Recipe 5Creating Objects in Your Database

Problem: You have no way of knowing what database objects need to be created for your application to work

When trying to deploy an application against a database, you need to know what database objects are needed for the application to function correctly. Often with a new deployment of an application, the team scrambles to figure out what database objects are needed, such as tables, indexes, views, triggers, stored procedures, sequences, and data the application depends on.

Solution

When you can re-create your database just by using an Ant target, you know exactly what database objects the application is using. This method frees your development team to create a database wherever needed, which is helpful ...

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