Description

No eventDate has been given for the occurrence.

Related fields

• dwc:eventDate
• dwc:year
• dwc:month
• dwc:day

Implications and caveats

Severity: Warning

This means there is no event information for the record (year, month, day or time) and the ALA can't place the occurrence in time.

Where an incomplete or ambiguous date has been given RECORDED_DATE_INVALID is used instead.

Data custodian recommendations

Review date information and supply if known.

Code reference

ALAOccurrenceIssue.MISSING_COLLECTION_DATE

Replaces

missingCollectionDate