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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+
+class DenormAssetLocations extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        // Add a new effective location ID to flatten out the assets queries
+        Schema::table('assets', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->integer('location_id')->nullable()->default(null);
+        });
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('assets', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('location_id');
+        });
+    }
+}