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LiquiBase is an open source (LGPL), DBMS-independent library for tracking, managing and applying database changes.

It is built on a simple premise: All database chanaging and applying database changes.

It is built on a simple premise: All database changes (structure and data) are stored in an XML-based descriptive manner and checked into source control.

Main Features:

• Allows you to manage production data as well as various test datasets
• Works in an environment where multiple machines will be attempting to migrate the database concurrently
• Supports automated change-applying or generation of SQL scripts that can be approved and applied by a DBA
• Supports rolling back changes
• Can create database ”diff“s and can generate change logs from them
• Can auto-generate database change documentation