feat(editor): Improve Data Table UX based on feedback (no-changelog) (#19312)

cypress/composables/folders.ts

@@ -495,14 +495,14 @@ function confirmFolderDelete(folderName: string) {
 function deleteFolderAndMoveContents(folderName: string, destinationName: string) {
 	cy.intercept('DELETE', '/rest/projects/**').as('deleteFolder');
 	getFolderDeleteModal().should('be.visible');
-	getFolderDeleteModal().find('h1').first().contains(`Delete "${folderName}"`);
+	getFolderDeleteModal().find('h1').first().contains(`Delete '${folderName}'`);
 	getTransferContentRadioButton().should('be.visible').click();
 	getMoveToFolderDropdown().click();
 	getMoveToFolderInput().type(destinationName);
 	getMoveToFolderOption(destinationName).click();
 	getDeleteFolderModalConfirmButton().should('be.enabled').click();
 	cy.wait('@deleteFolder');
-	successToast().should('contain.text', `Data transferred to "${destinationName}"`);
+	successToast().should('contain.text', `Data transferred to '${destinationName}'`);
 }
 
 function moveFolder(folderName: string, destinationName: string) {

packages/frontend/@n8n/i18n/src/locales/en.json

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 	"generic.upgradeToEnterprise": "Upgrade to Enterprise",
 	"generic.never": "Never",
 	"generic.list.clearSelection": "Clear selection",
-	"generic.list.selected": "{count} row selected: | {count} rows selected:",
+	"generic.list.selected": "{count} row selected | {count} rows selected",
 	"about.aboutN8n": "About n8n",
 	"about.close": "Close",
 	"about.license": "License",
@@ -971,17 +971,17 @@
 	"folders.actions.moveToFolder": "Move",
 	"folders.add": "Add folder",
 	"folders.add.here.message": "Create a new folder here",
-	"folders.add.to.parent.message": "Create folder in \"{parent}\"",
+	"folders.add.to.parent.message": "Create folder in '{parent}'",
 	"folders.add.overview.community.message": "Folders available in your personal space",
 	"folders.add.overview.withProjects.message": "Folders available in projects or your personal space",
 	"folders.add.success.title": "Folder created",
-	"folders.add.success.message": "Created new folder \"{folderName}\"<br><a href=\"{link}\">Open folder</a>",
+	"folders.add.success.message": "Created new folder '{folderName}'<br><a href=\"{link}\">Open folder</a>",
 	"folders.invalidName.empty.message": "Folder name cannot be empty",
 	"folders.invalidName.tooLong.message": "Folder name cannot be longer than {maxLength} characters",
 	"folders.invalidName.invalidCharacters.message": "Folder name cannot contain the following characters: {illegalChars}",
 	"folders.invalidName.starts.with.dot..message": "Folder name cannot start with a dot",
 	"folders.invalidName.only.dots.message": "Folder name cannot contain only dots",
-	"folders.delete.confirm.title": "Delete \"{folderName}\"",
+	"folders.delete.confirm.title": "Delete '{folderName}'",
 	"folders.delete.typeToConfirm": "delete {folderName}",
 	"folders.delete.confirm.message": "Are to sure you want to delete this folder?",
 	"folders.delete.success.message": "Folder deleted",
@@ -991,13 +991,13 @@
 	"folder.and.workflow.separator": "and",
 	"folders.delete.action": "Archive all workflows and delete subfolders",
 	"folders.delete.error.message": "Problem while deleting folder",
-	"folders.delete.confirmation.message": "Type \"delete {folderName}\" to confirm",
-	"folders.transfer.confirm.message": "Data transferred to \"{folderName}\"",
-	"folders.transfer.action": "Transfer workflows and subfolders to another folder inside \"{projectName}\"",
+	"folders.delete.confirmation.message": "Type 'delete {folderName}' to confirm",
+	"folders.transfer.confirm.message": "Data transferred to '{folderName}'",
+	"folders.transfer.action": "Transfer workflows and subfolders to another folder inside '{projectName}'",
 	"folders.transfer.action.noProject": "Transfer workflows and subfolders to another folder",
 	"folders.transfer.selectFolder": "Folder to transfer to",
 	"folders.transfer.select.placeholder": "Select folder",
-	"folders.rename.message": "Rename \"{folderName}\"",
+	"folders.rename.message": "Rename '{folderName}'",
 	"folders.rename.error.title": "Problem renaming folder",
 	"folders.rename.success.message": "Folder renamed",
 	"folders.rename.placeholder": "Enter new folder name",
@@ -2844,8 +2844,7 @@
 	"contextual.feature.unavailable.title.cloud": "Available on the Pro Plan",
 	"dataStore.dataStores": "Data tables",
 	"dataStore.empty.label": "You don't have any data tables yet",
-	"dataStore.empty.description": "Once you create data tables for your projects, they will appear here",
-	"dataStore.empty.button.label": "Create Data table in \"{projectName}\"",
+	"dataStore.empty.description": "Use data tables to persist execution results, share data between workflows, and track metrics for evaluation.",
 	"dataStore.card.size": "{size}MB",
 	"dataStore.card.column.count": "{count} column | {count} columns",
 	"dataStore.card.row.count": "{count} record | {count} records",
@@ -2856,13 +2855,12 @@
 	"dataStore.search.placeholder": "Search",
 	"dataStore.error.fetching": "Error loading data tables",
 	"dataStore.add.title": "Create new Data table",
-	"dataStore.add.description": "Set up a new data table to organize and manage your data.",
 	"dataStore.add.button.label": "Create Data table",
 	"dataStore.add.input.name.label": "Data table name",
 	"dataStore.add.input.name.placeholder": "Enter data table name",
 	"dataStore.add.error": "Error creating data table",
 	"dataStore.delete.confirm.title": "Delete Data table",
-	"dataStore.delete.confirm.message": "Are you sure you want to delete the data table \"{name}\"? This action cannot be undone.",
+	"dataStore.delete.confirm.message": "Are you sure you want to delete the data table '{name}'? This action cannot be undone.",
 	"dataStore.delete.error": "Error deleting data table",
 	"dataStore.rename.error": "Error renaming data table",
 	"dataStore.getDetails.error": "Error fetching data table details",
@@ -2875,10 +2873,12 @@
 	"dataStore.addColumn.nameInput.placeholder": "Enter column name",
 	"dataStore.addColumn.typeInput.label": "@:_reusableBaseText.type",
 	"dataStore.addColumn.error": "Error adding column",
+	"dataStore.addColumn.alreadyExistsError": "This column already exists",
+	"dataStore.addColumn.alreadyExistsDescription": "Column name already exisits, choose a different name",
 	"dataStore.moveColumn.error": "Error moving column",
 	"dataStore.deleteColumn.error": "Error deleting column",
 	"dataStore.deleteColumn.confirm.title": "Delete column",
-	"dataStore.deleteColumn.confirm.message": "Are you sure you want to delete the column \"{name}\"? This action cannot be undone.",
+	"dataStore.deleteColumn.confirm.message": "Are you sure you want to delete the column '{name}'? This action cannot be undone.",
 	"dataStore.addColumn.invalidName.error": "Invalid column name",
 	"dataStore.addColumn.invalidName.description": "Column names must begin with a letter and can only include letters, numbers, or underscores",
 	"dataStore.fetchContent.error": "Error fetching data store content",
@@ -2887,8 +2887,9 @@
 	"dataStore.updateRow.error": "Error updating row",
 	"dataStore.deleteRows.title": "Delete Rows",
 	"dataStore.deleteRows.confirmation": "Are you sure you want to delete {count} row? | Are you sure you want to delete {count} rows?",
-	"dataStore.deleteRows.success": "Rows deleted successfully",
 	"dataStore.deleteRows.error": "Error deleting rows",
+	"dataStore.error.tableNotInitialized": "Table not initialized",
+	"dataStore.noRows": "No rows",
 	"settings.ldap": "LDAP",
 	"settings.ldap.note": "LDAP allows users to authenticate with their centralized account. It's compatible with services that provide an LDAP interface like Active Directory, Okta and Jumpcloud.",
 	"settings.ldap.infoTip": "Learn more about <a href='https://docs.n8n.io/user-management/ldap/' target='_blank'>LDAP in the Docs</a>",

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/components/common/SelectedItemsInfo.vue

@@ -45,15 +45,17 @@ const handleClearSelection = () => {
 			{{ getSelectedText() }}
 		</span>
 		<N8nButton
-			:label="i18n.baseText('generic.delete')"
 			type="tertiary"
 			data-test-id="delete-selected-button"
+			:label="i18n.baseText('generic.delete')"
+			:class="$style.button"
 			@click="handleDeleteSelected"
 		/>
 		<N8nButton
-			:label="getClearSelectionText()"
 			type="tertiary"
 			data-test-id="clear-selection-button"
+			:label="getClearSelectionText()"
+			:class="$style.button"
 			@click="handleClearSelection"
 		/>
 	</div>
@@ -73,9 +75,11 @@ const handleClearSelection = () => {
 	border-radius: var(--border-radius-base);
 	color: var(--execution-selector-text);
 	font-size: var(--font-size-2xs);
+	gap: var(--spacing-2xs);
+}
 
-	button {
-		margin-left: var(--spacing-2xs);
-	}
+.button {
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
 }
 </style>

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/DataStoreDetailsView.vue

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
-import type { DataStore, DataStoreColumnCreatePayload } from '@/features/dataStore/datastore.types';
+import type {
+	AddColumnResponse,
+	DataStore,
+	DataStoreColumnCreatePayload,
+} from '@/features/dataStore/datastore.types';
 import { useDataStoreStore } from '@/features/dataStore/dataStore.store';
 import { useToast } from '@/composables/useToast';
 import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
@@ -82,9 +86,12 @@ const onToggleSave = (value: boolean) => {
 	}
 };
 
-const onAddColumn = async (column: DataStoreColumnCreatePayload) => {
+const onAddColumn = async (column: DataStoreColumnCreatePayload): Promise<AddColumnResponse> => {
 	if (!dataStoreTableRef.value) {
-		return false;
+		return {
+			success: false,
+			errorMessage: i18n.baseText('dataStore.error.tableNotInitialized'),
+		};
 	}
 	return await dataStoreTableRef.value.addColumn(column);
 };

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/DataStoreView.vue

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { useInsightsStore } from '@/features/insights/insights.store';
 import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
 import { computed, onMounted, ref, watch } from 'vue';
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router';
-import { ProjectTypes } from '@/types/projects.types';
 import { useProjectsStore } from '@/stores/projects.store';
 import type { SortingAndPaginationUpdates } from '@/Interface';
 import type { DataStoreResource } from '@/features/dataStore/types';
@@ -61,23 +60,6 @@ const currentProject = computed(() => {
 	return projectsStore.currentProject;
 });
 
-const projectName = computed(() => {
-	if (currentProject.value?.type === ProjectTypes.Personal) {
-		return i18n.baseText('projects.menu.personal');
-	}
-	return currentProject.value?.name ?? '';
-});
-
-const emptyCalloutDescription = computed(() => {
-	return projectPages.isOverviewSubPage ? i18n.baseText('dataStore.empty.description') : '';
-});
-
-const emptyCalloutButtonText = computed(() => {
-	return i18n.baseText('dataStore.empty.button.label', {
-		interpolate: { projectName: projectName.value },
-	});
-});
-
 const readOnlyEnv = computed(() => sourceControlStore.preferences.branchReadOnly);
 
 const initialize = async () => {
@@ -160,8 +142,8 @@ watch(
 			<n8n-action-box
 				data-test-id="empty-shared-action-box"
 				:heading="i18n.baseText('dataStore.empty.label')"
-				:description="emptyCalloutDescription"
-				:button-text="emptyCalloutButtonText"
+				:description="i18n.baseText('dataStore.empty.description')"
+				:button-text="i18n.baseText('dataStore.add.button.label')"
 				button-type="secondary"
 				@click:button="onAddModalClick"
 			/>

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/components/AddDataStoreModal.vue

@@ -69,11 +69,12 @@ const redirectToDataStores = () => {
 <template>
 	<Modal :name="props.modalName" :center="true" width="540px" :before-close="redirectToDataStores">
 		<template #header>
-			<h2>{{ i18n.baseText('dataStore.add.title') }}</h2>
+			<div :class="$style.header">
+				<h2>{{ i18n.baseText('dataStore.add.title') }}</h2>
+			</div>
 		</template>
 		<template #content>
 			<div :class="$style.content">
-				<p>{{ i18n.baseText('dataStore.add.description') }}</p>
 				<n8n-input-label
 					:label="i18n.baseText('dataStore.add.input.name.label')"
 					:required="true"
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ const redirectToDataStores = () => {
 			<div :class="$style.footer">
 				<n8n-button
 					:disabled="!dataStoreName"
-					:label="i18n.baseText('dataStore.add.button.label')"
+					:label="i18n.baseText('generic.create')"
 					data-test-id="confirm-add-data-store-button"
 					@click="onSubmit"
 				/>
@@ -111,10 +112,13 @@ const redirectToDataStores = () => {
 </template>
 
 <style module lang="scss">
+.header {
+	margin-bottom: var(--spacing-xs);
+}
+
 .content {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
-	gap: var(--spacing-l);
 }
 
 .footer {

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/components/DataStoreBreadcrumbs.vue

@@ -137,11 +137,12 @@ watch(
 <style lang="scss" module>
 .data-store-breadcrumbs {
 	display: flex;
-	align-items: end;
+	align-items: center;
 }
 
 .data-store-actions {
 	position: relative;
+	top: var(--spacing-5xs);
 }
 
 .separator {

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/components/DataStoreCard.vue

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const dataStoreRoute = computed(() => {
 					/>
 				</template>
 				<template #header>
-					<div :class="$style['card-header']" @click.prevent>
+					<div :class="$style['card-header']">
 						<n8n-text tag="h2" bold data-test-id="data-store-card-name">
 							{{ props.dataStore.name }}
 						</n8n-text>

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/components/dataGrid/AddColumnButton.test.ts

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ vi.mock('@n8n/i18n', async (importOriginal) => ({
 }));
 
 describe('AddColumnButton', () => {
-	const addColumnHandler = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(true);
+	const addColumnHandler = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ success: true });
 	const renderComponent = createComponentRenderer(AddColumnButton, {
 		props: {
 			params: {
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ describe('AddColumnButton', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('should close popover after successful submission', async () => {
-		const { getByPlaceholderText, getByTestId, queryByText } = renderComponent();
+		const { getByPlaceholderText, getByTestId, queryByTestId } = renderComponent();
 		const addButton = getByTestId('data-store-add-column-trigger-button');
 
 		await fireEvent.click(addButton);
@@ -240,13 +240,16 @@ describe('AddColumnButton', () => {
 		await fireEvent.click(submitButton);
 
 		await waitFor(() => {
-			expect(queryByText('Column name')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+			expect(queryByTestId('add-column-popover-content')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 		});
 	});
 
 	it('should not close popover if submission fails', async () => {
 		const { getByPlaceholderText, getByTestId } = renderComponent();
-		addColumnHandler.mockResolvedValueOnce(false);
+		addColumnHandler.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+			success: false,
+			error: 'Column name already exists',
+		});
 		const addButton = getByTestId('data-store-add-column-trigger-button');
 
 		await fireEvent.click(addButton);
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ describe('AddColumnButton', () => {
 		await fireEvent.click(submitButton);
 
 		await waitFor(() => {
-			expect(getByTestId('data-store-add-column-submit-button')).toBeInTheDocument();
+			expect(getByTestId('add-column-popover-content')).toBeInTheDocument();
 		});
 	});
 

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/components/dataGrid/AddColumnButton.vue

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, nextTick, ref } from 'vue';
 import type {
+	AddColumnResponse,
 	DataStoreColumnCreatePayload,
 	DataStoreColumnType,
 } from '@/features/dataStore/datastore.types';
@@ -10,10 +11,15 @@ import { COLUMN_NAME_REGEX, MAX_COLUMN_NAME_LENGTH } from '@/features/dataStore/
 import Tooltip from '@n8n/design-system/components/N8nTooltip/Tooltip.vue';
 import { useDebounce } from '@/composables/useDebounce';
 
+type FormError = {
+	message?: string;
+	description?: string;
+};
+
 const props = defineProps<{
 	// the params key is needed so that we can pass this directly to ag-grid as column
 	params: {
-		onAddColumn: (column: DataStoreColumnCreatePayload) => Promise<boolean>;
+		onAddColumn: (column: DataStoreColumnCreatePayload) => Promise<AddColumnResponse>;
 	};
 	popoverId?: string;
 	useTextTrigger?: boolean;
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ const columnType = ref<DataStoreColumnType>('string');
 
 const columnTypes: DataStoreColumnType[] = ['string', 'number', 'boolean', 'date'];
 
-const error = ref<string | null>(null);
+const error = ref<FormError | null>(null);
 
 // Handling popover state manually to prevent it closing when interacting with dropdown
 const popoverOpen = ref(false);
@@ -43,11 +49,26 @@ const onAddButtonClicked = async () => {
 	if (!columnName.value || !columnType.value || error.value) {
 		return;
 	}
-	const success = await props.params.onAddColumn({
+	const response = await props.params.onAddColumn({
 		name: columnName.value,
 		type: columnType.value,
 	});
-	if (!success) {
+
+	if (!response.success) {
+		let errorMessage = i18n.baseText('dataStore.addColumn.error');
+		let errorDescription = response.errorMessage;
+		// Provide custom error message for conflict (column already exists)
+		if (response.httpStatus === 409) {
+			errorMessage = i18n.baseText('dataStore.addColumn.alreadyExistsError', {
+				interpolate: { name: columnName.value },
+			});
+			errorDescription = i18n.baseText('dataStore.addColumn.alreadyExistsDescription');
+		}
+		error.value = {
+			message: errorMessage,
+			description: errorDescription,
+		};
+
 		return;
 	}
 	columnName.value = '';
@@ -74,7 +95,10 @@ const validateName = () => {
 		error.value = null;
 	}
 	if (columnName.value && !COLUMN_NAME_REGEX.test(columnName.value)) {
-		error.value = i18n.baseText('dataStore.addColumn.invalidName.error');
+		error.value = {
+			message: i18n.baseText('dataStore.addColumn.invalidName.error'),
+			description: i18n.baseText('dataStore.addColumn.invalidName.description'),
+		};
 	}
 };
 
@@ -107,7 +131,10 @@ const onInput = debounce(validateName, { debounceTime: 100 });
 					</template>
 				</template>
 				<template #content>
-					<div class="add-ds-column-header-popover-content">
+					<div
+						class="add-ds-column-header-popover-content"
+						data-test-id="add-column-popover-content"
+					>
 						<div class="popover-body">
 							<N8nInputLabel
 								:label="i18n.baseText('dataStore.addColumn.nameInput.label')"
@@ -123,10 +150,14 @@ const onInput = debounce(validateName, { debounceTime: 100 });
 									@input="onInput"
 								/>
 								<div v-if="error" class="error-message">
-									<n8n-text size="small" color="danger" tag="span">
-										{{ error }}
+									<n8n-text v-if="error.message" size="small" color="danger" tag="span">
+										{{ error.message }}
 									</n8n-text>
-									<Tooltip :content="i18n.baseText('dataStore.addColumn.invalidName.description')">
+									<Tooltip
+										:content="error.description"
+										placement="top"
+										:disabled="!error.description"
+									>
 										<N8nIcon
 											icon="circle-help"
 											size="small"

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/components/dataGrid/DataStoreTable.vue

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { useDataStorePagination } from '@/features/dataStore/composables/useData
 import { useDataStoreGridBase } from '@/features/dataStore/composables/useDataStoreGridBase';
 import { useDataStoreSelection } from '@/features/dataStore/composables/useDataStoreSelection';
 import { useDataStoreOperations } from '@/features/dataStore/composables/useDataStoreOperations';
+import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
 
 // Register only the modules we actually use
 ModuleRegistry.registerModules([
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 
 const gridContainerRef = useTemplateRef<HTMLDivElement>('gridContainerRef');
 
+const i18n = useI18n();
+
 const dataStoreGridBase = useDataStoreGridBase({
 	gridContainerRef,
 	onDeleteColumn: onDeleteColumnFunction,
@@ -75,7 +78,18 @@ const dataStoreGridBase = useDataStoreGridBase({
 const rowData = ref<DataStoreRow[]>([]);
 const hasRecords = computed(() => rowData.value.length > 0);
 
-const pagination = useDataStorePagination({ onChange: fetchDataStoreRowsFunction });
+const {
+	currentPage,
+	pageSize,
+	totalItems,
+	pageSizeOptions,
+	ensureItemOnPage,
+	setTotalItems,
+	setCurrentPage,
+	setPageSize,
+} = useDataStorePagination({
+	onChange: fetchDataStoreRowsFunction,
+});
 
 const selection = useDataStoreSelection({
 	gridApi: dataStoreGridBase.gridApi,
@@ -92,13 +106,13 @@ const dataStoreOperations = useDataStoreOperations({
 	addGridColumn: dataStoreGridBase.addColumn,
 	moveGridColumn: dataStoreGridBase.moveColumn,
 	gridApi: dataStoreGridBase.gridApi,
-	totalItems: pagination.totalItems,
-	setTotalItems: pagination.setTotalItems,
-	ensureItemOnPage: pagination.ensureItemOnPage,
+	totalItems,
+	setTotalItems,
+	ensureItemOnPage,
 	focusFirstEditableCell: dataStoreGridBase.focusFirstEditableCell,
 	toggleSave: emit.bind(null, 'toggleSave'),
-	currentPage: pagination.currentPage,
-	pageSize: pagination.pageSize,
+	currentPage,
+	pageSize,
 	currentSortBy: dataStoreGridBase.currentSortBy,
 	currentSortOrder: dataStoreGridBase.currentSortOrder,
 	handleClearSelection: selection.handleClearSelection,
@@ -128,8 +142,10 @@ const initialize = async (params: GridReadyEvent) => {
 	await dataStoreOperations.fetchDataStoreRows();
 };
 
+const customNoRowsOverlay = `<div class="no-rows-overlay ag-overlay-no-rows-center" data-test-id="data-store-no-rows-overlay">${i18n.baseText('dataStore.noRows')}</div>`;
+
 watch([dataStoreGridBase.currentSortBy, dataStoreGridBase.currentSortOrder], async () => {
-	await pagination.setCurrentPage(1);
+	await setCurrentPage(1);
 });
 
 defineExpose({
@@ -159,6 +175,7 @@ defineExpose({
 				:stop-editing-when-cells-lose-focus="true"
 				:undo-redo-cell-editing="true"
 				:suppress-multi-sort="true"
+				:overlay-no-rows-template="customNoRowsOverlay"
 				@grid-ready="initialize"
 				@cell-value-changed="dataStoreOperations.onCellValueChanged"
 				@column-moved="dataStoreOperations.onColumnMoved"
@@ -173,15 +190,15 @@ defineExpose({
 		</div>
 		<div :class="$style.footer">
 			<el-pagination
-				v-model:current-page="pagination.currentPage"
-				v-model:page-size="pagination.pageSize"
+				v-model:current-page="currentPage"
+				v-model:page-size="pageSize"
 				data-test-id="data-store-content-pagination"
 				background
-				:total="pagination.totalItems"
-				:page-sizes="pagination.pageSizeOptions"
+				:total="totalItems"
+				:page-sizes="pageSizeOptions"
 				layout="total, prev, pager, next, sizes"
-				@update:current-page="pagination.setCurrentPage"
-				@size-change="pagination.setPageSize"
+				@update:current-page="setCurrentPage"
+				@size-change="setPageSize"
 			/>
 		</div>
 		<SelectedItemsInfo
@@ -263,7 +280,11 @@ defineExpose({
 
 	:global(.id-column) {
 		color: var(--color-text-light);
-		justify-content: center;
+	}
+
+	:global(.system-column),
+	:global(.system-cell) {
+		color: var(--color-text-light);
 	}
 
 	:global(.ag-header-cell[col-id='id']) {
@@ -273,6 +294,12 @@ defineExpose({
 	:global(.add-row-cell) {
 		border: none !important;
 		background-color: transparent !important;
+		padding: 0;
+
+		button {
+			position: relative;
+			left: calc(var(--spacing-4xs) * -1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	:global(.ag-header-cell[col-id='add-column']) {
@@ -298,7 +325,7 @@ defineExpose({
 		padding: 0;
 
 		textarea {
-			padding-top: var(--spacing-xs);
+			padding-top: var(--spacing-2xs);
 
 			&:where(:focus-within, :active) {
 				border: var(--grid-cell-editing-border);
@@ -341,6 +368,10 @@ defineExpose({
 	:global(.ag-row[row-id='__n8n_add_row__']) {
 		border-bottom: none;
 	}
+
+	:global(.ag-row-last) {
+		border-bottom: none;
+	}
 }
 
 .footer {

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/components/dataGrid/ElDatePickerCellEditor.vue

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ defineExpose({
 			:editable="false"
 			:teleported="false"
 			:placeholder="''"
+			size="small"
 			@change="onChange"
 			@clear="onClear"
 			@keydown="onKeydown"

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/composables/useDataStoreGridBase.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type {
 	SortDirection,
 } from 'ag-grid-community';
 import type {
+	AddColumnResponse,
 	DataStoreColumn,
 	DataStoreColumnCreatePayload,
 	DataStoreRow,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import {
 	createStringValueSetter,
 	stringCellEditorParams,
 	dateValueFormatter,
+	numberValueFormatter,
 } from '@/features/dataStore/utils/columnUtils';
 
 export const useDataStoreGridBase = ({
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ export const useDataStoreGridBase = ({
 	gridContainerRef: Ref<HTMLElement | null>;
 	onDeleteColumn: (columnId: string) => void;
 	onAddRowClick: () => void;
-	onAddColumn: (column: DataStoreColumnCreatePayload) => Promise<boolean>;
+	onAddColumn: (column: DataStoreColumnCreatePayload) => Promise<AddColumnResponse>;
 }) => {
 	const gridApi = ref<GridApi | null>(null);
 	const colDefs = ref<ColDef[]>([]);
@@ -98,15 +100,21 @@ export const useDataStoreGridBase = ({
 	const focusFirstEditableCell = (rowId: number) => {
 		const rowNode = initializedGridApi.value.getRowNode(String(rowId));
 		if (rowNode?.rowIndex === null) return;
+		const rowIndex = rowNode!.rowIndex;
 
 		const firstEditableCol = colDefs.value[1];
 		if (!firstEditableCol?.colId) return;
+		const columnId = firstEditableCol.colId;
 
-		initializedGridApi.value.ensureIndexVisible(rowNode!.rowIndex);
-		initializedGridApi.value.setFocusedCell(rowNode!.rowIndex, firstEditableCol.colId);
-		initializedGridApi.value.startEditingCell({
-			rowIndex: rowNode!.rowIndex,
-			colKey: firstEditableCol.colId,
+		requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+			initializedGridApi.value.ensureIndexVisible(rowIndex);
+			requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+				initializedGridApi.value.setFocusedCell(rowIndex, columnId);
+				initializedGridApi.value.startEditingCell({
+					rowIndex,
+					colKey: columnId,
+				});
+			});
 		});
 	};
 
@@ -140,6 +148,8 @@ export const useDataStoreGridBase = ({
 				component: ElDatePickerCellEditor,
 			});
 			columnDef.valueFormatter = dateValueFormatter;
+		} else if (col.type === 'number') {
+			columnDef.valueFormatter = numberValueFormatter;
 		}
 
 		return {
@@ -171,6 +181,8 @@ export const useDataStoreGridBase = ({
 			headerComponentParams: {
 				allowMenuActions: false,
 			},
+			cellClass: (params) => (params.data?.id === ADD_ROW_ROW_ID ? 'add-row-cell' : 'system-cell'),
+			headerClass: 'system-column',
 		};
 		return [
 			// Always add the ID column, it's not returned by the back-end but all data stores have it
@@ -184,13 +196,14 @@ export const useDataStoreGridBase = ({
 				},
 				{
 					editable: false,
-					sortable: false,
+					sortable: true,
 					suppressMovable: true,
 					headerComponent: null,
 					lockPosition: true,
 					minWidth: DATA_STORE_ID_COLUMN_WIDTH,
 					maxWidth: DATA_STORE_ID_COLUMN_WIDTH,
 					resizable: false,
+					headerClass: 'system-column',
 					cellClass: (params) =>
 						params.data?.id === ADD_ROW_ROW_ID ? 'add-row-cell' : 'id-column',
 					cellRendererSelector: (params: ICellRendererParams) => {

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/composables/useDataStoreOperations.test.ts

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe('useDataStoreOperations', () => {
 			});
 			const { onAddColumn } = useDataStoreOperations(params);
 			const result = await onAddColumn({ name: 'test', type: 'string' });
-			expect(result).toBe(false);
+			expect(result.success).toBe(false);
 		});
 
 		it('should add column when column is added', async () => {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('useDataStoreOperations', () => {
 			const rowData = ref([{ id: 1 }]);
 			const { onAddColumn } = useDataStoreOperations({ ...params, rowData });
 			const result = await onAddColumn({ name: returnedColumn.name, type: returnedColumn.type });
-			expect(result).toBe(true);
+			expect(result.success).toBe(true);
 			expect(params.setGridData).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ rowData: [{ id: 1, test: null }] });
 			expect(params.addGridColumn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(returnedColumn);
 		});

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/composables/useDataStoreOperations.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useMessage } from '@/composables/useMessage';
 import { useToast } from '@/composables/useToast';
 import { useTelemetry } from '@/composables/useTelemetry';
 import type {
+	AddColumnResponse,
 	DataStoreColumn,
 	DataStoreColumnCreatePayload,
 	DataStoreRow,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import type {
 import { useDataStoreStore } from '@/features/dataStore/dataStore.store';
 import { MODAL_CONFIRM } from '@/constants';
 import { isDataStoreValue } from '@/features/dataStore/typeGuards';
+import { useDataStoreTypes } from './useDataStoreTypes';
 
 export type UseDataStoreOperationsParams = {
 	colDefs: Ref<ColDef[]>;
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ export const useDataStoreOperations = ({
 	const dataStoreStore = useDataStoreStore();
 	const contentLoading = ref(false);
 	const telemetry = useTelemetry();
+	const dataStoreTypes = useDataStoreTypes();
 
 	async function onDeleteColumn(columnId: string) {
 		const columnToDelete = colDefs.value.find((col) => col.colId === columnId);
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ export const useDataStoreOperations = ({
 		}
 	}
 
-	async function onAddColumn(column: DataStoreColumnCreatePayload) {
+	async function onAddColumn(column: DataStoreColumnCreatePayload): Promise<AddColumnResponse> {
 		try {
 			const newColumn = await dataStoreStore.addDataStoreColumn(dataStoreId, projectId, column);
 			addGridColumn(newColumn);
@@ -130,10 +133,14 @@ export const useDataStoreOperations = ({
 				column_type: newColumn.type,
 				data_table_id: dataStoreId,
 			});
-			return true;
+			return { success: true, httpStatus: 200 };
 		} catch (error) {
-			toast.showError(error, i18n.baseText('dataStore.addColumn.error'));
-			return false;
+			const addColumnError = dataStoreTypes.getAddColumnError(error);
+			return {
+				success: false,
+				httpStatus: addColumnError.httpStatus,
+				errorMessage: addColumnError.message,
+			};
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -270,11 +277,6 @@ export const useDataStoreOperations = ({
 			await dataStoreStore.deleteRows(dataStoreId, projectId, idsToDelete);
 			await fetchDataStoreRows();
 
-			toast.showToast({
-				title: i18n.baseText('dataStore.deleteRows.success'),
-				message: '',
-				type: 'success',
-			});
 			telemetry.track('User deleted rows in data table', {
 				data_table_id: dataStoreId,
 				deleted_row_count: idsToDelete.length,
@@ -287,17 +289,28 @@ export const useDataStoreOperations = ({
 	};
 
 	const onCellKeyDown = async (params: CellKeyDownEvent<DataStoreRow>) => {
-		if (params.api.getEditingCells().length > 0) {
+		const event = params.event as KeyboardEvent;
+		const target = event.target as HTMLElement;
+
+		const isSelectionColumn = params.column.getColId() === 'ag-Grid-SelectionColumn';
+		const isEditing =
+			params.api.getEditingCells().length > 0 ||
+			(target instanceof HTMLInputElement && !isSelectionColumn);
+		if (isEditing) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const event = params.event as KeyboardEvent;
 		if ((event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) && event.key.toLowerCase() === 'c') {
 			event.preventDefault();
 			await handleCopyFocusedCell(params);
 			return;
 		}
 
+		if (event.key === 'Escape') {
+			handleClearSelection();
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if ((event.key !== 'Delete' && event.key !== 'Backspace') || selectedRowIds.value.size === 0) {
 			return;
 		}

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/composables/useDataStoreTypes.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import type {
 	DataStoreValue,
 } from '@/features/dataStore/datastore.types';
 import { isAGGridCellType } from '@/features/dataStore/typeGuards';
+import { ResponseError } from '@n8n/rest-api-client';
+import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
 
 /* eslint-disable id-denylist */
 const COLUMN_TYPE_ICONS: Record<DataStoreColumnType, IconName> = {
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ const COLUMN_TYPE_ICONS: Record<DataStoreColumnType, IconName> = {
 
 export const useDataStoreTypes = () => {
 	const getIconForType = (type: DataStoreColumnType) => COLUMN_TYPE_ICONS[type];
+	const i18n = useI18n();
 
 	/**
 	 * Maps a DataStoreColumnType to an AGGridCellType.
@@ -57,10 +60,33 @@ export const useDataStoreTypes = () => {
 		}
 	};
 
+	const getAddColumnError = (error: unknown): { httpStatus: number; message: string } => {
+		const DEFAULT_HTTP_STATUS = 500;
+		const DEFAULT_MESSAGE = i18n.baseText('generic.unknownError');
+
+		if (error instanceof ResponseError) {
+			return {
+				httpStatus: error.httpStatusCode ?? 500,
+				message: error.message,
+			};
+		}
+		if (error instanceof Error) {
+			return {
+				httpStatus: DEFAULT_HTTP_STATUS,
+				message: error.message,
+			};
+		}
+		return {
+			httpStatus: DEFAULT_HTTP_STATUS,
+			message: DEFAULT_MESSAGE,
+		};
+	};
+
 	return {
 		getIconForType,
 		mapToAGCellType,
 		mapToDataStoreColumnType,
 		getDefaultValueForType,
+		getAddColumnError,
 	};
 };

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/constants.ts

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ export const DATA_STORE_STORE = 'dataStoreStore';
 
 export const DEFAULT_DATA_STORE_PAGE_SIZE = 10;
 
-export const DATA_STORE_ID_COLUMN_WIDTH = 46;
+export const DATA_STORE_ID_COLUMN_WIDTH = 60;
 
 export const DATA_STORE_HEADER_HEIGHT = 36;
-export const DATA_STORE_ROW_HEIGHT = 43;
+export const DATA_STORE_ROW_HEIGHT = 33;
 
 export const ADD_ROW_ROW_ID = '__n8n_add_row__';
 
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ export const NULL_VALUE = 'Null';
 export const EMPTY_VALUE = 'Empty';
 
 export const DATA_STORE_MODULE_NAME = 'data-table';
+
+export const NUMBER_WITH_SPACES_REGEX = /\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g;
+export const NUMBER_THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = ' ';
+export const NUMBER_DECIMAL_SEPARATOR = '.';

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/datastore.types.ts

@@ -27,3 +27,9 @@ export type DataStoreColumnCreatePayload = Pick<DataStoreColumn, 'name' | 'type'
 export type DataStoreValue = string | number | boolean | Date | null;
 
 export type DataStoreRow = Record<string, DataStoreValue>;
+
+export type AddColumnResponse = {
+	success: boolean;
+	httpStatus?: number;
+	errorMessage?: string;
+};

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/dataStore/utils/columnUtils.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ import type {
 } from 'ag-grid-community';
 import type { Ref } from 'vue';
 import type { DataStoreColumn, DataStoreRow } from '@/features/dataStore/datastore.types';
-import { ADD_ROW_ROW_ID, EMPTY_VALUE, NULL_VALUE } from '@/features/dataStore/constants';
+import {
+	ADD_ROW_ROW_ID,
+	EMPTY_VALUE,
+	NULL_VALUE,
+	NUMBER_DECIMAL_SEPARATOR,
+	NUMBER_THOUSAND_SEPARATOR,
+	NUMBER_WITH_SPACES_REGEX,
+} from '@/features/dataStore/constants';
 import NullEmptyCellRenderer from '@/features/dataStore/components/dataGrid/NullEmptyCellRenderer.vue';
 import { isDataStoreValue } from '@/features/dataStore/typeGuards';
 
@@ -93,3 +100,17 @@ export const dateValueFormatter = (
 	if (value === null || value === undefined) return '';
 	return value.toISOString();
 };
+
+const numberWithSpaces = (num: number) => {
+	const parts = num.toString().split('.');
+	parts[0] = parts[0].replace(NUMBER_WITH_SPACES_REGEX, NUMBER_THOUSAND_SEPARATOR);
+	return parts.join(NUMBER_DECIMAL_SEPARATOR);
+};
+
+export const numberValueFormatter = (
+	params: ValueFormatterParams<DataStoreRow, number | null | undefined>,
+): string => {
+	const value = params.value;
+	if (value === null || value === undefined) return '';
+	return numberWithSpaces(value);
+};