rollback-one-changeset

Note: This is a Liquibase Pro command, so you need a Liquibase Pro License Key to use it.


The rollback-one-changeset command reverts (rolls back) one non-sequential changeset made during a previous change to your database. It is only available for Liquibase Pro users.

Uses

The rollback-one-changeset command is typically used when you want to undo a change made to your database and revert it to a previous state without affecting any other changes made to your database.

While the rollback command reverts all changesets deployed sequentially to a specified point by using rollbackDate, rollback-count, or rollback <tag_name>, the rollback-one-changeset command allows you to target a specific changeset without impacting changesets that came before or after it.

The image above shows changesets A through I, with changeset I being the most recently deployed. As you can see, the rollback-one-changeset command allows you to target changeset B and revert it to its previous state without impacting the others.

Impact

Like any targeted tool, using the rollback-one-changeset command comes with risks of unintended consequences. Because of this, the command requires a --force flag to indicate that you intend to run it.

Warning: Look for potential unintended consequences before using this command.

It is a best practice to run the rollback-one-changeset-sql command because it allows you to inspect the rollback SQL and search for any potential mistakes before you execute rollback-one-changeset.

Syntax

Before running the rollback-one-changeset command, gather the following information from your DATABASECHANGELOG table or by running the history command:

  • The author of the changeset you want to revert
  • The ID of the changeset you want to revert
  • The file path and name of the changeset you want to revert

Then run the rollback-one-changeset command, with your information:

liquibase rollback-one-changeset --changelog-file=example-changelog.xml --changeset-author="LiquibaseProUser" --changeset-id="createProc-proschema" --changeset-path=changelog.xml --force

For more command-specific help, type liquibase rollback-one-changeset --help into the command prompt.

Global arguments

Tip: For best results, specify all commands and parameters in the --kebab-case format in the CLI. If your preference is camelCase, it also works in the CLI.

Attribute Definition Requirement
--license-key

Your Liquibase Pro license key

 Required

Command arguments

Attribute Definition Requirement
--changeset-author

The name of the author for the changeset.

 Required
--changeset-id

The changeset ID from the changelog.

 Required
--changelog-file

The root changelog

 Required
--changeset-path

The path to the changelog containing the changeset you want to roll back.

 Required
--force

A required parameter which indicates you intend to use this feature.

 Required
--url

The JDBC database connection URL. See Using JDBC URL in Liquibase.

 Required
--change-exec-listener-class

Fully-qualified class which specifies a ChangeExecListener

 Optional
--change-exec-listener-properties-file

Path to a properties file for the ChangeExecListenerClass

 Optional
--default-catalog-name

Name of the default catalog to use for the database connection

 Optional
--default-schema-name

Name of the default schema to use for the database connection

Optional
--driver

The JDBC driver class

 Optional
--driver-properties-file

The JDBC driver properties file

 Optional
--password

Password to connect to the target database

 Optional
--rollback-script

The path to the script to use to perform the rollback. Only needed if the rollback is not already defined in the changelog, and if it is not a rollback statement that is automatically generated by Liquibase.

 Optional *
--username

Username to connect to the target database

 Optional

Note: The username and password attributes are not required for connections and systems which use alternate means of authentication. Also, you can specify database credentials as part of the url attribute.

Output

When successful, the rollback-one-changeset command produces the following output:

Liquibase Version: 4.9.1
Liquibase Pro 4.9.1 by Liquibase licensed to Liquibase Pro Evaluation until Tue Jun 07 18:00:00 MDT 2022
WARNING!  Your license will expire in 29 days!
To renew Liquibase Pro please contact sales@liquibase.com or go to https://www.liquibase.org/download
Rolling Back Changeset: example-changelog.sql::2::your.name

----------------------------------------------------------------------
View a report of this operation at https://hub.liquibase.com/r/eOlOgfwZ90
* IMPORTANT: New users of Hub first need to Sign In to your account
with the one-time password sent to your email, which also serves as
your username.
----------------------------------------------------------------------

rollback-one-changeset executed for DBUSER@jdbc:h2:tcp://localhost:9090/mem:dev
Liquibase command 'rollback-one-changeset' was executed successfully.

Like what you see? Try this command in Pro for Free.

Related links