> The general ability to set properties during capture seems very
> reasonable. It might be best to have a specific interface as an
> alternative to my hack. The use of %(EXP) in capture templates is
> intended to insert a string returned by the elisp EXP. I bent the
> rules slightly to set the Created property. There already exists a way
> to set property values in capture templates via %^{PROP|default}p, but
> that results in a user prompt. Perhaps a new template construct like
> %^{PROP|value}v could be introduced in order to set a property value
> without a prompt. Then I could use %^{Created|%u}v in the template.

What about the template below?

("n" "Note" entry
(file "~/Documents/org/beorg/capture.org")
"* %^{note} :note:
:PROPERTIES:
:CREATED: %u
:END:
"
:immediate-finish t)

Best,
Ihor