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id: dbmigration
requestedLanguage: en
descriptionLanguage: en
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# Database Change Management / Migrations

- Type: data change practice
- Group: Integration and delivery
- Placement: Delivery / Release preparation
- [Source](<https://dora.dev/capabilities/database-change-management/>)

[HTML](https://dpm.cnonim.name/practices/dbmigration/)

Versioned, testable schema and data changes are coordinated with the deployment order of compatible application versions.

## Relationships

- may be performed through: [Parallel Change / Expand–Contract](/practices/expand/en.md) (support)
- is versioned through: [Software Configuration Management](/practices/configuration/en.md) (support)
- limits the ability to perform: [Rollback and Rollback Safety](/practices/rollback/en.md) (support)
- may require preparation through: [Backup and Restore Drills](/practices/restore/en.md) (support)

[Show on the map](https://dpm.cnonim.name/#practice=dbmigration&lang=en)