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+-- Add person_type field to companies table to distinguish between companies, individuals, and firms
+ALTER TABLE public.companies 
+ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS person_type TEXT DEFAULT 'company' CHECK (person_type IN ('company', 'individual', 'firm', 'organization'));
+
+-- Add index for better performance on company person_type queries  
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_companies_person_type ON public.companies(person_type);
+
+-- Add index for ride sub-type if it doesn't exist
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_rides_ride_sub_type ON public.rides(ride_sub_type);
+
+-- Add comments for documentation
+COMMENT ON COLUMN public.rides.ride_sub_type IS 'Sub-category of ride type, e.g., "Flying Coaster", "Inverted Coaster", "Log Flume", "Shoot the Chutes"';
+COMMENT ON COLUMN public.companies.person_type IS 'Type of entity: company, individual, firm, or organization';
+
+-- Update existing companies to have proper person_type (defaulting to company)
+UPDATE public.companies SET person_type = 'company' WHERE person_type IS NULL;
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