Actual Dates

[andylolz]

Description

These are the dates that the activity actually started and ended on.

The actual start date is only expected if the activity is in the implementation, completion or post-completion phase.

The actual end date is only expected if the activity is in the completion or post-completion phase.

Proposed tests

IATI 2.0x

Firstly:

For every current activity,
if `activity-status/@code` is one of 2, 3, 4
`activity-date[@type="2"]` should be present

Secondly:

if `activity-status/@code` is one of 3, 4
activity-date[@type="4"] should be present

IATI 1.0x

Firstly:

For every current activity,
if `activity-status/@code` is one of 2, 3, 4
`activity-date[@type="start-actual"]` should be present

Secondly:

if `activity-status/@code` is one of 3, 4
activity-date[@type="end-actual"] should be present

[ToonVB]

As for descriptions, (planned) dates are only relevant in the case of C01 projects, not for administrative costs, (multilateral) core contributions (aren't even activities), and so on.

[carlelmstam]

I agree with Toon here/Carl

[andylolz]

Thanks for the comments here. These tests will remain as proposed.

A start date (planned or actual) is a requirement for all activities according to the IATI ruleset. So (as for #17) we expect to see this regardless of aid type.