previousPublishDate

Type: string Default: undefined

The "YYYY-MM-DD" publication date of the previous version of this document. Used to generate the "Previous Version" link in the document header. Required for most Recommendation Track documents ("WD", "CR", "PR", "REC").

Basic usage

var respecConfig = {
  specStatus: "WD",
  publishDate: "2025-06-15",
  previousPublishDate: "2024-12-01",
  previousMaturity: "WD",
};

Notes

• Always set together with previousMaturity
• For "FPWD" (first publication), omit both — there is no previous version
• Format must be "YYYY-MM-DD"