# Quick question about changing attributes on date?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-question-about-changing-attributes-on-date/123947>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 22, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-question-about-changing-attributes-on-date/123947 "2007-12-22T16:05:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-question-about-changing-attributes-on-date/123947/1 "2007-12-22T16:05:28Z")

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Hi!  
I have set up a simple ‘ideas’ engine for my CMS where users accept an  
idea and then have 14 days to do it. I have set all this up and it even  
informs users how long they have left but i was wondering what the best  
way to make the idea ‘expire’ is?

I have a field for the ‘do by’ date but once it gets past this the  
number just continue going up. Ideally i need a way to change an  
attribute in the row to return the idea to the pot as it were. I have  
googled a few things but didn’t really know what it was called.

Is this do-able?

Thanks in advance,

James