2.1.35 Annotations

The Annotations element is used to group one or more TypeAnnotation or ValueAnnotation elements that target the same model element.

The following is an example of the Annotations element.

 <Annotations Target="Model" Qualifier="Slate">
     <ValueAnnotation Term="Title" String="ShortTitle" />
 </Annotations>

The following rules apply to the Annotations element:

• The Annotations element MUST have a Target attribute defined. The Target attribute names the element to which the contained TypeAnnotation and ValueAnnotation elements apply. Target has to be a namespace qualified name, alias qualified name, or FunctionImport Name.

• The Target attribute MUST target one of the following:

  • ComplexType

  • EntitySet

  • EntityType

  • EnumType

  • Function

  • FunctionImport

  • NavigationProperty

  • Parameter

  • Property

  • ValueTerm

  • Entity Data Model (EDM) primitive type

• Annotations can appear only in Schema level.

• Annotations can have a Qualifier attribute that is of type SimpleIdentifier.

• Annotations MUST contain one or more TypeAnnotation or ValueAnnotation elements.