Semantic Units of the PREMIS Data Dictionary
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in the OWL Ontology ver. 1 is defined as:
FunctionalProperty hasDateCreatedByApplication 
| Containers | Current |
|---|---|
| 1 - Object 1.5 - objectCharacteristics 1.5.5 - creatingApplication | 1.5.5.3 dateCreatedByApplication |
| Semantic unit | 1.5.5.3 dateCreatedByApplication |
|---|---|
| Definition | The actual or approximate date and time the object was created. |
| Applicability | Bitstream, File |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Repeatability | Not repeatable |
| Data constraint | To aid machine processing, value should use a structured form. To facilitate exchange of PREMIS-conformant metadata, use of standard conventions, for instance as used in the date elements in the PREMIS schema, is recommended. |
| Usage notes | Use the most precise date available. This is the date the object was created by the creating application, not the date any copy was made externally or by the repository. For example, if a file is created by Microsoft Word in 2001 and two copies are made in 2003, the dateCreatedByApplication of all three files is 2001. The date a file is written to storage can be recorded as an Event. If the object itself contains internal creation and modification dates, the modification date should be used as dateCreatedByApplication. The creation date, in PREMIS terms, of an Object is the time that it was last modified; that is, the last time the document was saved. This is discussed in the 1:1 Principle section. If the application is a Web harvester capturing an object at a point in time, use the date captured as the creation date. |
| Examples | 2000-12-01 20030223T151047 2000-12-01 20030223T151047 |