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CreationDate Element (ADF)

Specifies the date the application definition file (ADF) was created.

Syntax

<History>
    <CreationDate>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic Description

Data type

date.

Default value

None.

Occurrence

Required once per History element.

Updates

Can be modified, but not added or deleted, when updating the application.

Element Relationships

Relationship Elements

Parent element

History Element (ADF)

Child elements

None.

Remarks

If you are tracking application history, use the CreationDate element to track when you first created the application.

The format of the XML date data type is CCYY-MM-DD with an optional time zone indicator. For more information about XML data types, see Primitive XML Data Types in the MSDN Library.

Example

The following example shows a CreationDate element for an ADF that was created on October 31, 2002.

<CreationDate>2002-10-31</CreationDate>

See Also

Reference

Application Definition File Reference

Other Resources

Specifying Application Version and History
Updating Instances and Applications

Help and Information

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