In OpenAIRE/oai_datacite export, add what user enters in Time Period field to the date property

[jggautier]

Overview of the Feature Request

When a user enters dates in the Citation metadata block's Time Period field, the OpenAIRE/oai_datacite export should include those dates in the date property, as the DataCite/Datacite export already does. Currently, the OpenAIRE/oai_datacite export does not include what users enter in the Time Period field.

This issue is part of a larger effort to align both metadata exports, described in #11916 and #12281.

What kind of user is the feature intended for?

API User, Superuser, and Sysadmin

What inspired the request?

This is part of a larger effort to align the OpenAIRE/oai_datacite and DataCite/Datacite metadata exports. There is more context at #11916 and #12281.

What existing behavior do you want changed?

Currently, the DataCite/Datacite export includes what the user enters in the Citation metadata block's Time Period field in the date property. For example:

<date
    dateType="Other"
    dateInformation="Time period covered by the data">2000-04-01/2000-05-01
</date>
<date
    dateType="Other"
    dateInformation="Time period covered by the data">2000-05-02/null
</date>
<date
    dateType="Other"
    dateInformation="Time period covered by the data">null/2000-05-03
</date>

The OpenAIRE/oai_datacite export does not include the Time Period field.

The OpenAIRE/oai_datacite export should be changed to include the Time Period field in the date property in the same way that the DataCite/Datacite export does.

Any open or closed issues related to this feature request?

• Suggestion: Investigate ways to resolve confusion about and reduce the maintenance burden of the "Datacite" and "OpenAIRE" metadata exports #11916
• Feature Request: Align the DataCite/Datacite and OpenAIRE/oai_datacite exports that ship with Dataverse #12281