# Timestamping lost! How to get the feature back?

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/timestamping-lost-how-to-get-the-feature-back/3290>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [March 13, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/timestamping-lost-how-to-get-the-feature-back/3290 "2022-03-13T18:05:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![bkleine](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/bkleine/32/428_2.png) [@bkleine](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/bkleine)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/timestamping-lost-how-to-get-the-feature-back/3290/1 "2022-03-13T18:05:22Z")

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For years, Jabref set automatically a timestamp when importing a citation. This feature has been lost with the last update. How to get it back?

BTW the documentaion in the JR 5.5 can not be accessed???

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**Author:** ![ThiloteE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/thilotee/32/1008_2.png) [@ThiloteE](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/ThiloteE)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/timestamping-lost-how-to-get-the-feature-back/3290/2 "2022-03-13T18:47:27Z")

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**Author:** ![ThiloteE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/thilotee/32/1008_2.png) [@ThiloteE](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/ThiloteE)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/timestamping-lost-how-to-get-the-feature-back/3290/3 "2022-03-13T18:52:11Z")

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It works for me, when I import by DOI in

JabRef 5.6–2022-03-10–749b6b2  
Windows 10 10.0 amd64  
Java 17.0.2  
JavaFX 17.0.2-ea+3

- What kind of method do you use to import a citation exactly? There are multiple that could be termed “import”.

- What web-page or button are you refereing to when you say “documentation in JR 5.5 cannot be accessed?”

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**Author:** ![bkleine](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/bkleine/32/428_2.png) [@bkleine](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/bkleine)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/timestamping-lost-how-to-get-the-feature-back/3290/4 "2022-03-18T11:43:39Z")

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I am used to ctrl-N and doi or PMID.

when in Help-\>docOnline:  
I was wrong. I missed the info-tree on the left screen side. Sorry for the noise!

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**Author:** ![ThiloteE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/thilotee/32/1008_2.png) [@ThiloteE](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/ThiloteE)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/timestamping-lost-how-to-get-the-feature-back/3290/5 "2022-04-07T17:34:07Z")

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See also [Issues in entry creation workflow with Jabref 5.5 - #5 by ThiloteE](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/issues-in-entry-creation-workflow-with-jabref-5-5/3317/5)  
for info about `creationdate` syntax. It follows [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601).