Bound actions and function overloads via container and structured type

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@@ -2389,6 +2389,25 @@ <h3 id="1422-target"><a name="Target" href="#Target">14.2.2 Target</a></h3>
 </table>
 <p>All <a href="#QualifiedName">qualified names</a> used in a target path MUST be in scope.</p>
 <p>External targeting is possible for properties and navigation properties of singletons or entities in a particular entity set. These annotations override annotations on the properties or navigation properties targeted via the declaring structured type.</p>
+<p>External targeting is also possible for action and function overloads that are bound to a certain type of model element. The target path then consists of two path expressions from the table above separated by a forward slash. The first path expression references one of the following model elements:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>Navigation Property via container</li>
+<li>Property via container</li>
+<li>Navigation Property via structured type</li>
+<li>Property via structured type</li>
+</ul>
+<p>and the second path expression references one of the following model elements:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>Action overload</li>
+<li>Function overload</li>
+</ul>
+<p>where the Action or Function overload is bound with binding parameter type equal to the type of the first path expression, or the second path expression references</p>
+<ul>
+<li>all overloads of an Action or</li>
+<li>all overloads of a Function</li>
+</ul>
+<p>where the binding parameter is an instance or a collection of the given type.</p>
+<p>These annotations override annotations targeting the action or function overloads directly.</p>
 <h2 id="143-constant-expression"><a name="ConstantExpression" href="#ConstantExpression">14.3 Constant Expression</a></h2>
 <p>Constant expressions allow assigning a constant value to an applied term.</p>
 <h3 id="1431-binary"><a name="Binary" href="#Binary">14.3.1 Binary</a></h3>

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@@ -3871,6 +3871,30 @@ properties of singletons or entities in a particular entity set. These
 annotations override annotations on the properties or navigation
 properties targeted via the declaring structured type.
 
+External targeting is also possible for action and function overloads that
+are bound to a certain type of model element. The target path then consists of
+two path expressions from the table above separated by a forward slash. The
+first path expression references one of the following model elements:
+- Navigation Property via container
+- Property via container
+- Navigation Property via structured type
+- Property via structured type
+
+and the second path expression references one of the following model elements:
+- Action overload
+- Function overload
+
+where the Action or Function overload is bound with binding parameter type
+equal to the type of the first path expression, or the second path expression
+references
+- all overloads of an Action or
+- all overloads of a Function
+
+where the binding parameter is an instance or a collection of the given type.
+
+These annotations override annotations targeting the action or function
+overloads directly.
+
 ## <a name="ConstantExpression" href="#ConstantExpression">14.3 Constant Expression</a>
 
 Constant expressions allow assigning a constant value to an applied

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@@ -2205,6 +2205,25 @@ <h3 id="1422-target"><a name="Target" href="#Target">14.2.2 Target</a></h3>
 </table>
 <p>All <a href="#QualifiedName">qualified names</a> used in a target path MUST be in scope.</p>
 <p>External targeting is possible for properties and navigation properties of singletons or entities in a particular entity set. These annotations override annotations on the properties or navigation properties targeted via the declaring structured type.</p>
+<p>External targeting is also possible for action and function overloads that are bound to a certain type of model element. The target path then consists of two path expressions from the table above separated by a forward slash. The first path expression references one of the following model elements:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>Navigation Property via container</li>
+<li>Property via container</li>
+<li>Navigation Property via structured type</li>
+<li>Property via structured type</li>
+</ul>
+<p>and the second path expression references one of the following model elements:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>Action overload</li>
+<li>Function overload</li>
+</ul>
+<p>where the Action or Function overload is bound with binding parameter type equal to the type of the first path expression, or the second path expression references</p>
+<ul>
+<li>all overloads of an Action or</li>
+<li>all overloads of a Function</li>
+</ul>
+<p>where the binding parameter is an instance or a collection of the given type.</p>
+<p>These annotations override annotations targeting the action or function overloads directly.</p>
 <h2 id="143-constant-expression"><a name="ConstantExpression" href="#ConstantExpression">14.3 Constant Expression</a></h2>
 <p>Constant expressions allow assigning a constant value to an applied term.</p>
 <h3 id="1431-binary"><a name="Binary" href="#Binary">14.3.1 Binary</a></h3>

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@@ -3684,6 +3684,30 @@ properties of singletons or entities in a particular entity set. These
 annotations override annotations on the properties or navigation
 properties targeted via the declaring structured type.
 
+External targeting is also possible for action and function overloads that
+are bound to a certain type of model element. The target path then consists of
+two path expressions from the table above separated by a forward slash. The
+first path expression references one of the following model elements:
+- Navigation Property via container
+- Property via container
+- Navigation Property via structured type
+- Property via structured type
+
+and the second path expression references one of the following model elements:
+- Action overload
+- Function overload
+
+where the Action or Function overload is bound with binding parameter type
+equal to the type of the first path expression, or the second path expression
+references
+- all overloads of an Action or
+- all overloads of a Function
+
+where the binding parameter is an instance or a collection of the given type.
+
+These annotations override annotations targeting the action or function
+overloads directly.
+
 ## <a name="ConstantExpression" href="#ConstantExpression">14.3 Constant Expression</a>
 
 Constant expressions allow assigning a constant value to an applied

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@@ -674,6 +674,30 @@ properties of singletons or entities in a particular entity set. These
 annotations override annotations on the properties or navigation
 properties targeted via the declaring structured type.
 
+External targeting is also possible for action and function overloads that
+are bound to a certain type of model element. The target path then consists of
+two path expressions from the table above separated by a forward slash. The
+first path expression references one of the following model elements:
+- Navigation Property via container
+- Property via container
+- Navigation Property via structured type
+- Property via structured type
+
+and the second path expression references one of the following model elements:
+- Action overload
+- Function overload
+
+where the Action or Function overload is bound with binding parameter type
+equal to the type of the first path expression, or the second path expression
+references
+- all overloads of an Action or
+- all overloads of a Function
+
+where the binding parameter is an instance or a collection of the given type.
+
+These annotations override annotations targeting the action or function
+overloads directly.
+
 ## ##subsec Constant Expression
 
 Constant expressions allow assigning a constant value to an applied