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 ## Adding and running migrations
 1. Modify packages/database/prisma/schema.prisma file
-2. cd into packages/database folder and run
-
+2. Change directory to the packages/database folder
+   ```sh
+   cd packages/database
    ```
+4. Generate the Prisma client
+
+   ```sh
    pnpm run generate
    ```
    The above updates the prisma client generated into node_modules/.prisma/client folder. This helps with typing of relevant prisma models. It ensures typescript
    recognizes fields added or removed from a model and type-checks appropriately.
 
-3. Generate and apply the migrations by running
+5. Create and apply the migrations
 
    ```
    pnpm run db:migrate:dev
    ```
    This creates a migration file and executes the migrations against your database and applies changes to the database schema(s)
 
-4. Commit generated migrations as well as changes to the schema.prisma file
+6. Commit generated migrations as well as changes to the schema.prisma file
+7. If you're using VSCode you may need to restart the Typescript server in the webapp to get updated type inference. Open a TypeScript file, then open the Command Palette (View > Command Palette) and run `TypeScript: Restart TS server`.
 
 ## Testing CLI changes
 To test CLI changes, follow the steps below: