[OASIS Issue Tracker] (ODATA-788) Clarify precidence rules for odata.include-annotations preference

Michael Pizzo created ODATA-788:
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             Summary: Clarify precidence rules for odata.include-annotations preference
                 Key: ODATA-788
                 URL: https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/ODATA-788
             Project: OASIS Open Data Protocol (OData) TC
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: OData Protocol
    Affects Versions: V4.0_ERRATA02
         Environment: [Proposed]
            Reporter: Michael Pizzo
            Priority: Minor
             Fix For: V4.0_ERRATA03


In the description for precedence of terms in the odata.include-annotations preference we say "The most specific identifier always takes precedence."

This was intended to imply that, if you have two rules (Foo.* and Foo.Bar.*)that can match a particular annotation (Foo.Bar.blah), the most specific match wins (Foo.Bar).

I recently got a question whether the wording implies that, if you have "Foo.*" and "Foo.Bar.*", then it's the same as "Foo.Bar.*" -- i.e., that adding the more specific identifier makes it as if the former was not specified.

I don't think this will be a common misinterpretation, but perhaps we should clarify just in case.



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