Should we allow multi-part namespace alias names?

    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: No Action
    • Priority: Major
    • V4.01_WD01
    • Affects Version/s: V4.0_ERRATA02
    • Component/s: CSDL XML
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      Currently namespace aliases are defined as simple identifiers, while namespaces can (but are not required to) be multi-part.

      Unclear why there is this distinction; it's not possible to tell from a single-part name whether the name references a namespace or an alias, so why prohibit multi-part names (i.e., names containing a dot (".")) in aliases?

      There are scenarios where a namespace is long that an application may want to use a shorter name but still represent some level of hierarchy in the naming scheme.

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            Michael Pizzo (Inactive)
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