diff --git a/lib/sql.js b/lib/sql.js
index c9345a7..b8866d9 100644
--- a/lib/sql.js
+++ b/lib/sql.js
@@ -54,6 +54,209 @@ SQLConnector.prototype.invokeSuper = function(methodName) {
   return superMethod.apply(this, args);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Perform autoupdate for the given models
+ * @param {String[]} [models] A model name or an array of model names.
+ * If not present, apply to all models
+ * @param {Function} [cb] The callback function
+ */
+SQLConnector.prototype.autoupdate = function(models, cb) {
+  var self = this;
+  if ((!cb) && ('function' === typeof models)) {
+    cb = models;
+    models = undefined;
+  }
+  // First argument is a model name
+  if ('string' === typeof models) {
+    models = [models];
+  }
+
+  models = models || Object.keys(this._models);
+
+  async.each(models, function(model, done) {
+    if (!(model in self._models)) {
+      return process.nextTick(function() {
+        done(new Error(g.f('Model not found: %s', model)));
+      });
+    }
+    self.getTableStatus(model, function(err, fields, indexes, FKs) {
+      if (!err && fields.length) {
+        self.alterTable(model, fields, indexes, done);
+      } else {
+        self.createTable(model, done);
+      }
+    });
+  }, cb);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Check if the models exist
+ * @param {String[]} [models] A model name or an array of model names.
+ * If not present, apply to all models
+ * @param {Function} [cb] The callback function
+ */
+SQLConnector.prototype.isActual = function(models, cb) {
+  var self = this;
+
+  if ((!cb) && ('function' === typeof models)) {
+    cb = models;
+    models = undefined;
+  }
+  // First argument is a model name
+  if ('string' === typeof models) {
+    models = [models];
+  }
+
+  models = models || Object.keys(this._models);
+
+  var changes = [];
+  async.each(models, function(model, done) {
+    self.getTableStatus(model, function(err, fields) {
+      changes = changes.concat(self.getAddModifyColumns(model, fields));
+      changes = changes.concat(self.getDropColumns(model, fields));
+      done(err);
+    });
+  }, function done(err) {
+    if (err) {
+      return cb && cb(err);
+    }
+    var actual = (changes.length === 0);
+    cb && cb(null, actual);
+  });
+};
+
+
+SQLConnector.prototype.getAddModifyColumns = function(model, fields) {
+  throw new Error(g.f('{{getAddModifyColumns()}} must be implemented by the connector'));
+};
+
+SQLConnector.prototype.getDropColumns = function(model, fields) {
+  var sql = [];
+  var self = this;
+  sql = sql.concat(self.getColumnsToDrop(model, fields));
+  return sql;
+};
+
+SQLConnector.prototype.getColumnsToDrop = function(model, fields) {
+  throw new Error(g.f('{{getColumnsToDrop()}} must be implemented by the connector'));
+};
+
+SQLConnector.prototype.searchForPropertyInActual = function(model, propName,
+  actualFields) {
+  var self = this;
+  var found = false;
+  actualFields.forEach(function(f) {
+    if (f.column === self.column(model, propName)) {
+      found = f;
+      return;
+    }
+  });
+  return found;
+};
+
+SQLConnector.prototype.addPropertyToActual = function(model, propName) {
+  var self = this;
+  var sqlCommand = self.columnEscaped(model, propName) +
+    ' ' + self.columnDataType(model, propName) +
+    (self.isNullable(self.getPropertyDefinition(model, propName)) ?
+    '' : ' NOT NULL');
+  return sqlCommand;
+};
+
+SQLConnector.prototype.columnDataType = function(model, property) {
+  var columnMetadata = this.columnMetadata(model, property);
+  var colType = columnMetadata && columnMetadata.dataType;
+  if (colType) {
+    colType = colType.toUpperCase();
+  }
+  var prop = this.getModelDefinition(model).properties[property];
+  if (!prop) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  var colLength = columnMetadata && columnMetadata.dataLength ||
+    prop.length || prop.limit;
+  if (colType && colLength) {
+    return colType + '(' + colLength + ')';
+  }
+  return this.buildColumnType(prop);
+};
+
+SQLConnector.prototype.buildColumnType = function(property) {
+  throw new Error(g.f('{{buildColumnType()}} must be implemented by the connector'));
+};
+
+SQLConnector.prototype.propertyHasNotBeenDeleted = function(model, propName) {
+  return !!this.getModelDefinition(model).properties[propName];
+};
+
+SQLConnector.prototype.applySqlChanges = function(model, pendingChanges, cb) {
+  var self = this;
+  if (pendingChanges.length) {
+    var thisQuery = 'ALTER TABLE ' + self.tableEscaped(model);
+    var ranOnce = false;
+    pendingChanges.forEach(function(change) {
+      if (ranOnce) {
+        thisQuery = thisQuery + ' ';
+      }
+      thisQuery = thisQuery + ' ' + change;
+      ranOnce = true;
+    });
+    self.execute(thisQuery, cb);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Alters a table
+ * @param {String} model The model name
+ * @param {Object} fields Fields of the table
+ * @param {Object} indexes Indexes of the table
+ * @param {Function} cb The callback function
+ */
+SQLConnector.prototype.alterTable = function(model, fields, indexes, cb) {
+  throw new Error(g.f('{{alterTable()}} must be implemented by the connector'));
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get the status of a table
+ * @param {String} model The model name
+ * @param {Function} cb The callback function
+ */
+SQLConnector.prototype.getTableStatus = function(model, cb) {
+  var fields, indexes;
+  var self = this;
+
+  this.showFields(model, function(err, data) {
+    if (err) return cb(err);
+    fields = data;
+
+    self.showIndexes(model, function(err, data) {
+      if (err) return cb(err);
+      indexes = data;
+
+      if (fields && indexes)
+        return cb(null, fields, indexes);
+    });
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get fields from a table
+ * @param {String} model The model name
+ * @param {Function} cb The callback function
+ */
+SQLConnector.prototype.showFields = function(model, cb) {
+  throw new Error(g.f('{{showFields()}} must be implemented by the connector'));
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get indexes from a table
+ * @param {String} model The model name
+ * @param {Function} cb The callback function
+ */
+SQLConnector.prototype.showIndexes = function(model, cb) {
+  throw new Error(g.f('{{showIndexes()}} must be implemented by the connector'));
+};
+
 /**
  * Get types associated with the connector
  * Returns {String[]} The types for the connector