[OASIS Issue Tracker] (ODATA-1535) Should updates of related resources be supported in Create?

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Michael Pizzo created ODATA-1535:
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             Summary: Should updates of related resources be supported in Create?
                 Key: ODATA-1535
                 URL: https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/ODATA-1535
             Project: OASIS Open Data Protocol (OData) TC
          Issue Type: New Feature
         Environment: As described in ODATA-1450, when we create a resource we can link it to other, existing resources using @odata.id.  We can also create new related resources.

This is similar to what we do with a delta patch operation and, indeed, within a delta patch operation we can create a new entity and create/update/remove related nested entities.

Should we support the same functionality when creating a single resource (i.e., using POST) that we do in a delta update?

Specifically, when we create an item using POST, should we
1) Support referencing existing items by key properties as an alternative to @odata.id?  Note that, for non-contained nested resources with no navigation property binding you would have to either include the @odata.context in addition to key values or include the @odata.id.
2) Support modifying properties of related existing items?

Same question for using PUT/PATCH as an upsert -- seems like at least PATCH, which already supports keyvalues and nested deltas for update, should also support the same changes as part of a create.
            Reporter: Michael Pizzo






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