Edited frappe json files not updating in production

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Hi, I have edited some frappe json files (customize_form_field.json, docfield.json, custom_field.json) to add some custom data types and made relevant changes in js files. On my local machine, when I run

bench migrate
bench build
bench build --app frappe
bench clear-cache
bench restart

These changes appear on my system but when I do the same for production server, the json files are not updating. js compiles fine but added field types in json are not showing up.

What can I do to remedy this situation?

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When you run a 'bench migrate' command, 2 schemas are compared:

  • The schema defined in the JSON files.
  • The schema defined in SQL tables DocType and DocField

To determine which one “wins”, Bench compares their “modified” datetime values.

If you manually edit a JSON schema file, you must increase the value of “modified” to something newer than the value in the SQL tables. Otherwise, your JSON will be ignored.

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You only need to edit this value if you manually edit the JSON files.
When making changes through the browser, the value is incremented for you automatically.

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You sir are a saint. Thank you very much.

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Is this still necessary? I can’t find it now, but I thought I read “somewhere” it’s no longer needed to change the modified datetime value in the json file.

I recently added a new field to a doctype in the payments app, forgot to update the modified datetime value, and the doctype was modified after bench migrate successfully.

EDIT: I should clarify that the change was made in a forked payments github repository, a docker image built from it, then an existing database was migrated with bench migrate. The json file wasn’t directly edited on a production server.

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I just tested the same scenario in Version 15, and I agree:

Seems no longer necessary.