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  1. OASIS Open Data Protocol (OData) TC
  2. ODATA-96

Need to define semantics, serialization format, etc. for Enums

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      Enums are allowed in an entity model, but their semantics are not defined. We need to define semantics and serialization for each format. For example:
      -Are they serialized as their underlying type or the enumeration value name (I would propose the later).
      -How are enumeration values specified in expressions (I propose as name rather than underlying value)
      -How are flags expressed for enumeration values? (I propose defining the use of the pipe (|) character for this purpose in the ABNF)
      -Can multiple enumeration values have the same underlying value (i.e., as aliases) (I propose yes).
      -Can the underlying type be a non-integral type (I don't see the need if the URL syntax and serialization formats uses the enumeration value name)

      We need a single proposal that defines all the additional text required to fully support enumerations.

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            • Assignee:
              handl Ralf Handl
              Reporter:
              mikep Michael Pizzo (Inactive)
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