formato :
change_column(table_name, column_name, type, options): Changes the column to a different type using the same parameters as add_column.
Primero en tu terminal:
rails g migration change_numeric_field_in_my_table
Luego, en su archivo de migración:
class ChangeNumbericFieldInMyTable < ActiveRecord::Migration
def self.up
change_column :my_table, :revenue_per_transaction, :decimal, :precision => give whatever, :scale => give whatever
end
end
entonces
run rake db:migrate
Fuente:http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Migration.html