MapsElf | non_event

The event_note prototype includes its SmartDate in its display expression. Date assignment works the same way here as it does for the other SmartDate-using prototypes—i.e., person_note, book_note, and film_note. To review:

Assigning dates

For a closed date span, assign $StartDate and $EndDate and keep $DueDate empty.
For an open date span, assign $StartDate or $EndDate and keep $DueDate empty.
For a single date, assign $DueDate. Even if $StartDate and $EndDate have values, only the single value of $DueDate will be exported. This is great for carrying a (e.g., biographical) date span in the background for extraction in other places.
For a primary date followed by a secondary date in brackets, assign $DueDate and $EndDate.

Entering dates BCE

Just enter a four-digit negative number that is one more than the desired date. For example, to enter 325 BCE type -0324.

What you see

An event-note with a single $DueDate displays as (D)
An event-note with both $StartDate and $EndDate displays as (S – E)
An event-note with a $StartDate but no $EndDate displays as (S – …)
An event-note with an $EndDate but no $StartDate displays as (… – E)
An event-note with both $StartDate and $EndDate and also a $DueDate displays as (D).

Using the single-date override

Assigning all three attributes can be very useful. For example, let’s say you convert a person-note into an event-note and give it a single year for the $DueDate. The note will display with the $DueDate but the biographical $StartDate and $EndDate are still available and can be used for other things—e.g., as a parenthetical date-range that you can append to the author's name.

Key Attributes