always have an ItemModified value, for sorting

Submitted by jimspoon on 2025/05/07 04:35

It seems IQ items don't have an ItemModified value until they are actually modified after their initial creation.  (What a concept!  😆)  It makes sense but it does mean that if I sort items by the ItemModified value, newly created items without an ItemModified value won't be included and could be missed.  Same thing if you filter by ItemModified.  So would it make sense to assign an ItemModified value on creation, in addition to the ItemCreated value, for this reason? This would also correspond to what we're used to with the Windows File System, where I think folders/files always have a Modified Time value even if they have not yet been modified after their initial creation.

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Hi Jim,

Indeed, it seems that imported items do not have a modified date. How were the items created?

That said, Edit > Touch should do the job for you

If you want that the modified date equals the created date:

  1. Select items
  2. In the Properties pane, right-click on Modified and select Edit Value. Confirm dialog
  3. In the Modified cell, enter =[ItemCreated] and hit Enter

 

Yes these were imported items that did not have an Item modified. I guess non-imported items will always have an Item modified? Thanks for the tips!

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