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gus bjorklund
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two separate problems: 0) update an existing database with the new schema changes for this you need one or more delta.df's. 1) create the current version of the database from scratch for this, you need complete .df's, .st's, and a text change history that explains what schema changes were made and why. you should be able to create a complete database with a small set of artifacts. doing 50 delta .df's is not fun. 2) depending on applications you may also need to version some data files - for example if you have (mostly) static lookup tables or application configuration tables. and/or .p's needed to populate the data files. dont forget documentation needed to create or update the database(s)
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