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[GH-ISSUE #71] Add document date (vs added date) #53

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opened 2026-02-25 21:31:06 +03:00 by kerem · 4 comments

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Originally created by @totti4ever on GitHub (Aug 16, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ciur/papermerge/issues/71

I can only find "creation date", I think date added and document date are better - the latter one should be read automagically from the document...otherwise no chance for me to use this

Originally created by @totti4ever on GitHub (Aug 16, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ciur/papermerge/issues/71 I can only find "creation date", I think date added and document date are better - the latter one should be read automagically from the document...otherwise no chance for me to use this

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@ciur commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2020):

Hi @totti4ever,

can you please describe in more detail what you mean with

the latter one should be read automagically from the document

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What exactly you mean by "document date" ? or "date added" ?

I would love understand better your requirement.
Thank you for your feedback!

@ciur commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2020): Hi @totti4ever, can you please describe in more detail what you mean with > the latter one should be read automagically from the document ? What exactly you mean by _"document date_" ? or "_date added_" ? I would love understand better your requirement. Thank you for your feedback!

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@totti4ever commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2020):

document date: date the letter (which are eventually most of my docs) has been written
good for finding documents and/or showing them in the right order
can be found by taking the first date in the ocred text

date added: date the pdf file was added to paper merge
good for finding documents added lately

from my understanding only the latter one is available right now

@totti4ever commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2020): document date: date the letter (which are eventually most of my docs) has been written good for finding documents and/or showing them in the right order _can be found by taking the first date in the ocred text_ date added: date the pdf file was added to paper merge good for finding documents added lately from my understanding only the latter one is available right now

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@ciur commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2020):

Hi @totti4ever,

Now I understand your point.
"document date" can be added using metadata feature.
Below are screenshots with a quick 3 step example:

Step 1 - in folder titled e.g. 2020

Step 2 - open any document in folder 2020

Step 3 - inside folder 2020, change to list view

Furthermore, the process of extracting metadata can be automated.
However, I will add soon documentation about "Automates" and how to write + configure plugins (feature is part of 1.4.0, it works, but not yet documented).

@ciur commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2020): Hi @totti4ever, Now I understand your point. "document date" can be added using [metadata](https://papermerge.readthedocs.io/en/latest/metadata.html) feature. Below are screenshots with a quick 3 step example: **Step 1 - in folder titled e.g. 2020** ![step-01](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/24827601/90415764-dbd19480-e0b1-11ea-8205-4084749a2360.png) **Step 2 - open any document in folder 2020** ![step-02](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/24827601/90415800-e5f39300-e0b1-11ea-9dd1-496994565a42.png) **Step 3 - inside folder 2020, change to list view** ![step-03](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/24827601/90415825-eee46480-e0b1-11ea-9673-5073d9fe4497.png) Furthermore, the process of extracting metadata can be [automated](https://papermerge.readthedocs.io/en/latest/automation.html). However, I will add soon documentation about "Automates" and how to write + configure plugins (feature is part of 1.4.0, it works, but not yet documented).

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@totti4ever commented on GitHub (Aug 30, 2020):

Hi, I see your point. But this makes the whole system for me not usable fluenty...I might check back in half a year or so to see whether it's more convenient to use then.

keep up the effort, it's great!

@totti4ever commented on GitHub (Aug 30, 2020): Hi, I see your point. But this makes the whole system for me not usable fluenty...I might check back in half a year or so to see whether it's more convenient to use then. keep up the effort, it's great!