class TalkPreference < ActiveRecord::Base self.primary_key = :unique_id serialize :talks, type: Array end class SelectedTalk < ApplicationRecord end class CreateSelectedTalks < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.0] def up create_table :selected_talks do |t| t.references :talk, foreign_key: false t.string :talk_preference_id, foreign_key: true end talk_preferences = TalkPreference.all talk_preferences.each do |preference| preference.talks.each do |talk| SelectedTalk.create! talk_id: talk, talk_preference_id: preference.unique_id end end end def down drop_table :selected_talks end end