[OASIS Issue Tracker] (ODATA-891) Misleading reference to "open" in description of $select

Michael Pizzo created ODATA-891:
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             Summary: Misleading reference to "open" in description of $select
                 Key: ODATA-891
                 URL: https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/ODATA-891
             Project: OASIS Open Data Protocol (OData) TC
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: OData URL Conventions
    Affects Versions: V4.0_ERRATA02
         Environment: [Proposed]
            Reporter: Michael Pizzo
            Priority: Minor
             Fix For: V4.0_ERRATA03


The description for the $select system query option says the following:

"If the selectItem is not defined for the type of the resource, and that type is defined as open, then the property is treated as null for all instances on which it is not defined."

"If the selectItem is not defined for the type of the resource, and that type is not defined as open, then the request is considered malformed."

This is misleading, as readers may interpret "defined as open" to mean that they have the "OpenType"="True" attribute. However, In OData V4 we say that any type may have dynamic properties, and that OpenType tells the client whether or not they can add additional properties to an instance.




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