diff --git a/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/core/CqlActivity.java b/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/core/CqlActivity.java
index 8c22191cc..6e54b6503 100644
--- a/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/core/CqlActivity.java
+++ b/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/core/CqlActivity.java
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ public class CqlActivity extends SimpleActivity implements Activity, ActivityDef
 
     private void initSequencer() {
 
+        Session session = getSession();
+        Map<String,Object> fconfig = Map.of("cluster",session.getCluster());
+
         SequencerType sequencerType = SequencerType.valueOf(
                 getParams().getOptionalString("seq").orElse("bucket")
         );
@@ -203,7 +206,8 @@ public class CqlActivity extends SimpleActivity implements Activity, ActivityDef
                 CqlBinderTypes binderType = CqlBinderTypes.valueOf(stmtDef.getParams()
                         .getOrDefault("binder", CqlBinderTypes.DEFAULT.toString()));
 
-                template = new ReadyCQLStatementTemplate(binderType, getSession(), prepare, ratio, parsed.getName());
+                template = new ReadyCQLStatementTemplate(fconfig, binderType, getSession(), prepare, ratio,
+                    parsed.getName());
             } else {
                 SimpleStatement simpleStatement = new SimpleStatement(stmtForDriver);
                 cl.ifPresent((conlvl) -> {
@@ -218,7 +222,8 @@ public class CqlActivity extends SimpleActivity implements Activity, ActivityDef
                     psummary.append(" idempotent=>").append(i);
                     simpleStatement.setIdempotent(i);
                 });
-                template = new ReadyCQLStatementTemplate(getSession(), simpleStatement, ratio, parsed.getName());
+                template = new ReadyCQLStatementTemplate(fconfig, getSession(), simpleStatement, ratio,
+                    parsed.getName());
             }
 
             Optional.ofNullable(stmtDef.getParams().getOrDefault("save", null))
diff --git a/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/binders/SimpleStatementValuesBinder.java b/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/binders/SimpleStatementValuesBinder.java
index 3b89e254c..d7d3c5e3e 100644
--- a/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/binders/SimpleStatementValuesBinder.java
+++ b/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/binders/SimpleStatementValuesBinder.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import io.nosqlbench.virtdata.core.bindings.ValuesArrayBinder;
  * support will be added for parameterized values here.
  */
 public class SimpleStatementValuesBinder
-        implements ValuesArrayBinder<SimpleStatement, Statement> {
+    implements ValuesArrayBinder<SimpleStatement, Statement> {
 
     @Override
     public Statement bindValues(SimpleStatement context, Object[] values) {
diff --git a/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/core/ReadyCQLStatementTemplate.java b/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/core/ReadyCQLStatementTemplate.java
index c529e7d24..7edda4c2c 100644
--- a/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/core/ReadyCQLStatementTemplate.java
+++ b/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/core/ReadyCQLStatementTemplate.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.io.Writer;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 public class ReadyCQLStatementTemplate {
 
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ public class ReadyCQLStatementTemplate {
     private Histogram rowsFetchedHisto;
     private Writer resultCsvWriter;
 
-    public ReadyCQLStatementTemplate(CqlBinderTypes binderType, Session session, PreparedStatement preparedStmt, long ratio, String name) {
+    public ReadyCQLStatementTemplate(Map<String,Object> fconfig, CqlBinderTypes binderType, Session session,
+                                     PreparedStatement preparedStmt, long ratio, String name) {
         this.session = session;
         this.name = name;
         ValuesArrayBinder<PreparedStatement, Statement> binder = binderType.get(session);
@@ -44,18 +46,20 @@ public class ReadyCQLStatementTemplate {
 
         template = new ContextualBindingsArrayTemplate<>(
                 preparedStmt,
-                new BindingsTemplate(),
+                new BindingsTemplate(fconfig),
                 binder
         );
         this.ratio = ratio;
     }
 
-    public ReadyCQLStatementTemplate(Session session, SimpleStatement simpleStatement, long ratio, String name) {
+    public ReadyCQLStatementTemplate(Map<String,Object> fconfig, Session session, SimpleStatement simpleStatement,
+                                     long ratio,
+                                     String name) {
         this.session = session;
         this.name = name;
         template = new ContextualBindingsArrayTemplate<>(
                 simpleStatement,
-                new BindingsTemplate(),
+                new BindingsTemplate(fconfig),
                 new SimpleStatementValuesBinder()
         );
         this.ratio = ratio;
diff --git a/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/bindings/BindingsTemplate.java b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/bindings/BindingsTemplate.java
index 8a2949549..42a0cfa5f 100644
--- a/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/bindings/BindingsTemplate.java
+++ b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/bindings/BindingsTemplate.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import java.util.Optional;
  */
 public class BindingsTemplate {
     private final static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(BindingsTemplate.class);
+    private final Map<String, Object> fconfig;
     private List<String> bindPointNames = new ArrayList<>();
     private List<String> specifiers = new ArrayList<>();
 
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ public class BindingsTemplate {
 //        specs.forEach(this::addFieldBinding);
 //    }
 
-    public BindingsTemplate(List<String> anchors, List<String> specs) {
+    public BindingsTemplate(Map<String,Object> config, List<String> anchors, List<String> specs) {
+        this.fconfig = config;
         if (anchors.size() != specs.size()) {
             throw new InvalidParameterException("Anchors and Specifiers must be matched pair-wise.");
         }
@@ -55,11 +57,22 @@ public class BindingsTemplate {
         }
     }
 
-    public BindingsTemplate(List<BindPoint> bindpoints) {
+    public BindingsTemplate(Map<String,Object> config, List<BindPoint> bindpoints) {
+        this.fconfig = config;
         addFieldBindings(bindpoints);
     }
+    public BindingsTemplate(List<BindPoint> bindPoints) {
+        this.fconfig = Map.of();
+        addFieldBindings(bindPoints);
+
+    }
+
+    public BindingsTemplate(Map<String,Object> config) {
+        this.fconfig = config;
+    }
 
     public BindingsTemplate() {
+        this.fconfig = Map.of();
     }
 
     public void addFieldBindings(List<BindPoint> bindPoints) {
@@ -119,7 +132,7 @@ public class BindingsTemplate {
     public Bindings resolveBindings() {
         List<DataMapper<?>> dataMappers = new ArrayList<>();
         for (String specifier : specifiers) {
-            Optional<DataMapper<Object>> optionalDataMapper = VirtData.getOptionalMapper(specifier);
+            Optional<DataMapper<Object>> optionalDataMapper = VirtData.getOptionalMapper(specifier,fconfig);
             if (optionalDataMapper.isPresent()) {
                 dataMappers.add(optionalDataMapper.get());
             } else {
diff --git a/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/bindings/VirtData.java b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/bindings/VirtData.java
index 3d8fd62b4..d37941541 100644
--- a/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/bindings/VirtData.java
+++ b/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/bindings/VirtData.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class VirtData {
      * @param namesAndSpecs names and specs in "name", "spec", ... form
      * @return A bindings template that can be used to resolve a bindings instance
      */
-    public static BindingsTemplate getTemplate(String... namesAndSpecs) {
+    public static BindingsTemplate getTemplate(Map<String,Object> config, String... namesAndSpecs) {
         if ((namesAndSpecs.length % 2) != 0) {
             throw new RuntimeException(
                     "args must be in 'name','spec', pairs. " +
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ public class VirtData {
         for (int i = 0; i < namesAndSpecs.length; i += 2) {
             bindPoints.add(new BindPoint(namesAndSpecs[i],namesAndSpecs[i+1]));
         }
-        return getTemplate(bindPoints);
+        return getTemplate(config, bindPoints);
+    }
+
+    public static BindingsTemplate getTemplate(String... namesAndSpecs) {
+        return getTemplate(Map.of(), namesAndSpecs);
     }
 
 //    /**
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ public class VirtData {
      * @param bindPoints A list of {@link BindPoint}s
      * @return A BindingsTemplate
      */
-    public static BindingsTemplate getTemplate(List<BindPoint> bindPoints) {
+    public static BindingsTemplate getTemplate(Map<String,Object> config, List<BindPoint> bindPoints) {
         for (BindPoint bindPoint : bindPoints) {
             String bindspec = bindPoint.getBindspec();
             VirtDataDSL.ParseResult parseResult = VirtDataDSL.parse(bindspec);
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ public class VirtData {
                 throw new RuntimeException(parseResult.throwable);
             }
         }
-        return new BindingsTemplate(bindPoints);
+        return new BindingsTemplate(config, bindPoints);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/virtdata-lib-basics/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/library/basics/shared/stateful/LoadElement.java b/virtdata-lib-basics/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/library/basics/shared/stateful/LoadElement.java
index c193c8f2a..1b018660f 100644
--- a/virtdata-lib-basics/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/library/basics/shared/stateful/LoadElement.java
+++ b/virtdata-lib-basics/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/library/basics/shared/stateful/LoadElement.java
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ public class LoadElement implements Function<Object,Object>, ConfigAware {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void applyConfig(Map<String, ?> element) {
-        Map<String,?> vars = (Map<String, ?>) element.get(mapname);
+    public void applyConfig(Map<String, ?> elements) {
+        Map<String,?> vars = (Map<String, ?>) elements.get(mapname);
         if (vars!=null) {
             this.vars = vars;
         }