Model upgrades
Add nicknames, better blocking, or improved classifiers without losing IDs
Infrastructure migration
Move from Spark to Snowflake, or vice versa, and keep the same IDs
Schema evolution
Add, remove, or retype fields and still preserve matched IDs
Data migration
Move from Databricks to Fabric, or consolidate data sources, without losing continuity
Platform upgrades
Upgrade Spark versions, Snowflake features, or other platform components and keep IDs stable through the process