diff --git a/src/myna/core/components/component.py b/src/myna/core/components/component.py
index a583c10e..1cf12ec7 100644
--- a/src/myna/core/components/component.py
+++ b/src/myna/core/components/component.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def get_files_from_template(self, template, abspath=True):
 
         # Get build name
         input_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.environ["MYNA_INPUT"]))
-        build = self.data["build"]["name"]
+        build = nested_get(self.data, ["build", "name"], "myna_output")
 
         # Get all other names that are set by the component
         vars = self.types[1:]
diff --git a/src/myna/core/db/__init__.py b/src/myna/core/db/__init__.py
index de2cd3b0..72916abf 100644
--- a/src/myna/core/db/__init__.py
+++ b/src/myna/core/db/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 #
 """Define the requirements and behavior of Myna databases."""
 
-from .database import Database
+from .database import Database, NoDatabase
 
-__all__ = ["Database"]
+__all__ = ["Database", "NoDatabase"]
diff --git a/src/myna/core/db/database.py b/src/myna/core/db/database.py
index 394c35f0..d29582b4 100644
--- a/src/myna/core/db/database.py
+++ b/src/myna/core/db/database.py
@@ -82,3 +82,29 @@ def write_segment_sync_metadata(
         sync_dict[segment_type_key][segment_key]["synced_by"] = os.getlogin()
         with open(sync_metadata_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as mf:
             yaml.safe_dump(sync_dict, mf)
+
+
+class NoDatabase(Database):
+    """Non-existent database used for tasks that don't actually require build data"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.build_segmentation_type = "layer"
+
+    def set_path(self, path):
+        pass
+
+    def exists(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+    def load(self, metadata_type, **kwargs):
+        """Returns None since there is no database to load from."""
+        return None
+
+    def get_cui_info(self):
+        """Returns 'N/A' since there is no database."""
+        return "N/A"
+
+    def sync(self, component_type, step_types, output_class, files):
+        """Returns an empty list since there is no database to sync to."""
+        return []
diff --git a/src/myna/core/workflow/config.py b/src/myna/core/workflow/config.py
index efadc8c5..32b0c7e8 100644
--- a/src/myna/core/workflow/config.py
+++ b/src/myna/core/workflow/config.py
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ def config(input_file, output_file=None, show_avail=False, overwrite=False):
     settings = load_input(input_file)
 
     # Check build directory contains the expected metadata folder
-    build_path = settings["data"]["build"]["path"]
-    datatype = database.return_datatype_class(settings["data"]["build"]["datatype"])
+    build_path = nested_get(settings, ["data", "build", "path"])
+    datatype = database.return_datatype_class(
+        nested_get(settings, ["data", "build", "datatype"], "None")
+    )
     datatype.set_path(build_path)
     if not datatype.exists():
         print(f"ERROR: Could not find valid {datatype} in" + f" {build_path}")
@@ -131,11 +133,6 @@ def config(input_file, output_file=None, show_avail=False, overwrite=False):
         all_parts.extend(build_region_parts)
     all_parts = list(set(all_parts))
 
-    # Check that some amount of parts were specified
-    if len(all_parts) < 1:
-        print(f"ERROR: No parts specified in {input_file}")
-        raise ValueError
-
     # Get list of all segments in build parts and build_region parts
     # Possible options for types segments are:
     # - datatype.build_segmentation_type == "layer": uses layers
diff --git a/src/myna/database/database_types.py b/src/myna/database/database_types.py
index 72fe9c03..d140c9a7 100644
--- a/src/myna/database/database_types.py
+++ b/src/myna/database/database_types.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from myna.database.nist_ambench_2022 import AMBench2022
 from myna.database.myna_json import MynaJSON
 from myna.database.pelican import Pelican
+from myna.core.db import NoDatabase
 
 
 def return_datatype_class(datatype_str):
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ def remove_text_format(text):
         return MynaJSON()
     elif remove_text_format(datatype_str) in ["pelican"]:
         return Pelican()
+    elif remove_text_format(datatype_str) in ["none"]:
+        return NoDatabase()
     else:
         print(f"Error: {datatype_str} does not correspond to any implemented database")
         raise NotImplementedError