The <bookchangehistory> element contains information about the history of the book's creation and publishing lifecycle, including who wrote, reviewed, edited, and tested the book. It also specifies when these events took place.
| Doctype | Content model | 
|---|---|
| bookmap, learningBookmap | ( (reviewed) (any number) then (edited) (any number) then (tested) (any number) then (approved) (any number) then (bookevent) (any number) ) | 
<bookmeta>
  <bookchangehistory>
    <reviewed>
      <started><year>2007</year><month>10</month></started>
      <completed><year>2008</year><month>01</month></completed>
    </reviewed>
    <edited>
      <person>Joe T. Editor</person>
      <completed><year>2008</year><month>03</month><day>15</day></completed>
    </edited>
    <tested>
      <organization>OASIS</organization>
      <completed><year>2008</year><month>04</month></completed>
    </tested>
    <approved>
      <organization>OASIS</organization>
      <completed><year>2008</year><month>05</month></completed>
    </approved>
    <bookevent>
      <bookeventtype name="Type of Major Event"/>
      <completed><year>2009</year></completed>
    </bookevent>
  </bookchangehistory>
</bookmeta>
| Name | Description | Data Type | Default Value | Required? | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Defines a unique name for the object. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No | 
| datatype | Describes the type of data contained in the value attribute or within the data element. A typical use of datatype will be the identifying URI for an XML Schema datatype. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No | 
| value | Specifies a value associated with the current property or element. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No | 
| href | Provides a reference to a resource. See The href attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No | 
| format | The format attribute identifies the format of the resource being referenced. See The format attribute for details on supported values. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No | 
| type | Describes the target of a reference. See The type attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No | 
| scope | The scope attribute identifies the closeness of the relationship between the current document and the target resource. See The scope attribute for more information on values. | (local | peer | external | -dita-use-conref-target) | #IMPLIED | No | 
| univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups) | A set of related attributes, described in univ-atts attribute group | |||
| global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc) | A set of related attributes, described in global-atts attribute group | |||
| class, outputclass | Common attributes described in Other common DITA attributes | 
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