diff --git a/client/src/api/histories.export.ts b/client/src/api/histories.export.ts
index 03f7d339eb85..8a8e11f6a8be 100644
--- a/client/src/api/histories.export.ts
+++ b/client/src/api/histories.export.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import type { components } from "@/api/schema";
 import { fetcher } from "@/api/schema";
-import type { ObjectExportTaskResponse } from "@/components/Common/models/exportRecordModel";
-import { ExportRecordModel } from "@/components/Common/models/exportRecordModel";
+import {
+    type ExportRecord,
+    ExportRecordModel,
+    type ObjectExportTaskResponse,
+} from "@/components/Common/models/exportRecordModel";
 import { DEFAULT_EXPORT_PARAMS } from "@/composables/shortTermStorage";
 
 type ModelStoreFormat = components["schemas"]["ModelStoreFormat"];
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ export async function exportHistoryToFileSource(
  * @param record The export record to be imported
  * @returns A promise with the request response
  */
-export async function reimportHistoryFromRecord(record: ExportRecordModel) {
+export async function reimportHistoryFromRecord(record: ExportRecord) {
     return _importFromStoreAsync({
         store_content_uri: record.importUri,
         model_store_format: record.modelStoreFormat,
diff --git a/client/src/components/Common/ExportRecordDetails.vue b/client/src/components/Common/ExportRecordDetails.vue
index e520a8995825..2846093230ec 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Common/ExportRecordDetails.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Common/ExportRecordDetails.vue
@@ -11,17 +11,18 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome";
 import { BAlert, BButton, BCard, BCardTitle } from "bootstrap-vue";
 import { computed } from "vue";
 
-import { ExportRecordModel } from "./models/exportRecordModel";
+import type { ColorVariant } from ".";
+import { ExportRecord } from "./models/exportRecordModel";
 
 import LoadingSpan from "@/components/LoadingSpan.vue";
 
 library.add(faCheckCircle, faClock, faExclamationCircle, faExclamationTriangle, faLink);
 
 interface Props {
-    record: ExportRecordModel;
+    record: ExportRecord;
     objectType: string;
     actionMessage?: string;
-    actionMessageVariant?: string;
+    actionMessageVariant?: ColorVariant;
 }
 
 const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
     (e: "onActionMessageDismissed"): void;
-    (e: "onReimport", record: ExportRecordModel): void;
-    (e: "onDownload", record: ExportRecordModel): void;
-    (e: "onCopyDownloadLink", record: ExportRecordModel): void;
+    (e: "onReimport", record: ExportRecord): void;
+    (e: "onDownload", record: ExportRecord): void;
+    (e: "onCopyDownloadLink", record: ExportRecord): void;
 }>();
 
 const title = computed(() => (props.record.isReady ? `Exported` : `Export started`));
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ function onMessageDismissed() {
                 <p class="mt-3">You can do the following actions with this {{ props.objectType }} export:</p>
 
                 <BAlert
-                    v-if="props.actionMessage !== null"
+                    v-if="props.actionMessage !== undefined"
                     :variant="props.actionMessageVariant"
                     show
                     fade
diff --git a/client/src/components/Common/ExportRecordTable.vue b/client/src/components/Common/ExportRecordTable.vue
index 16de362510a2..a503420e7943 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Common/ExportRecordTable.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Common/ExportRecordTable.vue
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome";
 import { BButton, BButtonGroup, BButtonToolbar, BCard, BCollapse, BLink, BTable } from "bootstrap-vue";
 import { computed, ref } from "vue";
 
-import { type ExportRecordModel } from "./models/exportRecordModel";
+import { type ExportRecord } from "./models/exportRecordModel";
 
 library.add(faCheckCircle, faDownload, faExclamationCircle, faFileImport, faLink, faSpinner);
 
 interface Props {
-    records: ExportRecordModel[];
+    records: ExportRecord[];
 }
 const props = defineProps<Props>();
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
-    (e: "onReimport", record: ExportRecordModel): void;
-    (e: "onDownload", record: ExportRecordModel): void;
-    (e: "onCopyDownloadLink", record: ExportRecordModel): void;
+    (e: "onReimport", record: ExportRecord): void;
+    (e: "onDownload", record: ExportRecord): void;
+    (e: "onCopyDownloadLink", record: ExportRecord): void;
 }>();
 
 const fields = [
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ const isExpanded = ref(false);
 
 const title = computed(() => (isExpanded.value ? `Hide old export records` : `Show old export records`));
 
-async function reimportObject(record: ExportRecordModel) {
+async function reimportObject(record: ExportRecord) {
     emit("onReimport", record);
 }
 
-function downloadObject(record: ExportRecordModel) {
+function downloadObject(record: ExportRecord) {
     emit("onDownload", record);
 }
 
-function copyDownloadLink(record: ExportRecordModel) {
+function copyDownloadLink(record: ExportRecord) {
     emit("onCopyDownloadLink", record);
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/client/src/components/Common/index.ts b/client/src/components/Common/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3c9557801eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/Common/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// TODO: Not sure if this is the best place for this type
+export type ColorVariant = "primary" | "secondary" | "success" | "danger" | "warning" | "info" | "light" | "dark";
diff --git a/client/src/components/Common/models/exportRecordModel.ts b/client/src/components/Common/models/exportRecordModel.ts
index 10a8da3d3bab..2b02536fbfee 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Common/models/exportRecordModel.ts
+++ b/client/src/components/Common/models/exportRecordModel.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export interface ExportRecord {
     readonly stsDownloadId?: string;
     readonly isStsDownload: boolean;
     readonly canDownload: boolean;
-    readonly modelStoreFormat: string;
+    readonly modelStoreFormat: ModelStoreFormat;
     readonly exportParams?: ExportParams;
     readonly duration?: number | null;
     readonly canExpire: boolean;
@@ -62,17 +62,24 @@ export class ExportParamsModel implements ExportParams {
         return Boolean(this._params?.include_hidden);
     }
 
-    public equals(otherExportParams?: ExportParamsModel) {
+    public equals(otherExportParams?: ExportParams) {
         if (!otherExportParams) {
             return false;
         }
-        return (
-            this.modelStoreFormat === otherExportParams.modelStoreFormat &&
-            this.includeFiles === otherExportParams.includeFiles &&
-            this.includeDeleted === otherExportParams.includeDeleted &&
-            this.includeHidden === otherExportParams.includeHidden
-        );
+        return areEqual(this, otherExportParams);
+    }
+}
+
+export function areEqual(params1?: ExportParams, params2?: ExportParams): boolean {
+    if (!params1 || !params2) {
+        return false;
     }
+    return (
+        params1.modelStoreFormat === params2.modelStoreFormat &&
+        params1.includeFiles === params2.includeFiles &&
+        params1.includeDeleted === params2.includeDeleted &&
+        params1.includeHidden === params2.includeHidden
+    );
 }
 
 export class ExportRecordModel implements ExportRecord {
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/Export/ExportOptions.vue b/client/src/components/History/Export/ExportOptions.vue
index 7a12c293de72..8b03d8533bc5 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/Export/ExportOptions.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/Export/ExportOptions.vue
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ import { BCard, BCollapse, BFormCheckbox, BFormGroup, BFormSelect, BLink } from
 import { computed, reactive, ref } from "vue";
 
 import { AVAILABLE_EXPORT_FORMATS } from "@/api/histories.export";
-import { ExportParamsModel } from "@/components/Common/models/exportRecordModel";
+import type { ExportParams } from "@/components/Common/models/exportRecordModel";
 
-const props = defineProps({
-    exportParams: {
-        type: ExportParamsModel,
-        required: true,
-    },
-});
+interface Props {
+    exportParams: ExportParams;
+}
+
+const props = defineProps<Props>();
 
 const emit = defineEmits(["onValueChanged"]);
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/Export/HistoryExport.vue b/client/src/components/History/Export/HistoryExport.vue
index ae1b55dae7d2..eaf52ef83204 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/Export/HistoryExport.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/Export/HistoryExport.vue
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
-<script setup>
+<script setup lang="ts">
 import { library } from "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core";
 import { faFileExport } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome";
 import { BAlert, BButton, BCard, BTab, BTabs } from "bootstrap-vue";
-import LoadingSpan from "components/LoadingSpan";
-import { useConfirmDialog } from "composables/confirmDialog";
-import { useFileSources } from "composables/fileSources";
-import { DEFAULT_EXPORT_PARAMS, useShortTermStorage } from "composables/shortTermStorage";
-import { useTaskMonitor } from "composables/taskMonitor";
-import { copy as sendToClipboard } from "utils/clipboard";
-import { computed, onMounted, reactive, ref, watch } from "vue";
+import { computed, onMounted, ref, watch } from "vue";
 import { RouterLink } from "vue-router";
 
 import {
@@ -17,14 +11,23 @@ import {
     fetchHistoryExportRecords,
     reimportHistoryFromRecord,
 } from "@/api/histories.export";
+import type { ColorVariant } from "@/components/Common";
+import { areEqual, ExportParams, ExportRecord } from "@/components/Common/models/exportRecordModel";
+import { useConfirmDialog } from "@/composables/confirmDialog";
+import { useFileSources } from "@/composables/fileSources";
+import { DEFAULT_EXPORT_PARAMS, useShortTermStorage } from "@/composables/shortTermStorage";
+import { useTaskMonitor } from "@/composables/taskMonitor";
 import { useHistoryStore } from "@/stores/historyStore";
+import { copy as sendToClipboard } from "@/utils/clipboard";
 import { absPath } from "@/utils/redirect";
+import { errorMessageAsString } from "@/utils/simple-error";
 
 import ExportOptions from "./ExportOptions.vue";
 import ExportToFileSourceForm from "@/components/Common/ExportForm.vue";
 import ExportToRDMRepositoryForm from "@/components/Common/ExportRDMForm.vue";
 import ExportRecordDetails from "@/components/Common/ExportRecordDetails.vue";
 import ExportRecordTable from "@/components/Common/ExportRecordTable.vue";
+import LoadingSpan from "@/components/LoadingSpan.vue";
 
 const {
     isRunning: isExportTaskRunning,
@@ -45,20 +48,19 @@ const {
 
 const { confirm } = useConfirmDialog();
 
-const props = defineProps({
-    historyId: {
-        type: String,
-        required: true,
-    },
-});
+interface Props {
+    historyId: string;
+}
+
+const props = defineProps<Props>();
 
 library.add(faFileExport);
 
 const POLLING_DELAY = 3000;
 
-const exportParams = reactive(DEFAULT_EXPORT_PARAMS);
+const exportParams = ref(DEFAULT_EXPORT_PARAMS);
 const isLoadingRecords = ref(true);
-const exportRecords = ref(null);
+const exportRecords = ref<ExportRecord[]>([]);
 
 const historyName = computed(() => history.value?.name ?? props.historyId);
 const latestExportRecord = computed(() => (exportRecords.value?.length ? exportRecords.value.at(0) : null));
@@ -67,10 +69,10 @@ const isLatestExportRecordReadyToDownload = computed(
         latestExportRecord.value &&
         latestExportRecord.value.isUpToDate &&
         latestExportRecord.value.canDownload &&
-        latestExportRecord.value.exportParams?.equals(exportParams)
+        areEqual(latestExportRecord.value.exportParams, exportParams.value)
 );
 const canGenerateDownload = computed(() => !isPreparingDownload.value && !isLatestExportRecordReadyToDownload.value);
-const previousExportRecords = computed(() => (exportRecords.value ? exportRecords.value.slice(1) : null));
+const previousExportRecords = computed(() => (exportRecords.value ? exportRecords.value.slice(1) : []));
 const hasPreviousExports = computed(() => previousExportRecords.value?.length > 0);
 const availableRecordsMessage = computed(() =>
     isLoadingRecords.value
@@ -85,9 +87,9 @@ const history = computed(() => {
     return history;
 });
 
-const errorMessage = ref(null);
-const actionMessage = ref(null);
-const actionMessageVariant = ref(null);
+const errorMessage = ref<string | undefined>(undefined);
+const actionMessage = ref<string | undefined>(undefined);
+const actionMessageVariant = ref<ColorVariant | undefined>(undefined);
 
 onMounted(async () => {
     updateExports();
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ watch(isExportTaskRunning, (newValue, oldValue) => {
 async function updateExports() {
     isLoadingRecords.value = true;
     try {
-        errorMessage.value = null;
+        errorMessage.value = undefined;
         exportRecords.value = await fetchHistoryExportRecords(props.historyId);
         const shouldWaitForTask =
             latestExportRecord.value?.isPreparing &&
@@ -120,36 +122,36 @@ async function updateExports() {
             errorMessage.value = "Something went wrong trying to export the history. Please try again later.";
         }
     } catch (error) {
-        errorMessage.value = error;
+        errorMessage.value = errorMessageAsString(error);
     } finally {
         isLoadingRecords.value = false;
     }
 }
 
-async function doExportToFileSource(exportDirectory, fileName) {
-    await exportHistoryToFileSource(props.historyId, exportDirectory, fileName, exportParams);
+async function doExportToFileSource(exportDirectory: string, fileName: string) {
+    await exportHistoryToFileSource(props.historyId, exportDirectory, fileName, exportParams.value);
     updateExports();
 }
 
 async function prepareDownload() {
-    await prepareHistoryDownload(props.historyId, { pollDelayInMs: POLLING_DELAY, exportParams: exportParams });
+    await prepareHistoryDownload(props.historyId, { pollDelayInMs: POLLING_DELAY, exportParams: exportParams.value });
     updateExports();
 }
 
-function downloadFromRecord(record) {
+function downloadFromRecord(record: ExportRecord) {
     if (record.canDownload) {
-        downloadObjectByRequestId(record.stsDownloadId);
+        downloadObjectByRequestId(record.stsDownloadId!);
     }
 }
 
-function copyDownloadLinkFromRecord(record) {
+function copyDownloadLinkFromRecord(record: ExportRecord) {
     if (record.canDownload) {
-        const relativeLink = getDownloadObjectUrl(record.stsDownloadId);
+        const relativeLink = getDownloadObjectUrl(record.stsDownloadId!);
         sendToClipboard(absPath(relativeLink), "Download link copied to your clipboard");
     }
 }
 
-async function reimportFromRecord(record) {
+async function reimportFromRecord(record: ExportRecord) {
     const confirmed = await confirm(
         `Do you really want to import a new copy of this history exported ${record.elapsedTime}?`
     );
@@ -168,15 +170,14 @@ async function reimportFromRecord(record) {
 }
 
 function onActionMessageDismissedFromRecord() {
-    actionMessage.value = null;
-    actionMessageVariant.value = null;
+    actionMessage.value = undefined;
+    actionMessageVariant.value = undefined;
 }
 
-function updateExportParams(newParams) {
-    exportParams.modelStoreFormat = newParams.modelStoreFormat;
-    exportParams.includeFiles = newParams.includeFiles;
-    exportParams.includeDeleted = newParams.includeDeleted;
-    exportParams.includeHidden = newParams.includeHidden;
+function updateExportParams(newParams: ExportParams) {
+    exportParams.value = {
+        ...newParams,
+    };
 }
 </script>
 <template>
diff --git a/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowActions.vue b/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowActions.vue
index 52d6037ff89b..be67fccc429a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowActions.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowActions.vue
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import { useConfirmDialog } from "@/composables/confirmDialog";
 import { Toast } from "@/composables/toast";
 import { useUserStore } from "@/stores/userStore";
 
+import type { ColorVariant } from "../Common";
+
 import AsyncButton from "@/components/Common/AsyncButton.vue";
 
 library.add(faCaretDown, faExternalLinkAlt, faEye, faFileExport, farStar, faStar, faTrash);
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ type BaseAction = {
     target?: "_blank";
     size: "sm" | "md" | "lg";
     component: "async" | "button";
-    variant: "primary" | "secondary" | "success" | "danger" | "warning" | "info" | "light" | "dark" | "link";
+    variant: ColorVariant | "link";
     onClick?: (e?: MouseEvent | KeyboardEvent) => void;
 };