diff --git a/odpf/optimus/runtime_service.proto b/odpf/optimus/runtime_service.proto
index edeb6065..4402bb29 100644
--- a/odpf/optimus/runtime_service.proto
+++ b/odpf/optimus/runtime_service.proto
@@ -680,10 +680,16 @@ message ReplayRequest {
     string start_date = 4;
     string end_date = 5;
     bool force = 6;
+    
+    // represents which downstream to be replayed. 
+    // possible values are the namespace names, *, or empty. 
+    // '*' means all namespaces are allowed, empty list means all downstream will be ignored.
+    repeated string allowed_downstream_namespaces = 7;
 }
 
 message ReplayResponse {
     string id = 1;
+    repeated string ignored_jobs = 2;
 }
 
 message ReplayDryRunRequest {
@@ -692,11 +698,18 @@ message ReplayDryRunRequest {
     string namespace = 3;
     string start_date = 4;
     string end_date = 5;
+
+    // represents which downstream to be replayed. 
+    // possible values are the namespace names, *, or empty. 
+    // '*' means all namespaces are allowed, empty list means all downstream will be ignored.
+    repeated string allowed_downstream_namespaces = 6;
 }
 
 message ReplayDryRunResponse {
     bool success = 1;
-    ReplayExecutionTreeNode response = 2;
+    ReplayExecutionTreeNode response = 2 [deprecated=true];
+    ReplayExecutionTreeNode execution_tree = 3;
+    repeated string ignored_jobs = 4;
 }
 
 message ReplayExecutionTreeNode {
@@ -773,11 +786,17 @@ message BackupDryRunRequest {
     string resource_name = 3;
     string namespace = 4;
     string description = 5;
-    bool ignore_downstream = 6;
+    bool ignore_downstream = 6 [deprecated=true];
+
+    // represents which downstream to be backed up. 
+    // possible values are the namespace names, *, or empty. 
+    // '*' means all namespaces are allowed, empty list means all downstream will be ignored.
+    repeated string allowed_downstream_namespaces = 7;
 }
 
 message BackupDryRunResponse {
     repeated string resource_name = 1;
+    repeated string ignored_resources = 2;
 }
 
 message BackupRequest {
@@ -786,12 +805,18 @@ message BackupRequest {
     string resource_name = 3;
     string namespace = 4;
     string description = 5;
-    bool ignore_downstream = 6;
+    bool ignore_downstream = 6 [deprecated=true];
     map<string, string> config = 7;
+
+    // represents which downstream to be backed up. 
+    // possible values are the namespace names, *, or empty. 
+    // '*' means all namespaces are allowed, empty list means all downstream will be ignored.
+    repeated string allowed_downstream_namespaces = 8;
 }
 
 message BackupResponse {
     repeated string urn = 1;
+    repeated string ignored_resources = 2;
 }
 
 message ListBackupsRequest {