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Column "${key}" can not change from time to datetime or vice

Error message

Column "${key}" can not change from time to datetime or viceversa.

What it means

Error "Column "${key}" can not change from time to datetime or viceversa." thrown in Budibase/budibase.

Source

Thrown at packages/server/src/sdk/workspace/tables/external/index.ts:86

      throw new Error(
        `Column "${key}" has type "${FieldType.AUTO}" - this is not supported.`
      )
    }

    if (
      column.subtype &&
      autoSubTypes.includes(column.subtype as AutoFieldSubType)
    ) {
      throw new Error(
        `Column "${key}" has subtype "${column.subtype}" - this is not supported.`
      )
    }

    if (column.type === FieldType.DATETIME) {
      const oldColumn = oldTable?.schema[key] as typeof column

      if (oldColumn && column.timeOnly !== oldColumn.timeOnly) {
        throw new Error(
          `Column "${key}" can not change from time to datetime or viceversa.`
        )
      }
    }
  }
}

function getDatasourceId(table: Table) {
  if (!table) {
    throw new Error("No table supplied")
  }
  if (table.sourceId) {
    return table.sourceId
  }
  if (!table._id) {
    throw new Error("No table ID supplied")
  }
  return breakExternalTableId(table._id).datasourceId

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/server/src/sdk/workspace/tables/external/index.ts:86 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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