fechadokumentaation

Fechadokumentaation refers to the systematic recording and management of dates and date-related metadata associated with documents and records. The practice emphasizes traceability, integrity, and accountability across the document lifecycle, from creation to long-term preservation.

Key dates typically documented include creation, authoring, last modification, publication, approval, validity periods, and expiration. Version information, revision histories, and audit trails may also be treated as date-related data to support provenance and regulatory compliance.

Standards and formats commonly applied in fechadokumentaation include ISO 8601 date and time representations, storage in UTC when possible, and the use of metadata schemas such as Dublin Core or PREMIS to encode date information and its semantics. Localization and calendar differences are considered in multinational environments.

Practices for capturing dates range from automated extraction of embedded metadata to manual entry and the maintenance of dedicated date fields in metadata repositories. Robust systems separate date values from human-readable strings, preserve the original date, and support multiple date types (created, revised, effective, expires).

Benefits include improved search and filtering, stronger auditability, better records retention and legal compliance, and enhanced reproducibility in research and governance. Common challenges are inconsistent formats, time zone handling, locale variations, and legacy data that lack reliable date metadata.