I’m designing a database and I would appreciate suggestions on maintaining data that describes the tables, attributes, etc. I will make a Database Design Document, but I want something that could be more useful for updating changes to the database schema.
I read an article that suggests using a Data Dictionary in YAML or JSON, but I haven’t found much else about the subject.
My questions are: “What alternatives to data dictionaries are there for tracking this data?”
or
“From your professional experience, what is the best way to maintain this data?”
Thanks,
-N
Found this link about source controlling your databases recently and thought it might help someone in the future. Get your database under version control
Also this link which I mentioned earlier Data Dictionaries