This looks like a really common task, but I can't find an easy way to do it.
I want to undo the last applied migration. I would have expected a simple command, like
PM> Update-Database -TargetMigration:"-1"
Instead, all I can come up with is:
PM> Get-Migrations
Retrieving migrations that have been applied to the target database.
201208012131302_Add-SystemCategory
201207311827468_CategoryIdIsLong
201207232247409_AutomaticMigration
201207211340509_AutomaticMigration
201207200025294_InitialCreate
PM> Update-Database -TargetMigration:"CategoryIdIsLong"
(At least I can use just the name, skipping the timestamp...)
Is there an easier way?
In EF Core you can enter the command
Remove-Migration
in the package manager console after you've added your erroneous migration.The console suggests you do so if your migration could involve a loss of data:
As of EF 5.0, the approach you describe is the preferred way. One solution would be to create a wrapper PS script that automates the steps above. Additionally, feel free to create a feature request for this, or better yet, take a shot at implementing it! http://entityframework.codeplex.com/
I want to add some clarification to this thread:
What you are doing above is saying that you want to rollback all migrations UNTIL you're left with the migration specified. Thus, if you use GET-MIGRATIONS and you find that you have A, B, C, D, and E, then using this command will rollback E and D to get you to C:
Also, unless anyone can comment to the contrary, I noticed that you can use an ordinal value and the short -Target switch (thus, -Target is the same as -TargetMigration). If you want to rollback all migrations and start over, you can use:
0, above, would rollback even the FIRST migration (this is a destructive command--be sure you know what you're doing before you use it!)--something you cannot do if you use the syntax above that requires the name of the target migration (the name of the 0th migration doesn't exist before a migration is applied!). So in that case, you have to use the 0 (ordinal) value. Likewise, if you have applied migrations A, B, C, D, and E (in that order), then the ordinal 1 should refer to A, ordinal 2 should refer to B, and so on. So to rollback to B you could use either:
or
Additional reminder:
If you have multiple configuration type, you need to specify the [ConfigurationName]
The solution is:
In EntityFrameworkCore:
where
20161012160749_AddedOrderToCourse
is a name of migration you want to rollback to.