Three date & time stamps for a story
- Matt Kepple
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Back-end
Explanation video
https://www.loom.com/share/8dc2853ec439427790461844af20bab1
The 3 date & time stamps
Back-end title | Front-end title(s) | What it actually means |
|---|---|---|
Actual created at | “Date posted” | The real time and date that the story was first created within the database |
Created at | “Date Happened” “Date the activity actually happened” | This is the Date Happened date field. It lets the user select their own date. The date the user selects is the date that they want the storychange and storyindicator data to be associated with. For example:
Front-end documentation: Date Happened: change the date stamp of a story or survey response |
Updated at | “Date edited” “Date most recently edited” | Updated At is the date that the story was most recently edited |
You can backdate your stories, updates and survey responses by using the Date Happened field.
Front-end walkthrough video
https://www.loom.com/share/4d6d2812f0f44c1f90d225b145659cc9
Front-end screenshots
On Makerble there are three dates captured for each story (or survey response):
Date Posted (this is called Actual Created At in the database)
Date Happened (this is called Created At in the database)
Date Most Recently Edited (this is called Updated At in the database)
You can see these Dates on the Summary tab of the story page
You can also see the Dates whenever the story appears on a Timeline
Blue box: this displays the Date Happened (this is called Created At in the database)
Green box: this displays the Date Posted (this is called Actual Created At in the database)
Purple box: this displayed how long ago the story was posted. And if the story has been edited, it will instead display how long ago the story was edited.
Purple line: this displays the time and date that the story was most recently edited (this is called Updated At in the database)
Scenarios when users will use 'Date Happened'
The Date Happened date field lets you select your own date in a story. This is the date that any progress data in your story will be associated with.
For example:
If a user has a meeting with a beneficiary on Monday
but the user is busy and only has time to create the story on Wednesday,
the user can use the Date Happened field to say that the story is about activity that happened on Monday,
even though the story was created in the database on Wednesday
How to enter ‘Date Happened’ in a story
The Date Happened field lets you can change the date that is recorded for a story or survey response. It appears on the:
Create story page (including the various Complete Survey pages)
Edit story page
Quick Update popup
Steps
The Date Happened field only appears once it has been added to the Survey that the story belongs to: Add the Date Happened field to a Survey
On the Create/Edit Story page scroll down to the Date the activity actually happened field
Press the calendar icon
A mini calendar is displayed
Select a new date using the Date Picker
Press Publish Now to save the story (or survey response)
The story will display the Date the activity actually happened as being the date you have set
Back-end
Screenshots of the records in the admin panel
https://makerble.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DEV/pages/1344176136
Where to find the Actual created at date (this means DATE POSTED in the front-end)
Where to find the Created At date (this means DATE HAPPENED in the front-end) and the Updated at date (this means DATE EDITED in the front-end)
Glossary
Difference between terms for dates in stories: https://www.loom.com/share/983946b7425b4063adb370cc31c1fc0d
Front-end | Back-end | What it means |
|---|---|---|
Date Happened | Created at | This is the date (usually in the past) that the user manually selects as being the date that this story’s information relates to. |
Date Posted | Actual Created At | This is the time and date in reality that the story was added on Makerble and entered the database |
Date Edited | Updated At | This is the time and date in reality that the story was most recently edited on Makerble by a user |