# \#schema-alter

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## [Cdata Sync Alter Schema enabled but allow user to set target data type](https://community.cdata.com/t/cdata-sync-alter-schema-enabled-but-allow-user-to-set-target-data-type/1330)

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**Author:** [@MarchPhone35](https://community.cdata.com/u/MarchPhone35)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/cdata-sync-alter-schema-enabled-but-allow-user-to-set-target-data-type/1330 "2026-09-29T21:01:10Z")

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Hey All, I’d like to enable cdata sync’s alter schema feature. However, I want to set any newly discovered columns in the source table to a string data type in the target table. I’d also like to Alter schema to not ch…