class UpdateTimestamps < ActiveRecord::Migration def up # get all models Models.all.each {|model, value| next if !value next if !value[:attributes] if value[:attributes].include?('changed_at') ActiveRecord::Migration.change_column value[:table].to_sym, :changed_at, :datetime, null: false end if value[:attributes].include?('created_at') ActiveRecord::Migration.change_column value[:table].to_sym, :created_at, :datetime, null: false end } end end