Why source control your Oracle Database?
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The document discusses the importance of source control for Oracle databases, highlighting that it allows teams to collaborate effectively by tracking changes. It outlines the traditional challenges of database version control and presents Redgate's solution that simplifies the process of connecting Oracle databases to source control. Additionally, the document mentions features of Redgate's application that facilitate the management of schemas and code changes.
Why source control your Oracle Database?
- 2. www.red-gate.com/oracle 1. What is source control? 2. Why databases should be in source control 3. Source-controlling Oracle database code 4. Source Control for Oracle overview 5. Summary Agenda
- 3. www.red-gate.com/oracle • Source control is a system – typically on a centralized server – for tracking and retaining an incremental history of changes to a set of files • Storing code in source control allows teams to collaborate on projects, knowing who changed what, when, and why • Source control is a core part of Software Configuration Management (SCM) / Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) What is source control?
- 4. www.red-gate.com/oracle • Protect production systems from uncontrolled changes • Track changes • Support team work • Manage code complexity • Facilitate testing • Make it easy to undo changes • Provide a safe sandboxing environment • code being worked by other developers • Enhance good programming practices Why databases should be in source control
- 5. www.red-gate.com/oracle • The problem for databases is that version control rests on the sharing and monitoring of a set of files • Database development does not typically involve source files, and so database source control has historically been difficult • Now this is no longer the case, data-intensive business functions can feel the benefit of source control Source-controlling Oracle database code
- 6. www.red-gate.com/oracle • Desktop application by Red Gate Software • Easily keep schemas in sync with source control • Add your Oracle schemas to source control in under 5 minutes • Clearly see differences between the database and source control • Avoids human errors and removes manual processes • No need to stop using your SQL editor Source Control for Oracle
- 8. Source Control for Oracle • Connect your Oracle database to source control in under 5 mins
- 9. Source Control for Oracle • Easy to check in objects – no more manual processes
- 10. Source Control for Oracle • SoCO intelligently provides assistance with dependent objects
- 11. Source Control for Oracle • See detailed information on every change checked in
- 12. Source Control for Oracle • It’s easy to check changes in to source control as you work
- 13. Source Control for Oracle • If you work on private/local copies of schemas, the Get Latest tab updates database objects with changes from source control
- 14. www.red-gate.com/oracle Summary • Storing code in source control allows teams to collaborate on projects, knowing who changed what, when, and why • Database code should be in source control • The problem for databases is that version control rests on the sharing and monitoring of a set of files (rather than objects) • Red Gate’s Source Control for Oracle makes Oracle database source control easy • Download free trial at: red-gate.com/source-control-for-oracle