diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index 6ad6058d4..a880fcc44 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookContainerClient.ts
 src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookContentClient.ts
 src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookContentItem.ts
 src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookUtil.ts
-src/Explorer/OpenActions.test.ts
-src/Explorer/OpenActions.ts
 src/Explorer/OpenActionsStubs.ts
 src/Explorer/Panes/AddDatabasePane.ts
 src/Explorer/Panes/AddDatabasePane.test.ts
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx b/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
index b1999e7fa..b9d06287d 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ import { DeleteDatabaseConfirmationPanel } from "./Panes/DeleteDatabaseConfirmat
 import { ExecuteSprocParamsPane } from "./Panes/ExecuteSprocParamsPane/ExecuteSprocParamsPane";
 import { GitHubReposPanel } from "./Panes/GitHubReposPanel/GitHubReposPanel";
 import { SaveQueryPane } from "./Panes/SaveQueryPane/SaveQueryPane";
-import { SettingsPane } from "./Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane";
 import { SetupNoteBooksPanel } from "./Panes/SetupNotebooksPanel/SetupNotebooksPanel";
 import { StringInputPane } from "./Panes/StringInputPane/StringInputPane";
 import { AddTableEntityPanel } from "./Panes/Tables/AddTableEntityPanel";
@@ -1599,7 +1598,4 @@ export default class Explorer {
   public openTableSelectQueryPanel(queryViewModal: QueryViewModel): void {
     useSidePanel.getState().openSidePanel("Select Column", <TableQuerySelectPanel queryViewModel={queryViewModal} />);
   }
-  public openSettingPane(): void {
-    useSidePanel.getState().openSidePanel("Settings", <SettingsPane />);
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarComponentButtonFactory.tsx b/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarComponentButtonFactory.tsx
index 7b185fdba..2545b6ff7 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarComponentButtonFactory.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarComponentButtonFactory.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { CommandButtonComponentProps } from "../../Controls/CommandButton/Comman
 import Explorer from "../../Explorer";
 import { OpenFullScreen } from "../../OpenFullScreen";
 import { LoadQueryPane } from "../../Panes/LoadQueryPane/LoadQueryPane";
+import { SettingsPane } from "../../Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane";
 
 let counter = 0;
 
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ export function createControlCommandBarButtons(container: Explorer): CommandButt
     {
       iconSrc: SettingsIcon,
       iconAlt: "Settings",
-      onCommandClick: container.openSettingPane,
+      onCommandClick: () => useSidePanel.getState().openSidePanel("Settings", <SettingsPane />),
       commandButtonLabel: undefined,
       ariaLabel: "Settings",
       tooltipText: "Settings",
diff --git a/src/Explorer/OpenActions.test.ts b/src/Explorer/OpenActions/OpenActions.test.tsx
similarity index 97%
rename from src/Explorer/OpenActions.test.ts
rename to src/Explorer/OpenActions/OpenActions.test.tsx
index d06e8b239..10c4580a8 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/OpenActions.test.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/OpenActions/OpenActions.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as ko from "knockout";
-import { ActionContracts } from "../Contracts/ExplorerContracts";
-import * as ViewModels from "../Contracts/ViewModels";
-import Explorer from "./Explorer";
+import { ActionContracts } from "../../Contracts/ExplorerContracts";
+import * as ViewModels from "../../Contracts/ViewModels";
+import Explorer from "../Explorer";
 import { handleOpenAction } from "./OpenActions";
 
 describe("OpenActions", () => {
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ describe("OpenActions", () => {
     let explorer: Explorer;
     let database: ViewModels.Database;
     let collection: ViewModels.Collection;
-    let databases: ViewModels.Database[];
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       explorer = {} as Explorer;
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ describe("OpenActions", () => {
         id: ko.observable("db"),
         collections: ko.observableArray<ViewModels.Collection>([]),
       } as ViewModels.Database;
-      databases = [database];
       collection = {
         id: ko.observable("coll"),
       } as ViewModels.Collection;
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ describe("OpenActions", () => {
             paneKind: "AddCollection",
           };
 
-          const actionHandled = handleOpenAction(action, [], explorer);
+          handleOpenAction(action, [], explorer);
           expect(explorer.onNewCollectionClicked).toHaveBeenCalled();
         });
 
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ describe("OpenActions", () => {
             paneKind: ActionContracts.PaneKind.AddCollection,
           };
 
-          const actionHandled = handleOpenAction(action, [], explorer);
+          handleOpenAction(action, [], explorer);
           expect(explorer.onNewCollectionClicked).toHaveBeenCalled();
         });
       });
diff --git a/src/Explorer/OpenActions.ts b/src/Explorer/OpenActions/OpenActions.tsx
similarity index 69%
rename from src/Explorer/OpenActions.ts
rename to src/Explorer/OpenActions/OpenActions.tsx
index 033cb8135..6c4b54b9e 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/OpenActions.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/OpenActions/OpenActions.tsx
@@ -1,39 +1,36 @@
 // TODO convert this file to an action registry in order to have actions and their handlers be more tightly coupled.
+import React from "react";
+import { ActionContracts } from "../../Contracts/ExplorerContracts";
+import * as ViewModels from "../../Contracts/ViewModels";
+import { useSidePanel } from "../../hooks/useSidePanel";
+import Explorer from "../Explorer";
+import { SettingsPane } from "../Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane";
 
-import { ActionContracts } from "../Contracts/ExplorerContracts";
-import * as ViewModels from "../Contracts/ViewModels";
-import Explorer from "./Explorer";
-
-export function handleOpenAction(
-  action: ActionContracts.DataExplorerAction,
-  databases: ViewModels.Database[],
-  explorer: Explorer
-): boolean {
-  if (
-    action.actionType === ActionContracts.ActionType.OpenCollectionTab ||
-    (<any>action).actionType === ActionContracts.ActionType[ActionContracts.ActionType.OpenCollectionTab]
-  ) {
-    openCollectionTab(<ActionContracts.OpenCollectionTab>action, databases);
-    return true;
+function generateQueryText(action: ActionContracts.OpenQueryTab, partitionKeyProperty: string): string {
+  if (!action.query) {
+    return "SELECT * FROM c";
+  } else if (action.query.text) {
+    return action.query.text;
+  } else if (!!action.query.partitionKeys && action.query.partitionKeys.length > 0) {
+    let query = "SELECT * FROM c WHERE";
+    for (let i = 0; i < action.query.partitionKeys.length; i++) {
+      const partitionKey = action.query.partitionKeys[i];
+      if (!partitionKey) {
+        // null partition key case
+        query = query.concat(` c.${partitionKeyProperty} = ${action.query.partitionKeys[i]}`);
+      } else if (typeof partitionKey !== "string") {
+        // Undefined partition key case
+        query = query.concat(` NOT IS_DEFINED(c.${partitionKeyProperty})`);
+      } else {
+        query = query.concat(` c.${partitionKeyProperty} = "${action.query.partitionKeys[i]}"`);
+      }
+      if (i !== action.query.partitionKeys.length - 1) {
+        query = query.concat(" OR");
+      }
+    }
+    return query;
   }
-
-  if (
-    action.actionType === ActionContracts.ActionType.OpenPane ||
-    (<any>action).actionType === ActionContracts.ActionType[ActionContracts.ActionType.OpenPane]
-  ) {
-    openPane(<ActionContracts.OpenPane>action, explorer);
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  if (
-    action.actionType === ActionContracts.ActionType.OpenSampleNotebook ||
-    (<any>action).actionType === ActionContracts.ActionType[ActionContracts.ActionType.OpenSampleNotebook]
-  ) {
-    openFile(<ActionContracts.OpenSampleNotebook>action, explorer);
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  return false;
+  return "SELECT * FROM c";
 }
 
 function openCollectionTab(
@@ -65,7 +62,7 @@ function openCollectionTab(
 
         if (
           action.tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind.SQLDocuments ||
-          (<any>action).tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind[ActionContracts.TabKind.SQLDocuments]
+          action.tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind[ActionContracts.TabKind.SQLDocuments]
         ) {
           collection.onDocumentDBDocumentsClick();
           break;
@@ -73,7 +70,7 @@ function openCollectionTab(
 
         if (
           action.tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind.MongoDocuments ||
-          (<any>action).tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind[ActionContracts.TabKind.MongoDocuments]
+          action.tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind[ActionContracts.TabKind.MongoDocuments]
         ) {
           collection.onMongoDBDocumentsClick();
           break;
@@ -81,7 +78,7 @@ function openCollectionTab(
 
         if (
           action.tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind.SchemaAnalyzer ||
-          (<any>action).tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind[ActionContracts.TabKind.SchemaAnalyzer]
+          action.tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind[ActionContracts.TabKind.SchemaAnalyzer]
         ) {
           collection.onSchemaAnalyzerClick();
           break;
@@ -89,7 +86,7 @@ function openCollectionTab(
 
         if (
           action.tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind.TableEntities ||
-          (<any>action).tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind[ActionContracts.TabKind.TableEntities]
+          action.tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind[ActionContracts.TabKind.TableEntities]
         ) {
           collection.onTableEntitiesClick();
           break;
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ function openCollectionTab(
 
         if (
           action.tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind.Graph ||
-          (<any>action).tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind[ActionContracts.TabKind.Graph]
+          action.tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind[ActionContracts.TabKind.Graph]
         ) {
           collection.onGraphDocumentsClick();
           break;
@@ -105,19 +102,19 @@ function openCollectionTab(
 
         if (
           action.tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind.SQLQuery ||
-          (<any>action).tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind[ActionContracts.TabKind.SQLQuery]
+          action.tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind[ActionContracts.TabKind.SQLQuery]
         ) {
           collection.onNewQueryClick(
             collection,
-            null,
-            generateQueryText(<ActionContracts.OpenQueryTab>action, collection.partitionKeyProperty)
+            undefined,
+            generateQueryText(action as ActionContracts.OpenQueryTab, collection.partitionKeyProperty)
           );
           break;
         }
 
         if (
           action.tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind.ScaleSettings ||
-          (<any>action).tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind[ActionContracts.TabKind.ScaleSettings]
+          action.tabKind === ActionContracts.TabKind[ActionContracts.TabKind.ScaleSettings]
         ) {
           collection.onSettingsClick();
           break;
@@ -138,49 +135,54 @@ function openCollectionTab(
 function openPane(action: ActionContracts.OpenPane, explorer: Explorer) {
   if (
     action.paneKind === ActionContracts.PaneKind.AddCollection ||
-    (<any>action).paneKind === ActionContracts.PaneKind[ActionContracts.PaneKind.AddCollection]
+    action.paneKind === ActionContracts.PaneKind[ActionContracts.PaneKind.AddCollection]
   ) {
     explorer.onNewCollectionClicked();
   } else if (
     action.paneKind === ActionContracts.PaneKind.CassandraAddCollection ||
-    (<any>action).paneKind === ActionContracts.PaneKind[ActionContracts.PaneKind.CassandraAddCollection]
+    action.paneKind === ActionContracts.PaneKind[ActionContracts.PaneKind.CassandraAddCollection]
   ) {
     explorer.openCassandraAddCollectionPane();
   } else if (
     action.paneKind === ActionContracts.PaneKind.GlobalSettings ||
-    (<any>action).paneKind === ActionContracts.PaneKind[ActionContracts.PaneKind.GlobalSettings]
+    action.paneKind === ActionContracts.PaneKind[ActionContracts.PaneKind.GlobalSettings]
   ) {
-    explorer.openSettingPane();
+    useSidePanel.getState().openSidePanel("Settings", <SettingsPane />);
   }
 }
 
+export function handleOpenAction(
+  action: ActionContracts.DataExplorerAction,
+  databases: ViewModels.Database[],
+  explorer: Explorer
+): boolean {
+  if (
+    action.actionType === ActionContracts.ActionType.OpenCollectionTab ||
+    action.actionType === ActionContracts.ActionType[ActionContracts.ActionType.OpenCollectionTab]
+  ) {
+    openCollectionTab(action as ActionContracts.OpenCollectionTab, databases);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (
+    action.actionType === ActionContracts.ActionType.OpenPane ||
+    action.actionType === ActionContracts.ActionType[ActionContracts.ActionType.OpenPane]
+  ) {
+    openPane(action as ActionContracts.OpenPane, explorer);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (
+    action.actionType === ActionContracts.ActionType.OpenSampleNotebook ||
+    action.actionType === ActionContracts.ActionType[ActionContracts.ActionType.OpenSampleNotebook]
+  ) {
+    openFile(action as ActionContracts.OpenSampleNotebook, explorer);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 function openFile(action: ActionContracts.OpenSampleNotebook, explorer: Explorer) {
   explorer.handleOpenFileAction(decodeURIComponent(action.path));
 }
-
-function generateQueryText(action: ActionContracts.OpenQueryTab, partitionKeyProperty: string): string {
-  if (!action.query) {
-    return "SELECT * FROM c";
-  } else if (!!action.query.text) {
-    return action.query.text;
-  } else if (!!action.query.partitionKeys && action.query.partitionKeys.length > 0) {
-    let query = "SELECT * FROM c WHERE";
-    for (let i = 0; i < action.query.partitionKeys.length; i++) {
-      let partitionKey = action.query.partitionKeys[i];
-      if (!partitionKey) {
-        // null partition key case
-        query = query.concat(` c.${partitionKeyProperty} = ${action.query.partitionKeys[i]}`);
-      } else if (typeof partitionKey !== "string") {
-        // Undefined partition key case
-        query = query.concat(` NOT IS_DEFINED(c.${partitionKeyProperty})`);
-      } else {
-        query = query.concat(` c.${partitionKeyProperty} = "${action.query.partitionKeys[i]}"`);
-      }
-      if (i !== action.query.partitionKeys.length - 1) {
-        query = query.concat(" OR");
-      }
-    }
-    return query;
-  }
-  return "SELECT * FROM c";
-}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useKnockoutExplorer.ts b/src/hooks/useKnockoutExplorer.ts
index 765974cad..4d47be346 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useKnockoutExplorer.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useKnockoutExplorer.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { ActionType, DataExplorerAction } from "../Contracts/ActionContracts";
 import { MessageTypes } from "../Contracts/ExplorerContracts";
 import { DataExplorerInputsFrame } from "../Contracts/ViewModels";
 import Explorer, { ExplorerParams } from "../Explorer/Explorer";
-import { handleOpenAction } from "../Explorer/OpenActions";
+import { handleOpenAction } from "../Explorer/OpenActions/OpenActions";
 import {
   AAD,
   ConnectionString,