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+namespace DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.Migrations
+{
+    using FluentMigrator;
+
+    [Migration(202111081225)]
+    public class ReduceGroupsGroupDescriptionLength : Migration
+    {
+        public override void Up()
+        {
+            Execute.Sql("UPDATE Groups SET GroupDescription = LEFT(GroupDescription, 1000)");
+            Alter.Table("Groups").AlterColumn("GroupDescription").AsString(1000).Nullable();
+        }
+
+        public override void Down()
+        {
+            Alter.Table("Groups").AlterColumn("GroupDescription").AsString(int.MaxValue).Nullable();
+        }
+    }
+}