class AddNameWithOwnerToProject < ActiveRecord::Migration def up add_column :projects, :owner_uname, :string execute <<-SQL UPDATE projects SET owner_uname = owners.uname FROM users as owners WHERE projects.owner_type = 'User' AND projects.owner_id = owners.id SQL execute <<-SQL UPDATE projects SET owner_uname = owners.uname FROM groups as owners WHERE projects.owner_type = 'Group' AND projects.owner_id = owners.id SQL change_column :projects, :owner_uname, :string, :null => false end def down remove_column :projects, :owner_uname end end