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+/*
+ * See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+ALTER TABLE species
+    ADD CONSTRAINT unique_common_name UNIQUE (common_name);
+
+DO $$
+DECLARE
+user_id UUID;
+BEGIN
+
+user_id := (SELECT id FROM bi_user WHERE name = 'system');
+
+-- just putting blank strings in for descriptions until later date, can update if needed
+INSERT INTO species (common_name, description, created_by, updated_by)
+VALUES
+    ('Hydrangea', '', user_id, user_id),
+    ('Red Clover', '', user_id, user_id),
+    ('Potato', '', user_id, user_id),
+    ('Blackberry', '', user_id, user_id),
+    ('Raspberry', '', user_id, user_id),
+    ('Sugar Beet', '', user_id, user_id),
+    ('Strawberry', '', user_id, user_id),
+    ('Coffee', '', user_id, user_id),
+    ('Hop', '', user_id, user_id) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;
+
+END $$;