diff --git a/api/src/routes/rest/routes/datasets/deploy_datasets.rs b/api/src/routes/rest/routes/datasets/deploy_datasets.rs
index 2cf0b261f..2570a820a 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/rest/routes/datasets/deploy_datasets.rs
+++ b/api/src/routes/rest/routes/datasets/deploy_datasets.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ pub async fn deploy_datasets(
     Extension(user): Extension<User>,
     Json(request): Json<DeployDatasetsRequest>,
 ) -> Result<ApiResponse<DeployDatasetsResponse>, (axum::http::StatusCode, String)> {
+    let is_simple = match request {
+        DeployDatasetsRequest::Full(_) => false,
+        DeployDatasetsRequest::Simple { .. } => true,
+    };
+
     let requests = match process_deploy_request(request).await {
         Ok(requests) => requests,
         Err(e) => {
@@ -132,7 +137,7 @@ pub async fn deploy_datasets(
         }
     };
 
-    let _ = match deploy_datasets_handler(&user.id, requests).await {
+    let _ = match deploy_datasets_handler(&user.id, requests, is_simple).await {
         Ok(dataset) => dataset,
         Err(e) => {
             tracing::error!("Error creating dataset: {:?}", e);
@@ -215,6 +220,7 @@ async fn process_deploy_request(
 async fn deploy_datasets_handler(
     user_id: &Uuid,
     requests: Vec<FullDeployDatasetsRequest>,
+    is_simple: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     // Get the user organization id.
     let organization_id = get_user_organization_id(&user_id).await?;
@@ -452,8 +458,6 @@ async fn deploy_datasets_handler(
         }
     }
 
-    println!("columns_to_upsert: {:?}", columns_to_upsert);
-
     // Dedupe columns based on dataset_id and name
     let columns_to_upsert: Vec<DatasetColumn> = {
         let mut seen = HashSet::new();
@@ -565,17 +569,19 @@ async fn deploy_datasets_handler(
             .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to upsert entity relationships: {}", e))?;
     }
 
-    for dataset in inserted_datasets {
-        let view_name = format!("{}.{}", dataset.schema, dataset.database_name);
-        let view_sql = format!(
-            "CREATE {} {} AS {}",
-            dataset.type_.to_string(),
-            view_name,
-            dataset.definition
-        );
+    if is_simple {
+        for dataset in inserted_datasets {
+            let view_name = format!("{}.{}", dataset.schema, dataset.database_name);
+            let view_sql = format!(
+                "CREATE {} {} AS {}",
+                dataset.type_.to_string(),
+                view_name,
+                dataset.definition
+            );
 
-        // Write the view to the data source
-        write_query_engine(&dataset.id, &view_sql).await?;
+            // Write the view to the data source
+            write_query_engine(&dataset.id, &view_sql).await?;
+        }
     }
 
     // TODO: Need to send back the updated and inserated objects.
diff --git a/api/src/utils/query_engine/data_source_query_routes/postgres_query.rs b/api/src/utils/query_engine/data_source_query_routes/postgres_query.rs
index 555a72498..1c25a89a0 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/query_engine/data_source_query_routes/postgres_query.rs
+++ b/api/src/utils/query_engine/data_source_query_routes/postgres_query.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ async fn process_batch(
                     "INT8" => DataType::Int8(row.try_get::<i64, _>(i).ok()),
                     "INT4" => DataType::Int4(row.try_get::<i32, _>(i).ok()),
                     "INT2" => DataType::Int2(row.try_get::<i16, _>(i).ok()),
-                    "TEXT" | "VARCHAR" => DataType::Text(row.try_get::<String, _>(i).ok()),
+                    "TEXT" | "VARCHAR" | "USER-DEFINED" => DataType::Text(row.try_get::<String, _>(i).ok()),
                     "FLOAT4" => DataType::Float4(row.try_get::<f32, _>(i).ok()),
                     "FLOAT8" => DataType::Float8(row.try_get::<f64, _>(i).ok()),
                     "NUMERIC" => {
diff --git a/cli/src/utils/buster/types.rs b/cli/src/utils/buster/types.rs
index d5db60331..b93dff017 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils/buster/types.rs
+++ b/cli/src/utils/buster/types.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::utils::profiles::Credential;
 
@@ -22,8 +23,11 @@ pub struct PostDataSourcesRequest {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 pub struct DeployDatasetsRequest {
+    pub id: Option<Uuid>,
     pub data_source_name: String,
     pub env: String,
+    #[serde(rename = "type")]
+    pub type_: String,
     pub name: String,
     pub model: Option<String>,
     pub schema: String,
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ pub struct DeployDatasetsRequest {
     pub sql_definition: Option<String>,
     pub entity_relationships: Option<Vec<DeployDatasetsEntityRelationshipsRequest>>,
     pub columns: Vec<DeployDatasetsColumnsRequest>,
-    pub yml_file: String,
+    pub yml_file: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
diff --git a/cli/src/utils/file/model_files.rs b/cli/src/utils/file/model_files.rs
index f228ae904..8a9044d29 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils/file/model_files.rs
+++ b/cli/src/utils/file/model_files.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ pub async fn upload_model_files(
                 sql_definition: Some(model.sql_definition.clone()),
                 entity_relationships: Some(entity_relationships),
                 columns,
-                yml_file: model.yml_content.clone(),
+                yml_file: Some(model.yml_content.clone()),
+                id: None,
+                type_: String::from("view"),
             };
 
             post_datasets_req_body.push(dataset);