diff --git a/frontend/constants.ts b/frontend/constants.ts
index e778b7e00..49bc3ffeb 100644
--- a/frontend/constants.ts
+++ b/frontend/constants.ts
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ export namespace ToolTips {
     trim(`The Mark As step allows FarmBot to programmatically edit the
     properties of the UTM, plants, and weeds from within a sequence.
     For example, you can mark a plant as "planted" during a seeding
-    sequence or delete a weed after removing it.`);
+    sequence or mark a weed as "removed" after removing it.`);
 
   export const REBOOT =
     trim(`Power cycle FarmBot's onboard computer.`);
diff --git a/frontend/css/steps.scss b/frontend/css/steps.scss
index 1d91cd6eb..d8dc65365 100644
--- a/frontend/css/steps.scss
+++ b/frontend/css/steps.scss
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
   &.take-photo-step {
     background: $brown;
   }
-  &.resource-update-step {
+  &.update-resource-step {
     background: $brown;
   }
   &.set-servo-angle-step {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
   &.take-photo-step a {
     color: $dark_brown;
   }
-  &.resource-update-step {
+  &.update-resource-step {
     background: $light_brown;
   }
   &.set-servo-angle-step {
diff --git a/frontend/devices/interfaces.ts b/frontend/devices/interfaces.ts
index b644b80a9..55320c32d 100644
--- a/frontend/devices/interfaces.ts
+++ b/frontend/devices/interfaces.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export enum Feature {
   ota_update_hour = "ota_update_hour",
   rpi_led_control = "rpi_led_control",
   sensors = "sensors",
+  update_resource = "update_resource",
   use_update_channel = "use_update_channel",
   variables = "variables",
 }
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/__tests__/sequence_editor_middle_active_test.tsx b/frontend/sequences/__tests__/sequence_editor_middle_active_test.tsx
index 1e16408d6..df6162da9 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/__tests__/sequence_editor_middle_active_test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/sequences/__tests__/sequence_editor_middle_active_test.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+jest.mock("../../history", () => ({ push: jest.fn() }));
+
 jest.mock("../../api/crud", () => ({
   destroy: jest.fn(),
   save: jest.fn(),
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ import { DropAreaProps } from "../../draggable/interfaces";
 import { Actions } from "../../constants";
 import { setWebAppConfigValue } from "../../config_storage/actions";
 import { BooleanSetting } from "../../session_keys";
+import { push } from "../../history";
 
 describe("<SequenceEditorMiddleActive/>", () => {
   const fakeProps = (): ActiveMiddleProps => {
@@ -73,10 +76,13 @@ describe("<SequenceEditorMiddleActive/>", () => {
     };
   };
 
-  it("saves", () => {
-    const wrapper = mount(<SequenceEditorMiddleActive {...fakeProps()} />);
-    clickButton(wrapper, 0, "Save * ");
+  it("saves", async () => {
+    const p = fakeProps();
+    p.dispatch = () => Promise.resolve();
+    const wrapper = mount(<SequenceEditorMiddleActive {...p} />);
+    await clickButton(wrapper, 0, "Save * ");
     expect(save).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("Sequence"));
+    expect(push).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/app/sequences/fake");
   });
 
   it("tests", () => {
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/locals_list/handle_select.ts b/frontend/sequences/locals_list/handle_select.ts
index 1f03ac1a6..1a6023eb4 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/locals_list/handle_select.ts
+++ b/frontend/sequences/locals_list/handle_select.ts
@@ -66,32 +66,45 @@ interface NewVarProps {
   newVarLabel?: string;
 }
 
-const nothingVar =
-  ({ identifierLabel: label, allowedVariableNodes }: NewVarProps): VariableWithAValue =>
-    createVariableNode(allowedVariableNodes)(label, NOTHING_SELECTED);
+const nothingVar = ({
+  identifierLabel: label, allowedVariableNodes
+}: NewVarProps): VariableWithAValue =>
+  createVariableNode(allowedVariableNodes)(label, NOTHING_SELECTED);
 
-const toolVar = (value: string | number) =>
-  ({ identifierLabel: label, allowedVariableNodes }: NewVarProps): VariableWithAValue =>
-    createVariableNode(allowedVariableNodes)(label, {
-      kind: "tool",
-      args: { tool_id: parseInt("" + value) }
-    });
+const toolVar = (value: string | number) => ({
+  identifierLabel: label, allowedVariableNodes
+}: NewVarProps): VariableWithAValue =>
+  createVariableNode(allowedVariableNodes)(label, {
+    kind: "tool",
+    args: { tool_id: parseInt("" + value) }
+  });
 
 const pointVar = (
   pointer_type: "Plant" | "GenericPointer" | "Weed",
   value: string | number,
-) => ({ identifierLabel: label, allowedVariableNodes }: NewVarProps): VariableWithAValue =>
+) => ({
+  identifierLabel: label, allowedVariableNodes
+}: NewVarProps): VariableWithAValue =>
     createVariableNode(allowedVariableNodes)(label, {
       kind: "point",
       args: { pointer_type, pointer_id: parseInt("" + value) }
     });
 
-const manualEntry = (value: string | number) =>
-  ({ identifierLabel: label, allowedVariableNodes }: NewVarProps): VariableWithAValue =>
-    createVariableNode(allowedVariableNodes)(label, {
-      kind: "coordinate",
-      args: value ? JSON.parse("" + value) : { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 }
-    });
+const groupVar = (value: string | number) => ({
+  identifierLabel: label, allowedVariableNodes
+}: NewVarProps): VariableWithAValue =>
+  createVariableNode(allowedVariableNodes)(label, {
+    kind: "point_group",
+    args: { point_group_id: parseInt("" + value) }
+  });
+
+const manualEntry = (value: string | number) => ({
+  identifierLabel: label, allowedVariableNodes
+}: NewVarProps): VariableWithAValue =>
+  createVariableNode(allowedVariableNodes)(label, {
+    kind: "coordinate",
+    args: value ? JSON.parse("" + value) : { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 }
+  });
 
 /**
  * Create a parameter declaration or a parameter application containing an
@@ -129,15 +142,7 @@ const createNewVariable = (props: NewVarProps): VariableNode | undefined => {
     case "Tool": return toolVar(ddi.value)(props);
     case "parameter": return newParameter(props);
     case "Coordinate": return manualEntry(ddi.value)(props);
-    case "PointGroup":
-      const point_group_id = parseInt("" + ddi.value, 10);
-      return {
-        kind: "parameter_application",
-        args: {
-          label: props.identifierLabel,
-          data_value: { kind: "point_group", args: { point_group_id } }
-        }
-      };
+    case "PointGroup": return groupVar(ddi.value)(props);
   }
   console.error("WARNING: Don't know how to handle " + (ddi.headingId || "NA"));
   return undefined;
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/sequence_editor_middle_active.tsx b/frontend/sequences/sequence_editor_middle_active.tsx
index 66695a79f..479b7656b 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/sequence_editor_middle_active.tsx
+++ b/frontend/sequences/sequence_editor_middle_active.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { save, edit, destroy } from "../api/crud";
 import { TestButton } from "./test_button";
 import { AllSteps } from "./all_steps";
 import { LocalsList, localListCallback } from "./locals_list/locals_list";
-import { betterCompact } from "../util";
+import { betterCompact, urlFriendly } from "../util";
 import { AllowedVariableNodes } from "./locals_list/locals_list_support";
 import { ResourceIndex } from "../resources/interfaces";
 import { ShouldDisplay } from "../devices/interfaces";
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ const SequenceBtnGroup = ({
 }: SequenceBtnGroupProps) =>
   <div className="button-group">
     <SaveBtn status={sequence.specialStatus}
-      onClick={() => dispatch(save(sequence.uuid))} />
+      onClick={() => dispatch(save(sequence.uuid)).then(() =>
+        push(`/app/sequences/${urlFriendly(sequence.body.name)}`))} />
     <TestButton
       syncStatus={syncStatus}
       sequence={sequence}
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_button_cluster.tsx b/frontend/sequences/step_button_cluster.tsx
index 8acc84a77..158b81915 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_button_cluster.tsx
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_button_cluster.tsx
@@ -179,16 +179,19 @@ export function StepButtonCluster(props: StepButtonProps) {
     {t("ASSERTION")}
   </StepButton>);
 
-  shouldDisplay(Feature.mark_as_step) && ALL_THE_BUTTONS.push(<StepButton
+  shouldDisplay(Feature.update_resource) && ALL_THE_BUTTONS.push(<StepButton
     {...commonStepProps}
     step={{
-      kind: "resource_update",
+      kind: "update_resource",
       args: {
-        resource_type: "Device",
-        resource_id: 0,
-        label: "mounted_tool_id",
-        value: 0
-      }
+        resource: {
+          kind: "resource",
+          args: { resource_id: 0, resource_type: "Device" }
+        }
+      },
+      body: [
+        { kind: "pair", args: { label: "mounted_tool_id", value: 0 } },
+      ],
     }}
     color="brown">
     {t("Mark As...")}
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/__tests__/index_test.ts b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/__tests__/index_test.ts
index 4515b18e5..7201d313c 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/__tests__/index_test.ts
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/__tests__/index_test.ts
@@ -147,17 +147,32 @@ describe("renderCeleryNode()", () => {
       node: { kind: "wait", args: { milliseconds: 100 } },
       expected: "milliseconds"
     },
+    {
+      node: {
+        kind: "update_resource",
+        args: {
+          resource: {
+            kind: "resource",
+            args: { resource_id: 23, resource_type: "Plant" }
+          },
+          body: [
+            { kind: "pair", args: { label: "plant_stage", value: "planted" } },
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      expected: "markplant 23 as"
+    },
     {
       node: {
         kind: "resource_update",
         args: {
           resource_id: 23,
           resource_type: "Plant",
-          label: "x",
-          value: 300
+          label: "plant_stage",
+          value: "planted",
         }
       },
-      expected: "MarkPlantasx = 300"
+      expected: "mark plant 23 plant_stage as plantedthis step has been deprecated."
     },
     {
       node: { kind: "set_servo_angle", args: { pin_number: 4, pin_value: 90 } },
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/__tests__/tile_old_mark_as_test.tsx b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/__tests__/tile_old_mark_as_test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91737bf58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/__tests__/tile_old_mark_as_test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+const mockEditStep = jest.fn();
+jest.mock("../../../api/crud", () => ({
+  editStep: mockEditStep
+}));
+
+import * as React from "react";
+import { mount } from "enzyme";
+import { TileOldMarkAs } from "../tile_old_mark_as";
+import { fakeSequence } from "../../../__test_support__/fake_state/resources";
+import { emptyState } from "../../../resources/reducer";
+import { StepParams } from "../../interfaces";
+import { editStep } from "../../../api/crud";
+import { SequenceBodyItem } from "farmbot";
+import { cloneDeep } from "lodash";
+
+describe("<TileOldMarkAs />", () => {
+  const currentStep = {
+    kind: "resource_update",
+    args: {
+      resource_type: "Device",
+      resource_id: 0,
+      label: "mounted_tool_id",
+      value: 0,
+    }
+  } as unknown as SequenceBodyItem;
+
+  const fakeProps = (): StepParams => ({
+    currentSequence: fakeSequence(),
+    currentStep: currentStep,
+    dispatch: jest.fn(),
+    index: 0,
+    resources: emptyState().index,
+    confirmStepDeletion: false,
+  });
+
+  it("renders deprecation notice", () => {
+    const block = mount(<TileOldMarkAs {...fakeProps()} />);
+    expect(block.text()).toContain("deprecated");
+    expect(block.text()).not.toContain("convert");
+  });
+
+  it("renders deprecation notice and convert button", () => {
+    const p = fakeProps();
+    p.shouldDisplay = () => true;
+    const block = mount(<TileOldMarkAs {...p} />);
+    expect(block.text()).toContain("deprecated");
+    expect(block.text()).toContain("convert");
+  });
+
+  it("converts set mounted tool step", () => {
+    const p = fakeProps();
+    p.shouldDisplay = () => true;
+    const block = mount(<TileOldMarkAs {...p} />);
+    expect(block.text()).toContain("deprecated");
+    expect(block.text()).toContain("convert");
+    block.find("button").last().simulate("click");
+    expect(editStep).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const step = cloneDeep(p.currentStep);
+    mockEditStep.mock.calls[0][0].executor(step);
+    expect(step).toEqual({
+      kind: "update_resource",
+      args: {
+        resource: {
+          kind: "resource",
+          args: { resource_type: "Device", resource_id: 0 }
+        }
+      },
+      body: [{
+        kind: "pair", args: { label: "mounted_tool_id", value: 0 }
+      }],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("converts remove weed step", () => {
+    const p = fakeProps();
+    p.currentStep = {
+      kind: "resource_update",
+      args: {
+        resource_type: "Weed",
+        resource_id: 123,
+        label: "discarded_at",
+        value: "?",
+      }
+    } as unknown as SequenceBodyItem;
+    p.shouldDisplay = () => true;
+    const block = mount(<TileOldMarkAs {...p} />);
+    expect(block.text()).toContain("deprecated");
+    expect(block.text()).toContain("convert");
+    block.find("button").last().simulate("click");
+    expect(editStep).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const step = cloneDeep(p.currentStep);
+    mockEditStep.mock.calls[0][0].executor(step);
+    expect(step).toEqual({
+      kind: "update_resource",
+      args: {
+        resource: {
+          kind: "resource",
+          args: { resource_type: "Weed", resource_id: 123 }
+        }
+      },
+      body: [{
+        kind: "pair", args: { label: "plant_stage", value: "removed" }
+      }],
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/index.tsx b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/index.tsx
index fc68fea1f..09e0442cf 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/index.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 import {
   CeleryNode, LegalArgString, If, Execute, Nothing,
-  SequenceBodyItem as Step, TaggedSequence,
+  SequenceBodyItem as Step, TaggedSequence, LegalSequenceKind,
 } from "farmbot";
 import { FLOAT_NUMERIC_FIELDS, NUMERIC_FIELDS } from "../interfaces";
 import { ExecuteBlock } from "./tile_execute";
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { t } from "../../i18next_wrapper";
 import { TileAssertion } from "./tile_assertion";
 import { TileEmergencyStop } from "./tile_emergency_stop";
 import { TileReboot } from "./tile_reboot";
+import { TileOldMarkAs } from "./tile_old_mark_as";
 
 interface MoveParams {
   step: Step;
@@ -149,7 +150,9 @@ export function renderCeleryNode(props: StepParams) {
     case "take_photo": return <TileTakePhoto {...props} />;
     case "wait": return <TileWait {...props} />;
     case "write_pin": return <TileWritePin {...props} />;
-    case "resource_update": return <MarkAs {...props} />;
+    case "update_resource": return <MarkAs {...props} />;
+    case "resource_update" as LegalSequenceKind:
+      return <TileOldMarkAs {...props} />;
     case "set_servo_angle": return <TileSetServoAngle {...props} />;
     case "toggle_pin": return <TileTogglePin {...props} />;
     case "zero": return <TileSetZero {...props} />;
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as.tsx b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as.tsx
index 598efeb07..305ef2cd4 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as.tsx
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { StepWrapper, StepHeader, StepContent } from "../step_ui/index";
 import { ToolTips } from "../../constants";
 import * as React from "react";
 import { unpackStep } from "./mark_as/unpack_step";
-import { ResourceUpdate } from "farmbot";
+import { UpdateResource } from "farmbot";
 import { resourceList } from "./mark_as/resource_list";
 import { actionList } from "./mark_as/action_list";
 import { commitStepChanges } from "./mark_as/commit_step_changes";
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const NONE = (): DropDownItem => ({ label: t("Select one"), value: 0 });
 
 export class MarkAs extends React.Component<StepParams, MarkAsState> {
   state: MarkAsState = { nextResource: undefined };
-  className = "resource-update-step";
+  className = "update-resource-step";
 
   commitSelection = (nextAction: DropDownItem) => {
     this.props.dispatch(commitStepChanges({
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ export class MarkAs extends React.Component<StepParams, MarkAsState> {
       nextAction,
       nextResource: this.state.nextResource,
       sequence: this.props.currentSequence,
-      step: this.props.currentStep as ResourceUpdate,
+      step: this.props.currentStep as UpdateResource,
     }));
     this.setState({ nextResource: undefined });
   };
 
   render() {
-    const step = this.props.currentStep as ResourceUpdate;
+    const step = this.props.currentStep as UpdateResource;
     const { rightSide, leftSide } =
       unpackStep({ step, resourceIndex: this.props.resources });
     return <StepWrapper>
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ export class MarkAs extends React.Component<StepParams, MarkAsState> {
           <Col xs={6}>
             <label>{t("as")}</label>
             <FBSelect
-              list={actionList(this.state.nextResource, step, this.props.resources)}
+              list={actionList(this.state.nextResource?.headingId,
+                step, this.props.resources)}
               onChange={this.commitSelection}
               key={JSON.stringify(rightSide) + JSON.stringify(this.state)}
               selectedItem={this.state.nextResource ? NONE() : rightSide} />
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/action_list_test.ts b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/action_list_test.ts
index 04d6d33c8..df3524d88 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/action_list_test.ts
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/action_list_test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { actionList } from "../action_list";
-import { resourceUpdate, markAsResourceFixture } from "../assertion_support";
+import { updateResource, markAsResourceFixture } from "../test_support";
 import {
   buildResourceIndex,
 } from "../../../../__test_support__/resource_index_builder";
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import { PLANT_OPTIONS } from "../constants";
 
 describe("actionList()", () => {
   it("uses args.resource_type if DropDownItem is undefined", () => {
-    const step = resourceUpdate({ resource_type: "Plant" });
+    const step = updateResource({
+      kind: "resource",
+      args: { resource_type: "Plant", resource_id: 0 }
+    });
     const { index } = markAsResourceFixture();
     const result = actionList(undefined, step, index);
     expect(result).toEqual(PLANT_OPTIONS());
@@ -15,9 +18,9 @@ describe("actionList()", () => {
 
   it("provides a list of tool mount actions", () => {
     const ddi = { label: "test case", value: 1, headingId: "Device" };
-    const step = resourceUpdate({});
+    const step = updateResource();
     const { index } = markAsResourceFixture();
-    const result = actionList(ddi, step, index);
+    const result = actionList(ddi.headingId, step, index);
     expect(result.length).toBe(3);
     const labels = result.map(x => x.label);
     expect(labels).toContain("Not Mounted");
@@ -27,9 +30,9 @@ describe("actionList()", () => {
 
   it("provides a list of generic pointer actions", () => {
     const ddi = { label: "test case", value: 1, headingId: "GenericPointer" };
-    const step = resourceUpdate({});
+    const step = updateResource();
     const { index } = markAsResourceFixture();
-    const result = actionList(ddi, step, index);
+    const result = actionList(ddi.headingId, step, index);
     expect(result.length).toBe(1);
     const labels = result.map(x => x.label);
     expect(labels).toContain("Removed");
@@ -37,19 +40,26 @@ describe("actionList()", () => {
 
   it("provides a list of weed pointer actions", () => {
     const ddi = { label: "test case", value: 1, headingId: "Weed" };
-    const step = resourceUpdate({});
+    const step = updateResource();
     const { index } = markAsResourceFixture();
-    const result = actionList(ddi, step, index);
+    const result = actionList(ddi.headingId, step, index);
     expect(result.length).toBe(1);
     const labels = result.map(x => x.label);
     expect(labels).toContain("Removed");
   });
 
-  it("returns an empty list for all other options", () => {
+  it("returns an empty list for identifiers", () => {
     const ddi = { label: "test case", value: 1, headingId: "USB Cables" };
-    const step = resourceUpdate({});
+    const step = updateResource();
     const { index } = buildResourceIndex([]);
-    const result = actionList(ddi, step, index);
+    const result = actionList(ddi.headingId, step, index);
+    expect(result.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("returns an empty list for all other options", () => {
+    const step = updateResource({ kind: "identifier", args: { label: "var" } });
+    const { index } = buildResourceIndex([]);
+    const result = actionList("Other", step, index);
     expect(result.length).toBe(0);
   });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/commit_selection_test.ts b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/commit_selection_test.ts
index 6b537f3bf..8e79ebbdb 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/commit_selection_test.ts
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/commit_selection_test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { fakeMarkAsProps } from "../assertion_support";
+import { fakeMarkAsProps } from "../test_support";
 import { commitStepChanges } from "../commit_step_changes";
-import { ResourceUpdate, TaggedSequence } from "farmbot";
+import { UpdateResource, TaggedSequence } from "farmbot";
 import { Actions } from "../../../../constants";
 import { unpackUUID } from "../../../../util";
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe("commitSelection", () => {
     const results = commitStepChanges({
       nextAction: { label: "X", value: "some_action" },
       nextResource: undefined,
-      step: p.currentStep as ResourceUpdate,
+      step: p.currentStep as UpdateResource,
       index: p.index,
       sequence: p.currentSequence
     });
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe("commitSelection", () => {
     expect(unpackUUID(payload.uuid).kind).toBe("Sequence");
     const s = payload.update as TaggedSequence["body"];
     expect(s.kind).toBe("sequence");
-    const step = (s.body || [])[0] as ResourceUpdate;
-    expect(step.args.value).toBe("some_action");
+    const step = (s.body || [])[0] as UpdateResource;
+    expect(step.body?.[0].args.value).toBe("some_action");
   });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/component_test.tsx b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/component_test.tsx
index c3d645d10..52c76f866 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/component_test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/component_test.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as React from "react";
 import { shallow, mount } from "enzyme";
 import { MarkAs } from "../../mark_as";
 import { FBSelect } from "../../../../ui";
-import { fakeMarkAsProps } from "../assertion_support";
+import { fakeMarkAsProps } from "../test_support";
 import { commitStepChanges } from "../commit_step_changes";
 
 describe("<MarkAs/>", () => {
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/pack_step_test.ts b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/pack_step_test.ts
index 9b425cc60..1e4e03f8b 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/pack_step_test.ts
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/pack_step_test.ts
@@ -1,36 +1,45 @@
-import { resourceUpdate } from "../assertion_support";
+import { updateResource } from "../test_support";
 import { packStep } from "../pack_step";
 import { TOP_HALF } from "../constants";
+import { Resource, Identifier } from "farmbot";
 
 describe("packStep()", () => {
-  const plant = resourceUpdate({ resource_type: "Plant", resource_id: 6 });
-
-  it("serializes 'discard' actions", () => {
-    const actionDDI = { value: "removed", label: "Removed" };
-    const { args } = packStep(plant, undefined, actionDDI);
-    expect(args.label).toEqual("discarded_at");
-    expect(args.value).toEqual("{{ Time.now }}");
-    expect(args.resource_id).toEqual(6);
-    expect(args.resource_type).toEqual("Plant");
+  const plant = updateResource({
+    kind: "resource",
+    args: { resource_type: "Plant", resource_id: 6 }
   });
 
   it("serializes 'plant_stage' actions", () => {
     const actionDDI = { value: "harvested", label: "harvested" };
-    const { args } = packStep(plant, undefined, actionDDI);
-    expect(args.label).toEqual("plant_stage");
-    expect(args.value).toEqual("harvested");
-    expect(args.resource_id).toEqual(6);
-    expect(args.resource_type).toEqual("Plant");
+    const { args, body } = packStep(plant, undefined, actionDDI);
+    expect(body?.[0].args.label).toEqual("plant_stage");
+    expect(body?.[0].args.value).toEqual("harvested");
+    expect((args.resource as Resource).args.resource_id).toEqual(6);
+    expect((args.resource as Resource).args.resource_type).toEqual("Plant");
   });
 
   it("serializes 'mounted_tool_id' actions", () => {
     const resourceDDI = TOP_HALF[0];
     const actionDDI = { value: 23, label: "Mounted to can opener" };
-    const device = resourceUpdate({ resource_type: "Device", resource_id: 7 });
-    const { args } = packStep(device, resourceDDI, actionDDI);
-    expect(args.label).toEqual("mounted_tool_id");
-    expect(args.resource_type).toEqual("Device");
-    expect(args.resource_id).toEqual(0);
-    expect(args.value).toEqual(23);
+    const device = updateResource({
+      kind: "resource",
+      args: { resource_type: "Device", resource_id: 7 }
+    });
+    const { args, body } = packStep(device, resourceDDI, actionDDI);
+    expect(body?.[0].args.label).toEqual("mounted_tool_id");
+    expect((args.resource as Resource).args.resource_type).toEqual("Device");
+    expect((args.resource as Resource).args.resource_id).toEqual(0);
+    expect(body?.[0].args.value).toEqual(23);
+  });
+
+  it("serializes 'plant_stage' actions: identifier", () => {
+    const actionDDI = { value: "harvested", label: "harvested" };
+    const identifier = updateResource({
+      kind: "identifier", args: { label: "var" }
+    });
+    const { args, body } = packStep(identifier, undefined, actionDDI);
+    expect(body?.[0].args.label).toEqual("plant_stage");
+    expect(body?.[0].args.value).toEqual("harvested");
+    expect((args.resource as Identifier).args.label).toEqual("var");
   });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/resource_list_test.ts b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/resource_list_test.ts
index 41e882a62..1ba6019bb 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/resource_list_test.ts
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/resource_list_test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { resourceList } from "../resource_list";
-import { markAsResourceFixture } from "../assertion_support";
+import { markAsResourceFixture } from "../test_support";
 
 describe("resourceList()", () => {
   it("lists defaults, plus saved points", () => {
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/unpack_step_test.ts b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/unpack_step_test.ts
index cc2375c36..9f95449c4 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/unpack_step_test.ts
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/__tests__/unpack_step_test.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { fakeResourceIndex } from "../../../locals_list/test_helpers";
-import { resourceUpdate } from "../assertion_support";
+import { updateResource } from "../test_support";
 import { unpackStep, TOOL_MOUNT, DISMOUNTED } from "../unpack_step";
 import {
   selectAllPlantPointers,
   selectAllTools,
-  selectAllGenericPointers,
+  selectAllWeedPointers,
 } from "../../../../resources/selectors";
 import { DropDownPair } from "../interfaces";
-import { fakeTool } from "../../../../__test_support__/fake_state/resources";
+import { fakeTool, fakeWeed } from "../../../../__test_support__/fake_state/resources";
 import {
   buildResourceIndex,
 } from "../../../../__test_support__/resource_index_builder";
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe("unpackStep()", () => {
 
   it("unpacks empty tool_ids", () => {
     const result = unpackStep({
-      step: resourceUpdate({ label: "mounted_tool_id", value: 0 }),
+      step: updateResource(undefined, { label: "mounted_tool_id", value: 0 }),
       resourceIndex: fakeResourceIndex()
     });
     expect(result).toEqual(DISMOUNTED());
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ describe("unpackStep()", () => {
     expect(body).toBeTruthy();
 
     const result = unpackStep({
-      step: resourceUpdate({ label: "mounted_tool_id", value: body.id || NaN }),
+      step: updateResource(undefined,
+        { label: "mounted_tool_id", value: body.id || NaN }),
       resourceIndex
     });
     const actionLabel = "Mounted to: Generic Tool";
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ describe("unpackStep()", () => {
     expect(body).toBeTruthy();
 
     const result = unpackStep({
-      step: resourceUpdate({ label: "mounted_tool_id", value: body.id || NaN }),
+      step: updateResource(undefined,
+        { label: "mounted_tool_id", value: body.id || NaN }),
       resourceIndex
     });
     const actionLabel = "Mounted to: Untitled Tool";
@@ -64,7 +66,8 @@ describe("unpackStep()", () => {
 
   it("unpacks invalid tool_ids (that may have been valid previously)", () => {
     const result = unpackStep({
-      step: resourceUpdate({ label: "mounted_tool_id", value: Infinity }),
+      step: updateResource(undefined,
+        { label: "mounted_tool_id", value: Infinity }),
       resourceIndex: fakeResourceIndex()
     });
     const actionLabel = "Mounted to: an unknown tool";
@@ -72,49 +75,70 @@ describe("unpackStep()", () => {
     assertGoodness(result, actionLabel, "mounted", label, value);
   });
 
-  it("unpacks discarded_at operations", () => {
-    const resourceIndex = fakeResourceIndex();
-    const { body } = selectAllGenericPointers(resourceIndex)[0];
-    expect(body.pointer_type).toBe("GenericPointer");
-
-    const result = unpackStep({
-      step: resourceUpdate({
-        resource_type: "GenericPointer",
-        resource_id: body.id || -1,
-        label: "discarded_at",
-        value: "non-configurable"
-      }), resourceIndex
-    });
-    assertGoodness(result,
-      "Removed",
-      "removed",
-      `${body.name} (${body.x}, ${body.y}, ${body.z})`,
-      body.id || NaN);
-  });
-
-  it("unpacks plant_stage operations", () => {
+  it("unpacks plant_stage operations: plants", () => {
     const resourceIndex = fakeResourceIndex();
     const plant = selectAllPlantPointers(resourceIndex)[1];
     expect(plant).toBeTruthy();
 
     const result = unpackStep({
-      step: resourceUpdate({
-        resource_type: "Plant",
-        resource_id: plant.body.id || -1,
-        label: "plant_stage",
-        value: "wilting"
-      }), resourceIndex
+      step: updateResource({
+        kind: "resource",
+        args: { resource_type: "Plant", resource_id: plant.body.id || -1 }
+      },
+        { label: "plant_stage", value: "wilting" }),
+      resourceIndex
     });
     const { body } = plant;
     const plantName = `${body.name} (${body.x}, ${body.y}, ${body.z})`;
     assertGoodness(result, "wilting", "wilting", plantName, body.id || NaN);
   });
 
-  it("unpacks unknown resource_update steps", () => {
+  it("unpacks plant_stage operations: weeds", () => {
+    const resourceIndex = fakeResourceIndex([fakeWeed()]);
+    const weed = selectAllWeedPointers(resourceIndex)[1];
+    expect(weed).toBeTruthy();
+
     const result = unpackStep({
-      step: resourceUpdate({}),
+      step: updateResource({
+        kind: "resource",
+        args: { resource_type: "Weed", resource_id: weed.body.id || -1 }
+      },
+        { label: "plant_stage", value: "removed" }),
+      resourceIndex
+    });
+    const { body } = weed;
+    const plantName = `${body.name} (${body.x}, ${body.y}, ${body.z})`;
+    assertGoodness(result, "Removed", "removed", plantName, body.id || NaN);
+  });
+
+  it("unpacks plant_stage operations: identifier", () => {
+    const resourceIndex = fakeResourceIndex();
+    const result = unpackStep({
+      step: updateResource(
+        { kind: "identifier", args: { label: "var" } },
+        { label: "plant_stage", value: "removed" }),
+      resourceIndex
+    });
+    assertGoodness(result, "Removed", "removed", "var", "var");
+  });
+
+  it("unpacks unknown resource update_resource steps", () => {
+    const result = unpackStep({
+      step: updateResource(),
       resourceIndex: fakeResourceIndex()
     });
-    assertGoodness(result, "some_attr = some_value", "some_value", "Other", 1);
+    assertGoodness(result,
+      "some_value", "some_value",
+      "Other 1 some_attr", "some_attr");
+  });
+
+  it("unpacks unknown identifier update_resource steps", () => {
+    const result = unpackStep({
+      step: updateResource({ kind: "identifier", args: { label: "var" } }),
+      resourceIndex: fakeResourceIndex()
+    });
+    assertGoodness(result,
+      "some_value", "some_value",
+      "variable 0 some_attr", "some_attr");
   });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/action_list.ts b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/action_list.ts
index 60225c797..f19bf6d43 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/action_list.ts
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/action_list.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Dictionary } from "farmbot";
 import { DropDownItem } from "../../../ui";
 import { ListBuilder } from "./interfaces";
 import { ResourceIndex } from "../../../resources/interfaces";
-import { ResourceUpdate } from "farmbot";
+import { UpdateResource } from "farmbot";
 import { selectAllTools } from "../../../resources/selectors";
 import {
   MOUNTED_TO,
@@ -27,16 +27,19 @@ const DEFAULT = "Default";
 const ACTION_LIST: Dictionary<ListBuilder> = {
   "Device": (i) => [DISMOUNT(), ...allToolsAsDDI(i)],
   "Plant": () => PLANT_OPTIONS(),
-  "GenericPointer": () => POINT_OPTIONS,
-  "Weed": () => POINT_OPTIONS,
+  "GenericPointer": () => POINT_OPTIONS(),
+  "Weed": () => POINT_OPTIONS(),
   [DEFAULT]: () => []
 };
 
-const getList =
-  (t = DEFAULT): ListBuilder => (ACTION_LIST[t] || ACTION_LIST[DEFAULT]);
+const getList = (t: string): ListBuilder =>
+  (ACTION_LIST[t] || ACTION_LIST[DEFAULT]);
 
-export const actionList = (d: DropDownItem | undefined,
-  r: ResourceUpdate,
+export const actionList = (d: string | undefined,
+  r: UpdateResource,
   i: ResourceIndex): DropDownItem[] => {
-  return getList(d ? d.headingId : r.args.resource_type)(i);
+  const resourceType = r.args.resource.kind == "identifier"
+    ? DEFAULT
+    : r.args.resource.args.resource_type;
+  return getList(d || resourceType)(i);
 };
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/commit_step_changes.ts b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/commit_step_changes.ts
index 1817060d6..2813cedbe 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/commit_step_changes.ts
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/commit_step_changes.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ResourceUpdate } from "farmbot";
+import { UpdateResource } from "farmbot";
 import { editStep } from "../../../api/crud";
 import { packStep } from "./pack_step";
 import { MarkAsEditProps } from "./interfaces";
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ export const commitStepChanges = (p: MarkAsEditProps) => {
     step,
     index,
     sequence,
-    executor(c: ResourceUpdate) {
-      c.args = packStep(step, nextResource, nextAction).args;
+    executor(c: UpdateResource) {
+      const { args, body } = packStep(step, nextResource, nextAction);
+      c.args = args;
+      c.body = body;
     }
   });
 };
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/constants.ts b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/constants.ts
index 256ca247d..4216df74f 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/constants.ts
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/constants.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const DISMOUNT = (): DropDownItem =>
   ({ label: t("Not Mounted"), value: 0 });
 
 /** Legal "actions" for "Mark As.." block when marking Point resources */
-export const POINT_OPTIONS: DropDownItem[] = [
+export const POINT_OPTIONS = (): DropDownItem[] => [
   { label: t("Removed"), value: "removed" },
 ];
 
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/interfaces.ts b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/interfaces.ts
index f312c50a7..e8bf92745 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/interfaces.ts
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/interfaces.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,29 @@
 import { ResourceIndex } from "../../../resources/interfaces";
 import { DropDownItem } from "../../../ui";
-import { ResourceUpdate, TaggedSequence } from "farmbot";
+import { UpdateResource, TaggedSequence, Resource, Identifier } from "farmbot";
 
 /** Function that converts resources into dropdown selections based on
  * use-case specific rules */
 export type ListBuilder = (i: ResourceIndex) => DropDownItem[];
 
-/** Shape of step.args when step.kind = "resource_update" */
-export type ResourceUpdateArgs = Partial<ResourceUpdate["args"]>;
-
 /** Input data for calls to commitStepChanges() */
 export interface MarkAsEditProps {
   nextAction: DropDownItem;
   nextResource: DropDownItem | undefined;
-  step: ResourceUpdate;
+  step: UpdateResource;
   index: number;
   sequence: TaggedSequence
 }
 
-export interface StepWithResourceIndex {
-  step: ResourceUpdate;
+export interface PackedStepWithResourceIndex {
+  step: UpdateResource;
+  resourceIndex: ResourceIndex;
+}
+
+export interface UnpackedStepWithResourceIndex {
+  resource: Resource | Identifier;
+  field: string;
+  value: string | number | boolean;
   resourceIndex: ResourceIndex;
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/pack_step.ts b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/pack_step.ts
index 5f657312b..e4121e858 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/pack_step.ts
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/pack_step.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ResourceUpdate, resource_type as RESOURCE_TYPE } from "farmbot";
+import { UpdateResource, Resource, Identifier, resource_type } from "farmbot";
 import { DropDownItem } from "../../../ui";
 
 /**
@@ -8,43 +8,54 @@ import { DropDownItem } from "../../../ui";
  *            local changes as well as a copy of older data from the API.
  *
  * PROBLEM:   You need to take the component's local state plus the
- *            shape of the "resource_update" ("Mark As..") block and merge them
+ *            shape of the "update_resource" ("Mark As..") block and merge them
  *            together so that you can render the form in the editor.
  *
  * SOLUTION:  Use the celery node + pieces of the component's state (resourceDDI,
  *            actionDDI) to properly populate dropdown menus and determine the
- *            shape of the new "resource_update" step when it is saved.
+ *            shape of the new "update_resource" step when it is saved.
  * */
-export const packStep =
-  (csNode: ResourceUpdate,
-    resourceDDI: DropDownItem | undefined,
-    actionDDI: DropDownItem): ResourceUpdate => {
-    const resource_type = (resourceDDI ?
-      resourceDDI.headingId : csNode.args.resource_type) as RESOURCE_TYPE;
-    const resource_id = (resourceDDI ?
-      resourceDDI.value : csNode.args.resource_id) as number;
-    switch (resource_type) {
+export const packStep = (
+  csNode: UpdateResource,
+  resourceDDI: DropDownItem | undefined,
+  actionDDI: DropDownItem,
+): UpdateResource => {
+  const resource = resourceDDI?.headingId
+    ? resourceNode(resourceDDI.headingId, resourceDDI.value)
+    : csNode.args.resource;
+  if (resource.kind == "identifier") {
+    return updateResource(resource, "plant_stage", actionDDI.value);
+  } else {
+    switch (resource.args.resource_type) {
       case "Device":
         /* Scenario I: Changing tool mount */
-        return {
-          kind: "resource_update",
-          args: {
-            resource_id,
-            resource_type,
-            label: "mounted_tool_id",
-            value: actionDDI.value
-          }
-        };
-
+        return updateResource(resource, "mounted_tool_id", actionDDI.value);
       default:
         /* Scenario II: Changing a point  */
-        const label = "" +
-          (actionDDI.value == "removed" ? "discarded_at" : "plant_stage");
-        const value = "" +
-          (label === "discarded_at" ? "{{ Time.now }}" : actionDDI.value);
-        return {
-          kind: "resource_update",
-          args: { resource_id, resource_type, label, value }
-        };
+        return updateResource(resource, "plant_stage", actionDDI.value);
     }
-  };
+  }
+};
+
+const resourceNode = (type: string, id: string | number): Resource => ({
+  kind: "resource",
+  args: {
+    resource_type: type as resource_type,
+    resource_id: parseInt("" + id),
+  }
+});
+
+const updateResource = (
+  resource: Resource | Identifier,
+  field: string,
+  value: string | number,
+): UpdateResource => ({
+  kind: "update_resource",
+  args: { resource },
+  body: [{
+    kind: "pair", args: {
+      label: field,
+      value: value,
+    }
+  }]
+});
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/assertion_support.ts b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/test_support.ts
similarity index 60%
rename from frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/assertion_support.ts
rename to frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/test_support.ts
index 289b3be68..e618c0e72 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/assertion_support.ts
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/test_support.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import { ResourceUpdate, TaggedSequence, resource_type } from "farmbot";
+import {
+  UpdateResource, TaggedSequence, resource_type, Pair, Resource, Identifier,
+} from "farmbot";
 import {
   buildResourceIndex,
 } from "../../../__test_support__/resource_index_builder";
@@ -11,18 +13,26 @@ import {
 } from "../../../__test_support__/fake_state/resources";
 import { betterMerge } from "../../../util";
 import { MarkAs } from "../mark_as";
-import { ResourceUpdateArgs } from "./interfaces";
 
-export function resourceUpdate(i: ResourceUpdateArgs): ResourceUpdate {
+export function updateResource(
+  resource?: Resource | Identifier, pairArgs?: Pair["args"]): UpdateResource {
   return {
-    kind: "resource_update",
+    kind: "update_resource",
     args: {
-      resource_type: "Other" as resource_type,
-      resource_id: 1,
-      label: "some_attr",
-      value: "some_value",
-      ...i
-    }
+      resource: resource || {
+        kind: "resource", args: {
+          resource_type: "Other" as resource_type,
+          resource_id: 1,
+        }
+      },
+    },
+    body: [{
+      kind: "pair", args: {
+        label: "some_attr",
+        value: "some_value",
+        ...pairArgs,
+      }
+    }],
   };
 }
 
@@ -38,13 +48,14 @@ export const markAsResourceFixture = () => buildResourceIndex([
 export function fakeMarkAsProps() {
   const steps: TaggedSequence["body"]["body"] = [
     {
-      kind: "resource_update",
+      kind: "update_resource",
       args: {
-        resource_type: "Device",
-        resource_id: 0,
-        label: "mounted_tool_id",
-        value: 0
-      }
+        resource: {
+          kind: "resource",
+          args: { resource_id: 0, resource_type: "Device" }
+        }
+      },
+      body: [{ kind: "pair", args: { label: "mounted_tool_id", value: 0 } }],
     },
   ];
   const currentSequence: TaggedSequence =
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/unpack_step.ts b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/unpack_step.ts
index fe04769b7..e0e702082 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/unpack_step.ts
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/mark_as/unpack_step.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 import { DropDownItem } from "../../../ui";
 import {
-  findToolById, findPointerByTypeAndId,
+  findToolById,
+  findPointerByTypeAndId,
 } from "../../../resources/selectors";
 import { point2ddi } from "./resource_list";
 import { MOUNTED_TO } from "./constants";
-import { DropDownPair, StepWithResourceIndex } from "./interfaces";
+import {
+  DropDownPair, PackedStepWithResourceIndex, UnpackedStepWithResourceIndex,
+} from "./interfaces";
 import { t } from "../../../i18next_wrapper";
-import { PLANT_STAGE_DDI_LOOKUP } from "../../../farm_designer/plants/edit_plant_status";
+import {
+  PLANT_STAGE_DDI_LOOKUP,
+} from "../../../farm_designer/plants/edit_plant_status";
 
 export const TOOL_MOUNT = (): DropDownItem => ({
   label: t("Tool Mount"), value: "tool_mount"
@@ -17,14 +22,13 @@ export const DISMOUNTED = (): DropDownPair => ({
   rightSide: NOT_IN_USE()
 });
 const DEFAULT_TOOL_NAME = () => t("Untitled Tool");
-const REMOVED_ACTION = () => ({ label: t("Removed"), value: "removed" });
 
 const mountedTo = (toolName = DEFAULT_TOOL_NAME()): DropDownItem =>
   ({ label: `${MOUNTED_TO()} ${toolName}`, value: "mounted" });
 
 /** The user wants to change the `mounted_tool_id` of their Device. */
-function mountTool(i: StepWithResourceIndex): DropDownPair {
-  const { value } = i.step.args;
+function mountTool(i: UnpackedStepWithResourceIndex): DropDownPair {
+  const { value } = i;
   if (typeof value === "number" && value > 0) {
     try { // Good tool id
       const tool = findToolById(i.resourceIndex, value as number);
@@ -41,33 +45,34 @@ function mountTool(i: StepWithResourceIndex): DropDownPair {
 /** When we can't properly guess the correct way to to render the screen,
  * possibly for legacy reasons or because the user wrote their CeleryScript by
  * hand. */
-function unknownOption(i: StepWithResourceIndex): DropDownPair {
-  const { resource_type, resource_id, label, value } = i.step.args;
-
+function unknownOption(i: UnpackedStepWithResourceIndex): DropDownPair {
+  const { resource } = i;
+  const resource_type =
+    resource.kind == "resource" ? resource.args.resource_type : "variable";
+  const resource_id =
+    resource.kind == "resource" ? resource.args.resource_id : 0;
+  const { field, value } = i;
+  const leftLabel = `${resource_type} ${resource_id} ${field}`;
   return {
-    leftSide: { label: resource_type, value: resource_id },
-    rightSide: { label: `${label} = ${value}`, value: "" + value }
-  };
-}
-
-/** The user wants to mark a the `discarded_at` attribute of a Point. */
-function discardPoint(i: StepWithResourceIndex): DropDownPair {
-  const { resource_id, resource_type } = i.step.args;
-  const pointerBody =
-    findPointerByTypeAndId(i.resourceIndex, resource_type, resource_id).body;
-  return {
-    leftSide: point2ddi(pointerBody),
-    rightSide: REMOVED_ACTION(),
+    leftSide: { label: leftLabel, value: field },
+    rightSide: { label: "" + value, value: "" + value }
   };
 }
 
 /** The user wants to mark a the `plant_stage` attribute of a Plant resource. */
-function plantStage(i: StepWithResourceIndex): DropDownPair {
-  const { resource_id, resource_type, value } = i.step.args;
-  const pointerBody =
-    findPointerByTypeAndId(i.resourceIndex, resource_type, resource_id).body;
+function plantStage(i: UnpackedStepWithResourceIndex): DropDownPair {
+  const { resource } = i;
+  const resource_type =
+    resource.kind == "resource" ? resource.args.resource_type : "";
+  const resource_id =
+    resource.kind == "resource" ? resource.args.resource_id : 0;
+  const { value } = i;
+  const leftSide = resource.kind == "resource"
+    ? point2ddi(findPointerByTypeAndId(
+      i.resourceIndex, resource_type, resource_id).body)
+    : { label: "" + resource.args.label, value: "" + resource.args.label };
   return {
-    leftSide: point2ddi(pointerBody),
+    leftSide,
     rightSide: PLANT_STAGE_DDI_LOOKUP()["" + value]
       || { label: "" + value, value: "" + value },
   };
@@ -76,12 +81,14 @@ function plantStage(i: StepWithResourceIndex): DropDownPair {
 /** We can guess how the "Mark As.." UI will be rendered (left and right side
  * drop downs) based on the shape of the current step. There are several
  * strategies and this function will dispatch the appropriate one. */
-export function unpackStep(i: StepWithResourceIndex): DropDownPair {
-  const { label } = i.step.args;
-  switch (label) {
-    case "mounted_tool_id": return mountTool(i);
-    case "discarded_at": return discardPoint(i);
-    case "plant_stage": return plantStage(i);
-    default: return unknownOption(i);
+export function unpackStep(p: PackedStepWithResourceIndex): DropDownPair {
+  const { resource } = p.step.args;
+  const { label, value } = p.step.body?.[0]?.args || { label: "", value: "" };
+  const field = label;
+  const unpacked = { resourceIndex: p.resourceIndex, resource, field, value };
+  switch (field) {
+    case "mounted_tool_id": return mountTool(unpacked);
+    case "plant_stage": return plantStage(unpacked);
+    default: return unknownOption(unpacked);
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/step_title_bar.tsx b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/step_title_bar.tsx
index d77bdc8b9..cec15d60d 100644
--- a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/step_title_bar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/step_title_bar.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from "react";
-import { SequenceBodyItem as Step, SequenceBodyItem } from "farmbot";
+import {
+  SequenceBodyItem as Step, SequenceBodyItem, LegalSequenceKind,
+} from "farmbot";
 import { StepTitleBarProps } from "../interfaces";
 import { BlurableInput } from "../../ui/index";
 import { updateStepTitle } from "./index";
@@ -19,7 +21,8 @@ function translate(input: Step): string {
     "read_pin": t("Read Sensor"),
     "send_message": t("Send Message"),
     "take_photo": t("Take a Photo"),
-    "resource_update": t("Mark As"),
+    "update_resource": t("Mark As"),
+    ["resource_update" as LegalSequenceKind]: t("Deprecated Mark As"),
     "assertion": t("Assertion"),
     "set_servo_angle": t("Control Servo"),
     "wait": t("Wait"),
diff --git a/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/tile_old_mark_as.tsx b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/tile_old_mark_as.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfe7e5512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/sequences/step_tiles/tile_old_mark_as.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import * as React from "react";
+import { StepParams } from "../interfaces";
+import { ToolTips } from "../../constants";
+import { StepWrapper, StepHeader, StepContent } from "../step_ui/index";
+import { editStep } from "../../api/crud";
+import { SequenceBodyItem, LegalArgString } from "farmbot";
+import { Feature } from "../../devices/interfaces";
+import { trim } from "../../util";
+
+const convertOldMarkAs = (oldStep: SequenceBodyItem) =>
+  (step: SequenceBodyItem) => {
+    const stepArgs = oldStep.args as Record<LegalArgString, string>;
+    step.kind = "update_resource";
+    step.args = {
+      resource: {
+        kind: "resource", args: {
+          resource_type: stepArgs.resource_type,
+          resource_id: stepArgs.resource_id,
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    const field = stepArgs.label;
+    step.body = [{
+      kind: "pair", args: {
+        label: field == "discarded_at" ? "plant_stage" : field,
+        value: field == "discarded_at" ? "removed" : stepArgs.value,
+      }
+    }];
+  };
+
+export function TileOldMarkAs(props: StepParams) {
+  const { dispatch, currentStep, index, currentSequence } = props;
+  const oldStepArgs = currentStep.args as Record<LegalArgString, string>;
+  const className = "update-resource-step";
+  return <StepWrapper>
+    <StepHeader
+      className={className}
+      helpText={ToolTips.MARK_AS}
+      currentSequence={currentSequence}
+      currentStep={currentStep}
+      dispatch={dispatch}
+      index={index}
+      confirmStepDeletion={props.confirmStepDeletion} />
+    <StepContent className={className}>
+      <p>{trim(`Mark ${oldStepArgs.resource_type} ${oldStepArgs.resource_id}
+          ${oldStepArgs.label} as ${oldStepArgs.value}`)}</p>
+      <hr />
+      <p>{"This step has been deprecated."}</p>
+      {props.shouldDisplay?.(Feature.update_resource) &&
+        <button className="fb-button yellow" style={{ float: "none" }}
+          onClick={() => props.dispatch(editStep({
+            step: props.currentStep,
+            sequence: props.currentSequence,
+            index: props.index,
+            executor: convertOldMarkAs(props.currentStep),
+          }))}>
+          {"convert"}
+        </button>}
+    </StepContent>
+  </StepWrapper>;
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d6409e772..b570b17fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "coveralls": "3.0.11",
     "enzyme": "3.11.0",
     "enzyme-adapter-react-16": "1.15.2",
-    "farmbot": "9.2.3",
+    "farmbot": "10.0.0-rc1",
     "i18next": "19.4.1",
     "install": "0.13.0",
     "lodash": "4.17.15",