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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/Nullable.java b/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/Nullable.java
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--- a/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/Nullable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/Nullable.java
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ import java.lang.annotation.*;
* }
* </pre>
*
+ * <p>If the repository does not allow a property to be declared as nullable
+ * because the underlying schema differs, it can be also annotated as {@link
+ * Independent}. This makes it easier for a common set of Storables to interact
+ * with schemas which are slightly different. Attempting to persist null into a
+ * property for which null is not allowed will likely result in a constraint
+ * exception.
+ *
* @author Brian S O'Neill
*/
@Documented