CreationDate Element (ICF)

Contains the date the configuration file 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 when updating the instance.

Element Relationships

Relationship Elements

Parent element

History Element (ICF)

Remarks

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

The History element is optional, but if you use it, you must include all child elements.

History information is not stored in the database and is ignored when updating the instance.

Example

This example shows how to specify a configuration file creation date of 21 January 2005.

<CreationDate>2005-01-21</CreationDate>

See Also

Reference

Application Definition File Reference

Concepts

Instance Configuration File Reference

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance