diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/BaseDelegatingExecutionFactory.java b/api/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/BaseDelegatingExecutionFactory.java
index 2ec7b37454..946da2d744 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/BaseDelegatingExecutionFactory.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/BaseDelegatingExecutionFactory.java
@@ -446,12 +446,12 @@ public boolean supportsArrayType() {
 		return delegate.supportsArrayType();
 	}
 	@Override
-	public String getNativeQueryProcedureName() {
-		return delegate.getNativeQueryProcedureName();
-	}	
-	
-	public boolean supportsNativeQueries() {
-		return delegate.supportsNativeQueries();
+	public String getDirectQueryProcedureName() {
+		return delegate.getDirectQueryProcedureName();
+	}
+	@Override
+	public boolean supportsDirectQueryProcedure() {
+		return delegate.supportsDirectQueryProcedure();
 	}
 	@Override
 	public ProcedureExecution createDirectExecution(List<Argument> arguments,
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/ExecutionFactory.java b/api/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/ExecutionFactory.java
index 2c2d4ba1fc..a7410bcf25 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/ExecutionFactory.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/ExecutionFactory.java
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public Execution createExecution(Command command, ExecutionContext executionCont
 			//to explicitly set this proc as direct.
 			//the other approach would be to addd a native system stored procedure, but that would require
 			//special security semantics, whereas this proc can be secured on a schema basis
-			if (supportsNativeQueries() && obj.getMetadataObject().getName().equals(getNativeQueryProcedureName())) {
+			if (supportsDirectQueryProcedure() && obj.getMetadataObject().getName().equals(getDirectQueryProcedureName())) {
 				List<Argument> arguments = obj.getArguments();
 	    		return createDirectExecution(arguments, command, executionContext, metadata, connection);
 			}
@@ -1102,31 +1102,70 @@ public boolean supportsArrayType() {
 	}
 	
 	/**
-	 * True, if this translator supports execution of source specific commands unaltered through 'native' procedure.
+	 * True, if this translator supports execution of source specific commands unaltered through a direct procedure.
+ 	 * @deprecated
+	 * @see #supportsDirectQueryProcedure()
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	@TranslatorProperty(display="Supports Native Queries", description="True, if this translator supports execution of source specific commands unaltered through a 'native' procedure", advanced=true)
-	public boolean supportsNativeQueries() {
+	@TranslatorProperty(display="Supports direct query procedure", description="True, if this translator supports execution of source specific commands unaltered through a direct procedure", advanced=true)
+	final public boolean supportsNativeQueries() {
 		return this.supportsNativeQueries;
 	}
 	
-	public void setSupportsNativeQueries(boolean state) {
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated
+	 * @see #setSupportsDirectQueryProcedure(boolean)
+	 */
+	final public void setSupportsNativeQueries(boolean state) {
+		this.supportsNativeQueries = state;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * True, if this translator supports execution of source specific commands unaltered through a direct procedure.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	@TranslatorProperty(display="Supports direct query procedure", description="True, if this translator supports execution of source specific commands unaltered through a direct procedure", advanced=true)
+	public boolean supportsDirectQueryProcedure() {
+		return this.supportsNativeQueries;
+	}
+	
+	public void setSupportsDirectQueryProcedure(boolean state) {
 		this.supportsNativeQueries = state;
 	}
 	
 	/**
-	 * Defines the name of the procedure that need to be treated as "native" query processing procedure. This metadata or signature
+	 * Defines the name of the direct processing procedure. This metadata or signature
+	 * of the procedure is defined automatically.
+	 * @deprecated
+	 * @see #getDirectQueryProcedureName()
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	@TranslatorProperty(display="Name of the direct query procedure", description="The name of the direct query procedure", advanced=true)
+	final public String getNativeQueryProcedureName() {
+		return this.nativeProcedureName;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated
+	 * @see #setDirectQueryProcedureName(String)
+	 */
+	final public void setNativeQueryProcedureName(String name) {
+		this.nativeProcedureName = name;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Defines the name of the direct processing procedure. This metadata or signature
 	 * of the procedure is defined automatically.
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	@TranslatorProperty(display="Name of the native query", description="The name of the direct query procedure", advanced=true)
-	public String getNativeQueryProcedureName() {
+	@TranslatorProperty(display="Name of the direct query procedure", description="The name of the direct query procedure", advanced=true)
+	public String getDirectQueryProcedureName() {
 		return this.nativeProcedureName;
 	}
 	
-	public void setNativeQueryProcedureName(String name) {
+	public void setDirectQueryProcedureName(String name) {
 		this.nativeProcedureName = name;
-	}	
+	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * @return true if only correlated subqueries are supported.
diff --git a/api/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/TestBaseDelegatingExecutionFactory.java b/api/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/TestBaseDelegatingExecutionFactory.java
index 9a24ad5eb5..f5782740c5 100644
--- a/api/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/TestBaseDelegatingExecutionFactory.java
+++ b/api/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/TestBaseDelegatingExecutionFactory.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class TestBaseDelegatingExecutionFactory {
 		Method[] methods = ExecutionFactory.class.getDeclaredMethods();
 		Method[] proxyMethods = BaseDelegatingExecutionFactory.class.getDeclaredMethods();
 		//excluding the setter methods the counts should be equal
-		assertEquals(methods.length - 14, proxyMethods.length);
+		assertEquals(methods.length - 18, proxyMethods.length);
 	}
 	
 	@Test public void testExecution() throws TranslatorException {
diff --git a/build/kits/jboss-as7/docs/teiid/teiid-releasenotes.html b/build/kits/jboss-as7/docs/teiid/teiid-releasenotes.html
index f4be7db079..842c094cb4 100644
--- a/build/kits/jboss-as7/docs/teiid/teiid-releasenotes.html
+++ b/build/kits/jboss-as7/docs/teiid/teiid-releasenotes.html
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ <h2><a name="Compatibility">Compatibility Issues</a></h2>
 <h4>from 8.5</h4>
 <ul>
    <li>TEIID-2667 The jdbc importer importKeys parameter is now correctly defaulted to true.
+   <li>TEIID-2737 The 'native' procedure exposed by translators has been renames as the direct query feature.  The related ExecutionFactory methods supportsNativeQueries and nativeQueryProcedure name have been deprecated and replaced with supportsDirectQueryProcedure and directQueryProcedureName.
 <ul>
 
 <h4>from 8.4</h4>
diff --git a/connectors/translator-cassandra/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/cassandra/TestNativeCassandra.java b/connectors/translator-cassandra/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/cassandra/TestNativeCassandra.java
index ddc8d432fe..ccc4544e87 100644
--- a/connectors/translator-cassandra/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/cassandra/TestNativeCassandra.java
+++ b/connectors/translator-cassandra/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/cassandra/TestNativeCassandra.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class TestNativeCassandra {
 
 	@Test public void testDirect() throws TranslatorException {
 		CassandraExecutionFactory cef = new CassandraExecutionFactory();
-		cef.setSupportsNativeQueries(true);
+		cef.setSupportsDirectQueryProcedure(true);
 		
 		String input = "call native('select $1', 'a')";
 		
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class TestNativeCassandra {
 	
 	@Test public void testNativeQuery() throws Exception {
 		CassandraExecutionFactory cef = new CassandraExecutionFactory();
-		cef.setSupportsNativeQueries(true);
+		cef.setSupportsDirectQueryProcedure(true);
 		
 		String input = "call proc('a', 1)";
 		
diff --git a/connectors/translator-jdbc/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/jdbc/TestJDBCDirectQueryExecution.java b/connectors/translator-jdbc/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/jdbc/TestJDBCDirectQueryExecution.java
index 8de145850a..deebc4d227 100644
--- a/connectors/translator-jdbc/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/jdbc/TestJDBCDirectQueryExecution.java
+++ b/connectors/translator-jdbc/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/jdbc/TestJDBCDirectQueryExecution.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class TestJDBCDirectQueryExecution {
 		Mockito.stub(connection.getMetaData()).toReturn(Mockito.mock(DatabaseMetaData.class));
 		
 		JDBCExecutionFactory ef = new JDBCExecutionFactory();
-		ef.setSupportsNativeQueries(true);
+		ef.setSupportsDirectQueryProcedure(true);
 		ResultSetExecution execution = (ResultSetExecution)ef.createExecution(command,  Mockito.mock(ExecutionContext.class), Mockito.mock(RuntimeMetadata.class), connection);
 		execution.execute();
 		assertArrayEquals(new Object[] {5, "five"}, (Object[])execution.next().get(0));
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class TestJDBCDirectQueryExecution {
 		Mockito.stub(connection.getMetaData()).toReturn(Mockito.mock(DatabaseMetaData.class));
 		
 		JDBCExecutionFactory ef = new JDBCExecutionFactory();
-		ef.setSupportsNativeQueries(true);
+		ef.setSupportsDirectQueryProcedure(true);
 		ResultSetExecution execution = (ResultSetExecution)ef.createExecution(command,  new FakeExecutionContextImpl(), Mockito.mock(RuntimeMetadata.class), connection);
 		execution.execute();
 		assertArrayEquals(new Object[] {5, "five"}, (Object[])execution.next().get(0));
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class TestJDBCDirectQueryExecution {
 		Mockito.stub(connection.getMetaData()).toReturn(Mockito.mock(DatabaseMetaData.class));
 		
 		JDBCExecutionFactory ef = new JDBCExecutionFactory();
-		ef.setSupportsNativeQueries(true);
+		ef.setSupportsDirectQueryProcedure(true);
 		ResultSetExecution execution = (ResultSetExecution)ef.createExecution(command,  new FakeExecutionContextImpl(), Mockito.mock(RuntimeMetadata.class), connection);
 		execution.execute();
 		assertArrayEquals(new Object[] {5}, (Object[])execution.next().get(0));
diff --git a/connectors/translator-jpa/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/jpa/TestJPADirectQueryExecution.java b/connectors/translator-jpa/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/jpa/TestJPADirectQueryExecution.java
index a613c6f0a9..87b66f42d7 100644
--- a/connectors/translator-jpa/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/jpa/TestJPADirectQueryExecution.java
+++ b/connectors/translator-jpa/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/jpa/TestJPADirectQueryExecution.java
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
  */
 package org.teiid.translator.jpa;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 import javax.persistence.Query;
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ public class TestJPADirectQueryExecution {
     @BeforeClass
     public static void setUp() throws TranslatorException {
         TRANSLATOR = new JPA2ExecutionFactory();
-        TRANSLATOR.setSupportsNativeQueries(true);
+        TRANSLATOR.setSupportsDirectQueryProcedure(true);
         TRANSLATOR.start();
     }	
     
diff --git a/connectors/translator-ldap/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/ldap/TestLDAPDirectQueryExecution.java b/connectors/translator-ldap/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/ldap/TestLDAPDirectQueryExecution.java
index 9c0e83a18e..911d057dde 100644
--- a/connectors/translator-ldap/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/ldap/TestLDAPDirectQueryExecution.java
+++ b/connectors/translator-ldap/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/ldap/TestLDAPDirectQueryExecution.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class TestLDAPDirectQueryExecution {
     @BeforeClass
     public static void setUp() throws TranslatorException {
         TRANSLATOR = new LDAPExecutionFactory();
-        TRANSLATOR.setSupportsNativeQueries(true);
+        TRANSLATOR.setSupportsDirectQueryProcedure(true);
         TRANSLATOR.start();
     }	
     
diff --git a/connectors/translator-mongodb/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/mongodb/MongoDBExecutionFactory.java b/connectors/translator-mongodb/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/mongodb/MongoDBExecutionFactory.java
index 158cd3c22c..75170dd861 100644
--- a/connectors/translator-mongodb/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/mongodb/MongoDBExecutionFactory.java
+++ b/connectors/translator-mongodb/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/mongodb/MongoDBExecutionFactory.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public void start() throws TranslatorException {
 		super.start();
 		setSupportsOrderBy(true);
 		setSupportsSelectDistinct(true);
-		setSupportsNativeQueries(false);
+		setSupportsDirectQueryProcedure(false);
 		setSourceRequiredForMetadata(false);
 		//setSupportsInnerJoins(true);
 		setSupportsOuterJoins(true);
diff --git a/connectors/translator-olap/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/olap/OlapExecutionFactory.java b/connectors/translator-olap/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/olap/OlapExecutionFactory.java
index f7a5d46748..77228ac3b2 100644
--- a/connectors/translator-olap/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/olap/OlapExecutionFactory.java
+++ b/connectors/translator-olap/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/olap/OlapExecutionFactory.java
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ public class OlapExecutionFactory extends ExecutionFactory<DataSource, Connectio
 	
 	public OlapExecutionFactory() {
 		setSourceRequiredForMetadata(false);
-		setSupportsNativeQueries(true);
-		setNativeQueryProcedureName(INVOKE_MDX);
+		setSupportsDirectQueryProcedure(true);
+		setDirectQueryProcedureName(INVOKE_MDX);
 	}
 	
     @Override
diff --git a/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/execution/TestSalesForceDirectQueryExecution.java b/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/execution/TestSalesForceDirectQueryExecution.java
index bddbd78ef4..6538056755 100644
--- a/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/execution/TestSalesForceDirectQueryExecution.java
+++ b/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/execution/TestSalesForceDirectQueryExecution.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class TestSalesForceDirectQueryExecution {
     @BeforeClass
     public static void setUp() throws TranslatorException {
         TRANSLATOR = new SalesForceExecutionFactory();
-        TRANSLATOR.setSupportsNativeQueries(true);
+        TRANSLATOR.setSupportsDirectQueryProcedure(true);
         TRANSLATOR.start();
     }	
     
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/teiid/query/metadata/DirectQueryMetadataRepository.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/teiid/query/metadata/DirectQueryMetadataRepository.java
index db65dfa70a..1786bc3637 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/teiid/query/metadata/DirectQueryMetadataRepository.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/teiid/query/metadata/DirectQueryMetadataRepository.java
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ public class DirectQueryMetadataRepository extends MetadataRepository {
 	@Override
 	public void loadMetadata(MetadataFactory factory, ExecutionFactory executionFactory, Object connectionFactory) throws TranslatorException {
 
-		if (executionFactory != null && executionFactory.supportsNativeQueries()) {
-			Procedure p = factory.addProcedure(executionFactory.getNativeQueryProcedureName());
+		if (executionFactory != null && executionFactory.supportsDirectQueryProcedure()) {
+			Procedure p = factory.addProcedure(executionFactory.getDirectQueryProcedureName());
 			p.setAnnotation("Invokes translator with a native query that returns results in array of values"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 			ProcedureParameter param = factory.addProcedureParameter("request", TypeFacility.RUNTIME_NAMES.STRING, Type.In, p); //$NON-NLS-1$