RussellSpitzer commented on code in PR #16025:
URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16025#discussion_r4246336579
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format/spec.md:
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@@ -676,15 +693,26 @@ A manifest file must store the partition spec and other
metadata as properties i
| _optional_ | _required_ | `format-version` | Table format version
number of the manifest as a string
|
| | _required_ | `content` | Type of content files
tracked by the manifest: "data" or "deletes"
|
+=== "v4"
+ | Requirement | Key | Value |
+ |-------------|---------------------|-------|
+ | _required_ | `schema-id` | ID of the schema used to write the
manifest as a string |
+ | _required_ | `format-version` | Table format version number of the
manifest as a string |
+
#### Content file uniqueness
Within a snapshot, each content file must be referenced by at most one live
manifest entry across all manifests; otherwise, the snapshot has undefined
behavior. Writers should not produce multiple manifest entries for the same
content file in a snapshot (for example, both ADDED and DELETED entries for the
same file). Writers are not required to validate uniqueness at commit time.
-#### Manifest Entry Fields
+#### Manifest Schema
+
+In v4, manifests store `tracked_file` records that describe data or manifest
files and contain `tracking` metadata, like `status`. The relationship between
a file and its tracking metadata is inverted in v1-v3 manifests, which store
`manifest_entry` records that contain tracking information and a `data_file`
struct. The v4 manifest schema is not compatible with the v1-v3 manifest schema.
-The schema of a manifest file is defined by the `manifest_entry` struct, which
consists of the following fields:
+The contents of a file are part of a snapshot if its tracking `status` is
**live**: ADDED, EXISTING, or MODIFIED. Changes in a snapshot are tracked using
the additional DELETED and REPLACED statuses.
Review Comment:
```suggestion
The contents of a file are part of a snapshot if its tracking `status` is
**live**: ADDED, EXISTING, or MODIFIED. To enable change tracking, files that
were removed are recorded with `status` DELETED or REPLACED.
```
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