Global page Created date does not show when a document was last edited

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What you are seeing

The Created column and the list order on the global page do not reflect when someone last edited a document.

#Why it happens

Both use the date the .md attachment was uploaded, not an edit time. Saving an edit uploads a new file, so an edited document normally moves to the top, but only if the app's search index was updated for that issue.

#What to do

Treat the date as an upload date. If an edited file has not moved to the top, the index for that issue has not been refreshed, for example because the app was unlicensed at the time.

#A few things that catch people out

  • The list order is newest upload first and cannot be changed.

  • The panel on the issue reads attachments directly, so it is always up to date even when the global page is not.

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