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+// add `salutation` column and alter `title` to be not mandatory
+ALTER TABLE `userdb`.`user` 
+ADD COLUMN `salutation` VARCHAR(45) NULL DEFAULT NULL AFTER `email`,
+CHANGE COLUMN `title` `title` VARCHAR(45) NULL DEFAULT NULL ;
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