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Forest Godfrey
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Mention add_column_with_default in downtime guide
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@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ operation, even when using `ALGORITHM=INPLACE` and `LOCK=NONE`. This means
downtime _may_ be required when modifying large tables as otherwise the
operation could potentially take hours to complete.
Adding a column with a default value _can_ be done without requiring downtime
when using the migration helper method
`Gitlab::Database::MigrationHelpers#add_column_with_default`
. This method works
similar to
`add_column`
except it updates existing rows in batches without
blocking access to the table being modified. See
[
"Adding Columns With Default
Values"](migration_style_guide.html#adding-columns-with-default-values) for more
information on how to use this method.
## Dropping Columns
On PostgreSQL you can safely remove an existing column without the need for
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