Slot: startDate
The start of the period. Modelled as a DateOrDateTimeDataType disjunction (xsd:date | xsd:dateTime | xsd:gYear | xsd:gYearMonth) to match DCAT-AP's DateOrDateTimeDataType_Shape.
URI: [dcat:startDate](http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#startDate)
## Applicable Classes
| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [PeriodOfTime](PeriodOfTime.md) | An interval of time named or defined by its start and end | yes |
## Properties
### Type and Range
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Range | [String](String.md) or
[Date](Date.md) or
[Datetime](Datetime.md) or
[GYear](GYear.md) or
[GYearMonth](GYearMonth.md) | | Domain Of | [PeriodOfTime](PeriodOfTime.md) | | Slot URI | [dcat:startDate](http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#startDate) | ### Cardinality and Requirements | Property | Value | | --- | --- |
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Schema Source
* from schema: https://w3id.org/semic/dcat-ap/3.0.1
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| --- | --- |
| self | dcat:startDate |
| native | dcat_ap:startDate |
## LinkML Source
[Date](Date.md) or
[Datetime](Datetime.md) or
[GYear](GYear.md) or
[GYearMonth](GYearMonth.md) | | Domain Of | [PeriodOfTime](PeriodOfTime.md) | | Slot URI | [dcat:startDate](http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#startDate) | ### Cardinality and Requirements | Property | Value | | --- | --- |
Expressions & Logic
#### Any Of Value must satisfy at least one of: - AnonymousSlotExpression({'range': 'date'}) - AnonymousSlotExpression({'range': 'datetime'}) - AnonymousSlotExpression({'range': 'gYear'}) - AnonymousSlotExpression({'range': 'gYearMonth'})name: startDate
description: The start of the period. Modelled as a DateOrDateTimeDataType disjunction
(xsd:date | xsd:dateTime | xsd:gYear | xsd:gYearMonth) to match DCAT-AP's DateOrDateTimeDataType_Shape.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/semic/dcat-ap/3.0.1
rank: 1000
slot_uri: dcat:startDate
domain_of:
- PeriodOfTime
range: string
any_of:
- range: date
- range: datetime
- range: gYear
- range: gYearMonth