diff --git a/parsers/scans.py b/parsers/scans.py
index 8b8f92f..b78f76f 100644
--- a/parsers/scans.py
+++ b/parsers/scans.py
@@ -59,6 +59,22 @@ wallet_blank_html = '''<html><body><H1>Wallet WALLET</H1>
 </UL>
 </body></html>
 '''
+                    
+def CheckEmptyDate(wallet):
+    '''If date is not set, get it from a linked survex file. If several, pick the earliest.
+    
+    Maybe also look at filedates for the scans in expofiles/surveyscans/ , but these can be re-set by copying.
+    '''
+    return
+    
+def CheckEmptyPeople(wallet):
+    '''If people list is empty, copy them from the survex files: all of them
+   
+    To be a Troggle model change; a many:many relationship between wallets and people,
+    as well as being a list in the JSON file (which is the permanent repository). We want the many:many
+    relationship so that we can filter wallets based on a person.
+    '''
+    return
 
 def LoadListScansFile(wallet):
     gld = [ ]
@@ -156,6 +172,8 @@ def load_all_scans():
                     # line 347 of view/uploads.py and needs refactoring for loading contentsjson
                     wallet.save()
                     LoadListScansFile(wallet)
+                    CheckEmptyDate(wallet)
+                    CheckEmptyPeople(wallet)
                     CopyWalletData(wallet)
         
         # what is this?