bennychow commented on code in PR #11041:
URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/11041#discussion_r3319228304


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format/view-spec.md:
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@@ -160,7 +178,116 @@ Each entry in `version-log` is a struct with the 
following fields:
 | _required_  | `timestamp-ms` | Timestamp when the view's 
`current-version-id` was updated (ms from epoch) |
 | _required_  | `version-id`   | ID that `current-version-id` was set to |
 
-## Appendix A: An Example
+#### Storage Table Identifier
+
+The table identifier for the storage table that stores the precomputed results.
+
+| Requirement | Field name     | Description |
+|-------------|----------------|-------------|
+| _required_  | `namespace`    | A list of strings for namespace levels |
+| _required_  | `name`         | A string specifying the name of the table |
+
+### Storage table metadata
+
+This section describes additional metadata for the storage table that 
supplements the regular table metadata and is required for materialized views.
+The `refresh-state` property is set on the [snapshot 
summary](https://iceberg.apache.org/spec/#snapshots) property of a storage 
table snapshot to provide information about the state of the precomputed data.
+
+| Requirement | Field name      | Description |
+|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
+| _optional_  | `refresh-state` | A [refresh state](#refresh-state) record 
stored as a JSON-encoded string |
+
+#### Freshness
+
+A materialized view is **fresh** when the storage table represents the result 
of the current view query.

Review Comment:
   **Proposal:**
   
   However, consumers may still use a stale storage table based on its 
evaluation of the refresh state.



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