# Migrate tags from inline attribute to separate table class PopulateTags < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up execute('SELECT id, tags FROM events;').each do |result| event = Event.find_by id: result[0] event.tag_list = result[1] + ' helo world' event.save say event.id say event.tag_list end change_column :events, :tags, :text, null: true change_column :orgas, :tags, :text, null: true end def self.down change_column :events, :tags, :text, null: false change_column :orgas, :tags, :text, null: false end end