FinancialDates
RIXML 2.5 Element
Element providing temporal context for financial data, including the last reported period, year, and actual publication date of financial numbers. Uses ISO 8601 datetime standards with Zulu time requirements.
Usage
Used within Issuer or Security elements to provide date context for financial information. All attributes are optional but work together to establish financial reporting timeline. Can specify reporting periods (Q1, Q2, etc.) and actual publication dates.
Business Context
Essential for maintaining accuracy and relevance of financial analysis by establishing clear temporal context. Critical for comparing financial data across time periods and ensuring proper sequencing of financial updates.
Where It Fits
Canonical Path
Definition
| Type | |
| Namespace | http://www.rixml.org/2017/9/RIXML |
| Min Occurs | 1 |
| Max Occurs | 1 |
| Content Model | Text content (string) |
Attributes
lastReportedPeriodPeriodEnum |
Used together with lastReportedYear to indicate the period when the financials were last reported. For example, Q1 2000. optionalSince 2.1 |
lastReportedYearinteger |
Used together with lastReportedPeriod to indicate the period when the financials were last reported. For example, Q1 2000. optionalSince 2.1 |
reportingDatedateTime |
Represents the date the numbers were actually published. Expressed using ISO 8601 (as refined by the World Wide Web Consortium's note http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime). In addition, RIXML requires the use of Zulu time or Z-time (GMT +/- n hours:minute:seconds). All times are absolute and easier to compute, rather than using a relative (i.e. 08:30 +5) time. optionalSince 2.1 |
Children
Contains text content (type: string)
This element's value is its text content. Attributes provide additional context.
Example
<FinancialDates>ABC-123</FinancialDates>Version History
Unchanged since introduction in RIXML 2.1
Business Rules
The lastReportedPeriod and lastReportedYear attributes must be used together to indicate the period when the financials were last reported
Design Decisions
Level One excludes FinancialDates, SecurityType, SectorIndustry, and Weighting elements as children of Security
To simplify Level One implementations by removing complex financial and analytical data from security descriptions
RIXML Level One Addendum v2.5, p.14
Semantic Relationships
Qualifies1 relationship
Last reported period works together with last reported year to indicate when financials were last reported
RIXML Research Data Dictionary v2.5.1, p.57— lastReportedPeriod (Optional, PeriodEnum)