Modifying the data type of existing field in CC&B

Hi ,
In log tab of Customer Contact page in CC&B there is a field (Trigger Date) which stores only date.I want to modify it so that it can store date and time also.
Can anybody guide me how can i do this ??
Thanks
sunil

its a base field from the table CI_CC_LOG. It is recomended that you do not change it.

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