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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Eliana Cerasaro, Rome, IT;
Arcangelo Di Balsamo, Aprilia, IT;
Franco Mossotto, Rome, IT;
Sandro Piccinini, Rome, IT;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for upgrading a database schema in real time, wherein the database schema is associated with a plurality of databases is provided. The method may include installing a first plugin on a database upgrade process associated with a database. The method may include installing a second plugin on each database instance within the plurality of databases. The method may include determining a delta associated with a final target version of the database schema. Additionally, the method may include outlining an existence of an incongruence, an existence of an override or an existence of a customization removal based on the determined delta. The method may include performing a peer-to-peer broadcasting analysis between each database. The method may include defining a migration strategy for each database instance within the plurality of databases based on the peer-to-peer broadcasting analysis. The method may further include creating a script for upgrading the database schema.