Period Start
<period-start></period-start>
From the schema
The start of the reporting period
This element is of the type "dateType" as described in the IATI Common schema (Version 1.01)
A date. The ISO 8601 date goes into the @iso-date attribute. The content may be free-form text.
| name | type | use |
| @iso-date | xsd:date | optional |
Standard compliance test(s) for /budget/period-start
- budget period-start has iso-date
- planned-disbursement period-start has an iso-date
Period Start
Example Usage
For this element, an ISO 8601 code for the start date of the reporting period (yyyy-mm-dd) is required:
<period-start iso-date="2011-01-01"/>
Where a precise date cannot be provided, freetext can be stated:
<period-start>First quarter 2011</period-start>