HR-XML 3.0 Standards, 2009  September  23.

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Element: FreeFormPeriod

Name FreeFormPeriod
Type FreeFormPeriodType
Documentation Provides FreeForm options for representing the period during which a license, credential, or other related entity is effective.
Documentation (of type) Dictionary Entry Name: FreeForm Period Date. Details

Definition: Provides FreeForm options for representing period data.

Usage Rule: Recruiting, employment screening, and similar HR processes often rely on information sourced from word processing documents, web forms, paper, third-parties, and human memory. Data quality and consistency is a frequent problem. FreeForm Period Date Details is intended to give implementers choices for accomodating date information provided with varying quality and precision.

XML Instance Representation
<FreeFormPeriod>

< StartDate> ... </ StartDate> [0..1]
< EndDate> ... </ EndDate> [0..1]
<oa: Description> ... </oa: Description> [0..1]
</FreeFormPeriod>
Schema Component Representation
<xsd:element name="FreeFormPeriod" type=" FreeFormPeriodType"/>