Vintagedatum
Vintagedatum is a metadata concept used in data management to denote the point-in-time snapshot date of a dataset or record. It identifies the version of the data as it existed at a specific moment, enabling users to anchor analyses to a known historical context. Unlike timestamps that indicate when a record was created or last updated, the vintagedatum specifies when the data content itself was valid.
In practice, vintagedatum is assigned during data ingestion or transformation and can be applied at different
Vintagedatum supports longitudinal analysis, time-based auditing, and reproducibility of results by ensuring analyses refer to a
Related concepts include as-of date, transaction time, and valid time. The vintagedatum can be complementary to