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In DataCite/Datacite export, don't use dateType "Available"

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Description

Overview of the Feature Request

Tell Dataverse not to use the "Available" dateType in the DataCite/Datacite export that it creates.

What kind of user is the feature intended for?

API User, Superuser, and Sysadmin

What inspired the request?

Following a review of part of the NIH GREI Metadata Recommendations (#470), we've found that how we've told Dataverse to determine the date to include in the date property where the dateType is "Available" is different than what's recommended in the NIH GREI Metadata Recommendations at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16953588.

We're also deprioritizing figuring out what to tell Dataverse to include in the the "Available" dateType because we're not aware of any cases where others are using this information, such as by designing systems, to help people find data based on when the files are or were available, and because the challenges are complex.

Until we can tackle this, we should tell Dataverse not to use the "Available" dateType in the DataCite/Datacite export that it creates.

What existing behavior do you want changed?

Currently, the DataCite/Datacite export uses "Available" to indicate when the user published the dataset's first version in the Dataverse repository.

<date 
    dateType="Available">YYYY-MM-DD
</date>

We should tell Dataverse not to use the "Available" dateType.

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Research direction

Locate the DataCite export generation and its existing tests, then trace how the dataset’s first-version publication date becomes an Available date. Done means the export no longer contains a date with dateType "Available" and the relevant tests confirm the revised output.

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Tech stack
java
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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