Database Migration Workflow

Understand the desired schema or data change.
Inspect current data model, queries, and dependent code.
Identify:
- forward migration steps
- backward compatibility concerns
- rollback considerations
Implement or propose the minimal safe migration path.
Review for:
- data integrity
- ordering issues
- application compatibility
- deployment timing risk
Summarize:
- schema/data changes
- impacted code paths
- rollout / rollback notes