| Field identifier | CREATION_TIME |
| Field description | Creation time stamp of the inventories (in UTC) |
| Element type | InventoryType |
| Field type | dateTime |
| Required | Yes |
| Length | minimal 20 |
| Comment | Without fractional seconds the length is 20, for example: 2016-08-23T13:16:48Z. Additional notes: |
| Dictionary field | DUMMY (Dummy dictionary field) |
| EMDIS fields related to dictionary field |