Publication of a metadata record -> mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dateInfo with cit:dateType = publication

[laers]

An idea for enhancement and compliance with ISO19115-3 (mdb):

When a metadata record is published, a timestamp could be written into metadata as mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dateInfo with cit:dateType = publication.

ISO 19115-1 allow multiple mdb:dataInfo in mdb:MD_Metadata each having a cit:dateType from http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/resources/Codelists/cat/codelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode

GeoNetwork writes - as far as I can see - two mdb:dateInfo into metadata - one with cit:dateType=creation and one with cit:dateType=revsion.

But why isn't a mdb:dateInfo with cit:dateType=publication written when a metadata record is published and deleted when the same record is unpublished?

Example of 3 mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dateInfo:

  <mdb:dateInfo>
    <cit:CI_Date>
      <cit:date>
        <gco:DateTime>2024-02-14T14:20:22.506084Z</gco:DateTime>
      </cit:date>
      <cit:dateType>
        <cit:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/resources/Codelists/cat/codelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="creation" />
      </cit:dateType>
    </cit:CI_Date>
  </mdb:dateInfo>
  <mdb:dateInfo>
    <cit:CI_Date>
      <cit:date>
        <gco:DateTime>2025-05-23T18:44:25.155156Z</gco:DateTime>
      </cit:date>
      <cit:dateType>
        <cit:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/resources/Codelists/cat/codelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="revision" />
      </cit:dateType>
    </cit:CI_Date>
  </mdb:dateInfo>
  <mdb:dateInfo>
    <cit:CI_Date>
      <cit:date>
        <gco:DateTime>2025-05-23T18:44:25.155156Z</gco:DateTime>
      </cit:date>
      <cit:dateType>
        <cit:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/resources/Codelists/cat/codelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="publication" />
      </cit:dateType>
    </cit:CI_Date>
  </mdb:dateInfo>