NoMethodError: undefined method `code_dropdown_custom_clients' for an instance of ApplicationSetting
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### Summary
Managed Settings added a validation that runs during initializer against the Application Settings.
When the newly introduced column also has a validation, the migration may fail because before the migration is run, the initializer triggers the validation and we get a `NoMethodError`.
This only affects installations with managed settings enabled (a file `config/managed_settings.yml` must be present)
### Steps to reproduce
Generic:
1. Add a new migration to the application_settings that includes a new column
2. Add a validation to such column
3. Try to run the migration
Specific:
1. Create `config/managed_settings.yml`:
```
installation:
managed_by: "GitLab Helm Chart"
managed_settings:
sidekiq_timezone_override: "Europe/Lisbon"
```
1. Run `rake db:migrate:down:main VERSION=20260818090000`
2. Run `rake db:migrate`
### What is the current *bug* behavior?
The Managed Settings `.apply!` logic, that is run during initialization doesn't check whether there is a pending migration, and therefore, runs its code, which triggers the validation and the exception.
### What is the expected *correct* behavior?
Running migration shouldn't fail
### Relevant logs and/or screenshots
```
rake aborted!
NoMethodError: undefined method `code_dropdown_custom_clients' for an instance of ApplicationSetting (NoMethodError)
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Tasks: TOP => gitlab:db:configure => environment
(See full trace by running task with --trace)
```
### Possible fixes
1. Managed Settings `.apply!` should skip if there is pending migration.
2. Because we are skipping the migration step, we should trigger it after the migration has finished
### Patch release information for backports
If the bug fix needs to be backported in a [patch release](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/releases/patch-releases) to a version
under [the maintenance policy](https://docs.gitlab.com/policy/maintenance/), please follow the steps on the
[patch release runbook for GitLab engineers](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release/docs/-/blob/master/general/patch/engineers.md).
Refer to the [internal "Release Information" dashboard](https://dashboards.gitlab.net/d/delivery-release_info/delivery3a-release-information?orgId=1)
for information about the next patch release, including the targeted versions, expected release date, and current status.
#### High-severity bug remediation
To remediate high-severity issues requiring an [internal release](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/releases/internal-releases/) for single-tenant SaaS instances,
refer to the [internal release process for engineers](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release/docs/-/blob/master/general/internal-releases/engineers.md?ref_type=heads).
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