ChangeDropColumnWarn

ChangeDropColumnWarn is a policy check that warns a user when a column is being dropped so that they can ensure that such a schema change won't lead to unintentional loss of data and unrecoverable data loss.

About ChangeDropColumnWarn
Liquibase version required 4.5.0+
Scope (--checks-scope) changelog
Default status enabled
Default severity (exit code) 0 ("INFO")
Customizable settings No (static)

Uses

Use the check to warn when a column is being dropped. A column drop can lead to a significant schema change which can destroy your organization’s most essential resource: critical data. Such an unintended change can result in permanent data loss, production level service outages, and more. This policy check, like other checks, can be configured with a “severity” level which returns an exit code designed to stop automated jobs, giving your team time to inspect these significant changes.

Use ChangeDropColumnWarn

Prerequisites

  1. Ensure that you have correctly specified your Liquibase Pro license key.
  2. Ensure that the --checks-scope parameter includes the scope of this check.

For example:

--license-key=<string>
--checks-scope=<string>
globalArgs: { license-key: "<string>" }
cmdArgs: { checks-scope: "<string>" }
liquibase.licenseKey: <string>
liquibase.command.checksScope: <string>
liquibase.licenseKey: <string>
liquibase.command.checks.run.checksScope: <string>
JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.licenseKey=<string> -Dliquibase.command.checksScope=<string>
JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.licenseKey=<string> -Dliquibase.command.checks.run.checksScope=<string>
LIQUIBASE_LICENSE_KEY=<string>
LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_CHECKS_SCOPE=<string>
LIQUIBASE_LICENSE_KEY=<string>
LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_CHECKS_RUN_CHECKS_SCOPE=<string>

Enable

This check is enabled by default. To verify that it is currently enabled, run the show command:

liquibase checks show --check-name=<string>

Customize

This check is static, meaning it does not have any customization settings.

Run

To run the check, use the run command:

liquibase checks run --check-name=<string>
stages:
  Default:
    actions:
      - type: liquibase
        command: checks run
        cmdArgs: {check-name: <string>}

And then run the flow command on your flow file:

liquibase flow