Bypassing backup operations for specified database types

A computer-implemented method for bypassing backup operations for specified database types, the method comprising:

• determining whether a database, of a plurality of databases associated with a database system, corresponds to a database type specified in a configuration file, in response to receiving a backup operation request, the database type indicating a lack of a transaction log for the database, and the backup operation configured to perform a full backup operation if changes to the database since a previous backup cannot be determined;
• executing an incremental backup operation on changes made to the database since a selected time, for the backup operation request, in response to a determination that the database does not correspond to the database type specified in the configuration file;
• and
• bypassing executing any backup operation on the database for the backup operation request in response to a determination that the database corresponds to the database type specified in the configuration file.

A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer-readable program code embodied therein to be executed by one or more processors, the program code including instructions to:

• determine whether a database, of a plurality of databases associated with a database system, corresponds to a database type specified in a configuration file, in response to receiving a backup operation request, the database type indicating a lack of a transaction log for the database, and the backup operation configured to perform a full backup operation if changes to the database since a previous backup cannot be determined;
• execute an incremental backup operation on changes made to the database since a selected time, for the backup operation request, in response to a determination that the database does not correspond to the database type specified in the configuration file;
• and
• bypass executing any backup operation on the database for the backup operation request in response to a determination that the database corresponds to the database type specified in the configuration file.