All merging rules defined by a TM Application must serve the Subject Location Uniqueness Objective, and all must be expressed entirely in terms of the values of the SIDPs defined by that TM Application. TM Applications must define sufficient SIDPs, and constrain the calculations and assignments of their values, in sufficient detail to support all of the merging rules defined by the TM Application.

Should be moved to section on TM Applications (parid0269)