Heiko's proposal

docs/odata-json-format/odata-json-format.html

@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ <h3 id="458-control-information-id-odataid"><a name="ControlInformationidodataid
 <li>percent-encoding normalization as defined in section 6 of <a href="#rfc3986">RFC3986</a>.</li>
 </ul>
 <p>Note that the entity-id MUST be invariant across languages, so if key values are language dependent then the <code>id</code> MUST be included if it does not match convention for the localized key values. If the <code>id</code> is represented, it MAY be a <a href="#RelativeURLs">relative URL</a>.</p>
-<p>If the entity is transient (i.e. cannot be read or updated), the <code>id</code> control information MUST appear in OData 4.0 payloads and have the <code>null</code> value. In 4.01 payloads transient entities need not have the <code>id</code> control information, and 4.01 clients MUST treat entities with neither <code>id</code> control information nor a full set of key properties as transient entities.</p>
+<p>If the entity is transient (i.e. cannot be read or updated), the <code>id</code> control information MUST appear in OData 4.0 payloads and have the <code>null</code> value. In 4.01 or greater payloads transient entities need not have the <code>id</code> control information, and clients MUST treat entities with neither <code>id</code> control information nor a full set of key properties as transient entities.</p>
 <p>The <code>id</code> control information MUST NOT appear for a collection. Its meaning in this context is reserved for future versions of this specification.</p>
 <p>Entities with <code>id</code> equal to <code>null</code> cannot be compared to other entities, reread, or updated. If <a href="#metadataminimalodatametadataminimal"><code>metadata=minimal</code></a> is specified and the <code>id</code> is not present in the entity, then the canonical URL MUST be used as the entity-id.</p>
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docs/odata-json-format/odata-json-format.md

@@ -963,8 +963,8 @@ URL](#RelativeURLs).
 
 If the entity is transient (i.e. cannot be read or updated), the
 `id` control information MUST appear in OData 4.0 payloads
-and have the `null` value. In 4.01 payloads transient
-entities need not have the `id` control information, and 4.01
+and have the `null` value. In 4.01 or greater payloads transient
+entities need not have the `id` control information, and
 clients MUST treat entities with neither `id` control
 information nor a full set of key properties as transient entities.
 

odata-json-format/4 Common Characteristics.md

@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ URL](#RelativeURLs).
 
 If the entity is transient (i.e. cannot be read or updated), the
 `id` control information MUST appear in OData 4.0 payloads
-and have the `null` value. In 4.01 payloads transient
-entities need not have the `id` control information, and 4.01
+and have the `null` value. In 4.01 or greater payloads transient
+entities need not have the `id` control information, and
 clients MUST treat entities with neither `id` control
 information nor a full set of key properties as transient entities.