Liquibase Pro Documentation
Liquibase Pro is a complete Database DevOps platform with security, compliance, and control.
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Integration guide
Connect to the databases that matter. Our Integration guide covers everything from environment settings to advanced options—so you can tune your setup the way you want.
Implementation guide
Learn how to bring your solution to life. The Implementation guide provides a structured approach, examples, and best practices for building and launching with success.
User guide
Get the most out of your tools. From everyday tasks to advanced workflows, the User guide shows you how to work efficiently and effectively with our platform.
Reference guide
Need the fine print? Our Reference guide offers detailed syntax for commands, parameters, attributes and more—perfect for developers and power users looking for precision.
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What is a changelog?
With Liquibase, you use a text-based changelog file to sequentially list all changes made to your database. This ledger helps Liquibase audit your database and execute any changes that are not yet applied. You can store and version your changelog in any source control tool.
What is a changeset?
A changeset is the basic unit of change in Liquibase. You store all your changesets in your Changelog. Your changesets contain Change Types that specify what each change does, like creating a new table or adding a column to an existing table.
What are preconditions?
Preconditions are tags you add to your changelog or individual changesets to control the execution of an update based on the state of the database. Preconditions let you specify security and standardization requirements for your changesets. If a precondition on a changeset fails, Liquibase does not deploy that changeset.
Get started with Liquibase
After you install Liquibase, get started with our tutorial and learn how Liquibase works.
Introduction to Liquibase
Liquibase is a database schema change management solution that enables you to revise and release database changes faster and safer from development to production.
What support does Liquibase have for Microsoft SQL Server?
Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) is a relational database management system. Microsoft SQL Server supports different editions and components that accommodate unique performance and depend on your specific requirements.
What is the Liquibase properties file?
You can use a defaults file called liquibase.properties to store information that Liquibase needs to connect to a particular database, along with other properties that rarely change. This lets you avoid entering properties through your command line, saving you time and reducing errors.
What are contexts?
Contexts are tags that control whether commands like update run certain changesets. You add contexts directly to changesets in your changelog and filter them at runtime using the --context-filter attribute in the CLI. You can specify a context name as any case-insensitive string. The context filter is a logical expression that you can use to specify one or more changeset contexts.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you want to create a schema that doesn't already exist, you can do this with Liquibase in two ways: using formatted SQL or an XML changelog with the SQL tag.
For detailed instructions on how to do this, visit our Creating a New Schema article in the Liquibase Knowlegebase.
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Fundamentals of Liquibase
For users who may be new to Liquibase or those who are interested in learning about the core functionality of the tool to track, manage, and deploy database changes. Learn about the most commonly used commands, Liquibase best practices, and a walkthrough of a typical developer workflow using Liquibase.
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Managing Liquibase Changelogs
For users who wish to learn how to apply different tactics and strategies to manage their Liquibase changelogs. Includes how to use labels, contexts, preconditions, and grooming and modifying changelogs. You will also learn how to organize, exclude, and archive changelogs.
*Course certificate and digital credential issued upon completion.
Common Liquibase Design Patterns
This course is for users who wish to learn about different Liquibase design patterns. It includes structuring a new Liquibase project, addressing database drift, implementing database guardrails, and utilizing property substitution.
*Course certificate and digital credential issued upon completion.
Authoring Liquibase Changesets
Changesets are how database changes are authored in Liquibase. This course will help Liquibase users understand how to apply different options to specify those changes, including using database tags, comments, and authoring changesets using the sqlFile Change Type.
*Course certificate issued upon completion.