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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        foreach (DB::table('forms')->get() as $event) {
+            $config = json_decode($event->config);
+            $config->sections = array_map(function ($section) {
+                /** @var Collection<int, mixed> */
+                $fields = $section->fields;
+                $section->fields = collect($fields)->map(function ($field) {
+                    if ($field->type === 'GroupField') {
+                        $field->has_empty_option = false;
+                        $field->empty_option_value = '';
+                    }
+                    return $field;
+                })->all();
+
+                return $section;
+            }, $config->sections);
+            DB::table('forms')->where('id', $event->id)->update(['config' => json_encode($config)]);
+        }
+
+        foreach (DB::table('formtemplates')->get() as $event) {
+            $config = json_decode($event->config);
+            $config->sections = array_map(function ($section) {
+                /** @var Collection<int, mixed> */
+                $fields = $section->fields;
+                $section->fields = collect($fields)->map(function ($field) {
+                    if ($field->type === 'GroupField') {
+                        $field->has_empty_option = false;
+                        $field->empty_option_value = '';
+                    }
+                    return $field;
+                })->all();
+
+                return $section;
+            }, $config->sections);
+            DB::table('formtemplates')->where('id', $event->id)->update(['config' => json_encode($config)]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+};