SqlSelectStarWarn

This check warns a user when generated or raw SQL contains 'SELECT *' statements so that they can ensure selecting all fields from a table in a query is safe and necessary.

About SqlSelectStarWarn
Liquibase version required 4.19.0+
Scope (--checks-scope) changelog
Default status enabled
Default severity (exit code) 0 ("INFO")
Customizable settings No (static)

Uses

Use SqlSelectStarWarn to warn when generated or raw SQL contains 'SELECT *' statements so that you do not have unsafe or unnecessarily broad queries selected which can lead to failing jobs and even downtime. This policy check alerts users so they can exercise more control over the fields selected in table queries.

Use SqlSelectStarWarn

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