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Use better `date_created` for realm emoji during imports

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#39,061 opened on Apr 22, 2026

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Description

Quoting from #38755's description:

I see that the rocketchat export data does contain fields like uploadDate in custom_emoji.files.bson, which could be used instead of NOW.

Investigate whether it's possible to use something better than now, from the exported data that's available during the import.

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Research direction
Investigate the export data format for realm emoji to find a suitable timestamp field (e.g., uploadDate) and implement using it instead of current timestamp.
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