diff --git a/database/migrations/2017_10_27_192423_migrate_denormed_asset_locations.php b/database/migrations/2017_10_27_192423_migrate_denormed_asset_locations.php
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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use App\Models\Asset;
+use App\Models\User;
+use App\Models\Location;
+
+class MigrateDenormedAssetLocations extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+
+        // Unassigned
+        $rtd_assets = Asset::whereNull('assigned_to')->with('defaultLoc')->get();
+        echo "\nUnasigned assets: ";
+        foreach ($rtd_assets as $rtd_asset) {
+            \Log::info('Setting asset '.$rtd_asset->id.' to  location: '.$rtd_asset->rtd_location_id." Because asset's default location is: ".$rtd_asset->rtd_location_id);
+            $rtd_asset->location_id=$rtd_asset->rtd_location_id;
+            $rtd_asset->save();
+        }
+
+        // Assigned to users - ::with('assignedTo') //can't eager-load polymorphic relations?
+        $assigned_user_assets = Asset::where('assigned_type',User::class)->get();
+        \Log::debug('User-assigned assets:');
+        foreach ($assigned_user_assets as $assigned_user_asset) {
+            if ($assigned_user_asset->assignedTo->userLoc) {
+                $new_location=$assigned_user_asset->assignedTo->userloc->id;
+                \Log::info(' They are in '.$assigned_user_asset->assignedTo->userloc->name.' which is id: '.$new_location);
+            } else {
+                \Log::info('They have no location! ');
+                $new_location=$assigned_user_asset->rtd_location_id;
+            }
+            $assigned_user_asset->location_id=$new_location;
+            $assigned_user_asset->save();
+
+        }
+
+        // Assigned to locations // with('assetloc')-> //can't eager-load polymorphic relationships
+        $assigned_location_assets = Asset::where('assigned_type',Location::class)->get();
+        \Log::info('Location-assigned assets: ');
+        foreach ($assigned_location_assets as $assigned_location_asset) {
+            $assigned_location_asset->location_id=$assigned_location_asset->assignedTo->id;
+            \Log::info('(calculated to be: '.$assigned_location_asset->assetLoc());
+            $assigned_location_asset->save();
+        }
+
+        // Assigned to assets
+        $assigned_asset_assets = Asset::with('assetloc')->where('assigned_type',Asset::class)->get();
+        \Log::info('Asset-assigned assets: ');
+        foreach ($assigned_asset_assets as $assigned_asset_asset) {
+            \Log::info('This asset is: '.$assigned_asset_asset->assignedTo->asset_tag);
+            if ($assigned_asset_asset->assignedTo->location) {
+                \Log::info('They are in '.$assigned_asset_asset->assignedTo->location->name);
+            }
+            \Log::info('User location is: '.$assigned_asset_asset->assetloc->name);
+            \Log::info('Setting asset '.$assigned_asset_asset->id.' location to  '.$assigned_asset_asset->assetloc->id.' ('.$assigned_asset_asset->assetloc->name.')');
+            $assigned_asset_asset->location_id=$assigned_asset_asset->assetloc->id;
+
+        }
+
+        $unassigned_assets=Asset::whereNull("location_id")->get();
+        foreach($unassigned_assets as $unassigned_asset) {
+            \Log::info('Asset: ".$unassigned_asset->id." still has no location');
+        }
+
+        Asset::all()->each(function ($asset) {
+            if($asset->location_id != $asset->assetLoc()->id) {
+                \Log::info('MISMATCH MISMATCH '.$asset->id. "doesn't match its location");
+            }
+        });
+
+        die();
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+}