livingperiods
Livingperiods is a term used in temporal data modeling to describe the intervals during which an entity is considered to be alive or active within a system. Each livingperiod is defined by a start time and an end time, and may be closed (end defined) or open-ended (ongoing). The concept is closely related to, and often implemented as part of, valid-time and transaction-time dimensions in temporal databases.
In practice, livingperiods are used to represent the lifespan of individuals in genealogical records, the activity
Modeling considerations include time zones, clock skew, daylight saving, and the treatment of boundary points; clarifying
Applications and benefits include enabling accurate historical queries, auditing changes, calculating duration of activity, and supporting
Limitations and challenges include added complexity, storage overhead, performance implications for interval queries, and the need