Update metadata-patch.md to describe replace
operation better
#304
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This PR is based on the discussion in DSpace/DSpace#9610 (comment)
Per RFC Section 4.3 (replace) and RFC section 4.1 (add), we recommend using the
add
operation (with an array of values) to replace all values. Thereplace
operation should only be used to replace individual values.This small PR corrects some incorrect documentation in our REST Contract