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Dataverse schema in text format?

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Description

Hello

I'm looking to create my Dataverse tables and relationships via some kind of DDL text representation.

It seems the majority of the docs and samples for Dataverse are about UI based design. However, this is slow, and difficult to version control - at least compared to, say, postgres DDL.

Is there a recommended (hopefully not xml) based text approach to designing and evolving a Dataverse project?

And what is the recommended process for doing schema migrations?

Thanks

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The issue names no repository file or test; start by reviewing the existing Dataverse documentation and samples, especially the UI-based schema guidance. Done would be a documented recommendation for text-based schema design and a schema migration process, if supported by the project.

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Assessment

Tech stack
postgres
Domain
databases
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Needs clarification
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