# Some help with \`%^{prop}p\` usage?

**URL:** <https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/some-help-with-prop-p-usage/3105>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [June 10, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/some-help-with-prop-p-usage/3105 "2023-06-10T04:01:08Z")\
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For file-nodes, the `%^{prompt}` seems to achieve what you are going for (?) – I may not have understood the purpose of your attempt, so I may well be off the mark.

Please disregard:

- The fact I am using lower case for property n;ames; perhaps you prefer to stick to the uppercase
- the `:modified: <>` part of the template; it’s a way to insert a time stamp automatically ([a tip in Org-roam wiki](https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam/wiki/User-contributed-Tricks#timestamp-on-save-alanz))

```auto
(add-to-list 'org-roam-capture-templates
             '("t" "test Org" plain "%?" :target
               (file+head "personal/${id}.org" ":properties:
:modified: <>
:series: %^{Series}
:end:
#+title: ${title}

")))

```

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