[OASIS Issue Tracker] (ODATA-1469) Clarify $select behavior for properties of "null" instances

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Ralf Handl created ODATA-1469:
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             Summary: Clarify $select behavior for properties of "null" instances
                 Key: ODATA-1469
                 URL: https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/ODATA-1469
             Project: OASIS Open Data Protocol (OData) TC
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: URL Conventions
    Affects Versions: V4.01_OS
         Environment: Proposed
            Reporter: Ralf Handl
             Fix For: V4.01_ERRATA01


SectionÂ[5.1.4 System Query OptionÂ$select|https://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/odata/v4.01/odata-v4.01-part2-url-conventions.html#sec_SystemQueryOptionselect] states that

{quote}
Each select item in the $select clause indicates that the response MUST include the declared or dynamic properties, actions and functions identified by that select item. 
{quote}

and

{quote}If a select item is a path expression requesting a component of a complex property and the complex property is null on an instance, then the component is treated as null as well.{quote}

This is misleading because we do not expect the components of a "null" instance to be represented as "null" values.




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