Sp7 WorkBench: Auto-insert Cataloged Date

ZsPapp · May 10, 2023, 8:43am

We’ve realized that creating cataloged date is not automatic in Specify7 WorkBench.
In Sp6 if I uploaded a dataset without cataloged date, it was set to the current date by default. In Sp7 it stays blank (NULL value).
Is there a way for automatic generation as with the catalog numbers? (Sp7 WorkBench: Auto-insert Catalog Numbers)
Thanks for your help!

Specify · May 15, 2023, 1:37pm

Hi @ZsPapp,

Specify 7 does not yet have this capability but it seems like a great addition!

github.com/specify/specify7

Auto-generate dates in the WorkBench

opened 05:07PM - 10 May 23 UTC

grantfitzsimmons

type:enhance pri:unknown

> We’ve realized that creating cataloged date is not automatic in Specify7 WorkB…ench. > In Sp6 if I uploaded a dataset without cataloged date, it was set to the current date by default. In Sp7 it stays blank (NULL value). > Is there a way for automatic generation as with the catalog numbers? ([Sp7 WorkBench: Auto-insert Catalog Numbers](https://discourse.specifysoftware.org/t/sp7-workbench-auto-insert-catalog-numbers/1150)) > Thanks for your help! **Requested By:** [@ZsPapp](https://discourse.specifysoftware.org/t/sp7-workbench-auto-insert-cataloged-date/1163) on the Speciforum on behalf of NHMD Per my conversation with @maxxxxxdlp, we need to look at the Specify 6 source code to see all the fields for which it has a default value **AND** then check if that list makes sense or if Specify 7 should have default dates for different/additional fields.