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Dry Run and Selective Replace (PRO)

Dry Run shows what will change without writing to the database.

What Dry Run Does

  • Scans selected tables
  • Finds matching values
  • Shows before/after preview rows
  • Makes no database changes

Steps

  1. Enable Run as dry run.
  2. Run search/replace.
  3. Review the preview table in the modal.
  4. Choose one action:

Preview Dru Run

  1. Replace All
  2. Replace Selected

Replace Selected

  • Keep only needed rows checked.
  • Click Replace Selected.
  • Only checked rows are updated.

Replace All

  • Click Replace All to apply all matches found in dry run.

When to Use

  • First-time migrations
  • High-risk production changes
  • Partial replacements where only some rows should be changed

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