From 279fa6b116967c237677a759f9c0323c4ac3ecf7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Russo Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 10:46:32 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] update docs again Signed-off-by: James Russo --- docs/features/software-catalog/descriptor-format.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/features/software-catalog/descriptor-format.md b/docs/features/software-catalog/descriptor-format.md index bb79f18738..81e3604ffe 100644 --- a/docs/features/software-catalog/descriptor-format.md +++ b/docs/features/software-catalog/descriptor-format.md @@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ Backstage integrator will ultimately be left to provide the appropriate icon component mappings. A generic fallback icon would be provided if a mapping cannot be resolved. +The semantics of the `type` field are undefined. The adopter is free to define their own set of types and utilize them as they wish. Some potential use cases can be to utilize the type field to validate certain links exist on entities or to create customized UI components for specific link types. + ## Common to All Kinds: Relations The `relations` root field is a read-only list of relations, between the current