###### 3.1.3.1.10 created

The <created> element specifies the document creation date using the date attribute.

###### Contains

Doctype | Content model
topic, map, concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task, bookmap, classifyMap, subjectScheme, machineryTask, learningAssessment, learningBookmap, learningContent, learningMap, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary | no content

###### Contained by

Doctype | Content model
topic (base), map (base), topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task (strict), task (general), bookmap, classifyMap, subjectScheme, machineryTask, learningAssessment, learningBookmap, learningContent, learningMap, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary | critdates

###### Inheritance

- topic/created

###### Example

    <prolog>
     <critdates>
      <created date="2001-06-12"></created>
      <revised golive="2001-08-20"></revised>
     </critdates>
    </prolog>

###### Attributes

Name | Description | Data Type | Default Value | Required?
date | The document creation date. Enter the date as YYYY-MM-DD where YYYY is the year, MM is the month from 01 to 12, and DD is the day from 01-31. See A Summary of the International Standard Date and Time Notation for background. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | Yes
golive | The publication or general availability (GA) date, entered as YYYY-MM-DD, where YYYY is the year, MM is the month from 01 to 12, and DD is the day from 01-31. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No
expiry | The date when the information should be retired or refreshed, entered as YYYY-MM-DD, where YYYY is the year, MM is the month from 01 to 12, and DD is the day from 01-31. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No
univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups) | A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.3 univ-atts attribute group |  |  |
global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc) | A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.2 global-atts attribute group |  |  |
class | A common attribute described in 3.4.1.9 Other common DITA attributes |  |  |

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Parent Topic: 3.1.3.1 Prolog (metadata) elements

Sibling Topics:

3.1.3.1.1 prolog

3.1.3.1.2 audience

3.1.3.1.3 author

3.1.3.1.4 brand

3.1.3.1.5 category

3.1.3.1.6 component

3.1.3.1.7 copyright

3.1.3.1.8 copyrholder

3.1.3.1.9 copyryear

3.1.3.1.11 critdates

3.1.3.1.12 featnum

3.1.3.1.13 keywords

3.1.3.1.14 metadata

3.1.3.1.15 othermeta

3.1.3.1.16 permissions

3.1.3.1.17 platform

3.1.3.1.18 prodinfo

3.1.3.1.19 prodname

3.1.3.1.20 prognum

3.1.3.1.21 publisher

3.1.3.1.22 resourceid

3.1.3.1.23 revised

3.1.3.1.24 series

3.1.3.1.25 source

3.1.3.1.26 vrmlist

3.1.3.1.27 vrm