)
 	}

-	if isSelectFieldsEmpty {
-		for _, col := range ContextualSpanColumns {
-			sb.SelectMore(col)
-		}
-	}
-
 	// From table
 	sb.From(fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", DBName, SpanIndexV3TableName))

@@ -828,30 +851,3 @@ func (b *traceQueryStatementBuilder) maybeAttachResourceFilter(
 	sb.Where("resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter)")
 	return fmt.Sprintf("__resource_filter AS (%s)", stmt.Query), stmt.Args, true, nil
 }
-
-// expandRawSelectFields populates SelectFields for raw (list view) queries.
-// It must be called before adjustKeys so that normalization runs over the full set.
-func (b *traceQueryStatementBuilder) expandRawSelectFields(query qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]) qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation] {
-	if len(query.SelectFields) == 0 {
-		selectFields := make([]telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey, 0, len(IntrinsicSpanFields)+len(CalculatedSpanFields))
-		selectFields = append(selectFields, IntrinsicSpanFields...)
-		selectFields = append(selectFields, CalculatedSpanFields...)
-		query.SelectFields = selectFields
-		return query
-	}
-
-	selectFields := []telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-		{Name: SpanTimestampColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanTraceIDColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-		{Name: SpanSpanIDColumn, FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan},
-	}
-	for _, field := range query.SelectFields {
-		// TODO(tvats): If a user specifies attribute.timestamp in the select fields, this loop will basically ignore it, as we already added a field by default. This can be fixed once we close https://github.com/SigNoz/engineering-pod/issues/3693
-		if field.Name == SpanTimestampColumn || field.Name == SpanTraceIDColumn || field.Name == SpanSpanIDColumn {
-			continue
-		}
-		selectFields = append(selectFields, field)
-	}
-	query.SelectFields = selectFields
-	return query
-}
--- a/pkg/telemetrytraces/stmt_builder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/telemetrytraces/stmt_builder_test.go
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ func TestStatementBuilderListQuery(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "WITH __resource_filter AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint) SELECT timestamp AS `timestamp`, trace_id AS `trace_id`, span_id AS `span_id`, name AS `name`, multiIf(resource.`service.name` IS NOT NULL, resource.`service.name`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name'), resources_string['service.name'], NULL) AS `service.name`, duration_nano AS `duration_nano`, `attribute_number_cart$$items_count` AS `cart.items_count` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? LIMIT ?",
+				Query: "WITH __resource_filter AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint) SELECT name AS `name`, multiIf(resource.`service.name` IS NOT NULL, resource.`service.name`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name'), resources_string['service.name'], NULL) AS `service.name`, duration_nano AS `duration_nano`, `attribute_number_cart$$items_count` AS `cart.items_count`, timestamp AS `timestamp`, span_id AS `span_id`, trace_id AS `trace_id` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? LIMIT ?",
 				Args:  []any{"redis-manual", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"redis-manual%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ func TestStatementBuilderListQuery(t *testing.T) {
 				Limit: 10,
 			},
 			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "WITH __resource_filter AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint) SELECT timestamp AS `timestamp`, trace_id AS `trace_id`, span_id AS `span_id`, trace_state AS `trace_state`, parent_span_id AS `parent_span_id`, flags AS `flags`, name AS `name`, kind AS `kind`, kind_string AS `kind_string`, duration_nano AS `duration_nano`, status_code AS `status_code`, status_message AS `status_message`, status_code_string AS `status_code_string`, events AS `events`, links AS `links`, response_status_code AS `response_status_code`, external_http_url AS `external_http_url`, http_url AS `http_url`, external_http_method AS `external_http_method`, http_method AS `http_method`, http_host AS `http_host`, db_name AS `db_name`, db_operation AS `db_operation`, has_error AS `has_error`, is_remote AS `is_remote`, attributes_string, attributes_number, attributes_bool, resources_string FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? ORDER BY attributes_string['user.id'] AS `user.id` desc LIMIT ?",
+				Query: "WITH __resource_filter AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint) SELECT duration_nano AS `duration_nano`, name AS `name`, response_status_code AS `response_status_code`, multiIf(resource.`service.name` IS NOT NULL, resource.`service.name`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name'), resources_string['service.name'], NULL) AS `service.name`, span_id AS `span_id`, timestamp AS `timestamp`, trace_id AS `trace_id` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? ORDER BY attributes_string['user.id'] AS `user.id` desc LIMIT ?",
 				Args:  []any{"redis-manual", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"redis-manual%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ func TestStatementBuilderListQuery(t *testing.T) {
 				Limit: 10,
 			},
 			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "WITH __resource_filter AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint) SELECT timestamp AS `timestamp`, trace_id AS `trace_id`, span_id AS `span_id`, name AS `name`, resource_string_service$$name AS `serviceName`, duration_nano AS `durationNano`, http_method AS `httpMethod`, response_status_code AS `responseStatusCode` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? LIMIT ?",
+				Query: "WITH __resource_filter AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint) SELECT name AS `name`, resource_string_service$$name AS `serviceName`, duration_nano AS `durationNano`, http_method AS `httpMethod`, response_status_code AS `responseStatusCode`, timestamp AS `timestamp`, span_id AS `span_id`, trace_id AS `trace_id` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? LIMIT ?",
 				Args:  []any{"redis-manual", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"redis-manual%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ func TestStatementBuilderListQuery(t *testing.T) {
 				Limit: 10,
 			},
 			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "WITH __resource_filter AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint) SELECT timestamp AS `timestamp`, trace_id AS `trace_id`, span_id AS `span_id`, name AS `name`, resource_string_service$$name AS `serviceName`, duration_nano AS `durationNano`, http_method AS `httpMethod`, multiIf(toString(`attribute_string_mixed$$materialization$$key`) != '', toString(`attribute_string_mixed$$materialization$$key`), toString(multiIf(resource.`mixed.materialization.key` IS NOT NULL, resource.`mixed.materialization.key`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'mixed.materialization.key'), resources_string['mixed.materialization.key'], NULL)) != '', toString(multiIf(resource.`mixed.materialization.key` IS NOT NULL, resource.`mixed.materialization.key`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'mixed.materialization.key'), resources_string['mixed.materialization.key'], NULL)), NULL) AS `mixed.materialization.key` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? LIMIT ?",
+				Query: "WITH __resource_filter AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint) SELECT name AS `name`, resource_string_service$$name AS `serviceName`, duration_nano AS `durationNano`, http_method AS `httpMethod`, multiIf(toString(`attribute_string_mixed$$materialization$$key`) != '', toString(`attribute_string_mixed$$materialization$$key`), toString(multiIf(resource.`mixed.materialization.key` IS NOT NULL, resource.`mixed.materialization.key`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'mixed.materialization.key'), resources_string['mixed.materialization.key'], NULL)) != '', toString(multiIf(resource.`mixed.materialization.key` IS NOT NULL, resource.`mixed.materialization.key`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'mixed.materialization.key'), resources_string['mixed.materialization.key'], NULL)), NULL) AS `mixed.materialization.key`, timestamp AS `timestamp`, span_id AS `span_id`, trace_id AS `trace_id` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? LIMIT ?",
 				Args:  []any{"redis-manual", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"redis-manual%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ func TestStatementBuilderListQuery(t *testing.T) {
 				Limit: 10,
 			},
 			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "WITH __resource_filter AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint) SELECT timestamp AS `timestamp`, trace_id AS `trace_id`, span_id AS `span_id`, name AS `name`, resource_string_service$$name AS `serviceName`, duration_nano AS `durationNano`, http_method AS `httpMethod`, `attribute_string_mixed$$materialization$$key` AS `mixed.materialization.key` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? LIMIT ?",
+				Query: "WITH __resource_filter AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint) SELECT name AS `name`, resource_string_service$$name AS `serviceName`, duration_nano AS `durationNano`, http_method AS `httpMethod`, `attribute_string_mixed$$materialization$$key` AS `mixed.materialization.key`, timestamp AS `timestamp`, span_id AS `span_id`, trace_id AS `trace_id` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? LIMIT ?",
 				Args:  []any{"redis-manual", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"redis-manual%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ func TestStatementBuilderListQueryWithCorruptData(t *testing.T) {
 				Limit:        10,
 			},
 			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "SELECT timestamp AS `timestamp`, trace_id AS `trace_id`, span_id AS `span_id`, trace_state AS `trace_state`, parent_span_id AS `parent_span_id`, flags AS `flags`, name AS `name`, kind AS `kind`, kind_string AS `kind_string`, duration_nano AS `duration_nano`, status_code AS `status_code`, status_message AS `status_message`, status_code_string AS `status_code_string`, events AS `events`, links AS `links`, response_status_code AS `response_status_code`, external_http_url AS `external_http_url`, http_url AS `http_url`, external_http_method AS `external_http_method`, http_method AS `http_method`, http_host AS `http_host`, db_name AS `db_name`, db_operation AS `db_operation`, has_error AS `has_error`, is_remote AS `is_remote`, attributes_string, attributes_number, attributes_bool, resources_string FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? LIMIT ?",
+				Query: "SELECT duration_nano AS `duration_nano`, name AS `name`, response_status_code AS `response_status_code`, multiIf(resource.`service.name` IS NOT NULL, resource.`service.name`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name'), resources_string['service.name'], NULL) AS `service.name`, span_id AS `span_id`, timestamp AS `timestamp`, trace_id AS `trace_id` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? LIMIT ?",
 				Args:  []any{"1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ func TestStatementBuilderListQueryWithCorruptData(t *testing.T) {
 				}},
 			},
 			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "SELECT timestamp AS `timestamp`, trace_id AS `trace_id`, span_id AS `span_id`, trace_state AS `trace_state`, parent_span_id AS `parent_span_id`, flags AS `flags`, name AS `name`, kind AS `kind`, kind_string AS `kind_string`, duration_nano AS `duration_nano`, status_code AS `status_code`, status_message AS `status_message`, status_code_string AS `status_code_string`, events AS `events`, links AS `links`, response_status_code AS `response_status_code`, external_http_url AS `external_http_url`, http_url AS `http_url`, external_http_method AS `external_http_method`, http_method AS `http_method`, http_host AS `http_host`, db_name AS `db_name`, db_operation AS `db_operation`, has_error AS `has_error`, is_remote AS `is_remote`, attributes_string, attributes_number, attributes_bool, resources_string FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? ORDER BY timestamp AS `timestamp` asc LIMIT ?",
+				Query: "SELECT duration_nano AS `duration_nano`, name AS `name`, response_status_code AS `response_status_code`, multiIf(resource.`service.name` IS NOT NULL, resource.`service.name`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name'), resources_string['service.name'], NULL) AS `service.name`, span_id AS `span_id`, timestamp AS `timestamp`, trace_id AS `trace_id` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? ORDER BY timestamp AS `timestamp` asc LIMIT ?",
 				Args:  []any{"1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
--- a/pkg/telemetrytraces/trace_operator_cte_builder.go
+++ b/pkg/telemetrytraces/trace_operator_cte_builder.go
@@ -424,20 +424,6 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildNotCTE(leftCTE, rightCTE string) (string,
 }

 func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildFinalQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFromCTE string, requestType qbtypes.RequestType) (*qbtypes.Statement, error) {
-	// Mirror statement_builder.go::Build: for raw queries, empty selectFields
-	// expands to the full intrinsic + calculated set, and the list query also
-	// pulls in the contextual columns so the consume layer can merge them
-	// into unified attributes/resource (and parse events/links).
-	isSelectFieldsEmpty := false
-	if requestType == qbtypes.RequestTypeRaw {
-		isSelectFieldsEmpty = len(b.operator.SelectFields) == 0
-		if isSelectFieldsEmpty {
-			b.operator.SelectFields = make([]telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey, 0, len(IntrinsicSpanFields)+len(CalculatedSpanFields))
-			b.operator.SelectFields = append(b.operator.SelectFields, IntrinsicSpanFields...)
-			b.operator.SelectFields = append(b.operator.SelectFields, CalculatedSpanFields...)
-		}
-	}
-
 	keySelectors := b.getKeySelectors()
 	keys, _, err := b.stmtBuilder.metadataStore.GetKeysMulti(ctx, keySelectors)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -447,7 +433,7 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildFinalQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFro

 	switch requestType {
 	case qbtypes.RequestTypeRaw:
-		return b.buildListQuery(ctx, selectFromCTE, keys, isSelectFieldsEmpty)
+		return b.buildListQuery(ctx, selectFromCTE, keys)
 	case qbtypes.RequestTypeTimeSeries:
 		return b.buildTimeSeriesQuery(ctx, selectFromCTE, keys)
 	case qbtypes.RequestTypeTrace:
@@ -459,11 +445,10 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildFinalQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFro
 	}
 }

-func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildListQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFromCTE string, keys map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey, isSelectFieldsEmpty bool) (*qbtypes.Statement, error) {
+func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildListQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFromCTE string, keys map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey) (*qbtypes.Statement, error) {
 	sb := sqlbuilder.NewSelectBuilder()

-	// Select core fields. These are always present so the trace operator
-	// response shape is stable regardless of user-supplied selectFields.
+	// Select core fields
 	sb.Select(
 		"timestamp",
 		"trace_id",
@@ -497,12 +482,6 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildListQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFrom
 		selectedFields[field.Name] = true
 	}

-	if isSelectFieldsEmpty {
-		for _, col := range ContextualSpanColumns {
-			sb.SelectMore(col)
-		}
-	}
-
 	sb.From(selectFromCTE)

 	// Add order by support using ColumnExpressionFor
--- a/pkg/telemetrytraces/trace_operator_cte_builder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/telemetrytraces/trace_operator_cte_builder_test.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func TestTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "WITH toDateTime64(1747947419000000000, 9) AS t_from, toDateTime64(1747983448000000000, 9) AS t_to, 1747945619 AS bucket_from, 1747983448 AS bucket_to, all_spans AS (SELECT *, resource_string_service$$name AS `service.name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_A AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), A AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_A) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_B AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), B AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_B) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_INDIR_DESC_B AS (WITH RECURSIVE up AS (SELECT d.trace_id, d.span_id, d.parent_span_id, 0 AS depth FROM B AS d UNION ALL SELECT p.trace_id, p.span_id, p.parent_span_id, up.depth + 1 FROM all_spans AS p JOIN up ON p.trace_id = up.trace_id AND p.span_id = up.parent_span_id WHERE up.depth < 100) SELECT DISTINCT a.* FROM A AS a GLOBAL INNER JOIN (SELECT DISTINCT trace_id, span_id FROM up WHERE depth > 0 ) AS ancestors ON ancestors.trace_id = a.trace_id AND ancestors.span_id = a.span_id) SELECT timestamp, trace_id, span_id, name, duration_nano, parent_span_id, trace_state AS `trace_state`, flags AS `flags`, kind AS `kind`, kind_string AS `kind_string`, status_code AS `status_code`, status_message AS `status_message`, status_code_string AS `status_code_string`, events AS `events`, links AS `links`, response_status_code AS `response_status_code`, external_http_url AS `external_http_url`, http_url AS `http_url`, external_http_method AS `external_http_method`, http_method AS `http_method`, http_host AS `http_host`, db_name AS `db_name`, db_operation AS `db_operation`, has_error AS `has_error`, is_remote AS `is_remote`, attributes_string, attributes_number, attributes_bool, resources_string FROM A_INDIR_DESC_B ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? SETTINGS distributed_product_mode='allow', max_memory_usage=10000000000",
+				Query: "WITH toDateTime64(1747947419000000000, 9) AS t_from, toDateTime64(1747983448000000000, 9) AS t_to, 1747945619 AS bucket_from, 1747983448 AS bucket_to, all_spans AS (SELECT *, resource_string_service$$name AS `service.name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_A AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), A AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_A) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_B AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), B AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_B) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_INDIR_DESC_B AS (WITH RECURSIVE up AS (SELECT d.trace_id, d.span_id, d.parent_span_id, 0 AS depth FROM B AS d UNION ALL SELECT p.trace_id, p.span_id, p.parent_span_id, up.depth + 1 FROM all_spans AS p JOIN up ON p.trace_id = up.trace_id AND p.span_id = up.parent_span_id WHERE up.depth < 100) SELECT DISTINCT a.* FROM A AS a GLOBAL INNER JOIN (SELECT DISTINCT trace_id, span_id FROM up WHERE depth > 0 ) AS ancestors ON ancestors.trace_id = a.trace_id AND ancestors.span_id = a.span_id) SELECT timestamp, trace_id, span_id, name, duration_nano, parent_span_id FROM A_INDIR_DESC_B ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? SETTINGS distributed_product_mode='allow', max_memory_usage=10000000000",
 				Args:  []any{"1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "gateway", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"gateway%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "database", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"database%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 5},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func TestTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "WITH toDateTime64(1747947419000000000, 9) AS t_from, toDateTime64(1747983448000000000, 9) AS t_to, 1747945619 AS bucket_from, 1747983448 AS bucket_to, all_spans AS (SELECT *, resource_string_service$$name AS `service.name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_A AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), A AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_A) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_B AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), B AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_B) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_AND_B AS (SELECT l.* FROM A AS l INNER JOIN B AS r ON l.trace_id = r.trace_id) SELECT timestamp, trace_id, span_id, name, duration_nano, parent_span_id, trace_state AS `trace_state`, flags AS `flags`, kind AS `kind`, kind_string AS `kind_string`, status_code AS `status_code`, status_message AS `status_message`, status_code_string AS `status_code_string`, events AS `events`, links AS `links`, response_status_code AS `response_status_code`, external_http_url AS `external_http_url`, http_url AS `http_url`, external_http_method AS `external_http_method`, http_method AS `http_method`, http_host AS `http_host`, db_name AS `db_name`, db_operation AS `db_operation`, has_error AS `has_error`, is_remote AS `is_remote`, attributes_string, attributes_number, attributes_bool, resources_string FROM A_AND_B ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? SETTINGS distributed_product_mode='allow', max_memory_usage=10000000000",
+				Query: "WITH toDateTime64(1747947419000000000, 9) AS t_from, toDateTime64(1747983448000000000, 9) AS t_to, 1747945619 AS bucket_from, 1747983448 AS bucket_to, all_spans AS (SELECT *, resource_string_service$$name AS `service.name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_A AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), A AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_A) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_B AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), B AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_B) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_AND_B AS (SELECT l.* FROM A AS l INNER JOIN B AS r ON l.trace_id = r.trace_id) SELECT timestamp, trace_id, span_id, name, duration_nano, parent_span_id FROM A_AND_B ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? SETTINGS distributed_product_mode='allow', max_memory_usage=10000000000",
 				Args:  []any{"1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "frontend", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"frontend%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "backend", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"backend%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 15},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func TestTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "WITH toDateTime64(1747947419000000000, 9) AS t_from, toDateTime64(1747983448000000000, 9) AS t_to, 1747945619 AS bucket_from, 1747983448 AS bucket_to, all_spans AS (SELECT *, resource_string_service$$name AS `service.name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_A AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), A AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_A) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_B AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), B AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_B) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_OR_B AS (SELECT * FROM A UNION DISTINCT SELECT * FROM B) SELECT timestamp, trace_id, span_id, name, duration_nano, parent_span_id, trace_state AS `trace_state`, flags AS `flags`, kind AS `kind`, kind_string AS `kind_string`, status_code AS `status_code`, status_message AS `status_message`, status_code_string AS `status_code_string`, events AS `events`, links AS `links`, response_status_code AS `response_status_code`, external_http_url AS `external_http_url`, http_url AS `http_url`, external_http_method AS `external_http_method`, http_method AS `http_method`, http_host AS `http_host`, db_name AS `db_name`, db_operation AS `db_operation`, has_error AS `has_error`, is_remote AS `is_remote`, attributes_string, attributes_number, attributes_bool, resources_string FROM A_OR_B ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? SETTINGS distributed_product_mode='allow', max_memory_usage=10000000000",
+				Query: "WITH toDateTime64(1747947419000000000, 9) AS t_from, toDateTime64(1747983448000000000, 9) AS t_to, 1747945619 AS bucket_from, 1747983448 AS bucket_to, all_spans AS (SELECT *, resource_string_service$$name AS `service.name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_A AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), A AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_A) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_B AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), B AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_B) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_OR_B AS (SELECT * FROM A UNION DISTINCT SELECT * FROM B) SELECT timestamp, trace_id, span_id, name, duration_nano, parent_span_id FROM A_OR_B ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? SETTINGS distributed_product_mode='allow', max_memory_usage=10000000000",
 				Args:  []any{"1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "frontend", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"frontend%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "backend", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"backend%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 20},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func TestTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "WITH toDateTime64(1747947419000000000, 9) AS t_from, toDateTime64(1747983448000000000, 9) AS t_to, 1747945619 AS bucket_from, 1747983448 AS bucket_to, all_spans AS (SELECT *, resource_string_service$$name AS `service.name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_A AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), A AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_A) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_B AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), B AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_B) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_not_B AS (SELECT l.* FROM A AS l WHERE l.trace_id GLOBAL NOT IN (SELECT DISTINCT trace_id FROM B)) SELECT timestamp, trace_id, span_id, name, duration_nano, parent_span_id, trace_state AS `trace_state`, flags AS `flags`, kind AS `kind`, kind_string AS `kind_string`, status_code AS `status_code`, status_message AS `status_message`, status_code_string AS `status_code_string`, events AS `events`, links AS `links`, response_status_code AS `response_status_code`, external_http_url AS `external_http_url`, http_url AS `http_url`, external_http_method AS `external_http_method`, http_method AS `http_method`, http_host AS `http_host`, db_name AS `db_name`, db_operation AS `db_operation`, has_error AS `has_error`, is_remote AS `is_remote`, attributes_string, attributes_number, attributes_bool, resources_string FROM A_not_B ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? SETTINGS distributed_product_mode='allow', max_memory_usage=10000000000",
+				Query: "WITH toDateTime64(1747947419000000000, 9) AS t_from, toDateTime64(1747983448000000000, 9) AS t_to, 1747945619 AS bucket_from, 1747983448 AS bucket_to, all_spans AS (SELECT *, resource_string_service$$name AS `service.name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_A AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), A AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_A) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_B AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), B AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_B) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_not_B AS (SELECT l.* FROM A AS l WHERE l.trace_id GLOBAL NOT IN (SELECT DISTINCT trace_id FROM B)) SELECT timestamp, trace_id, span_id, name, duration_nano, parent_span_id FROM A_not_B ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? SETTINGS distributed_product_mode='allow', max_memory_usage=10000000000",
 				Args:  []any{"1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "frontend", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"frontend%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "backend", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"backend%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ func TestTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "WITH toDateTime64(1747947419000000000, 9) AS t_from, toDateTime64(1747983448000000000, 9) AS t_to, 1747945619 AS bucket_from, 1747983448 AS bucket_to, all_spans AS (SELECT *, resource_string_service$$name AS `service.name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_A AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), A AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_A) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_B AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), B AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_B) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_DIR_DESC_B AS (SELECT p.* FROM A AS p INNER JOIN B AS c ON p.trace_id = c.trace_id AND p.span_id = c.parent_span_id), __resource_filter_C AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), C AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_C) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_D AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), D AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_D) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), C_DIR_DESC_D AS (SELECT p.* FROM C AS p INNER JOIN D AS c ON p.trace_id = c.trace_id AND p.span_id = c.parent_span_id), A_DIR_DESC_B_AND_C_DIR_DESC_D AS (SELECT l.* FROM A_DIR_DESC_B AS l INNER JOIN C_DIR_DESC_D AS r ON l.trace_id = r.trace_id) SELECT timestamp, trace_id, span_id, name, duration_nano, parent_span_id, trace_state AS `trace_state`, flags AS `flags`, kind AS `kind`, kind_string AS `kind_string`, status_code AS `status_code`, status_message AS `status_message`, status_code_string AS `status_code_string`, events AS `events`, links AS `links`, response_status_code AS `response_status_code`, external_http_url AS `external_http_url`, http_url AS `http_url`, external_http_method AS `external_http_method`, http_method AS `http_method`, http_host AS `http_host`, db_name AS `db_name`, db_operation AS `db_operation`, has_error AS `has_error`, is_remote AS `is_remote`, attributes_string, attributes_number, attributes_bool, resources_string FROM A_DIR_DESC_B_AND_C_DIR_DESC_D ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? SETTINGS distributed_product_mode='allow', max_memory_usage=10000000000",
+				Query: "WITH toDateTime64(1747947419000000000, 9) AS t_from, toDateTime64(1747983448000000000, 9) AS t_to, 1747945619 AS bucket_from, 1747983448 AS bucket_to, all_spans AS (SELECT *, resource_string_service$$name AS `service.name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_A AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), A AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_A) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_B AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), B AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_B) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_DIR_DESC_B AS (SELECT p.* FROM A AS p INNER JOIN B AS c ON p.trace_id = c.trace_id AND p.span_id = c.parent_span_id), __resource_filter_C AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), C AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_C) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_D AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), D AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_D) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), C_DIR_DESC_D AS (SELECT p.* FROM C AS p INNER JOIN D AS c ON p.trace_id = c.trace_id AND p.span_id = c.parent_span_id), A_DIR_DESC_B_AND_C_DIR_DESC_D AS (SELECT l.* FROM A_DIR_DESC_B AS l INNER JOIN C_DIR_DESC_D AS r ON l.trace_id = r.trace_id) SELECT timestamp, trace_id, span_id, name, duration_nano, parent_span_id FROM A_DIR_DESC_B_AND_C_DIR_DESC_D ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? SETTINGS distributed_product_mode='allow', max_memory_usage=10000000000",
 				Args:  []any{"1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "frontend", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"frontend%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "backend", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"backend%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "auth", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"auth%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "database", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"database%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 5},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ func TestTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "WITH toDateTime64(1747947419000000000, 9) AS t_from, toDateTime64(1747983448000000000, 9) AS t_to, 1747945619 AS bucket_from, 1747983448 AS bucket_to, all_spans AS (SELECT *, resource_string_service$$name AS `service.name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_A AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), A AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_A) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_B AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), B AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_B) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_INDIR_DESC_B AS (WITH RECURSIVE up AS (SELECT d.trace_id, d.span_id, d.parent_span_id, 0 AS depth FROM B AS d UNION ALL SELECT p.trace_id, p.span_id, p.parent_span_id, up.depth + 1 FROM all_spans AS p JOIN up ON p.trace_id = up.trace_id AND p.span_id = up.parent_span_id WHERE up.depth < 100) SELECT DISTINCT a.* FROM A AS a GLOBAL INNER JOIN (SELECT DISTINCT trace_id, span_id FROM up WHERE depth > 0 ) AS ancestors ON ancestors.trace_id = a.trace_id AND ancestors.span_id = a.span_id), __return_from_B AS (SELECT * FROM B WHERE trace_id IN (SELECT DISTINCT trace_id FROM A_INDIR_DESC_B)) SELECT timestamp, trace_id, span_id, name, duration_nano, parent_span_id, trace_state AS `trace_state`, flags AS `flags`, kind AS `kind`, kind_string AS `kind_string`, status_code AS `status_code`, status_message AS `status_message`, status_code_string AS `status_code_string`, events AS `events`, links AS `links`, response_status_code AS `response_status_code`, external_http_url AS `external_http_url`, http_url AS `http_url`, external_http_method AS `external_http_method`, http_method AS `http_method`, http_host AS `http_host`, db_name AS `db_name`, db_operation AS `db_operation`, has_error AS `has_error`, is_remote AS `is_remote`, attributes_string, attributes_number, attributes_bool, resources_string FROM __return_from_B ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? SETTINGS distributed_product_mode='allow', max_memory_usage=10000000000",
+				Query: "WITH toDateTime64(1747947419000000000, 9) AS t_from, toDateTime64(1747983448000000000, 9) AS t_to, 1747945619 AS bucket_from, 1747983448 AS bucket_to, all_spans AS (SELECT *, resource_string_service$$name AS `service.name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_A AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), A AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_A) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_B AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), B AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_B) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_INDIR_DESC_B AS (WITH RECURSIVE up AS (SELECT d.trace_id, d.span_id, d.parent_span_id, 0 AS depth FROM B AS d UNION ALL SELECT p.trace_id, p.span_id, p.parent_span_id, up.depth + 1 FROM all_spans AS p JOIN up ON p.trace_id = up.trace_id AND p.span_id = up.parent_span_id WHERE up.depth < 100) SELECT DISTINCT a.* FROM A AS a GLOBAL INNER JOIN (SELECT DISTINCT trace_id, span_id FROM up WHERE depth > 0 ) AS ancestors ON ancestors.trace_id = a.trace_id AND ancestors.span_id = a.span_id), __return_from_B AS (SELECT * FROM B WHERE trace_id IN (SELECT DISTINCT trace_id FROM A_INDIR_DESC_B)) SELECT timestamp, trace_id, span_id, name, duration_nano, parent_span_id FROM __return_from_B ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? SETTINGS distributed_product_mode='allow', max_memory_usage=10000000000",
 				Args:  []any{"1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "gateway", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"gateway%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "database", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"database%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ func TestTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "WITH toDateTime64(1747947419000000000, 9) AS t_from, toDateTime64(1747983448000000000, 9) AS t_to, 1747945619 AS bucket_from, 1747983448 AS bucket_to, all_spans AS (SELECT *, resource_string_service$$name AS `service.name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_A AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), A AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_A) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_B AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), B AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_B) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_INDIR_DESC_B AS (WITH RECURSIVE up AS (SELECT d.trace_id, d.span_id, d.parent_span_id, 0 AS depth FROM B AS d UNION ALL SELECT p.trace_id, p.span_id, p.parent_span_id, up.depth + 1 FROM all_spans AS p JOIN up ON p.trace_id = up.trace_id AND p.span_id = up.parent_span_id WHERE up.depth < 100) SELECT DISTINCT a.* FROM A AS a GLOBAL INNER JOIN (SELECT DISTINCT trace_id, span_id FROM up WHERE depth > 0 ) AS ancestors ON ancestors.trace_id = a.trace_id AND ancestors.span_id = a.span_id), __resource_filter_C AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), C AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_C) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_INDIR_DESC_B_AND_C AS (SELECT l.* FROM A_INDIR_DESC_B AS l INNER JOIN C AS r ON l.trace_id = r.trace_id), __return_from_C AS (SELECT * FROM C WHERE trace_id IN (SELECT DISTINCT trace_id FROM A_INDIR_DESC_B_AND_C)) SELECT timestamp, trace_id, span_id, name, duration_nano, parent_span_id, trace_state AS `trace_state`, flags AS `flags`, kind AS `kind`, kind_string AS `kind_string`, status_code AS `status_code`, status_message AS `status_message`, status_code_string AS `status_code_string`, events AS `events`, links AS `links`, response_status_code AS `response_status_code`, external_http_url AS `external_http_url`, http_url AS `http_url`, external_http_method AS `external_http_method`, http_method AS `http_method`, http_host AS `http_host`, db_name AS `db_name`, db_operation AS `db_operation`, has_error AS `has_error`, is_remote AS `is_remote`, attributes_string, attributes_number, attributes_bool, resources_string FROM __return_from_C ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? SETTINGS distributed_product_mode='allow', max_memory_usage=10000000000",
+				Query: "WITH toDateTime64(1747947419000000000, 9) AS t_from, toDateTime64(1747983448000000000, 9) AS t_to, 1747945619 AS bucket_from, 1747983448 AS bucket_to, all_spans AS (SELECT *, resource_string_service$$name AS `service.name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_A AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), A AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_A) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), __resource_filter_B AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), B AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_B) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_INDIR_DESC_B AS (WITH RECURSIVE up AS (SELECT d.trace_id, d.span_id, d.parent_span_id, 0 AS depth FROM B AS d UNION ALL SELECT p.trace_id, p.span_id, p.parent_span_id, up.depth + 1 FROM all_spans AS p JOIN up ON p.trace_id = up.trace_id AND p.span_id = up.parent_span_id WHERE up.depth < 100) SELECT DISTINCT a.* FROM A AS a GLOBAL INNER JOIN (SELECT DISTINCT trace_id, span_id FROM up WHERE depth > 0 ) AS ancestors ON ancestors.trace_id = a.trace_id AND ancestors.span_id = a.span_id), __resource_filter_C AS (SELECT fingerprint FROM signoz_traces.distributed_traces_v3_resource WHERE (simpleJSONExtractString(labels, 'service.name') = ? AND labels LIKE ? AND labels LIKE ?) AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start >= ? AND seen_at_ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY fingerprint), C AS (SELECT * FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE resource_fingerprint GLOBAL IN (SELECT fingerprint FROM __resource_filter_C) AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ?), A_INDIR_DESC_B_AND_C AS (SELECT l.* FROM A_INDIR_DESC_B AS l INNER JOIN C AS r ON l.trace_id = r.trace_id), __return_from_C AS (SELECT * FROM C WHERE trace_id IN (SELECT DISTINCT trace_id FROM A_INDIR_DESC_B_AND_C)) SELECT timestamp, trace_id, span_id, name, duration_nano, parent_span_id FROM __return_from_C ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? SETTINGS distributed_product_mode='allow', max_memory_usage=10000000000",
 				Args:  []any{"1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "gateway", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"gateway%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "database", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"database%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "auth", "%service.name%", "%service.name\":\"auth%", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
--- a/pkg/types/dashboardtypes/dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/types/dashboardtypes/dashboard.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ var (
 	ErrCodeDashboardInvalidWidgetQuery = errors.MustNewCode("dashboard_invalid_widget_query")
 	ErrCodeDashboardInvalidSource      = errors.MustNewCode("dashboard_invalid_source")
 	ErrCodeDashboardImmutable          = errors.MustNewCode("dashboard_immutable")
+	ErrCodeDashboardInvalidPatch       = errors.MustNewCode("dashboard_invalid_patch")
 )

 type StorableDashboard struct {
--- a/pkg/types/dashboardtypes/perses_dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/types/dashboardtypes/perses_dashboard.go
@@ -62,6 +62,54 @@ type DashboardV2 struct {
 	Spec DashboardSpec   `json:"spec" required:"true"`
 }

+func (d *DashboardV2) CanUpdate() error {
+	if d.Source == SourceIntegration {
+		return errors.Newf(errors.TypeInvalidInput, ErrCodeDashboardImmutable, "integration dashboards cannot be modified")
+	}
+	if d.Locked {
+		return errors.Newf(errors.TypeInvalidInput, errors.CodeInvalidInput, "cannot update a locked dashboard, please unlock the dashboard to update")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *DashboardV2) Update(updatable UpdatableDashboardV2, updatedBy string, resolvedTags []*tagtypes.Tag) error {
+	if err := d.CanUpdate(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if updatable.Name != d.Name {
+		return errors.NewInvalidInputf(ErrCodeDashboardImmutable, "name is immutable; cannot change from %q to %q", d.Name, updatable.Name)
+	}
+	d.DashboardV2MetadataBase = updatable.DashboardV2MetadataBase
+	d.Tags = resolvedTags
+	d.Spec = updatable.Spec
+	d.UpdatedBy = updatedBy
+	d.UpdatedAt = time.Now()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *DashboardV2) CanLockUnlock(isAdmin bool, updatedBy string) error {
+	if d.Source == SourceIntegration {
+		return errors.Newf(errors.TypeInvalidInput, ErrCodeDashboardImmutable, "integration dashboards cannot be locked or unlocked")
+	}
+	if d.Source == SourceSystem {
+		return errors.Newf(errors.TypeInvalidInput, ErrCodeDashboardImmutable, "system dashboards cannot be locked or unlocked")
+	}
+	if d.CreatedBy != updatedBy && !isAdmin {
+		return errors.Newf(errors.TypeForbidden, errors.CodeForbidden, "you are not authorized to lock/unlock this dashboard")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *DashboardV2) LockUnlock(lock bool, isAdmin bool, updatedBy string) error {
+	if err := d.CanLockUnlock(isAdmin, updatedBy); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	d.Locked = lock
+	d.UpdatedBy = updatedBy
+	d.UpdatedAt = time.Now()
+	return nil
+}
+
 type DashboardV2MetadataBase struct {
 	SchemaVersion string `json:"schemaVersion" required:"true"`
 	Image         string `json:"image,omitempty"`
@@ -126,7 +174,7 @@ func (p *PostableDashboardV2) Validate() error {
 	if err := p.validateName(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := p.validateTags(); err != nil {
+	if err := validateDashboardTags(p.Tags); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return p.Spec.Validate()
@@ -193,11 +241,11 @@ func generateDashboardName(displayName string) string {
 	return prefix + "-" + string(suffix)
 }

-func (p *PostableDashboardV2) validateTags() error {
-	if len(p.Tags) > MaxTagsPerDashboard {
+func validateDashboardTags(tags []tagtypes.PostableTag) error {
+	if len(tags) > MaxTagsPerDashboard {
 		return errors.NewInvalidInputf(ErrCodeDashboardInvalidInput, "a dashboard can have at most %d tags", MaxTagsPerDashboard)
 	}
-	for _, tag := range p.Tags {
+	for _, tag := range tags {
 		if _, reserved := reservedDSLKeys[DSLKey(strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(tag.Key)))]; reserved {
 			return errors.NewInvalidInputf(ErrCodeDashboardInvalidInput, "tag key %q is reserved", tag.Key)
 		}
@@ -263,6 +311,57 @@ func (s StorableDashboardV2Data) toStorableDashboardData() (StorableDashboardDat

 type StorableDashboardV2Metadata = DashboardV2MetadataBase

+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Updatable
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+type UpdatableDashboardV2 struct {
+	DashboardV2MetadataBase
+	Name string                 `json:"name" required:"true"`
+	Tags []tagtypes.PostableTag `json:"tags" required:"true"`
+	Spec DashboardSpec          `json:"spec" required:"true"`
+}
+
+func (u *UpdatableDashboardV2) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(data))
+	dec.DisallowUnknownFields()
+	type alias UpdatableDashboardV2
+	var tmp alias
+	if err := dec.Decode(&tmp); err != nil {
+		return errors.WrapInvalidInputf(err, ErrCodeDashboardInvalidInput, "%s", err.Error())
+	}
+	*u = UpdatableDashboardV2(tmp)
+	if u.Spec.Display == nil {
+		u.Spec.Display = &common.Display{}
+	}
+	if u.Spec.Display.Name == "" {
+		u.Spec.Display.Name = u.Name
+	}
+	return u.Validate()
+}
+
+func (u *UpdatableDashboardV2) Validate() error {
+	if u.SchemaVersion != SchemaVersion {
+		return errors.NewInvalidInputf(ErrCodeDashboardInvalidInput, "schemaVersion must be %q, got %q", SchemaVersion, u.SchemaVersion)
+	}
+	if err := validateDashboardName(u.Name); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := validateDashboardTags(u.Tags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return u.Spec.Validate()
+}
+
+func (d DashboardV2) toUpdatableDashboardV2() UpdatableDashboardV2 {
+	return UpdatableDashboardV2{
+		DashboardV2MetadataBase: d.DashboardV2MetadataBase,
+		Name:                    d.Name,
+		Tags:                    tagtypes.NewPostableTagsFromTags(d.Tags),
+		Spec:                    d.Spec,
+	}
+}
+
 // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 // Convertors
 // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
--- a/pkg/types/dashboardtypes/perses_dashboard_patch.go
+++ b/pkg/types/dashboardtypes/perses_dashboard_patch.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package dashboardtypes
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/valuer"
+	jsonpatch "github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5"
+	"github.com/swaggest/jsonschema-go"
+)
+
+// PatchableDashboardV2 is an RFC 6902 patch request.
+type PatchableDashboardV2 struct {
+	// Ops shapes the OpenAPI schema; tagged so swaggest reflects it.
+	Ops []JSONPatchOperation `json:"ops"`
+	// patch holds the decoded payload, set by UnmarshalJSON.
+	patch jsonpatch.Patch
+}
+
+// PrepareJSONSchema collapses the struct's object schema into the bare ops array.
+func (PatchableDashboardV2) PrepareJSONSchema(s *jsonschema.Schema) error {
+	// Called on several passes; only the one with built properties carries `ops`.
+	ops, ok := s.Properties["ops"]
+	if !ok || ops.TypeObject == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	*s = *ops.TypeObject
+	return nil
+}
+
+type JSONPatchOperation struct {
+	Op   PatchOp `json:"op" required:"true"`
+	Path string  `json:"path" required:"true" description:"JSON Pointer (RFC 6901) into the dashboard's postable shape — e.g. /spec/display/name, /spec/panels/<id>, /spec/panels/<id>/spec/queries/0, /tags/-."`
+	// `value` is required for add/replace/test.
+	Value any `json:"value,omitempty" description:"Value to add/replace/test against. The expected type depends on the path. Common shapes (see referenced schemas for the exact field set): /spec/panels/<id> takes a DashboardtypesPanel; /spec/panels/<id>/spec/queries/N (or /-) takes a DashboardtypesQuery; /spec/variables/N takes a DashboardtypesVariable; /spec/layouts/N takes a DashboardtypesLayout; /tags/N (or /-) takes a TagtypesPostableTag; /spec/display/name and other leaf string fields take a string. Required for add/replace/test; ignored for remove/move/copy."`
+	// `from` is required for move/copy.
+	From string `json:"from,omitempty" description:"Source JSON Pointer for move/copy ops; ignored for other ops."`
+}
+
+// PatchOp covers the six RFC 6902 JSON Patch verbs.
+type PatchOp struct{ valuer.String }
+
+var (
+	PatchOpAdd     = PatchOp{valuer.NewString("add")}
+	PatchOpRemove  = PatchOp{valuer.NewString("remove")}
+	PatchOpReplace = PatchOp{valuer.NewString("replace")}
+	PatchOpMove    = PatchOp{valuer.NewString("move")}
+	PatchOpCopy    = PatchOp{valuer.NewString("copy")}
+	PatchOpTest    = PatchOp{valuer.NewString("test")}
+)
+
+func (PatchOp) Enum() []any {
+	return []any{PatchOpAdd, PatchOpRemove, PatchOpReplace, PatchOpMove, PatchOpCopy, PatchOpTest}
+}
+
+func (p *PatchableDashboardV2) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	patch, err := jsonpatch.DecodePatch(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.New(errors.TypeInvalidInput, ErrCodeDashboardInvalidPatch, "request body is not a valid RFC 6902 JSON Patch document").WithAdditional(err.Error())
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &p.Ops); err != nil {
+		return errors.New(errors.TypeInvalidInput, ErrCodeDashboardInvalidPatch, "request body is not a valid RFC 6902 JSON Patch document").WithAdditional(err.Error())
+	}
+	p.patch = patch
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p PatchableDashboardV2) Apply(existing *DashboardV2) (*UpdatableDashboardV2, error) {
+	existingAsUpdatable := existing.toUpdatableDashboardV2()
+	raw, err := json.Marshal(existingAsUpdatable)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.WrapInternalf(err, errors.CodeInternal, "marshal existing dashboard for patch")
+	}
+	patched, err := p.patch.ApplyWithOptions(raw, &jsonpatch.ApplyOptions{AllowMissingPathOnRemove: true, EnsurePathExistsOnAdd: true})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, errors.TypeInvalidInput, ErrCodeDashboardInvalidPatch, "JSON Patch could not be applied to the target dashboard")
+	}
+	out := &UpdatableDashboardV2{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(patched, out); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
--- a/pkg/types/dashboardtypes/perses_dashboard_patch_test.go
+++ b/pkg/types/dashboardtypes/perses_dashboard_patch_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,569 @@
+package dashboardtypes
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/tagtypes"
+	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/valuer"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// basePostableJSON is the postable shape of a small but realistic v2
+// dashboard used as the base document for patch tests. Each panel carries
+// one builder query in the same shape production dashboards use
+// (aggregations, filter, groupBy populated), and the dashboard has one
+// variable — the variable is not patched in any test here, that's
+// covered in a separate variable-focused suite.
+const basePostableJSON = `{
+	"schemaVersion": "v6",
+	"name": "service-overview",
+	"tags": [{"key": "team", "value": "alpha"}, {"key": "env", "value": "prod"}],
+	"spec": {
+		"display": {"name": "Service overview"},
+		"variables": [
+			{
+				"kind": "ListVariable",
+				"spec": {
+					"name": "service",
+					"allowAllValue": true,
+					"allowMultiple": false,
+					"plugin": {
+						"kind": "signoz/DynamicVariable",
+						"spec": {"name": "service.name", "signal": "metrics"}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		],
+		"panels": {
+			"p1": {
+				"kind": "Panel",
+				"spec": {
+					"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/TimeSeriesPanel", "spec": {}},
+					"queries": [
+						{
+							"kind": "TimeSeriesQuery",
+							"spec": {"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/BuilderQuery", "spec": {
+								"name": "A",
+								"signal": "metrics",
+								"aggregations": [{
+									"metricName": "signoz_calls_total",
+									"temporality": "cumulative",
+									"timeAggregation": "rate",
+									"spaceAggregation": "sum"
+								}],
+								"filter": {"expression": "service.name IN $service"},
+								"groupBy": [{"name": "service.name", "fieldDataType": "string", "fieldContext": "tag"}]
+							}}}
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			},
+			"p2": {
+				"kind": "Panel",
+				"spec": {
+					"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/NumberPanel", "spec": {}},
+					"queries": [
+						{
+							"kind": "TimeSeriesQuery",
+							"spec": {"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/BuilderQuery", "spec": {
+								"name": "X",
+								"signal": "metrics",
+								"aggregations": [{
+									"metricName": "signoz_latency_count",
+									"temporality": "cumulative",
+									"timeAggregation": "rate",
+									"spaceAggregation": "sum"
+								}]
+							}}}
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		"layouts": [
+			{
+				"kind": "Grid",
+				"spec": {
+					"display": {"title": "Row 1"},
+					"items": [
+						{"x": 0, "y": 0, "width": 6, "height": 6, "content": {"$ref": "#/spec/panels/p1"}},
+						{"x": 6, "y": 0, "width": 6, "height": 6, "content": {"$ref": "#/spec/panels/p2"}}
+					]
+				}
+			}
+		],
+		"duration": "1h"
+	}
+}`
+
+func TestPatchableDashboardV2_Apply(t *testing.T) {
+	// Apply doesn't mutate the input *DashboardV2 — it marshals it to
+	// JSON, applies the patch, and unmarshals the result into a fresh
+	// struct. Sharing one base across subtests is safe.
+	var p PostableDashboardV2
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(basePostableJSON), &p), "base postable JSON must validate")
+	testOrgID := valuer.GenerateUUID()
+	base := p.NewDashboardV2(testOrgID, "somecreatedthisiguess@signoz.io", SourceUser)
+	base.Tags = []*tagtypes.Tag{
+		{Key: "team", Value: "alpha"},
+		{Key: "env", Value: "prod"},
+	}
+
+	decode := func(t *testing.T, body string) PatchableDashboardV2 {
+		t.Helper()
+		var patch PatchableDashboardV2
+		require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &patch))
+		return patch
+	}
+
+	// jsonOf marshals the patched dashboard back to JSON so subtests can
+	// assert on field values without reaching into the typed plugin specs.
+	jsonOf := func(t *testing.T, out *UpdatableDashboardV2) string {
+		t.Helper()
+		raw, err := json.Marshal(out)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		return string(raw)
+	}
+
+	// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	// Successful patches
+	// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+	t.Run("no-op preserves all fields", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, base.DashboardV2MetadataBase, out.DashboardV2MetadataBase)
+		assert.Equal(t, tagtypes.NewPostableTagsFromTags(base.Tags), out.Tags)
+		assert.Equal(t, base.Spec.Display.Name, out.Spec.Display.Name)
+		require.Equal(t, len(base.Spec.Panels), len(out.Spec.Panels))
+		for k, panel := range base.Spec.Panels {
+			require.Contains(t, out.Spec.Panels, k)
+			assert.Equal(t, panel.Spec.Plugin.Kind, out.Spec.Panels[k].Spec.Plugin.Kind)
+		}
+		assert.Len(t, out.Tags, len(base.Tags))
+		assert.Len(t, out.Spec.Variables, len(base.Spec.Variables))
+		assert.Len(t, out.Spec.Layouts, len(base.Spec.Layouts))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("add metadata image", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "add", "path": "/image", "value": "https://example.com/img.png"}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "https://example.com/img.png", out.Image)
+		assert.Equal(t, SchemaVersion, out.SchemaVersion, "schemaVersion preserved")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("replace display name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/display/name", "value": "Renamed"}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "Renamed", out.Spec.Display.Name)
+	})
+
+	// Per RFC 6902 § 4.1, `add` on an existing object member replaces the
+	// existing value rather than erroring — same effect as `replace`.
+	t.Run("add overwrites existing display name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "add", "path": "/spec/display/name", "value": "Overwritten"}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "Overwritten", out.Spec.Display.Name)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("add data refreshInterval", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "add", "path": "/spec/refreshInterval", "value": "30s"}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "30s", string(out.Spec.RefreshInterval))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("add panel leaves others untouched", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{
+			"op": "add",
+			"path": "/spec/panels/p3",
+			"value": {
+				"kind": "Panel",
+				"spec": {
+					"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/TablePanel", "spec": {}},
+					"queries": [{
+						"kind": "TimeSeriesQuery",
+						"spec": {"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/BuilderQuery", "spec": {
+							"name": "A",
+							"signal": "logs",
+							"aggregations": [{"expression": "count()"}]
+						}}}
+					}]
+				}
+			}
+		}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Len(t, out.Spec.Panels, 3)
+		assert.Contains(t, out.Spec.Panels, "p3")
+		// Plugin specs round-trip through MarshalJSON which resolves defaults
+		// (e.g. timePreference → "global_time"), so compare the serialized
+		// shape rather than the in-memory structs to skip that normalization.
+		for _, id := range []string{"p1", "p2"} {
+			wantJSON, err := json.Marshal(base.Spec.Panels[id])
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			gotJSON, err := json.Marshal(out.Spec.Panels[id])
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.JSONEq(t, string(wantJSON), string(gotJSON), "panel %s untouched", id)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("replace single panel", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{
+			"op": "replace",
+			"path": "/spec/panels/p2",
+			"value": {
+				"kind": "Panel",
+				"spec": {
+					"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/BarChartPanel", "spec": {}},
+					"queries": [{
+						"kind": "TimeSeriesQuery",
+						"spec": {"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/BuilderQuery", "spec": {
+							"name": "A",
+							"signal": "metrics",
+							"aggregations": [{
+								"metricName": "signoz_calls_total",
+								"temporality": "cumulative",
+								"timeAggregation": "rate",
+								"spaceAggregation": "sum"
+							}]
+						}}}
+					}]
+				}
+			}
+		}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, PanelPluginKind("signoz/BarChartPanel"), out.Spec.Panels["p2"].Spec.Plugin.Kind)
+		assert.Equal(t, PanelPluginKind("signoz/TimeSeriesPanel"), out.Spec.Panels["p1"].Spec.Plugin.Kind, "p1 untouched")
+	})
+
+	// Removing a panel realistically also drops its layout item — exercise
+	// the multi-op shape the UI sends.
+	t.Run("remove panel and its layout item", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[
+			{"op": "remove", "path": "/spec/panels/p2"},
+			{"op": "remove", "path": "/spec/layouts/0/spec/items/1"}
+		]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Len(t, out.Spec.Panels, 1)
+		assert.Contains(t, out.Spec.Panels, "p1")
+		assert.NotContains(t, out.Spec.Panels, "p2")
+		raw := jsonOf(t, out)
+		assert.NotContains(t, raw, `"$ref":"#/spec/panels/p2"`)
+		assert.Contains(t, raw, `"$ref":"#/spec/panels/p1"`)
+	})
+
+	// The headline use case: edit a single field of a single query inside
+	// one panel without re-sending any other part of the dashboard.
+	t.Run("rename single query inside panel", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{
+			"op": "replace",
+			"path": "/spec/panels/p1/spec/queries/0/spec/plugin/spec/name",
+			"value": "renamed"
+		}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		require.Len(t, out.Spec.Panels["p1"].Spec.Queries, 1)
+		assert.Contains(t, jsonOf(t, out), `"name":"renamed"`)
+	})
+
+	// Replace a query at a specific index — swaps query "A" out for "B"
+	// without re-sending the rest of the panel.
+	t.Run("replace query at index", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{
+			"op": "replace",
+			"path": "/spec/panels/p1/spec/queries/0",
+			"value": {
+				"kind": "TimeSeriesQuery",
+				"spec": {"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/BuilderQuery", "spec": {
+					"name": "B",
+					"signal": "metrics",
+					"aggregations": [{
+						"metricName": "signoz_db_calls_total",
+						"temporality": "cumulative",
+						"timeAggregation": "rate",
+						"spaceAggregation": "sum"
+					}]
+				}}}
+			}
+		}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, out.Spec.Panels["p1"].Spec.Queries, 1)
+		raw := jsonOf(t, out)
+		assert.Contains(t, raw, `"name":"B"`)
+		assert.NotContains(t, raw, `"name":"A"`)
+	})
+
+	// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	// Layout edits
+	// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+	t.Run("move panel by editing layout x coordinate", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/layouts/0/spec/items/0/x", "value": 6}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		raw := jsonOf(t, out)
+		// The first item used to live at x=0, now lives at x=6.
+		assert.Contains(t, raw, `"x":6,"y":0,"width":6,"height":6,"content":{"$ref":"#/spec/panels/p1"}`)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("resize panel by editing layout width", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/layouts/0/spec/items/0/width", "value": 12}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		raw := jsonOf(t, out)
+		assert.Contains(t, raw, `"width":12`)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("rename layout row title", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/layouts/0/spec/display/title", "value": "Latency"}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, jsonOf(t, out), `"title":"Latency"`)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("append layout item", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{
+			"op": "add",
+			"path": "/spec/layouts/0/spec/items/-",
+			"value": {"x": 0, "y": 6, "width": 12, "height": 6, "content": {"$ref": "#/spec/panels/p1"}}
+		}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		// Item count went 2 → 3.
+		raw := jsonOf(t, out)
+		assert.Equal(t, 3, strings.Count(raw, `"$ref":"#/spec/panels/`))
+	})
+
+	// Composing add-panel + add-layout-item is the realistic shape of the
+	// "add a new chart to my dashboard" UI flow — exercise it end-to-end.
+	t.Run("add panel and corresponding layout item", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[
+			{
+				"op": "add",
+				"path": "/spec/panels/p3",
+				"value": {
+					"kind": "Panel",
+					"spec": {
+						"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/TablePanel", "spec": {}},
+						"queries": [{
+							"kind": "TimeSeriesQuery",
+							"spec": {"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/BuilderQuery", "spec": {
+								"name": "A",
+								"signal": "logs",
+								"aggregations": [{"expression": "count()"}]
+							}}}
+						}]
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			{
+				"op": "add",
+				"path": "/spec/layouts/0/spec/items/-",
+				"value": {"x": 0, "y": 6, "width": 12, "height": 6, "content": {"$ref": "#/spec/panels/p3"}}
+			}
+		]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Len(t, out.Spec.Panels, 3)
+		raw := jsonOf(t, out)
+		assert.Contains(t, raw, `"$ref":"#/spec/panels/p3"`)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("append tag", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "add", "path": "/tags/-", "value": {"key": "env", "value": "staging"}}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, out.Tags, 3)
+		assert.Equal(t, "env", out.Tags[2].Key)
+		assert.Equal(t, "staging", out.Tags[2].Value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("append tag when none exist", func(t *testing.T) {
+		noTagsBase := &DashboardV2{
+			DashboardV2MetadataBase: base.DashboardV2MetadataBase,
+			Name:                    base.Name,
+			Tags:                    nil,
+			Spec:                    base.Spec,
+		}
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "add", "path": "/tags/-", "value": {"key": "team", "value": "new"}}]`).Apply(noTagsBase)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, out.Tags, 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, "team", out.Tags[0].Key)
+		assert.Equal(t, "new", out.Tags[0].Value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("replace tag value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "replace", "path": "/tags/0/value", "value": "beta"}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, out.Tags, 2)
+		assert.Equal(t, "team", out.Tags[0].Key)
+		assert.Equal(t, "beta", out.Tags[0].Value)
+		assert.Equal(t, "env", out.Tags[1].Key, "tag at index 1 untouched")
+		assert.Equal(t, "prod", out.Tags[1].Value, "tag at index 1 untouched")
+		for _, tag := range out.Tags {
+			assert.NotEqual(t, "alpha", tag.Value, "old tag value must be gone")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple ops applied in order", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[
+			{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/display/name", "value": "Multi-step"},
+			{"op": "remove",  "path": "/spec/panels/p2"},
+			{"op": "add",     "path": "/tags/-", "value": {"key": "env", "value": "staging"}}
+		]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "Multi-step", out.Spec.Display.Name)
+		assert.Len(t, out.Spec.Panels, 1)
+		assert.Len(t, out.Tags, 3)
+	})
+
+	// `test` is an RFC 6902 precondition op: aborts the patch if the value
+	// at the path doesn't equal the supplied value. Used for optimistic
+	// concurrency. Here it matches, so the subsequent ops apply.
+	t.Run("test op passes", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[
+			{"op": "test",    "path": "/spec/display/name", "value": "Service overview"},
+			{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/display/name", "value": "Confirmed"}
+		]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "Confirmed", out.Spec.Display.Name)
+	})
+
+	// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	// Failure cases
+	// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+	t.Run("decode rejects non-array body", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var patch PatchableDashboardV2
+		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(`{"op": "replace"}`), &patch)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("decode rejects malformed JSON", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var patch PatchableDashboardV2
+		// Outer json.Unmarshal rejects non-JSON before PatchableDashboardV2's
+		// UnmarshalJSON runs, so the error is a stdlib SyntaxError rather
+		// than the InvalidInput-classified wrap.
+		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(`not json`), &patch)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	// `test` precondition fails — the whole patch is rejected, including
+	// the subsequent replace.
+	t.Run("test op failure rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := decode(t, `[
+			{"op": "test", "path": "/spec/display/name", "value": "Wrong"},
+			{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/display/name", "value": "Should not apply"}
+		]`).Apply(base)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	// Lenient apply (AllowMissingPathOnRemove): removing a path that doesn't
+	// exist is a no-op rather than an error, so removes are idempotent.
+	t.Run("remove at missing path is a no-op", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "remove", "path": "/spec/panels/does-not-exist"}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, len(base.Spec.Panels), len(out.Spec.Panels), "existing panels untouched")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("remove schemaVersion rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "remove", "path": "/schemaVersion"}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("wrong schemaVersion rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "replace", "path": "/schemaVersion", "value": "v5"}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), SchemaVersion)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("empty display name defaults to dashboard name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/display/name", "value": ""}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, base.Name, out.Spec.Display.Name, "empty display.name should default from name")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("unknown top-level field rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "add", "path": "/bogus", "value": 42}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "bogus")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid panel kind rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := decode(t, `[{
+			"op": "replace",
+			"path": "/spec/panels/p1",
+			"value": {
+				"kind": "Panel",
+				"spec": {"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/NotAPanel", "spec": {}}}
+			}
+		}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "NotAPanel")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("query kind incompatible with panel rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// PromQLQuery is not allowed on ListPanel — verify the cross-check
+		// in Validate still runs after a patch.
+		_, err := decode(t, `[{
+			"op": "replace",
+			"path": "/spec/panels/p2",
+			"value": {
+				"kind": "Panel",
+				"spec": {
+					"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/ListPanel", "spec": {}},
+					"queries": [{"kind": "TimeSeriesQuery", "spec": {"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/PromQLQuery", "spec": {"name": "A", "query": "up"}}}}]
+				}
+			}
+		}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("removing the only query rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Validate requires exactly one query per panel — leaving zero is rejected.
+		_, err := decode(t, `[{"op": "remove", "path": "/spec/panels/p2/spec/queries/0"}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "panel must have one query")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("two direct queries rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Validate requires exactly one query per panel. To display multiple
+		// data sources in one panel, wrap them in a CompositeQuery (see the
+		// "replace query with composite" subtest below).
+		_, err := decode(t, `[{
+			"op": "replace",
+			"path": "/spec/panels/p1",
+			"value": {
+				"kind": "Panel",
+				"spec": {
+					"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/TimeSeriesPanel", "spec": {}},
+					"queries": [
+						{"kind": "TimeSeriesQuery", "spec": {"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/BuilderQuery", "spec": {
+							"name": "A", "signal": "metrics",
+							"aggregations": [{"metricName": "signoz_calls_total", "temporality": "cumulative", "timeAggregation": "rate", "spaceAggregation": "sum"}]
+						}}}},
+						{"kind": "TimeSeriesQuery", "spec": {"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/BuilderQuery", "spec": {
+							"name": "B", "signal": "metrics",
+							"aggregations": [{"metricName": "signoz_db_calls_total", "temporality": "cumulative", "timeAggregation": "rate", "spaceAggregation": "sum"}]
+						}}}}
+					]
+				}
+			}
+		}]`).Apply(base)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "panel must have one query")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("too many tags rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Base already has 2 tags; add 9 more to exceed MaxTagsPerDashboard (10).
+		_, err := decode(t, `[
+			{"op": "add", "path": "/tags/-", "value": {"key": "t", "value": "1"}},
+			{"op": "add", "path": "/tags/-", "value": {"key": "t", "value": "2"}},
+			{"op": "add", "path": "/tags/-", "value": {"key": "t", "value": "3"}},
+			{"op": "add", "path": "/tags/-", "value": {"key": "t", "value": "4"}},
+			{"op": "add", "path": "/tags/-", "value": {"key": "t", "value": "5"}},
+			{"op": "add", "path": "/tags/-", "value": {"key": "t", "value": "6"}},
+			{"op": "add", "path": "/tags/-", "value": {"key": "t", "value": "7"}},
+			{"op": "add", "path": "/tags/-", "value": {"key": "t", "value": "8"}},
+			{"op": "add", "path": "/tags/-", "value": {"key": "t", "value": "9"}}
+		]`).Apply(base)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "at most")
+	})
+}
--- a/pkg/types/querybuildertypes/querybuildertypesv5/resp.go
+++ b/pkg/types/querybuildertypes/querybuildertypesv5/resp.go
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ type RawStream struct {
 	Error chan error
 }

-
 func roundToNonZeroDecimals(val float64, n int) float64 {
 	if val == 0 || math.IsNaN(val) || math.IsInf(val, 0) {
 		return val
--- a/pkg/types/spantypes/event.go
+++ b/pkg/types/spantypes/event.go
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-package spantypes
-
-import "encoding/json"
-
-// The Event struct has the data exactly store in the db, while EventV2 is more of what we want to send to client.
-type EventV2 struct {
-	Name         string         `json:"name"`
-	TimeUnixNano uint64         `json:"timeUnixNano"`
-	Attributes   map[string]any `json:"attributes,omitempty"`
-	IsError      bool           `json:"isError,omitempty"`
-}
-
-// Link is the response shape for a span link.
-// The refType field is intentionally not decoded; it's a Jaeger-era
-// concept that OTel doesn't model, so we drop it on the way out.
-type Link struct {
-	TraceID string `json:"traceId,omitempty"`
-	SpanID  string `json:"spanId,omitempty"`
-}
-
-// ParseEvents column (Array(String) of JSON-encoded events) into a slice of Event values.
-// Malformed entries are skipped.
-func ParseEvents(raw any) []EventV2 {
-	strs, ok := raw.([]string)
-	if !ok {
-		return []EventV2{}
-	}
-	events := make([]EventV2, 0, len(strs))
-	for _, s := range strs {
-		var e Event
-		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &e); err != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		events = append(events, EventV2{
-			Name:         e.Name,
-			TimeUnixNano: e.TimeUnixNano,
-			Attributes:   e.AttributeMap,
-			IsError:      false,
-		})
-	}
-	return events
-}
-
-func ParseLinks(raw any) []Link {
-	s, ok := raw.(string)
-	if !ok || s == "" {
-		return []Link{}
-	}
-	var links []Link
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &links); err != nil {
-		return []Link{}
-	}
-	return links
-}
--- a/pkg/types/spantypes/waterfall_span.go
+++ b/pkg/types/spantypes/waterfall_span.go
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ func (p *PostableWaterfall) Validate() error {
 }

 // Event represents a span event.
-// todo():depricate this and use EventV2 everywhere instead while sending to client.
 type Event struct {
 	Name         string         `json:"name,omitempty"`
 	TimeUnixNano uint64         `json:"timeUnixNano,omitempty"`
--- a/tests/fixtures/traces.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/traces.py
@@ -16,42 +16,6 @@ from fixtures import types
 from fixtures.fingerprint import LogsOrTracesFingerprint
 from fixtures.time import parse_duration, parse_timestamp

-# All keys returned by the trace list endpoint when selectFields is empty:
-# every intrinsic and calculated column, plus the merged `attributes` and
-# `resource` maps that wrap the contextual columns in the response layer.
-ALL_SELECT_FIELDS = [
-    # all intrinsic columns
-    "timestamp",
-    "trace_id",
-    "span_id",
-    "trace_state",
-    "parent_span_id",
-    "flags",
-    "name",
-    "kind",
-    "kind_string",
-    "duration_nano",
-    "status_code",
-    "status_message",
-    "status_code_string",
-    "events",
-    "links",
-    # all calculated columns
-    "response_status_code",
-    "external_http_url",
-    "http_url",
-    "external_http_method",
-    "http_method",
-    "http_host",
-    "db_name",
-    "db_operation",
-    "has_error",
-    "is_remote",
-    # all contextual columns (merged in response layer)
-    "attributes",
-    "resource",
-]
-

 class TracesKind(Enum):
    SPAN_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0
@@ -272,10 +236,9 @@ class Traces(ABC):
    attributes_number: dict[str, np.float64]
    attributes_bool: dict[str, bool]
    resources_string: dict[str, str]
-    # Accepting parsed events and links, but will be stored as list[str], str in db
-    events: list[dict[str, Any]]
-    links: list[dict[str, Any]]
    resource_json: dict[str, str]
+    events: list[str]
+    links: str
    response_status_code: str
    external_http_url: str
    http_url: str
@@ -465,17 +428,10 @@ class Traces(ABC):
                    )
                )

-        # Process events and derive error events. self.events holds the parsed
-        # response shape; np_arr() encodes back to the DB format on insert.
+        # Process events and derive error events
        self.events = []
        for event in events:
-            self.events.append(
-                {
-                    "name": event.name,
-                    "timeUnixNano": int(event.time_unix_nano),
-                    "attributes": dict(event.attribute_map),
-                }
-            )
+            self.events.append(json.dumps([event.name, event.time_unix_nano, event.attribute_map]))

            # Create error events for exception events (following Go exporter logic)
            if event.name == "exception":
@@ -497,26 +453,7 @@ class Traces(ABC):
                ),
            )

-        # self.links holds the parsed response shape (trace_id/span_id only;
-        # ref_type is dropped to match the API). np_arr() re-encodes for DB insert.
-        self.links = [{"traceId": link.trace_id, "spanId": link.span_id} for link in links_copy]
-        self._links_db = json.dumps(
-            [link.__dict__() for link in links_copy],
-            separators=(",", ":"),
-        )
-        # DB shape per event: {"name", "timeUnixNano", "attributeMap"}. Must match
-        # what the consume-layer parser in pkg/types/spantypes expects.
-        self._events_db = [
-            json.dumps(
-                {
-                    "name": event.name,
-                    "timeUnixNano": int(event.time_unix_nano),
-                    "attributeMap": dict(event.attribute_map),
-                },
-                separators=(",", ":"),
-            )
-            for event in events
-        ]
+        self.links = json.dumps([link.__dict__() for link in links_copy], separators=(",", ":"))

        # Initialize resource
        self.resource = []
@@ -631,8 +568,8 @@ class Traces(ABC):
                self.attributes_number,
                self.attributes_bool,
                self.resources_string,
-                self._events_db,
-                self._links_db,
+                self.events,
+                self.links,
                self.response_status_code,
                self.external_http_url,
                self.http_url,
--- a/tests/integration/tests/querier/04_traces.py
+++ b/tests/integration/tests/querier/04_traces.py
@@ -17,16 +17,7 @@ from fixtures.querier import (
    index_series_by_label,
    make_query_request,
 )
-from fixtures.traces import (
-    ALL_SELECT_FIELDS,
-    TraceIdGenerator,
-    Traces,
-    TracesEvent,
-    TracesKind,
-    TracesLink,
-    TracesRefType,
-    TracesStatusCode,
-)
+from fixtures.traces import TraceIdGenerator, Traces, TracesKind, TracesStatusCode


 def test_traces_list(
@@ -482,9 +473,7 @@ def test_traces_list(
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
    "payload,status_code,results",
    [
-        # Case 1: order by timestamp; empty selectFields returns the full
-        # response shape (all intrinsic + calculated columns plus the merged
-        # `attributes` and `resource` maps). x[3] (topic-service) is latest.
+        # Case 1: order by timestamp field which there in attributes as well
        pytest.param(
            {
                "type": "builder_query",
@@ -498,42 +487,19 @@ def test_traces_list(
            },
            HTTPStatus.OK,
            lambda x: [
-                {
-                    **x[3].attribute_string,
-                    **x[3].attributes_number,
-                    **x[3].attributes_bool,
-                },  # attributes
-                x[3].db_name,
-                x[3].db_operation,
-                int(x[3].duration_nano),
-                x[3].events,
-                x[3].external_http_method,
-                x[3].external_http_url,
-                int(x[3].flags),
-                x[3].has_error,
-                x[3].http_host,
-                x[3].http_method,
-                x[3].http_url,
-                x[3].is_remote,
-                int(x[3].kind),
-                x[3].kind_string,
-                x[3].links,
+                x[3].duration_nano,
                x[3].name,
-                x[3].parent_span_id,
-                x[3].resources_string,
                x[3].response_status_code,
+                x[3].service_name,
                x[3].span_id,
-                int(x[3].status_code),
-                x[3].status_code_string,
-                x[3].status_message,
                format_timestamp(x[3].timestamp),
                x[3].trace_id,
-                x[3].trace_state,
            ],  # type: Callable[[List[Traces]], List[Any]]
        ),
-        # Case 2: order by attribute.timestamp. The key resolves to the
-        # intrinsic span.timestamp column, so the latest span (x[3]) is
-        # returned with the same full response shape as Case 1.
+        # Case 2: order by attribute timestamp field which is there in attributes as well
+        # This should break but it doesn't because attribute.timestamp gets adjusted to timestamp
+        # because of default trace.timestamp gets added by default and bug in field mapper picks
+        # instrinsic field
        pytest.param(
            {
                "type": "builder_query",
@@ -547,37 +513,13 @@ def test_traces_list(
            },
            HTTPStatus.OK,
            lambda x: [
-                {
-                    **x[3].attribute_string,
-                    **x[3].attributes_number,
-                    **x[3].attributes_bool,
-                },  # attributes
-                x[3].db_name,
-                x[3].db_operation,
-                int(x[3].duration_nano),
-                x[3].events,
-                x[3].external_http_method,
-                x[3].external_http_url,
-                int(x[3].flags),
-                x[3].has_error,
-                x[3].http_host,
-                x[3].http_method,
-                x[3].http_url,
-                x[3].is_remote,
-                int(x[3].kind),
-                x[3].kind_string,
-                x[3].links,
+                x[3].duration_nano,
                x[3].name,
-                x[3].parent_span_id,
-                x[3].resources_string,
                x[3].response_status_code,
+                x[3].service_name,
                x[3].span_id,
-                int(x[3].status_code),
-                x[3].status_code_string,
-                x[3].status_message,
                format_timestamp(x[3].timestamp),
                x[3].trace_id,
-                x[3].trace_state,
            ],  # type: Callable[[List[Traces]], List[Any]]
        ),
        # Case 3: select timestamp with empty order by
@@ -600,7 +542,7 @@ def test_traces_list(
            ],  # type: Callable[[List[Traces]], List[Any]]
        ),
        # Case 4: select attribute.timestamp with empty order by
-        # This returns the one span which has attribute.timestamp
+        # This doesn't return any data because of where_clause using aliased timestamp
        pytest.param(
            {
                "type": "builder_query",
@@ -614,11 +556,7 @@ def test_traces_list(
                },
            },
            HTTPStatus.OK,
-            lambda x: [
-                x[0].span_id,
-                format_timestamp(x[0].timestamp),
-                x[0].trace_id,
-            ],  # type: Callable[[List[Traces]], List[Any]]
+            lambda x: [],  # type: Callable[[List[Traces]], List[Any]]
        ),
        # Case 5: select timestamp with timestamp order by
        pytest.param(
@@ -755,159 +693,6 @@ def test_traces_list_with_corrupt_data(
                assert data[key] == value


-def _verify_events_links_full(rows: list[dict], traces: list[Traces]) -> None:
-    """Empty-selectFields case: events/links arrive parsed into structured objects.
-    Every row's events/links should match the fixture's stored parsed shape
-    (the fixture's `.events`/`.links` mirror the API response shape directly).
-    """
-    for row, trace in zip(rows, traces, strict=True):
-        assert row["data"]["events"] == trace.events
-        assert row["data"]["links"] == trace.links
-        # Jaeger-era `refType` is dropped at the consume layer.
-        for link in row["data"]["links"]:
-            assert "refType" not in link
-
-
-def _verify_events_links_skip(rows: list[dict], traces: list[Traces]) -> None:
-    """Projected-selectFields case: nothing to verify beyond the key set."""
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "select_fields,status_code,expected_keys,verify_values",
-    [
-        pytest.param(
-            [],
-            HTTPStatus.OK,
-            ALL_SELECT_FIELDS,
-            _verify_events_links_full,
-        ),
-        pytest.param(
-            [
-                {"name": "service.name"},
-            ],
-            HTTPStatus.OK,
-            ["timestamp", "trace_id", "span_id", "service.name"],
-            _verify_events_links_skip,
-        ),
-    ],
-)
-def test_traces_list_with_select_fields(
-    signoz: types.SigNoz,
-    create_user_admin: None,  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
-    get_token: Callable[[str, str], str],
-    insert_traces: Callable[[list[Traces]], None],
-    select_fields: list[dict],
-    status_code: HTTPStatus,
-    expected_keys: list[str],
-    verify_values: Callable[[list[dict], list[Traces]], None],
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Setup:
-    Insert a root span with no events/links and a child span carrying two
-    events and one user-supplied link.
-
-    Tests:
-    1. Empty select fields should return all the fields, and the `events` /
-       `links` columns should arrive parsed into structured objects (events
-       carry `attributes`, links carry only `traceId`/`spanId` — refType is
-       dropped at the consume layer).
-    2. Non-empty select field should return the select field along with
-       timestamp, trace_id and span_id.
-    """
-    now = datetime.now(tz=UTC).replace(second=0, microsecond=0)
-
-    parent_trace_id = TraceIdGenerator.trace_id()
-    parent_span_id = TraceIdGenerator.span_id()
-    child_span_id = TraceIdGenerator.span_id()
-    linked_trace_id = TraceIdGenerator.trace_id()
-    linked_span_id = TraceIdGenerator.span_id()
-
-    event_one = TracesEvent(
-        name="request_received",
-        timestamp=now - timedelta(seconds=3, microseconds=500_000),
-        attribute_map={"http.method": "GET", "http.route": "/api/chat"},
-    )
-    event_two = TracesEvent(
-        name="cache_lookup",
-        timestamp=now - timedelta(seconds=3, microseconds=400_000),
-        attribute_map={"cache.hit": "true", "cache.key": "user:123:prompt"},
-    )
-    user_link = TracesLink(
-        trace_id=linked_trace_id,
-        span_id=linked_span_id,
-        ref_type=TracesRefType.REF_TYPE_FOLLOWS_FROM,
-    )
-
-    traces = [
-        # Root span: no events, no links. Verifies the empty-case parsed shape.
-        Traces(
-            timestamp=now - timedelta(seconds=4),
-            duration=timedelta(seconds=3),
-            trace_id=parent_trace_id,
-            span_id=parent_span_id,
-            parent_span_id="",
-            name="root span",
-            kind=TracesKind.SPAN_KIND_SERVER,
-            status_code=TracesStatusCode.STATUS_CODE_OK,
-            resources={"service.name": "events-links-service"},
-            attributes={"http.request.method": "GET"},
-        ),
-        # Child span: two events + one user-supplied link. The fixture
-        # auto-inserts a CHILD_OF link for the parent, so the parsed response
-        # contains two links total — the auto-inserted one first.
-        Traces(
-            timestamp=now - timedelta(seconds=3),
-            duration=timedelta(seconds=1),
-            trace_id=parent_trace_id,
-            span_id=child_span_id,
-            parent_span_id=parent_span_id,
-            name="child span",
-            kind=TracesKind.SPAN_KIND_INTERNAL,
-            status_code=TracesStatusCode.STATUS_CODE_OK,
-            resources={"service.name": "events-links-service"},
-            attributes={"http.request.method": "GET"},
-            events=[event_one, event_two],
-            links=[user_link],
-        ),
-    ]
-
-    insert_traces(traces)
-
-    token = get_token(USER_ADMIN_EMAIL, USER_ADMIN_PASSWORD)
-
-    payload = {
-        "type": "builder_query",
-        "spec": {
-            "name": "A",
-            "signal": "traces",
-            "filter": {"expression": "resource.service.name = 'events-links-service'"},
-            "selectFields": select_fields,
-            "order": [{"key": {"name": "timestamp"}, "direction": "asc"}],
-            "limit": 10,
-        },
-    }
-
-    response = make_query_request(
-        signoz,
-        token,
-        start_ms=int((datetime.now(tz=UTC) - timedelta(minutes=5)).timestamp() * 1000),
-        end_ms=int(datetime.now(tz=UTC).timestamp() * 1000),
-        request_type="raw",
-        queries=[payload],
-    )
-    assert response.status_code == status_code
-
-    if response.status_code != HTTPStatus.OK:
-        return
-
-    rows = response.json()["data"]["data"]["results"][0]["rows"]
-    assert len(rows) == 2
-    for row in rows:
-        assert set(row["data"].keys()) == set(expected_keys)
-
-    verify_values(rows, traces)
-
-
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
    "order_by,aggregation_alias,expected_status",
    [
--- a/tests/integration/tests/querier/15_trace_operator.py
+++ b/tests/integration/tests/querier/15_trace_operator.py
@@ -36,22 +36,12 @@ from fixtures.querier import (
    assert_grouped_scalar,
    assert_raw_row_subset,
    assert_scalar_value,
-    find_named_result,
    format_timestamp,
    generate_traces_with_corrupt_metadata,
    get_rows,
    make_query_request,
 )
-from fixtures.traces import (
-    ALL_SELECT_FIELDS,
-    TraceIdGenerator,
-    Traces,
-    TracesEvent,
-    TracesKind,
-    TracesLink,
-    TracesRefType,
-    TracesStatusCode,
-)
+from fixtures.traces import TraceIdGenerator, Traces, TracesKind, TracesStatusCode


 def _names(response: requests.Response) -> set:
@@ -623,178 +613,3 @@ def test_trace_operator_with_adjusted_keys(

    assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK, response.text
    assert_result(response, traces)
-
-
-# Hardcoded core columns the trace_operator buildListQuery always projects,
-# in addition to any user-supplied selectFields.
-TRACE_OPERATOR_CORE_FIELDS = [
-    "timestamp",
-    "trace_id",
-    "span_id",
-    "name",
-    "duration_nano",
-    "parent_span_id",
-]
-
-
-def _verify_full_expansion(rows: list[dict], parent_trace: Traces) -> None:
-    """Empty-selectFields case: every column from the builder_query parity set
-    arrives, and events/links are parsed into structured form (refType is
-    dropped at the consume layer).
-    """
-    assert len(rows) == 1
-    parent_row = rows[0]["data"]
-    assert set(parent_row.keys()) == set(ALL_SELECT_FIELDS)
-    assert parent_row["events"] == parent_trace.events
-    assert parent_row["links"] == parent_trace.links
-    for link in parent_row["links"]:
-        assert "refType" not in link
-
-
-def _verify_explicit_projection(rows: list[dict], parent_trace: Traces) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
-    """Explicit-selectFields case: only the 6 hardcoded core fields plus the
-    user-supplied resource.service.name come back. Contextual columns
-    (events/links/attributes/resource) and the rest of the intrinsics never
-    appear because the consume-layer merge isn't triggered.
-    """
-    assert len(rows) == 1
-    parent_row = rows[0]["data"]
-    assert set(parent_row.keys()) == set(TRACE_OPERATOR_CORE_FIELDS + ["service.name"])
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "select_fields,verify_values",
-    [
-        pytest.param([], _verify_full_expansion, id="empty-select-fields"),
-        pytest.param(
-            [{"name": "service.name", "fieldContext": "resource"}],
-            _verify_explicit_projection,
-            id="explicit-service-name",
-        ),
-    ],
-)
-def test_trace_operator_select_fields(
-    signoz: types.SigNoz,
-    create_user_admin: None,  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
-    get_token: Callable[[str, str], str],
-    insert_traces: Callable[[list[Traces]], None],
-    select_fields: list[dict[str, Any]],
-    verify_values: Callable[[list[dict], Traces], None],
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Setup:
-    Insert a parent (operation.type = 'parent') with one event and one
-    user-supplied link, plus a child span (operation.type = 'child').
-
-    Tests:
-    1. With selectFields=[], the `A => B` trace_operator returns every column
-       in ALL_SELECT_FIELDS, mirroring the builder_query path. Events arrive
-       as {name, timeUnixNano, attributes} and links as {traceId, spanId}
-       with refType dropped at the consume layer.
-    2. With an explicit selectFields=[{"name": "service.name"}], only the 6
-       hardcoded core columns plus service.name come back — no auto-expansion
-       to the full set.
-
-    See:
-    - pkg/telemetrytraces/trace_operator_cte_builder.go::buildFinalQuery for
-      the expansion gate.
-    - pkg/telemetrytraces/trace_operator_cte_builder.go::buildListQuery for
-      the per-row SELECT.
-    """
-    now = datetime.now(tz=UTC).replace(second=0, microsecond=0)
-
-    trace_id = TraceIdGenerator.trace_id()
-    parent_span_id = TraceIdGenerator.span_id()
-    child_span_id = TraceIdGenerator.span_id()
-
-    parent_event = TracesEvent(
-        name="request_received",
-        timestamp=now - timedelta(seconds=4, microseconds=500_000),
-        attribute_map={"http.method": "GET"},
-    )
-    linked_trace_id = TraceIdGenerator.trace_id()
-    linked_span_id = TraceIdGenerator.span_id()
-    user_link = TracesLink(
-        trace_id=linked_trace_id,
-        span_id=linked_span_id,
-        ref_type=TracesRefType.REF_TYPE_FOLLOWS_FROM,
-    )
-
-    parent_trace = Traces(
-        timestamp=now - timedelta(seconds=5),
-        duration=timedelta(seconds=4),
-        trace_id=trace_id,
-        span_id=parent_span_id,
-        parent_span_id="",
-        name="parent-operation",
-        kind=TracesKind.SPAN_KIND_SERVER,
-        status_code=TracesStatusCode.STATUS_CODE_OK,
-        resources={"service.name": "trace-operator-query"},
-        attributes={"operation.type": "parent"},
-        events=[parent_event],
-        links=[user_link],
-    )
-    child_trace = Traces(
-        timestamp=now - timedelta(seconds=4),
-        duration=timedelta(seconds=1),
-        trace_id=trace_id,
-        span_id=child_span_id,
-        parent_span_id=parent_span_id,
-        name="child-operation",
-        kind=TracesKind.SPAN_KIND_INTERNAL,
-        status_code=TracesStatusCode.STATUS_CODE_OK,
-        resources={"service.name": "trace-operator-query"},
-        attributes={"operation.type": "child"},
-    )
-    insert_traces([parent_trace, child_trace])
-
-    token = get_token(USER_ADMIN_EMAIL, USER_ADMIN_PASSWORD)
-
-    operator_spec: dict[str, Any] = {
-        "name": "C",
-        "expression": "A => B",
-        "limit": 10,
-        "order": [{"key": {"name": "timestamp"}, "direction": "asc"}],
-    }
-    if select_fields:
-        operator_spec["selectFields"] = select_fields
-
-    queries = [
-        {
-            "type": "builder_query",
-            "spec": {
-                "name": "A",
-                "signal": "traces",
-                "filter": {"expression": "operation.type = 'parent'"},
-                "limit": 100,
-                "disabled": True,
-            },
-        },
-        {
-            "type": "builder_query",
-            "spec": {
-                "name": "B",
-                "signal": "traces",
-                "filter": {"expression": "operation.type = 'child'"},
-                "limit": 100,
-                "disabled": True,
-            },
-        },
-        {"type": "builder_trace_operator", "spec": operator_spec},
-    ]
-
-    response = make_query_request(
-        signoz,
-        token,
-        start_ms=int((datetime.now(tz=UTC) - timedelta(minutes=5)).timestamp() * 1000),
-        end_ms=int(datetime.now(tz=UTC).timestamp() * 1000),
-        request_type="raw",
-        queries=queries,
-    )
-
-    assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK
-
-    results = response.json()["data"]["data"]["results"]
-    trace_operator_result = find_named_result(results, "C")
-    rows = trace_operator_result["rows"]
-    verify_values(rows, parent_trace)