[documentation] adopted reviewer comment

Signed-off-by: Andrew Fiddian-Green <software@whitebear.ch>
openhab · Jul 8, 2020 · e458500 · e458500
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diff --git a/developers/bindings/index.md b/developers/bindings/index.md
@@ -734,7 +734,8 @@ In the case that a `property` will be used to match the representation property
 updateProperty("uniqueId", uniquePropVal);
 ```
 
-Alternatively in the case that a `configuration parameter` will be used to match the auto discovery representation property it must be declared in `thing-types.xml` and in the Thing handler's `Configuration` class:
+Alternatively in the case that a `configuration parameter` will be used to match the auto discovery representation property, the parameter must be declared in either, a) the `thing-types.xml` file, or b) the `config-description` [XML file](config-xml.md).
+And it must also be declared in the Thing handler's `Configuration` class:
 
 ```java
 public class MyThingConfiguration {

diff --git a/developers/bindings/thing-xml.md b/developers/bindings/thing-xml.md
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ A new discovery would then automatically find this Thing again and add it to the
 See also [Implementing a Discovery Service](index.md#representation-property)
 
 When comparing representation properties, the auto-ignore service checks for matches between the representation property of the newly discovered Thing, and both the properties and the configuration parameters of existing Things.
-If a configuration parameter will be used, then its respective `parameter` shall be declared in the XML `config-description` section:
+If a configuration parameter will be used, then its respective `parameter` shall be declared in the XML `config-description` section or the `config-description` [XML file](config-xml.md):
 
 ```xml
     <thing-type id="thingTypeId">