`generated-changeset-ids-contains-description`

The generated-changeset-ids-contains-description global parameter is a Boolean that determines whether Liquibase includes changeset descriptions in changelogs generated with the generate-changelog command in addition to changeset IDs. The default value is false.

Uses

If you set generated-changeset-ids-contains-description to true and run the generate-changelog command, Liquibase includes a human-readable description of each changeset as part of the value of the id attribute in the changelog it generates. Otherwise, it only includes the changeset ID, which is made of a randomly generated value followed by the current count of changesets in the changelog.

Note: Liquibase uses the id attribute to give each change a unique identifier, not to specify the order changes are run. It can be an integer or a string.

Setting the `generated-changeset-ids-contains-description` parameter

You can set generated-changeset-ids-contains-description in four ways:

In the Liquibase properties file
As a global parameter in the CLI
As a JVM system property
As an environment variable (Liquibase Pro)

Liquibase properties file parameter

In Liquibase 4.1+, add the following to Liquibase properties file:

liquibase.generatedChangesetIdsContainsDescription: <true|false>

CLI global parameter

In your command line, use a global parameter with a single Liquibase command:

liquibase --generated-changeset-ids-contains-description=<true|false> generate-changelog --changelog-file=dbchangelog.xml

Java system property

In your command line, use the JAVA_OPTS Environment Variable to set a JVM system property:

Mac/Linux syntax:

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.generatedChangesetIdsContainsDescription=<true|false>

Windows syntax:

set JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.generatedChangesetIdsContainsDescription=<true|false>

Note: To use a Liquibase command alongside JAVA_OPTS, add && liquibase <command> to the end of your input.

Environment variable (Liquibase Pro)

In Liquibase Pro, set an environment variable:

Mac/Linux syntax:

LIQUIBASE_GENERATED_CHANGESET_IDS_CONTAINS_DESCRIPTION=<true|false>

Windows syntax:

set LIQUIBASE_GENERATED_CHANGESET_IDS_CONTAINS_DESCRIPTION=<true|false>

Note: These environment variable commands only apply to the current shell. If you need to pass an environment variable to a child process without affecting the parent process, you can use the export command on Mac/Linux or the setx command on Windows.

Output

If you use the generate-changelog command with generated-changeset-ids-contains-description set to true, the output looks like:

<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<databaseChangeLog
	xmlns="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog"
	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
	xmlns:ext="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog-ext"
	xmlns:pro="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro"
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog
		http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog/dbchangelog-4.9.xsd
		http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog-ext http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog/dbchangelog-ext.xsd
		http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro/liquibase-pro-4.9.xsd">
	<changeSet author="adrian (generated)" id="l14y-1 (createTable tableName=TEST_TABLE)">
		<createTable tableName="TEST_TABLE">
			<column name="TEST_COLUMN" type="VARCHAR(2147483647)"/>
			<column name="TEST_ID" type="INT">
				<constraints nullable="false" primaryKey="true" primaryKeyName="PK_TEST_TABLE"/>
			</column>
		</createTable>
	</changeSet>
</databaseChangeLog>

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