The date is the characteristical data of the data acquisition, entry the database, alteration and abolishment of the data (see origin and actuality). It reflects the history of the object, its attributes and relationships: its changes, abolishment, invalid state. It is an important rule, that if an object, or its attribute or its relationship changes, then the object loses its actuality, but is not canceled from the database.

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