diff --git a/pkg/dashboard/dashboardexecute/leaf_run.go b/pkg/dashboard/dashboardexecute/leaf_run.go
index cc42ea8ca2..51398c4043 100644
--- a/pkg/dashboard/dashboardexecute/leaf_run.go
+++ b/pkg/dashboard/dashboardexecute/leaf_run.go
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ func (r *LeafRun) addRuntimeDependencies() {
 		return
 	}
 	runtimeDependencies := queryProvider.GetRuntimeDependencies()
-	for name, dep := range runtimeDependencies {
+	for n, d := range runtimeDependencies {
+		// read name and dep into local loop vars to ensure correct value used when getValueFunc is invoked
+		name := n
+		dep := d
 		// determine the function to use to retrieve the runtime dependency value
 		var getValueFunc func(string) (any, error)
 		switch dep.PropertyPath.ItemType {
@@ -563,6 +566,7 @@ func (r *LeafRun) combineChildData() {
 func (r *LeafRun) getWithValue(name string, path *modconfig.ParsedPropertyPath) (any, error) {
 	r.withValueMutex.Lock()
 	defer r.withValueMutex.Unlock()
+
 	val, ok := r.withValues[name]
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, nil
@@ -637,7 +641,6 @@ func (r *LeafRun) getWithValue(name string, path *modconfig.ParsedPropertyPath)
 }
 
 func columnValuesFromRows(column string, rows []map[string]interface{}) (any, error) {
-
 	var res = make([]any, len(rows))
 	for i, row := range rows {
 		var ok bool
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/modconfig/query_args.go b/pkg/steampipeconfig/modconfig/query_args.go
index 06586c2a49..78e933b8ca 100644
--- a/pkg/steampipeconfig/modconfig/query_args.go
+++ b/pkg/steampipeconfig/modconfig/query_args.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package modconfig
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -48,14 +49,19 @@ func (q *QueryArgs) ArgsStringList() []string {
 	return argsStringList
 }
 
-// TODO RENAME
-// SafeArgsList convert ArgLists into list of strings but return as an interface slice
-func (q *QueryArgs) SafeArgsList() []any {
-	var argsStringList = make([]any, len(q.ArgList))
+// ConvertArgsList convert ArgList into list of interface{} by unmarshalling
+func (q *QueryArgs) ConvertArgsList() ([]any, error) {
+	var argList = make([]any, len(q.ArgList))
+
 	for i, a := range q.ArgList {
-		argsStringList[i] = typehelpers.SafeString(a)
+		if a != nil {
+			err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(*a), &argList[i])
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
 	}
-	return argsStringList
+	return argList, nil
 }
 
 func NewQueryArgs() *QueryArgs {
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/modconfig/query_args_helpers.go b/pkg/steampipeconfig/modconfig/query_args_helpers.go
index c6886c05af..1eab575cd8 100644
--- a/pkg/steampipeconfig/modconfig/query_args_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/steampipeconfig/modconfig/query_args_helpers.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/turbot/steampipe/pkg/type_conversion"
 	"github.com/turbot/steampipe/pkg/utils"
 )
 
@@ -69,6 +70,11 @@ func ResolveArgs(source QueryProvider, runtimeArgs *QueryArgs) ([]any, error) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	// convert any array args into a strongly typed array
+	for i, v := range paramVals {
+		paramVals[i] = type_conversion.AnySliceToTypedSlice(v)
+	}
+
 	// success!
 	return paramVals, nil
 }
@@ -135,7 +141,10 @@ func resolvePositionalParameters(queryProvider QueryProvider, args *QueryArgs) (
 	if len(params) == 0 {
 		// no params defined, so we return as many args as are provided
 		// (convert from *string to string)
-		argValues = args.SafeArgsList()
+		argValues, err = args.ConvertArgsList()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
 		return argValues, nil, nil
 	}
 
@@ -173,7 +182,6 @@ func resolvePositionalParameters(queryProvider QueryProvider, args *QueryArgs) (
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, err
 			}
-
 			argValues[i] = argVal
 		} else if defaultValue != nil {
 			// so we have run out of provided params - is there a default?
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /report/.mod.cache.json b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /report/.mod.cache.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c98437726b..0000000000
--- a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /report/.mod.cache.json	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "m1": {
-    "github.com/turbot/steampipe-mod-aws-compliance": {
-      "Name": "github.com/turbot/steampipe-mod-aws-compliance",
-      "Version": "0.23.0",
-      "Constraint": "0"
-    }
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /report/manual_control.sql b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /report/manual_control.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 23e70c2f78..0000000000
--- a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /report/manual_control.sql	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-select
-  -- Required Columns
-  'arn:' || partition || ':::' || account_id as resource,
-  'info' as status,
-  'Manual verification required.' as reason,
-  -- Additional Dimensions
-  account_id
-from
-  aws_account;
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /steampipe-mod-reports-poc/queries/aws_iam_entities.sql b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /steampipe-mod-reports-poc/queries/aws_iam_entities.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 17914f0268..0000000000
--- a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /steampipe-mod-reports-poc/queries/aws_iam_entities.sql	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-select * from foo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /steampipe-mod-reports-poc/reports.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /steampipe-mod-reports-poc/reports.sp
deleted file mode 100644
index 146e5f0821..0000000000
--- a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /steampipe-mod-reports-poc/reports.sp	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-report simple {
-  title = "Simple"
-
-  panel header {
-    source = "steampipe.panel.markdown_"
-    text = "# Hello World"
-  }
-}
-
-report two_panel {
-  title = "Two Panel"
-
-  panel hello {
-    source = "steampipe.panel.markdown"
-    text = "# Hello World"
-    width = 6
-    height = 1
-  }
-
-  panel goodbye {
-    source = "steampipe.panel.markdown"
-    text = "# Goodbye Universe"
-    width = 6
-    height = 2
-  }
-}
-
-report barchart {
-  title = "Bar Chart"
-  
-  panel header {
-    source = "steampipe.panel.markdown"
-    text = "# Simple Bar Chart"
-  }
-
-  panel barchart {
-    title = "AWS IAM Entities"
-    source = "steampipe.panel.barchart"
-    sql = query.aws_iam_entities.sql
-  }
-}
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/args/with1/dashboard.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/args/with1/dashboard.sp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8274b61c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/args/with1/dashboard.sp
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+
+dashboard "bug_column_does_not_exist" {
+  title         = "column does not exist"
+
+
+  input "policy_arn" {
+    title = "Select a policy:"
+    query = query.test1_aws_iam_policy_input
+    width = 4
+  }
+
+
+  container {
+
+    graph {
+      title     = "Relationships"
+      type      = "graph"
+      direction = "left_right" //"TD"
+
+      with "attached_users" {
+        sql = <<-EOQ
+          select
+            u.arn as user_arn
+            --,policy_arn
+          from
+            aws_iam_user as u,
+            jsonb_array_elements_text(attached_policy_arns) as policy_arn
+          where
+            policy_arn = $1;
+            --policy_arn = 'arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AdministratorAccess'
+        EOQ
+
+        param policy_arn {
+          // commented out becuase input not working here yet..
+          // default = self.input.policy_arn.value
+          default = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AdministratorAccess"
+        }
+
+      }
+
+      with "attached_roles" {
+        sql = <<-EOQ
+          select
+            arn as role_arn
+          from
+            aws_iam_role,
+            jsonb_array_elements_text(attached_policy_arns) as policy_arn
+          where
+            policy_arn = $1;
+        EOQ
+
+        #args = [self.input.policy_arn.value]
+        #args = ["arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AdministratorAccess"]
+
+        param policy_arn {
+          //default = self.input.policy_arn.value
+          default = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AdministratorAccess"
+        }
+      }
+
+
+      nodes = [
+        node.test1_aws_iam_policy_node,
+        node.test1_aws_iam_user_nodes,
+      ]
+
+      edges = [
+        edge.test1_aws_iam_policy_from_iam_user_edges,
+      ]
+
+      args = {
+        policy_arn  = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AdministratorAccess" //self.input.policy_arn.value
+
+        //// works if you hardcode the list
+        policy_arns  = ["arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AdministratorAccess"]
+
+        // this causes  cannot serialize unknown values
+        //policy_arns  = [self.input.policy_arn.value]
+
+        user_arns   = with.attached_users.rows[*].user_arn
+        role_arns   = with.attached_roles.rows[*].role_arn
+
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+}
+
+query "test1_aws_iam_policy_input" {
+  sql = <<-EOQ
+    with policies as (
+      select
+        title as label,
+        arn as value,
+        json_build_object(
+          'account_id', account_id
+        ) as tags
+      from
+        aws_iam_policy
+      where
+        not is_aws_managed
+
+      union all select
+        distinct on (arn)
+        title as label,
+        arn as value,
+        json_build_object(
+          'account_id', 'AWS Managed'
+        ) as tags
+      from
+        aws_iam_policy
+      where
+        is_aws_managed
+    )
+    select
+      *
+    from
+      policies
+    order by
+      label;
+  EOQ
+}
+
+
+
+node "test1_aws_iam_policy_node" {
+  sql = <<-EOQ
+    select
+      distinct on (arn)
+      arn as id,
+      name as title,
+      jsonb_build_object(
+        'ARN', arn,
+        'AWS Managed', is_aws_managed::text,
+        'Attached', is_attached::text,
+        'Create Date', create_date,
+        'Account ID', account_id
+      ) as properties
+    from
+      aws_iam_policy
+    where
+      arn = $1;
+  EOQ
+
+  param "policy_arn" {}
+}
+
+
+node "test1_aws_iam_user_nodes" {
+
+  sql = <<-EOQ
+    select
+      arn as id,
+      name as title,
+      jsonb_build_object(
+        'ARN', arn,
+        'Path', path,
+        'Create Date', create_date,
+        'MFA Enabled', mfa_enabled::text,
+        'Account ID', account_id
+      ) as properties
+    from
+      aws_iam_user
+    where
+      arn = any($1::text[]);
+  EOQ
+
+  param "user_arns" {}
+}
+
+
+
+edge "test1_aws_iam_policy_from_iam_user_edges" {
+  title = "attaches"
+
+  sql = <<-EOQ
+   select
+      policy_arns as to_id,
+      user_arns as from_id
+    from
+      unnest($1::text[]) as policy_arns,
+      unnest($2::text[]) as user_arns
+  EOQ
+
+  param "policy_arns" {}
+  param "user_arns" {}
+
+}
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /steampipe-mod-reports-poc/mod.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/args/with1/mod.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /steampipe-mod-reports-poc/mod.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/args/with1/mod.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/args/with1/query.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/args/with1/query.sp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98f2417fe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/args/with1/query.sp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+query "q1" {
+  description = "test array argument"
+  sql = <<-EOQ
+      select
+       name
+      from
+        aws_iam_user
+      where
+        arn = any($1::text[]);
+
+      EOQ
+
+  param arns{
+    default = [
+      "arn:aws:iam::876515858155:user/lalit",
+      "arn:aws:iam::876515858155:user/mike"
+    ]
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /dashboard_container_inputs/inputs.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/dashboard_container_inputs/inputs.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /dashboard_container_inputs/inputs.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/dashboard_container_inputs/inputs.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /dashboard_container_inputs/mod.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/dashboard_container_inputs/mod.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /dashboard_container_inputs/mod.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/dashboard_container_inputs/mod.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /dashboard_global_and_dashboard_inputs/inputs.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/dashboard_global_and_dashboard_inputs/inputs.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /dashboard_global_and_dashboard_inputs/inputs.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/dashboard_global_and_dashboard_inputs/inputs.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /dashboard_global_and_dashboard_inputs/mod.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/dashboard_global_and_dashboard_inputs/mod.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /dashboard_global_and_dashboard_inputs/mod.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/dashboard_global_and_dashboard_inputs/mod.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /report_test/dashboard.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/demo/variables_demo/vars.spvars
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /report_test/dashboard.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/demo/variables_demo/vars.spvars
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control10.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control10.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control10.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control10.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control11.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control11.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control11.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control11.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control12.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control12.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control12.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control12.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control13.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control13.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control13.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control13.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control14.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control14.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control14.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control14.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control2.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control2.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control2.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control2.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control3.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control3.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control3.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control3.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control4.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control4.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control4.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control4.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control5.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control5.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control5.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control5.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control6.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control6.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control6.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control6.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control7.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control7.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control7.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control7.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control8.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control8.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control8.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control8.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control9.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control9.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c1/control9.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c1/control9.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control10.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control10.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control10.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control10.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control11.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control11.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control11.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control11.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control12.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control12.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control12.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control12.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control13.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control13.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control13.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control13.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control14.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control14.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control14.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control14.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control2.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control2.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control2.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control2.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control3.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control3.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control3.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control3.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control4.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control4.sp
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /many controls/c2/control4.sp
rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/many controls/c2/control4.sp
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diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/report_test/dashboard.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/report_test/dashboard.sp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /report_test/inputs.md b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/report_test/inputs.md
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rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/report_test/inputs.md
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /report_test/mod.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/report_test/mod.sp
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rename to pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/report_test/mod.sp
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/steampipe-mod-reports-poc/mod.sp b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/steampipe-mod-reports-poc/mod.sp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cf8b03823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/steampipe-mod-reports-poc/mod.sp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mod reports_poc {
+  title = "Reports POC"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
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diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /variables/steampipe.spvars b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/variables/steampipe.spvars
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diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /variables/v1.spvars b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/variables/v1.spvars
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diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual testing /variables/vars2.auto.spvars b/pkg/steampipeconfig/testdata/manual_testing/variables/vars2.auto.spvars
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diff --git a/pkg/type_conversion/slice.go b/pkg/type_conversion/slice.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a71b1123c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/type_conversion/slice.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package type_conversion
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// AnySliceToTypedSlice determines whether input is []any and if so converts to an array of the underlying type
+func AnySliceToTypedSlice(input any) any {
+	result := input
+	switch result.(type) {
+	case []any:
+		val := reflect.ValueOf(result)
+		if val.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
+			if val.Len() > 0 {
+				elem := val.Index(0).Interface()
+				switch elem.(type) {
+				case int16:
+					result = ToTypedSlice[int16](result.([]any))
+				case int32:
+					result = ToTypedSlice[int32](result.([]any))
+				case int64:
+					result = ToTypedSlice[int64](result.([]any))
+				case float32:
+					result = ToTypedSlice[float32](result.([]any))
+				case float64:
+					result = ToTypedSlice[float64](result.([]any))
+				case string:
+					result = ToTypedSlice[string](result.([]any))
+				case time.Time:
+					result = ToTypedSlice[time.Time](result.([]any))
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// ToTypedSlice converts []any to []T
+func ToTypedSlice[T any](input []any) []T {
+	res := make([]T, len(input))
+	for i, val := range input {
+		res[i] = val.(T)
+	}
+	return res
+}