CheckRunInTransactionValue

Last updated: July 14, 2025

This check triggers when a changeset contains the user-specified runInTransaction value of true or false.

__Note__: Changesets without a runInTransaction value are not checked.

Uses

Property

Value

Liquibase version required

4.27.0+

Scope (--checks-scope)

changelog

Default status

enabled

Default severity (exit code)

0 ("INFO")

Customizable settings

Yes (dynamic)

This check verifies whether your changesets contain runInTransaction=true or runInTransaction=false.

If true, runInTransaction attempts to deploy changes in a single atomic transaction, which can reduce the possibility of incomplete deployments. If you rely on runInTransaction to deploy your changesets all together, this check can prevent you from accidentally deploying changesets individually.

If Liquibase detects that your changesets violate the policy you configure with this check, it outputs a message and reacts according to the severity level you specify for the check.

Before you begin

  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.

Changelog checks prerequisites

--license-key=<string>
--checks-scope=<string>

Procedure

1

Enable

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

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

2

Customize

This check is dynamic, meaning you can customize its settings. See the table on this page for more information.

1. Once you've enabled the check, follow the steps in the CLI to set new values.

Default values are shown in[brackets]. You can use these by pressingEnter. Alternatively, specify custom values. If a customization setting does not have a default value, you must specify custom values.

2. When finished, verify that your configuration is correct by running thechecks showcommand.

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

3. If you need to make any other changes, run thechecks customizecommand:

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

Note: If you want to create another variant of this check with different settings, use thechecks copycommand to create a copy of the original check and then use thechecks customizecommand to customize it.

3

Run

To run the check, use the checks run command.

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