What to call a date field that represents when another date field was entered?

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I have a date field named "Initial Forecast Date" and I need another date field that represents when the user entered "Initial Forecast Date". What would be the most appropriate name for this field?

I've come up with a few:

Initial Forecast Date Timestamp (except I only want to show the date, no time)
Initial Forecast Date-stamp
Initial Forecast Date Set Date
Initial Forecast Set Date

I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because naming things (especially programming things) is explicitly off-topic, according to the [help]. — Hellion, Jan 25 '16 at 16:26
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score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38

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Since some field is usually "modified" from its initial state, you can use

Modified Forecast Date

Otherwise, I propose:

Inputted Forecast Date (you will probably cringe, but OED (see verb form) has an entry. Use it at your own risk. See related EL&U question)
Entered Forecast Date (signifies the user has entered the date)
Forecast Date Set sounds good as well

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38

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answered Jan 25 '16 at 16:26

BiscuitBoy

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Thanks, I think I will go with "Initial Forecast Date Set/Entered On". Now I'm debating between "Set" or Entered". – user444723 Jan 25 '16 at 18:22

What to call a date field that represents when another date field was entered?

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