.. include:: /Includes.rst.txt .. _ctrl-reference-crdate: ====== crdate ====== .. confval:: crdate :name: ctrl-crdate :Path: $GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['ctrl'] :type: string (field name) :Scope: Proc. Field name, which is automatically set to the current timestamp when the record is created. Is never modified again. By convention the name :ref:`crdate ` is used for that field. .. note:: The database field configured in this property is created automatically. It does not have to be added to the :file:`ext_tables.sql`. Examples ======== The following fields are set by the DataHandler automatically on creating or updating records, if they are configured in the :php:`ctrl` section of the TCA: .. include:: /CodeSnippets/Manual/Ctrl/DataHandlerFields.rst.txt