$expand: clarify that property *paths* must not appear twice

    • Type: Improvement
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Minor
    • V4.01_ERRATA01
    • Affects Version/s: V4.01_OS
    • Component/s: URL Conventions
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      Current text on $expand in https://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/odata/v4.01/os/part2-url-conventions/odata-v4.01-os-part2-url-conventions.html#sec_SystemQueryOptionexpand says that

      A property MUST NOT appear in more than one expand item.

      This is misleading if e.g. a complex type is used multiple times.

      The option $expand=billToAddress/country,shipToAddress/country should be valid even though the country navigation property of the Address complex type appears twice, but within different property paths.

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