Getting date stamp to parent page from child page(s)
Asked by Finu Augen:

Hello, I have a weekly status page (parent) which contains many child pages in it. These child pages are updating by many different teams. I have to prepare a summary out of all child page(s) by opening each one, which is very time consuming.

I am looking for an opportunity to build a date column in parent page, which ***I need to auto populate the modified date from each child page*** to their respective column on parent page.

\*\* Modified date is the one which shows on page header with the modifier name.

Appreciate any leads on this. Thank you!


Answers:
author: Andy Gladstone
body: [@Finu Augen](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2696574) a great way to accomplish this is to utilize the [Page Properties Macro](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-page-properties-macro/) with the [Page Properties Report Macro](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-page-properties-report-macro/). If you utilize the page properties macro on each child page, and embed the page properties report macro in the parent page, you can utilize the last modified option on the report to pull in the last modified time and date of the child pages.

I hope this helps. Let me know if it does.

comments: author: Finu Augen
body: [@Andy Gladstone](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3498028) I liked the Page properties macro and report setup. But unfortunately it does not help me to get the last modified "date" to be auto populate to parent page from its children. Below is the field which I am looking to auto populate

![last modified date.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/219361i1297998B957EDD21/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "last modified date.jpg")


author: Andy Gladstone
body: I'm not sure what you are looking for. My reports show the last modified date, same as on the page.

![Capture2.JPG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/219396i85B6F58333EDB754/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Capture2.JPG")


author: Andy Gladstone
body: [@Finu Augen](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2696574) checking in here to see if you reviewed my reply and if it helped at all.


author: Finu Augen
body: [@Andy Gladstone](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3498028) Sorry for the late response. I did try but somehow it is not working for me. It might be the knowledge gap, but I will keep a try again. Thank you so much for all you help!


author: Andy Gladstone
body: Checking in on progress. Anything to report?


author: Finu Augen
body: Hi [@Andy Gladstone](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3498028) . Yes, I was able to make it. My initial ask was how I can read the last modified date from child page **banner** to the parent page. The page properties do the job, but the user have to enter the date manually to the column and then to read to parent page. But anyway, I am getting the report as I expected. Thank you for your all support!


author: Matteo Gubellini _SoftComply_
body: Hi [@Finu Augen](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2696574) ,

We have just released a free app that can embed the last modified date in the page. This can be used with the page property macros as above, but you don't have to enter it manually.

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1229624/softcomply-toolbox-for-confluence?hosting=cloud\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1229624/softcomply-toolbox-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)

The property name is "Page Version creation date"

Regards

Matteo


author: Richee Pitchee
body: hi [@Andy Gladstone](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3498028) , the [Page Properties Macro](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-page-properties-macro/) and [Page Properties Report Macro](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-page-properties-report-macro/). do not supprt DISPLAYING dates of the reported pages. You would have to manually write the dates to the table within the [Page Properties Macro](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-page-properties-macro/) on each page. There is no way to automaticall populate the date into the table that is inside [Page Properties Macro](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-page-properties-macro/) and there is no functionality to set up this population in the [Page Properties Report Macro](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-page-properties-report-macro/)itself. If you check the support page for the macro, there si no descrition, how to "show date of modification"  

Can you show more in detail, how you get the date on your page?


author: Stiltsoft support
body: Hi [@Richee Pitchee](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1172052) ,

If you have the [Table Filter and Charts for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-and-charts-for-confluence?tab=overview&hosting=cloud&utm_source=atl_community&utm_medium=answer&utm_campaign=table-filter-traffic-sources&utm_vendorID=1216111) app (the app is developed by our company), you may try its [Table Excerpt/Table Except Include](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/tfac/cloud/how-to-use-table-excerpt-and-table-excerpt-include-macros-42241623.html?utm_source=atl_community&utm_medium=answer&utm_campaign=table-filter-traffic-sources&utm_vendorID=1216111) macros.

These macros are substitutes for the Page Properties/Page Properties Report macros but allow you to display a wide range of meta data:

- page title  
- parent page  
- space  
- labels  
- excerpt  
- author  
- **last modifier**  
- created  
- **updated**

Hope it may help your case.


author: Andy Gladstone
body: [@Richee Pitchee](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1172052) if you place the page in edit mode and click on the ? (pencil) icon to edit the Page Properties Report Macro, under Options click **show** and scroll to the bottom of the options, you will see a check box for **Show last modified** time.

See screenshot below:

![Capture1.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/272996i1FE137B83DFBAEAB/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Capture1.PNG")


author: Richee Pitchee
body: Thank you for your reply.  
I am on the Server edition yet, this conversation is probably for Cloud edition. My Page properties macro options end with Show likes/reactions count


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