2.2.5.1 CIM_DateTimeString

The CIM specification defines the DateTime type for specifying a time stamp (point in time) or an interval. If it specifies a time stamp, it allows preservation of the time zone offset. In both cases, DateTime allows specification of varying precision of the date and time information. WS-CIM mapping specification [DMTF-DSP0230] section 6.1 specifies cim:cimDateTime type for mapping DateTime to XML. Web Services Management Protocol Extensions for Windows Server 2003 rename the CIM_DateTime element of cim:cimDateTime specified in [DMTF-DSP0230] section 6.1 to CIM_DateTimeString. Web Services Management Protocol Extensions for Windows Server 2003 servers do not support negative time stamps, which are cim:cimDateTime values that start with a dash ("–").