Hello - I know MS says that backend updates to the CRM database are not supported.
I can see why this might be the case with primary CRM tables but what about custom fields which CRM stores in the custom base extension table?
Since these are custom fields, updating them through backend updates appears to be low risk. Obviously the developer is responsible work any plugins, workflows, etc he has created that access the custom field.
But aside from that it seems safe to update these column values through a backend database script. Do you agree or are there other aspects I'm not considering?